Polyvagal Perspectives

Vagus Nerve

Approaching Difficult Conversations, the Polyvagal Way

Polyvagal Institute on May 19, 2023

Understanding communication patterns through the lens of polyvagal theory helps foster skillful, compassionate conversations.

Understanding communication patterns through the lens of polyvagal theory helps foster skillful, compassionate conversations.

Vagus Nerve

An Owner's Guide to the Vagus Nerve

Polyvagal Institute on April 30, 2023

Learning to understand your vagus nerve can help you physically, emotionally, and in your relationships with others.

Learning to understand your vagus nerve can help you physically, emotionally, and in your relationships with others.

Vagus Nerve

The Essential Vagus Nerve

Polyvagal Institute on March 30, 2023

The power of our trauma response lies in the power of our biology. Polyvagal theory explains why.

The power of our trauma response lies in the power of our biology. Polyvagal theory explains why.

Vagus Nerve

Polyvagal Safety Supports Student Engagement

Polyvagal Institute on March 14, 2023

Looking for help for a preschooler’s tantrums? Tween’s aggression? Teen’s test anxiety? The first step is to consider the behavior as protective and adaptive.

Looking for help for a preschooler’s tantrums? Tween’s aggression? Teen’s test anxiety? The first step is to consider the behavior as protective and adaptive.

Vagus Nerve

4 Reasons Why Time Spent With a Dog Feels So Good

Polyvagal Institute on March 13, 2023

That sense of joy you get when greeted at the door by your dog? Polyvagal theory explains why it feels so good.

That sense of joy you get when greeted at the door by your dog? Polyvagal theory explains why it feels so good.

Vagus Nerve

How Our Feelings of Safety Guide Our Behavior

Polyvagal Institute on May 30, 2022

Feeling safe or unsafe in our bodies affects what we think, feel, and do.

Feeling safe or unsafe in our bodies affects what we think, feel, and do.

Neuroscience

What Putin’s Physiological State Tells Us

Polyvagal Institute on April 5, 2022

There's been a lot of press about Putin and his psychological motivations. Looking at him through a polyvagal lens reveals more insights to explain his bizarre behavior.

There's been a lot of press about Putin and his psychological motivations. Looking at him through a polyvagal lens reveals more insights to explain his bizarre behavior.