Polyvagal Institute
the art and science of human connection
Polyvagal Institute is a not-for-profit dedicated to creating a new paradigm for health and wellness. We provide training, support community and facilitate research centered around a revolutionary understanding of the body and mind, as presented in the work of Stephen Porges and Polyvagal Theory.
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What is Polyvagal Theory?
We're glad you asked...
To help newcomers to PVT, we asked some experienced polyvagalists from a variety of disciplines how they explain it and we compiled their responses into this short video which ends with Dr. Porges himself giving us a brief summary.
As in the parable of the 5 blind men and the elephant, we hope that these different perspectives will, collectively, give you a more complete sense of what Polyvagal Theory is and why it's more important than ever in today's world.
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