Recreating Safety in the Face of Trauma
with Dr. Stephen Porges
These deep-dive Master Classes are offered exclusively to Embody Lab Members.
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ABOUT THIS MASTER CLASS
In this session, Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Scott Lyons will engage in a conversation around recreating the fundamental elements of safety when boundaries and a sense of protection has been ruptured. They will explore how enhancing neuro-reception can help those who have experienced trauma to once again discern cues of danger and safety, allowing that individual to move into connections, co-regulation and, ultimately, ease.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
Dr. Stephen Porges
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University and 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.
Dr. Porges 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 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) and co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™, which is currently used by more than 1500 therapists to reduce hearing sensitivities and improve spontaneous social engagement, language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement.
Learn more at stephenporges.com.