The Significance of Polyvagal Theory
Further Courses and Continuing Professional Development
- Further Courses Overview
- WORKING WITH BABIES AND MOTHERS – IN PERSON OR ONLINE
with Ian Wright BSc.(Ost) and Mary Bolingbroke BSc.(Ost)
A very practical four-day workshop to equip Craniosacral practitioners to effectively work with babies, mothers and pregnancy in clinical practice.
September 26th-29th 2024 - THE BIODYNAMICS OF LIVING AND DYING – IN PERSON OR ONLINE
with Michael Kern B.C.S.T., D.O., N.D.
A four-day advanced course exploring clinical skills to help with life transitions, grieving and letting go.
November 28th – December 1st 2024 - THE EMBRYO IN US – IN PERSON OR ONLINE
with Dr. Jaap van der Wal
This renowned seminar offers a spiritual view of embryology with a phenomenological approach. Open to all.
March 6th-9th 2025 - THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS OF DIS-ENTANGLEMENT, SELF-REORGANIZATION AND SELF-FORMING – IN PERSON OR ONLINE
with Dr. Jim Feil
Therapeutic approaches for clarifying entanglements and supporting dis-entangling and re-forming. Open to all somatic practitioners.
May 29th-June 1st 2025 - THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS: BUILDING A THRIVING PRACTICE – IN PERSON OR ONLINE
with Annie Marie Porter M.OST, DO, ND
A one-day course to transform your business practices and personal development. Open to all.
Date TBC
- WORKING WITH BABIES AND MOTHERS – IN PERSON OR ONLINE
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF POLYVAGAL THEORY FOR TOUCH AND SOMATIC THERAPIES
* WEDNESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2022 *
FROM 7:00PM-8:30PM (UK TIME)
LIVE WEBINAR WITH DR. STEPHEN PORGES
Video recordings of this webinar can be purchased for viewing up until October 2023
A live webinar interview including an understanding of the importance of safety and social engagement in therapeutic processes, our neuro-physiological responses to stress and trauma, and the significance of Polyvagal Theory for hands-on and somatic therapies. Organised by Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust and SOS Internationale. The interview was facilitated by Giselle Genillard and Michael Kern.
Tutor:
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He is the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems related to traumatic experiences. He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™, which currently is used by more than 1500 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement. Dr. Porges is also the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton, 2017), co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018), and Polyvagal Safety (Norton, 2021).
Cost:
£45. Please contact our administrator for our bank details to make a transfer.