Polyvagal Safety
Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation

Polyvegal Theory (PT) is an evolutionarily grounded, neuroscientific and psychological construct that explains the role of the vagus nerve in mammalian threat response and emotion regulation via social connection (co-regulation) initially introduced by Stephen Porges in 1994. This book is a compendiu......more

Stephen Porges may be the most important medical theorist of our time. This is his follow up to his original text, "The Polyvagal Theory". In the intervening decades Porges has integrated the clinical implications of his foundational theory and this textbook refines his theoretical propositions and......more

This was a bit of a slog to get through but really worth it. Polyvagal theory is discussed at length in language similar to the framing of a meta-analysis. It is later explained through vignettes of studies in varying arenas, such as overlap with yoga practice, safety during a pandemic, autonomic he......more

For you are a slave to whatever controls you. — 2 Peter 2:19 I firmly believe that religion, at least in the form we know it today, would not exist, nor would it have been able to impose its control and version of reality on our civilization for so long, had we possessed a comprehensive understanding......more

Very technical, but if you want to know the science of polyvagal theory, it’s helpful. If you want more practical applications of polyvagal theory, read Deb Dana’s books. Also, depending on the reason for reading, you don’t have to read every chapter. They don’t build on each other, which is why the......more