Polyvagal Practices, Deb Dana, LCSW
Polyvagal Practices, Deb Dana, LCSW
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Polyvagal Practices
Anchoring the Self in Safety

Author: Deb Dana, LCSW

Narrator: Leslie Howard

Unabridged: 3 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/28/2023


Synopsis

Bringing the benefits of polyvagal theory to listeners through easy-to-implement exercises.

Here, for the first time, is a layperson's explanation of 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 nonspecialists and provide a series of exercises and meditations (practices) that will allow listeners to tune into their nervous systems, providing calming prompts to build and strengthen ventral vagal connections.

This book includes a comprehensive chapter on polyvagal theory, preceded by exercises that focus on mapping, reflecting, listening, deepening, creating, and connecting. Listeners who want to change a pattern and find new rhythm for their nervous systems can use this material to work toward those goals.

About Deb Dana, LCSW

Deb Dana, LCSW, lectures internationally on polyvagal theory and is the leading translator of this scientific work to the public and mental health professionals. She lives in Kennebunkport, Maine, and Chicagoland, Illinois.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Catelyn on September 12, 2023

I think if you have a baseline for what safety feels like, this book would be helpful. There are some nice practices and good information, however I didn’t find the book as a whole particularly helpful. There is an assumption that you have a default setting for safety that has been disrupted by stre......more

Goodreads review by Christa on June 22, 2023

Deb Dana is a leading voice in Polyvagal Theory. This little book is full of practical wisdom and helpful exercises to incorporate polyvagal practice into your life.......more

Goodreads review by Lalo on March 06, 2025

Es un libro que recomiendo a quienes buscan entender mejor cómo funciona su sistema nervioso y cómo influye en sus emociones, reacciones y decisiones diarias. Explica de manera clara las estructuras cerebrales involucradas en procesos que muchas veces damos por sentados, ayudándonos a conectar con e......more

Goodreads review by F Groves on November 05, 2023

Mixed feelings after reading this book. The Kindle sample didn't really give a clear idea of what the book consisted of but did give a clear succinct summary of polyvagal theory. The book is very much a self-help manual with exercises to follow and would be a significant commitment to follow to the......more

Goodreads review by Jaclyn on October 21, 2023

A lot of helpful information. 3.75 stars.......more