22 Books like Heal Your Nervous System

The Vagus Nerve Reset

by Anna Ferguson • 2023

Polyvagal theory, practical: daily exercises that coax your nervous system out of survival mode.

3.56

1k+

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🤲 Somatic Healing ⚡ Nervous System Health 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔬 Stress Physiology

The Vagus Nerve Reset 98%

Polyvagal theory, practical: daily exercises that coax your nervous system out of survival mode.

by Anna Ferguson 2023

3.56

1k+ ratings

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🤲 Somatic Healing ⚡ Nervous System Health 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔬 Stress Physiology

Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve

by Stanley D. Rosenberg • 2017

A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.

3.76

2k+

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🌬️ Breathwork 🫀 Vagus Nerve Exercises 🔬 Autonomic Nervous System

Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve Summary

Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve 98%

A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.

by Stanley D. Rosenberg 2017

3.76

2k+ ratings

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🌬️ Breathwork 🫀 Vagus Nerve Exercises 🔬 Autonomic Nervous System

The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory

by Stephen W. Porges • 2013

Three circuits, stacked by evolution, run your every reaction. Only one lets you connect.

4.17

931

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🩹 Trauma Treatment ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🔬 Trauma Physiology

The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory Summary

The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory 97%

Three circuits, stacked by evolution, run your every reaction. Only one lets you connect.

by Stephen W. Porges 2013

4.17

931 ratings

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🩹 Trauma Treatment ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🔬 Trauma Physiology

Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise

by Elizabeth Williams • 2019

A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.

3.59

133

🧬 Vagus Nerve 🧠 Polyvagal Theory ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis 🔥 Chronic Inflammation

Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise 97%

A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.

by Elizabeth Williams 2019

3.59

133 ratings

🧬 Vagus Nerve 🧠 Polyvagal Theory ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis 🔥 Chronic Inflammation

Anchored

by Deb Dana • 2021

Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.

3.91

2k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🫂 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Self-Compassion

Anchored 97%

Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.

by Deb Dana 2021

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🫂 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Self-Compassion

Polyvagal Practices

by Deb Dana • 2023

Three nervous system states, one personal toolkit: learn to move from shutdown or anxiety to calm.

3.79

235

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛠 Self-Regulation Tools 🧘 Embodied Awareness

Polyvagal Practices 97%

Three nervous system states, one personal toolkit: learn to move from shutdown or anxiety to calm.

by Deb Dana 2023

3.79

235 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛠 Self-Regulation Tools 🧘 Embodied Awareness

DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES

by Reiner Hartmann • 2022

Daily exercises from breath to cold that activate the nerve controlling stress and inflammation.

4.33

135

🧠 Vagus Nerve 📚 Polyvagal Theory 🌬️ Breathwork ❄️ Cold Exposure 🩺 Gut-Brain Connection

DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES 97%

Daily exercises from breath to cold that activate the nerve controlling stress and inflammation.

by Reiner Hartmann 2022

4.33

135 ratings

🧠 Vagus Nerve 📚 Polyvagal Theory 🌬️ Breathwork ❄️ Cold Exposure 🩺 Gut-Brain Connection

Body-First Healing

by Brittany Piper • 2025

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

4.03

348

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Body-First Healing 97%

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

by Brittany Piper 2025

4.03

348 ratings

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

In an Unspoken Voice

by Peter A. Levine • 2010

The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.

4.34

3k+

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System Healing 👁️ Body Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🔍 Mindfulness For Trauma

In an Unspoken Voice 97%

The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.

by Peter A. Levine 2010

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System Healing 👁️ Body Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🔍 Mindfulness For Trauma

Estimula tu nervio vago

by Antonio Valenzuela • 2024

The body's master switch for calm, digestion, and immunity is a nerve you can train directly.

4.08

341

🧬 Vagus Nerve 💆 Mind-Body Healing 🌬️ Breathwork ❤️ Heart Rate Variability ❄️ Cold Exposure

Estimula tu nervio vago 97%

The body's master switch for calm, digestion, and immunity is a nerve you can train directly.

by Antonio Valenzuela 2024

4.08

341 ratings

🧬 Vagus Nerve 💆 Mind-Body Healing 🌬️ Breathwork ❤️ Heart Rate Variability ❄️ Cold Exposure

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy

by Deb Dana • 2018

Three neural pathways drive your reactions. Map your way from shutdown back to connection.

