Communities where you can learn more about PVT and Autonomic Physiology

The Polyvagal Institute

PVI is the official legacy organization stewarding the work of Dr. Stephen Porges. Founded by Dr. Porges, Deb Dana, LCSW and LICSW, Karen Onderko, and Randall Redfield, Polyvagal Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a new paradigm for health and wellness by providing training, supporting community, and sharing research centered around a revolutionary understanding of the body and mind, as presented in the work of Dr. Stephen Porges and Polyvagal Theory. You can learn more about PVI’s faculty, trainings, community and research at the Polyvagal Institute website.

The Restorative Practices Alliance

RPA is a global network with members in 50 countries, collaboratively pioneering the ancestral future of wellbeing. With world-leading expertise in the neurobiology of connection, we work on translating the cutting-edges of autonomic physiology and ancestral awareness into learnings, teachings, and clinical tools that activate the root drivers of wellbeing, and disseminating a deep understanding of autonomic physiology in language and conceptual frameworks that are actionable by everyday people. Our trans-disciplinary faculty, mentors, and advisors include 100 experts from more than 25 disciplines of wellbeing and 24 cultures, including ten of the world’s leading experts on connection and wellbeing. Learn more at the Restorative Practices Alliance website. The Restorative Practices Alliance is focused on providing training and clinical tools for wellness professionals.

Virtual Study Groups

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The  Polyvagal Study Group is a private curated group for wellness practitioners interested in learning more about Polyvagal Theory and Autonomic Physiology (disclosure: I am the moderator of this group).

The Vagus Study Group is a private curated group organized to facilitate the study of stress, trauma, and the role of the autonomic nervous system in our physical and mental health, primarily under the umbrella of Polyvagal Theory, attachment theory, and other somatic orientations.