Finally, we have a layperson’s guide to polyvagal theory, an approach to mental health and well-being that has taken the clinical world by storm. A polyvagal approach to life is based on the knowledge that the autonomic nervous system is shaped by early experience and reshaped with ongoing experience. This short book will offer an overview for nonspecialist readers and provide exercises and meditations for readers to tune into their nervous systems.Calming prompts build and strengthen ventral vagal connections. This book includes a comprehensive chapter on polyvagal theory, and exercises that focus on mapping, reflecting, listening, deepening, creating, and connecting. Readers wanting to change lifelong patterns will find this helpful.
