Porges is the creator of Polyvagal Theory, now an accepted psychotherapy tool. His new “safe and sound protocol”, introduced here with stories from the therapy room, aims to help you recalibrate your ...

Here are 10 daily micro-practices that cue safety in the nervous system—simple actions to build resilience and work-life ...

Co-authored by Lotus Huyen Vu and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. In 1994, Stephen Porges introduced the polyvagal theory, based on an evolutionary, neuropsychological understanding of the vagus nerve’s role ...

Another desk crashed to the ground. My student’s fight-flight response revved up. “What am I missing?” I frantically searched my database of training and tools. Stickers, time-outs, and behavior ...