4.35

2k+

🩺 Trauma Therapy 🧠 Somatic Psychology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤝 Co-Regulation 💪 Body-Based Healing

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy 96%

Three neural pathways drive your reactions. Map your way from shutdown back to connection.

by Deb Dana 2018

4.35

2k+ ratings

🩺 Trauma Therapy 🧠 Somatic Psychology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤝 Co-Regulation 💪 Body-Based Healing

Activate Your Vagus Nerve

by Navaz Habib • 2019

Train this one nerve to quiet inflammation, sharpen your mind, and fix your gut.

3.78

1k+

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🩺 Functional Medicine ⚡ Vagal Tone 🔗 Gut-Brain Connection 🔥 Chronic Inflammation

Activate Your Vagus Nerve 96%

Train this one nerve to quiet inflammation, sharpen your mind, and fix your gut.

by Navaz Habib 2019

3.78

1k+ ratings

🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🩺 Functional Medicine ⚡ Vagal Tone 🔗 Gut-Brain Connection 🔥 Chronic Inflammation

How to Make Millions with Your Ideas

by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996

The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.

3.92

7k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Psychology 👶 Attachment Theory 🔬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🕸️ Interpersonal Neurobiology

How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary

How to Make Millions with Your Ideas 96%

The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.

by Dan S. Kennedy 1996

3.92

7k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Psychology 👶 Attachment Theory 🔬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🕸️ Interpersonal Neurobiology

How to Do the Work

by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2021

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

4.13

35k+

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

How to Do the Work 96%

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

by Dr. Nicole LePera 2021

4.13

35k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

Unfuck Your Body

by Faith G. Harper • 2021

Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.

3.60

592

🧬 Mind-Body Connection 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫁 Breathwork 💜 Trauma-Informed Care 😴 Sleep Science

Unfuck Your Body 96%

Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.

by Faith G. Harper 2021

3.60

592 ratings

🧬 Mind-Body Connection 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫁 Breathwork 💜 Trauma-Informed Care 😴 Sleep Science

How We Grow Through What We Go Through

by Christopher Willard • 2022

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

3.85

213

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary

How We Grow Through What We Go Through 96%

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

by Christopher Willard 2022

3.85

213 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

Lifting Heavy Things

by Laura Khoudari

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

3.63

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Lifting Heavy Things 96%

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

by Laura Khoudari

3.63

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

The Practice of Embodying Emotions

by Raja Selvam • 2022

Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.

3.71

122

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 👁️ Body Awareness ⚡ Nervous System Healing

The Practice of Embodying Emotions Summary

The Practice of Embodying Emotions 96%

Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.

by Raja Selvam 2022

3.71

122 ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 👁️ Body Awareness ⚡ Nervous System Healing

Healing Trauma

by Peter A. Levine • 2005

The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.

4.08

2k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Stress Physiology 🛋️ Body Psychotherapy

Healing Trauma 96%

The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.

by Peter A. Levine 2005

4.08

2k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Stress Physiology 🛋️ Body Psychotherapy

The Autoimmune Cure

by Sara Gottfried • 2024

Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.

3.53

746

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔗 Psychoneuroimmunology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🔬 Functional Medicine

The Autoimmune Cure 96%

Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.

by Sara Gottfried 2024

3.53

746 ratings

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔗 Psychoneuroimmunology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🔬 Functional Medicine

Healing Developmental Trauma

by Laurence Heller • 2012

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

4.26

2k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Healing Developmental Trauma 96%

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

by Laurence Heller 2012

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process

by David Berceli • 2008

Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.

4.05

441

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🫂 Trauma Healing ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🏋️ Body Trauma Release 🌀 Involuntary Tremoring

The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process Summary

The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process 96%

Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.

by David Berceli 2008

4.05

441 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🫂 Trauma Healing ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🏋️ Body Trauma Release 🌀 Involuntary Tremoring

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