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The Polyvagal-Informed Certificate Program is designed to help organizations develop an awareness around the need for safety and to assist with creating healthy cultures of connection and belonging. Contact us to develop a custom program for your business or organization.

Dive deeper into your self-paced study of Polyvagal Theory, and learn from the experts. This unique course brings together lectures, in-depth discussion, and case study analysis. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community.

Taught by Deb Dana, LCSW, this self-paced, introductory course is very known for delivering a solid understanding of Polyvagal Theory for professional therapists, social workers, educators, and others in the helping professions. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community.

If you’re new to Polyvagal Theory and want to get a better understanding of it in a way that is time-efficient and reliable, this is a good place to start. This self-paced course is taught by Stephen Porges and Deb Dana. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community.

This self-paced course integrates information on pre-birth trauma, including epigenetics, as well as the sensitive period of attachment post-birth.  Tenets of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Polyvagal Theory are taught by Norman Thibault, PhD and Stephen Porges, PhD within a framework for helping adoptive parents. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community. Next discussion date to be announced.

Trauma and addiction responses are increasing at an epidemic rate, and we desperately need a fresh approach. The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model shifts the paradigm from a pathologizing one to a strength-based one. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community.

Taught by Dr. Niki Elliott, this 25-hour certificate course explores the damaging impact of implicit bias and identity-threat on student well-being and academic performance. Through a polyvagal-informed approach utilizing mindfulness, breathwork, and somatic awareness practices, educators and helping professionals will learn what it truly means to embody social justice and create healing learning environments for students of all ages.

Through the lens of Polyvagal Theory, you will learn all about how the vagus nerve is a bi-directional information highway between mind and body—and, how you can fine-tune your health with breath, movement, and awareness practices that become the building blocks of a life-changing daily practice. Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Porges explore the application of polyvagal principles to yoga practice. This course includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community (next date TBD).

The Play Zone is a paradigm shift in performance psychology that masters the mental game of performance through the body. In this self-paced course, Michael Allison leads you to discovering how your bodily state impacts your performance potential. Includes a discussion between Michael and Dr. Stephen Porges. Applicable to all disciplines, including individuals in coaching, leadership, business, performance, athletics, and education.

In this unique course, Deb Dana, LCSW, Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Peter Levine introduce and discuss key theories and practices of Polyvagal Theory for Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioners and students who have completed their first year of SE training. Course includes self-paced lectures, case study analysis, and in-depth discussions. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community.

Regain control of your physiology to optimize the human experience, and lead your clients to do the same. Led by Michael Allison, this certificate course teaches wellness and performance coaches of all kinds how an understanding of the nervous system can empower us on the stage, in the boardroom, and on the court. Begin self-paced content any time; first live online session is October 2, 2025!

This fully self-paced course will explore how an authentic connection with a school well-being dog can improve the teaching and learning experience by impacting the neural state. Led by trainers Grant Shannon and Amanda Leonard of Dogs Connect. Dr. Stephen Porges joins the conversation to comment on how dogs facilitate co-regulation. Includes an invitation to a live discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW exclusively for members of our PVI learning community.