People often think that if they weren’t in a car accident, been to war, or didn’t get assaulted they haven’t been traumatized. It is important to recognize that trauma is not ‘what happened’ it’s how we perceive ‘what happened’…
BMS 1: Consciousness revisits many ideas such as felt-sense and the Polyvagal ANS, as it dives deeper into the various aspects of embodied consciousness, from sub- to superconscious states. Then, within the next three, we’ll look at brainwave frequencies, …
In Part 5 we will examine the Dorsal Vagal or Parasympathetic Nervous System: how it immobilizes our BodyMind System to freeze or collapse when facing overwhelming, life-threatening situations. It’s our RED LIGHT / Full Stop Mode!
In Part 4 we will examine the Sympathetic Nervous System, our mobilization response to danger. It is a powerful energetic, electromagnetic charge that builds within our nervous system and is released through an explosion of action.
In Part 3 we will examine The Ventral Vagal or Social Nervous System more closely: how it affects our BodyMind System, why it is critical for optimal health, and how to achieve and maintain this state. It’s our GREEN LIGHT / Go Mode!
Polyvagal Theory provides the tools to understand the actual mechanism controlling our subconscious autopilot and empowers us to take back control of our thoughts and actions, as well as how the world responds to us.
First proposed in 1994 by Stephen Porgess, PhD, Polyvagal Theory has redefined our understanding of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and its relationship to how trauma/overwhelm affects our BodyMind System (BMS).