Polyvagal PracticesHere, 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 offers an overview for nonspecialist readers and provides a series of exercises and meditations (practices) that allow