The Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice is a comprehensive guide that empowers holistic healers and complementary medicine practitioners with practical, science-based techniques to improve vagal performance and restore mind-body health. This excellent resource has been tailored for professionals to give them a solid understanding of vagus nerve regulation and provides accessible strategies to help their clients. Thorough, rich, rewarding, affirming, and enlightening. I can't wait to share this book with my clients, colleagues, friends, and family members. I am, as always, so grateful to Ann for her painstaking research. -- Catriona O'Curry, M.A., Applied Behavioural Sciences, 1995, LIOS/Bastyr University. BobCatIntegrativeConsulting.com 'Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice,' provides an exceptional synthesis in our understanding of the mind body connection. As a researcher in the field, Ann offers deep scientific insights into the central role of complementary and integrative therapies in balancing the autonomic system. All this is expressed beautifully through a unique combination of perspectives from history, spirituality, poetry and providers - a wonderful addition to the field for patients, practitioners and researchers. -- Dr. Kavita Prasad MD FACP, Medical Director Integrative Medicine, Zumbro Valley Health Center, Former consultant, Department of Integrative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Research collaborator, Mayo Clinic,Trustee Full Circle Fund Therapies Dr. Baldwin has meticulously described the neuroanatomy anatomy of the Vagus nerve and Polyvagal Theory and how this knowledge can be utilized in integrative medicine practice. For the reader steeped in integrative medicine modalities, this book provides an excellent scientific reference. For the medical practitioner steeped in the science of neuroanatomy, this book is an excellent introduction to applications in the arena of integrative healthcare. -- Hollis H. King, DO, PhD Center for Integrative Medicine University of California San Diego School of Medicine Dr. Ann Baldwin distills years of experience and scientific research in the realm of mind-body medicine into this book. The Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice provides practitioners with non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical, inexpensive and effective ways to regain nervous system balance via vagus nerve stimulation, ultimately improving mental, emotional, physical and social well-being. A valuable resource given the fast paced, high stress, toxic and anxiety provoking world we live in today. -- Dr. June E. Stevens, ND, MS, Owner of NOR CAL Natural Medicine in Redding, CA, International Bestselling Author of What in the Gut Is Going On? Five Key Elements to Master Your Hormones A practical book that explains how to self-regulating the nervous system and why its importance, focusing on the vagus nerve. Ann Linda Baldwin PhD is Director of Mind-Body-Science and Professor of Physiology at the University of Arizona where she studies the physiological effects of mental and emotional stress and quantitatively evaluates methods to reduce stress. In her business, for the last 14 years, she has used Reiki and Biofeedback to help those suffering from stress-related disorders. Dr Baldwin is a Master in Usui Holy Fire Reiki and Karuna Reiki and is a leader in the world of scientific Reiki research. She serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Center of Reiki Research and maintains its curated webpage of all peer-reviewed, published, scientific research studies involving Reiki. Dr Baldwin obtained her Bachelors degree in Physics from University of Bristol, UK, her Masters degree in Radiation Physics from University of London, UK and her PhD in Physiology from Imperial College, University of London. She has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has been a member of several review panels for National Institutes of Health.