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WhatToDoWithYour

PolyvagalSystem

BethHaverimShirShalom

TheScienceofTsuris

February21,2021

3OrganizingPrinciplesofPolyvagalTheory

•Hierarchy,Neuroception,andCo‐Regulation,

•Hierarchy ‐TheANSrespondstosensationsinthebodyandsignalsfrom

theenvironmentthrough3pathways

•‐VentralVagus – socialengagementandconnection(Newest)

•‐Sympathetic– mobilization[Fight,FlightandFrenzy](Middle)

•‐DorsalVagus – immobilization(Oldest)

•WewanttobefirmlygroundedintheVentralVagalpathway

PolyvagalLadder–VisualPrompt

Neuroception

•Neuroception precedesperception.Evenbeforethebrainmakes

meaningofanincident,theANShasassessedtheenvironmentand

begunanadaptivesurvivalresponse.

•“Becausewehumansaremeaning‐makingbeings,whatbeginsasthe

wordlessexperiencingofneuroception drivesthecreationofastory

thatshapesourdailyliving”

•Whathappensinthebodywhenneuroception andperceptionoccur?

Thestoryyourbodytells….KeeptheautomaticstoryorRe‐Story

Add:“ChecktheFacts”toyourtoolkit.

Re‐StoryingandNEUROPLASTICITY

Wecan’tincreasethenumberofbraincells

wehave,BUTWECANCHANGEHOWTHEY

AREORGANIZEDANDWIRED

Co‐Regulation

•Occursbetweenindividuals.Goalissafety.Autonomicsafetyisthe

preambletoconnectionandcreatingtrustingrelationships.Co‐

regulationisabiologicalneed.“Supportedbyco‐regulating

relationships,webecomeresilient.Inrelationshipsawashin

experiencesofmisattunement,webecomemastersofsurvival.”

•“Hopefulnessliesinknowingthatwhileearlyexperiencesshapethe

nervoussystem,ongoingexperiencescanreshapeit.”Neuroplasticity!

•Eyecontact,physicaldistance,validatingstatements…..

•ApproachwithCuriosity,notfearoranger.

TriggersandGlimmers

•TriggersandGlimmersareidentifiable

•Glimmerscanhelpcalmanervoussysteminsurvivalmodeandbring

areturnofautonomicregulation

•Evenbriefexperiencesofpositiveemotioncanbuildenduring

resources.Multiplemicromovementscanleadasystemtowarda

tippingpointofautonomicbalance.

•Evidencethatsmallsuccesseschangebrainstructure(Neuroplasticity)

•Bringattentiontosmallmomentsofsafety!

MappingThePolyvagalLadderandTriggersandGlimmers

VentralVagalGlimmers

‐Safe/Social

HereIfeel:

SympatheticTriggers

‐Fight/Flight/Frenzy

HereIfeel:

DorsalVagalTriggers

‐Immobilized

HereIfeel:

EngagingtheVagus Nerve

1. Recognizetheautonomicstate

‐MapyourPolyvagalLadderandGlimmersandTriggers

2. Regulateusingthebreath

‐Outbreathcountlongerthaninbreath

‐4‐2‐6‐2Breathing

3. Co‐Regulatewithothers.EveryonehasdifferentCo‐regulationneeds.

4. WhenhelpingyourselforotherstoreachVentralVagalSafetyremembertobe

carefuloftheenergyshiftsyouaresuggesting.

‐Walkdon’tRun

‐ex/ReadingaboutMindfulness

‐Justsitwithsomeone

‐Posturechange

5.HummandOhm–orlistentoOhmmusic

6.Nature,Art,Stillness–alltocome!

CompassionateConnection

•Befriending:bringingoneselfintoconnectionwithourautonomic

storieswithcuriosityandwithoutjudgement

•UsingBreathworktofindCompassion(Slowdowntofightthenatural

inclinationtowardjudgement)

•The“Art ”ofautonomicawarenessthroughartwork,music,

movement,andwriting.

RESILIENCE

•InthePolyvagalTheory,ResilienceistheabilitytoutilizeourVagal

Braketomoveflexiblybetweenfromonestatetoanother(upand

downthePolyvagalladder)

•Resiliencebuildsovertimeandweallhavetheabilitytopracticeand

buildresilience.

EmergingInformationon

Vagus NerveStimulation

•AcupunctureNeuroanatomicandclinicalcorrespondences:

acupunctureandvagus nervestimulation‐ PubMed(nih.gov)

•Vagus NerveStimulationVagus nervestimulation‐ MayoClinic

•Oseamalibu.org–VagusNerveOil(?)– Combinationofessentialoils.

Resources

•StephenPorges (2011).ThePolyvagalTheory.

•BesselVanDerKolk(2014).TheBodyKeepsTheScore.

•DebDana(2018).ThePolyvagalTheoryinTherapy:EngagingtheRhythmofRegulation.

•DebDana(2020).PolyvagalExercisesforSafetyandConnection:50Client‐CenteredPractices

•DebDana|APolyvagalApproachtoCovid 19|WebinarwithPCPSI4K– YouTube

•HowtoBefriendYourNervousSystemDuringQuarantine‐ YouTube

•Webresources:

•Samehereglobal.orgforSTARRExercises:BuildingyourmentalhealthtoolboxHome|SameHereGlobal

•Youtube videosforOhmmusicOMChanting@417Hz|RemovesAllNegativeBlocks‐ Bingvideo

•andVoo BreathingReduceStress‐ 2MinuteVoo Technique‐ KatieBrauer – YouTube

•https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/news/press/2020/approved/20200323b.html

•DomesticAbuseHotline:(800)799‐7233https://www.thehotline.org/2020/03/13/staying‐safe‐during‐covid‐19/

