Healing through the Vagus Nerve by Amanda Armstrong.

Wow such an interesting read of a body part ( probably ) very little is known about by the average person.
Wrote in a way that makes it very easy to understand and also why we should all be made,aware of its very existence .

This book was a reasonable and well-written view of the self-propelled healing process utilizing the Vagus Nerve, however, the way this book presents itself is slightly misleading. This was categorized under "science" alone and seems to take a more medical marketing approach with the cover art, and yet has more of a holistic healing or CAM feel to the actual content. This is not to say CAMs and holistic options are not valid, I just would not be able to use this in a medical library setting as often as I hoped based on the marketing.

I felt like it was a little heavy on the anatomy lesson and needed more of the actual exercises to help. Which, I am an anatomy instructor, so I guess it would be different for someone who isn't familiar with anatomy and wants to learn how the vagus nerve works. I was only in it for the tips. One ear massage and 3-4 very generic yoga poses were not all that helpful. I feel like you can get essentially all of this information and more in a simple Google search about vagus nerve exercises. Not sure I'd recommend anyone to waste their money on this book for that reason alone.

This is a fantastic, down-to-Earth summary of neurobiology and the basics of the nervous system. As a clinical counselor, I would personally feel uncomfortable recommending some of these exercises or interventions to my clients because they seem more medical than I am qualified to attempt, but at the same time these things are so needed and so useful. I do wonder if it might be a little much for a layperson; but someone who is deeply committed to healing would be able to digest this. The illustrations are beautiful, the information is presented in a cohesive manner, and it could certainly be helpful for a person who has the tools to digest the comprehensive material.