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Find your vagel brake and turn it off and on....at will?

 

A few weeks ago I excitedly opened my new copy and started wading through The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation by Stephen W. Porges.  Wading because I am not a neuro scientist so the vocabulary in the first half is a bit daunting.  However, the second half is creating a resounding YES! in my experience of my own life and those I work with.

I believe this work will rock the world of Behavioral Psychology in particular. From this new, comprehensive look a the autonomic nervous system, we may see the merging of the best of what psychology, somatic approaches, physical therapy and occupational therapy have to offer.  It will of course, take time, because we will all need to get better at regulating our vagal brakes to feel safe enough and to have enough skills to be in relationship with each other in a way that truly allows that level of collaboration and outside outside of the current box thinking to emerge. :-)

Here is an easy to digest radio interview.  

Shrink Rap Radio Interview

Really listen--I think you will enjoy it.

 

submitted by Cynthia Allen