•NationalSuicidePreventionHotline:(800)273‐8255

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WhatToDoWithYour

PolyvagalSystem

BethHaverimShirShalom

TheScienceofTsuris

February21,2021

3OrganizingPrinciplesofPolyvagalTheory

•Hierarchy,Neuroception,andCo‐Regulation,

•Hierarchy ‐TheANSrespondstosensationsinthebodyandsignalsfrom

theenvironmentthrough3pathways

•‐VentralVagus – socialengagementandconnection(Newest)

•‐Sympathetic– mobilization[Fight,FlightandFrenzy](Middle)

•‐DorsalVagus – immobilization(Oldest)

•WewanttobefirmlygroundedintheVentralVagalpathway

PolyvagalLadder–VisualPrompt

Neuroception

•Neuroception precedesperception.Evenbeforethebrainmakes

meaningofanincident,theANShasassessedtheenvironmentand

begunanadaptivesurvivalresponse.

•“Becausewehumansaremeaning‐makingbeings,whatbeginsasthe

wordlessexperiencingofneuroception drivesthecreationofastory

thatshapesourdailyliving”

•Whathappensinthebodywhenneuroception andperceptionoccur?

Thestoryyourbodytells….KeeptheautomaticstoryorRe‐Story

Add:“ChecktheFacts”toyourtoolkit.

Re‐StoryingandNEUROPLASTICITY

Wecan’tincreasethenumberofbraincells

wehave,BUTWECANCHANGEHOWTHEY

AREORGANIZEDANDWIRED

Co‐Regulation

•Occursbetweenindividuals.Goalissafety.Autonomicsafetyisthe

preambletoconnectionandcreatingtrustingrelationships.Co‐

regulationisabiologicalneed.“Supportedbyco‐regulating

relationships,webecomeresilient.Inrelationshipsawashin

experiencesofmisattunement,webecomemastersofsurvival.”

•“Hopefulnessliesinknowingthatwhileearlyexperiencesshapethe

nervoussystem,ongoingexperiencescanreshapeit.”Neuroplasticity!

•Eyecontact,physicaldistance,validatingstatements…..

•ApproachwithCuriosity,notfearoranger.

TriggersandGlimmers

•TriggersandGlimmersareidentifiable

•Glimmerscanhelpcalmanervoussysteminsurvivalmodeandbring

areturnofautonomicregulation

•Evenbriefexperiencesofpositiveemotioncanbuildenduring

resources.Multiplemicromovementscanleadasystemtowarda

tippingpointofautonomicbalance.

•Evidencethatsmallsuccesseschangebrainstructure(Neuroplasticity)

•Bringattentiontosmallmomentsofsafety!

MappingThePolyvagalLadderandTriggersandGlimmers

‐Safe/Social

HereIfeel:

‐Fight/Flight/Frenzy

HereIfeel:

‐Immobilized

HereIfeel:

EngagingtheVagus Nerve

1. Recognizetheautonomicstate

‐MapyourPolyvagalLadderandGlimmersandTriggers

2. Regulateusingthebreath

‐Outbreathcountlongerthaninbreath

‐4‐2‐6‐2Breathing

3. Co‐Regulatewithothers.EveryonehasdifferentCo‐regulationneeds.

4. WhenhelpingyourselforotherstoreachVentralVagalSafetyremembertobe

carefuloftheenergyshiftsyouaresuggesting.

‐Walkdon’tRun

‐ex/ReadingaboutMindfulness

‐Justsitwithsomeone

‐Posturechange

5.HummandOhm–orlistentoOhmmusic

6.Nature,Art,Stillness–alltocome!

CompassionateConnection

•Befriending:bringingoneselfintoconnectionwithourautonomic

storieswithcuriosityandwithoutjudgement

•UsingBreathworktofindCompassion(Slowdowntofightthenatural

inclinationtowardjudgement)

•The“Art ”ofautonomicawarenessthroughartwork,music,

movement,andwriting.

RESILIENCE

•InthePolyvagalTheory,ResilienceistheabilitytoutilizeourVagal

Braketomoveflexiblybetweenfromonestatetoanother(upand

downthePolyvagalladder)

•Resiliencebuildsovertimeandweallhavetheabilitytopracticeand

buildresilience.

EmergingInformationon

Vagus NerveStimulation

•AcupunctureNeuroanatomicandclinicalcorrespondences:

acupunctureandvagus nervestimulation‐ PubMed(nih.gov)

•Vagus NerveStimulationVagus nervestimulation‐ MayoClinic

•Oseamalibu.org–VagusNerveOil(?)– Combinationofessentialoils.

Resources

•StephenPorges (2011).ThePolyvagalTheory.

•BesselVanDerKolk(2014).TheBodyKeepsTheScore.

•DebDana(2018).ThePolyvagalTheoryinTherapy:EngagingtheRhythmofRegulation.

•DebDana(2020).PolyvagalExercisesforSafetyandConnection:50Client‐CenteredPractices

•DebDana|APolyvagalApproachtoCovid 19|WebinarwithPCPSI4K– YouTube

•HowtoBefriendYourNervousSystemDuringQuarantine‐ YouTube

•Webresources:

•Samehereglobal.orgforSTARRExercises:BuildingyourmentalhealthtoolboxHome|SameHereGlobal

•Youtube videosforOhmmusicOMChanting@417Hz|RemovesAllNegativeBlocks‐ Bingvideo

•andVoo BreathingReduceStress‐ 2MinuteVoo Technique‐ KatieBrauer – YouTube

•https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/news/press/2020/approved/20200323b.html

•DomesticAbuseHotline:(800)799‐7233https://www.thehotline.org/2020/03/13/staying‐safe‐during‐covid‐19/

•NationalSuicidePreventionHotline:(800)273‐8255

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