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What Happens in Vagus: An Introduction to Polyvagal Theory

Title of Event: What Happens in Vagus: An Introduction to Polyvagal Theory
 
Description of Event:
You may have seen it trending on TikTok– ways to “hack” your vagus nerve through exercises like deep breathing that are supposed to help you bust stress and even heal your trauma. Polyvagal Theory has the mental wellness community and its followers all abuzz, but what actually is it? Does it work? And how can you incorporate it into your clinical practice?
 
Polyvagal Theory draws on many scientific disciplines to offer a framework for better understanding our Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and in particular how the vagus nerve plays a role in our mental and emotional wellbeing. It examines the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system responses (in other words, the fight/flight/freeze/fawn response to threats and the way our bodies complete the stress cycle and return to baseline afterward) and explores a third ANS state of relaxation or regulation outside of those two processes. It offers tools for using conscious awareness of the ANS within the work of healing trauma, developing better emotional self- and co-regulation skills, and becoming better able to recognize triggers and respond to them in a less dysregulating way.
 
Join us for this AASECT-approved professional development workshop for a deep dive into what Polyvagal Theory is and how you can begin to incorporate it into your work with your clients.
 
Date of Event: 4/3/25
 
Time of Event: 2-4 PM EST
 
Location: Online Synchronous
 
Presenter/Speaker: Tamara Pincus, Debo Katz
 
Company/Organization Sponsor: The Pincus Center
 
Contact Name: Tamara Pincus
 
Contact Telephone Number: (301) 244-8597
 
 
 
AASECT Approved CEs: 2

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