led paper. EFTA00809970 To Linda Thorborg EFTA00809971 I I EFTA00809972 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Stephen Porges, PhD xi Foreword by Benjamin Shield, PhD xv Acknowledgments xvil Preface xix Introduction: The Autonomic Nervous System iocir PART ONE: Anatomical Facts Old and New: The Polyvag

he supraspinatus muscle (along the top of the shoulder blade) to improve the tonus of the levator scapulae. (See "Supraspinatus" in the Appendix.) Benjamin Shield suggested another approach. He observed that with a side-bending of the upper cervical vertebrae, you can open the spaces between Cl and C3 to take

acral therapy at the Upledger Institute and in biodynamic craniosacral courses with Giorgia Milne, studied applica- tions for treating children with Benjamin Shield, and took courses in osteopathy with Jean-Pierre Barral. For many years he led a school in Denmark, teaching structural integration, myofascial re