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Polyvagal Theory in Action: 3D Example of the Nervous System with Ventral and Dorsal Vagal Systems

By Deb Dana — 2019

Get a deeper understanding of Polyvagal Theory and why it’s so effective in trauma treatment. Watch as Deb Dana, pioneer of clinical applications of Polyvagal Theory, creates a dynamic 3D model that demonstrates the theory in action.

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Facing Our Dark Side: Some Forms of Self-Compassion Are Harder Than Others

Compassion is one of those warm, fuzzy words referring to qualities that often seems in short supply in the ever-accelerating rough and tumble of daily life today.

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Richard Schwartz
2020
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The Science of How Our Minds and Our Bodies Converge in the Healing of Trauma

Nowhere is this relationship more essential yet more endangered than in our healing from trauma, and no one has provided a more illuminating, sympathetic, and constructive approach to such healing than Boston-based Dutch psychiatrist and pioneering PTSD researcher Bessel van der Kolk.

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Maria Popova
2016
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An Interview with Peter Levine

Back in the 60s, I started developing various kinds of mind–body methods with people who had high blood pressure. When I taught them how to relax certain muscles in their neck and jaw, their blood pressure would sometimes drop 20 or 30 points, well into the normal range.

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Rich Simon
2019
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Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies

Clinicians who have dedicated their work to bringing the benefits of the Polyvagal Theory to a range of clients have come together to present Polyvagal Theory in a creative and personal way.

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Stephen W. Porges, Deb Dana
2018
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The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation

Adding a polyvagal perspective to clinical practice draws the autonomic nervous system directly into the work of therapy, helping clients re-pattern their nervous systems, build capacities for regulation, and create autonomic pathways of safety and connection.

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Deb Dana, Stephen W. Porges (foreword)
2018
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Yoga and Psychotherapy: The Evolution of Consciousness

For thousands of years, yoga has offered what Western therapists seek to provide today: a way to achieve the total health of body, mind, emotions, and spirit.

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Swami Rama, Swami Ajaya, Rudolph Ballentine
1976
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The Doctor and the Soul: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy

Newly reissued in trade paperback, from the author of the bestselling Man's Search for Meaning--the classic book in which he first laid out his revolutionary theory of logotherapy. Dr. Viktor E.

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Viktor Frankl
2019
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The Sanity We Are Born With: A Buddhist Approach to Psychology

More and more mental health professionals are discovering the rich tradition of Buddhist psychology and integrating its insights into their work with clients.

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Chögyam Trungpa, Daniel Goleman (foreword)
2005
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Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body

Researchers have shown that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure lifelong symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain, fatigue, illness, and harmful "acting out" behaviors.

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Peter Levine
2025
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The Farther Reaches of Human Nature

Abraham H. Maslow was one of the foremost spokespersons of humanistic psychology.

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Abraham Maslow
1993
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