Our Polyvagal World_Stephen and Seth Porges
Theoretically, when the Play Zone is interrupted, acutely or chronically, a reliable pathway back into a physiological state supporting the Play Zone could be through skillfully and deliberately cultivating internal experiences of safety, connection, and belonging, independently, in any sequence or combination, or through a dynamic, interactive
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Over the course of evolution, the three pathways of the autonomic nervous system (dorsal, sympathetic, and ventral) emerged and formed the building blocks of the system (hierarchy). Our preferred place, the place where we find experiences of health, growth, and restoration, is anchored in the ventral vagal state of safety and connection. When we
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