The autonomic nervous system is at the heart of daily living powerfully shaping our experiences of safety and influencing our capacity for connection. Polyvagal Theory provides a guide to the autonomic circuits that underlie behaviors and beliefs and an understanding of the bi-directional pathways between brain and body that give birth to our stories of safety and survival. Polyvagal Theory gives us a map of the ways our bodies respond to both the ordinary and extraordinary challenges we meet each day. Anchored in the safety of a regulated nervous system, pathways of connection become accessible, and we can travel those pathways in service of healing. When we find our way to regulation, we can engage the power of the nervous system to hold ourselves and others in care and compassion.

Those who have seen Steve and Deb in conversation together know the deep connection they share and the wisdom that organically emerges as they engage in dialogue about the many ways Polyvagal Theory helps us understand how we are human and how we can use it in therapy. This two-day workshop offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in that experience, and to further develop a compassionate and connecting lens for engaging with the world, and with yourself.