Epstein Secrets

curacy from the writings and presentations by Dr. Stephen W. Purges. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Pub

0810007 ANATOMICAL FACTS OLD AND NEW: THE POLYVAGAL THEORY can mitigate or terminate these many seemingly separate issues—perhaps we can find the Hydra's mortal head. The common thread may be a fairly simple one: All of the problems in this list occur at least partly from dorsal vagal activity or a

vous System iocir PART ONE: Anatomical Facts Old and New: The Polyvagal Theory 1 Overcoming Health Challenges: Are You Fighting the Heads of the Hydra? 1 The Heads of the Hydra: Common Problems Related to Cranial- Nerve Dysfunction 3 Chapter 1:Get to Know Your Autonomic Nervous System ...__....

d it from Peter Levine,4° a leading teacher and author in the field of trauma therapy. Peter in turn had been inspired by Stephen Porges; Peter and Stephen have a friend- ship that goes back several decades. Michael and Peter were also part of a small study group of Rolfers and other body therapists in

reatments by testing for function of the ventral vagus nerve branch. If a client exhibits some of the symptoms that I describe as the "heads of the Hydra" (see list at the beginning of Part One), and if testing her indicates ventral vagal dysfunction, it's often possible to improve the person's condi

istening Project Protocol," Frontiers in Pediatrics 2, no. 80 (Aug 1, 2014), doi: 10.3389/ fped.2014.00080. 91 This is based on conversations with Stephen and his lab assistant, who tested the function of my stapedius musde on two different visits. See also Erik Borg and S. Allen Counter, "The Middle-

you start a simple journal. Write down any symptoms or issues that bother you. Also, take a look at the many symptoms listed in the "Heads of the Hydra" list at the beginning of Part One. You might want to add one or more of these to your list. Note how often a given symptom has appeared. For examp