{"product_id":"accessing-the-healing-power-of-the-vagus-nerve-self-help-exercises-for-anxiety-depression-trauma-and-autism","title":"Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeyed up for no reason, or shut down when you should feel something. The vagus nerve is part of why.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost advice for anxiety and overwhelm works on your thoughts. But a lot of what you feel starts lower down, in the nervous system that decides, before you've thought anything, whether you're safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanley Rosenberg, a body therapist with decades of clinical practice, takes polyvagal theory out of the research world and into something you can do on your own. The heart of the book is a set of short, simple exercises meant to help shift the nervous system out of fight-or-flight or shutdown and back toward a calmer, more social state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolyvagal theory explained in plain language: the three states your nervous system moves between, and why it matters which one you're in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeuroception, and what happens when your body's sense of danger is \"faulty\" and fires when you're actually safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Basic Exercise: a short self-help practice that takes a couple of minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Salamander Exercises and other gentle movements you can do at home, without equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA simple way to check how your nervous system is doing before and after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders who know their reactions come from the body, not just the mind, and want something practical to try. If you liked \u003cem\u003eAnchored\u003c\/em\u003e, this is the hands-on companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith forewords by Stephen W. Porges, PhD, who developed polyvagal theory, and Benjamin Shield, PhD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheckout is through PayPal. No PayPal account? Just enter your email on the PayPal screen and you'll get the option to pay by debit or credit card, no account needed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital PDF, available for immediate download after purchase. Author: Stanley Rosenberg. This book is a self-help resource and is not a substitute for professional care.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"goodreadsnow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49760567263387,"sku":null,"price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0531\/8986\/9723\/files\/accessing.jpg?v=1791568359","url":"https:\/\/goodreadsnow.com\/products\/accessing-the-healing-power-of-the-vagus-nerve-self-help-exercises-for-anxiety-depression-trauma-and-autism","provider":"goodreadsnow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}