Vagal Tone and the Science of Self-Care

Science demonstrates that specific behaviors and attitudes reliably contribute to feeling either more stressed (fight-or-flight, freeze-or-faint) or more relaxed (high “vagal tone”). The field of Polyvagal Theory asserts that people don’t connect or heal optimally until they feel safe. Learn simple and reliable approaches and practices to source safety for yourself and for your clients.

People don’t heal until they feel safe. Are you a safe place for your body and it’s sensations? Are you a safe place for your mind and your thoughts? Are you a safe place for all your feelings and emotions?

For your quiz remember: What does the Vagus Nerve innervate? What does high versus low vagal tone mean? And what are some strategies to stimulate and raise vagal tone while at the table and at home?