THIS MEETING WILL BE ON ZOOM – LETS STAY CONNECTED
This workshop is for curious clients, therapists and also TRE Trainees/ Providers looking to revisit their knowledge of Polyvagal Theory.
Now more than ever, feeling safe is critical in order for us and our clients to live well and optimise their full potential.
The smooth running of the neurophysiological processes associated with feeling safe are vital for mental health, physical health and social connection. These processes also help us access both the sophisticated brain function that enable creativity and joy and the primitive brain involved in regulating health, growth, and restoration. We need to feel safe to live a full and rounded life.
The Polyvagal Theory explains how social behaviour turns off our defences and promotes opportunities to feel safe.
It provides an exciting and innovative model to understand bodily responses to trauma and stress.
It brings to the forefront the importance of the client’s physiological state in mediating the effectiveness of any treatment – talk therapy, energy or body work.
Thus, interventions that target the capacity to feel safe and use social behaviour to regulate physiological state can be effective in treating lingering, core issues that are dependent on defence systems
In this introductory, half day workshop we will explore:
A basic understanding of the principles and features Polyvagal Theory
How the Polyvagal Theory can demystify symptoms related to diagnoses e.g.,PTSD, autism, depression, and anxiety disorders
Understand that behaviours e.g. dissociation, may be part of an adaptive physiological state triggered by core survival mechanisms
Neuroception – how we evaluate risk in the environment and triggers adaptive neural circuits that promote either social interactions or defensive behaviours
How Polyvagal Theory identifies the specific features of “acoustic” stimulation embedded within vocal music and prosodic voice that may contribute to the improvement of social engagement behaviours
Learn about a face-heart connection that defines a social engagement system linking bodily feelings with facial expression, vocal intonation, and gesture
Early Bird £45, £55 from 10 August 2020
Cancellation policy, full refund only available 48 hours or more in advance