Archive for September 2020
Exploring Polyvagal Theory: Vertigo and The Dorsal State
Stephen Porges, founder of the Polyvagal theory tells us that neuroception evaluates risk in the environment without awareness. Could it be that our neuroception picks up on cues of danger without our awareness and triggers episodes of vertigo? That’s exactly the idea that I put forth in this recording with Japanese acupuncturist Maegan Lemp and…
Read MoreBreathing Room: Acupuncturist Melanie from Park City
2020 has delivered layers of meaningful lessons on the value of breath and our ability to breathe. Come step with me into the Breathing Room. Listen to my short conversations with women from a variety of natural health modalities who share thoughts on this theme of breath. You”ll discover the gift of a tip or…
Read MoreBreathing Room: Gemmotherapist Lena from Kyiv
2020 has delivered layers of meaningful lessons on the value of breath and our ability to breathe. Come step with me into the Breathing Room. Listen in to short conversations with women from a variety of natural health modalities who share thoughts on this theme of breath. You”ll discover the gift of a tip or…
Read MoreBreathing Room: Reiki practitioner and Homeopath Isabel from Boston
2020 has delivered layers of meaningful lessons on the value of breath and our ability to breathe. Come step with me into the Breathing Room. Listen to these short conversations with women from a variety of natural health modalities who share thoughts on this theme of breath. You”ll discover the gift of a tip or…
Read MoreExploration of Polyvagal Theory: Breath and your story of safety
Watch a baby breathe and you will see that they breathe with their entire body. There’s no holding back and that breath nurishes every cell. In today’s episode you will discover how to get some of that goodness for yourself. With all that 2020 continues to deliver you might want to listen in to our…
Read MoreExploring Polyvagal Theory: A Recipe for Resolving Toxic Stress
Take a pandemic, add economic challenges, the unvieling of rampant racism, the grief and loss of everyday life AND add a hurricane or fire and you have the potential for toxic stress. Alaine Duncan, in her book The Tao of Trauma, refers to this as a state of allostatic overload. Every system in your body…
Read MoreExploring Polyvagal Theory: Navigating Loss and Grief
Teri Brooks, part of the Gemmo Memo team drops into conversation with Maegan and me in this special episode. Set some time aside to listen to this touching and personal discussion of grief and loss through the polyvagal lens. I am so grateful to Teri for showing up so bravely and sharing what has worked…
Read MoreMeditate with Me: Loving Kindness, Part One of The Four Limitless Qualities
Last March when we stepped into the great unknown now called a Pandemic I wondered how I might offer further support to my community. What I knew I was going to need in the time of uncertainty was more meditation. And so along with my friend and colleague Isabel Frankel, I began offering a free…
Read MoreExploring Polyvagal Theory: The Central Nervous System as Your Command Central
Trauma therapist and passionate polyvagalist Cameron Scott rejoins Lauren in this episode. Together they discuss the build-up of chronic trauma and why changing habitual patterns begins with the central nervous system. The polyvagal theory is the masterful work of Dr. Stephen Porges that in short, helps us see and understand habitual emotional patterns enough to…
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