Healing Through the Vagus Nerve: Improve Your Body's Response to Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Trauma Through Nervous System Regulation

"Thoroughly researched, clearly explained, and beautifully illustrated...[this book] provides powerful insights and actionable steps for regulating the nervous system."
--Alex Korb, Ph.D., Neuroscientist, Personal Development Coach, and Author of The Upward Spiral

A somatic approach to treating trauma, anxiety, and depression has never been more popular. Perhaps that's because recent studies show that 80% of mind-body communication originates in the body --the vagus nerve is the superhighway that facilitates this communication.

Healing Through the Vagus Nerve walks you through how the nervous system and the vagus nerve function, with approachable, non-academic language and helpful illustrations. Amanda Armstrong (founder of Rise as We) teaches all about vagal tone and the impact it has on your mental health and everyday life. Then, a variety of exercises and practices provide an adaptable approach to improving nervous system function:

• Breathing techniques including diaphragmatic breathing, physiological sigh, voo breath, and the Valsalva technique
• Massage techniques for the ear, neck, and abdomen
• Visual techniques including lateral eye stretches, eye pushups, orienting, eye cupping, and gaze opening
• Physical techniques including cold exposure, yoga, and more

Featuring relatable client stories, key details of the author's own journey healing her nervous system, and a selection of entry points to help engage with the process, Healing Through the Vagus Nerve is a complete guide to improving your stress response through optimizing your vagus nerve and nervous system.

Learn how to work with your nervous system instead of against it.

Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)
Published: 05/07/2024
Pages: 160
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9780760385067

About the Author

Amanda Armstrong is the founder and CEO of Rise As We, an integrative mental health practice with a specialty in helping clients struggling with anxiety and depression. Amanda's unique approach combines her certified professional and trauma-informed coach training with a master's degree in kinesiology, focused in exercise psychology, and a previous career in the corporate wellness space at Google HQ. She draws on all this experience to help her clients heal through a nervous system-based approach that gives mental and physical health an equal seat at the table.

In addition to her private practice, Amanda is a wife, mother, podcast host, and speaker who puts on workshops and lectures on nervous system-based mental health support.

You can connect with her and learn more at riseaswe.com.