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An educational and training organization founded to share and apply Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory. It offers courses, certifications, and resources that help individuals and professionals understand how the nervous system shapes behavior, connection, trauma responses, and healing. The institute emphasizes how safety, co-regulation, and autonomic awareness are foundational to mental health and well-being. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, it supports therapists, educators, healthcare workers, and communities in creating more compassionate, neurobiologically-informed environments.

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The official organization for the education, research, and advancement of Somatic Experiencing® (SE), a body-based approach to healing trauma developed by Dr. Peter Levine. SEI offers professional trainings, certifications, and global resources to support the regulation of the nervous system and the resolution of traumatic stress. Grounded in biology, neuroscience, and resilience, Somatic Experiencing helps individuals gently release trauma held in the body without re-traumatization. SEI fosters a global community of practitioners committed to trauma-informed, body-aware healing practices.

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A brief video featuring Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing®. He demonstrates two body-based techniques designed to help trauma survivors regulate their nervous systems and reconnect with a sense of safety. The first involves placing one hand on the forehead and another on the chest or abdomen to create self-soothing contact and grounding. The second invites clients to gently orient to their environment by noticing sights and sounds, anchoring them in the present moment. These tools are simple, accessible, and highly effective in supporting clients during moments of dysregulation or distress.

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A free meditation app and online community that offers thousands of guided meditations, music tracks, talks, and courses from teachers around the world. It features tools for mindfulness, sleep, stress reduction, and self-compassion, with customizable timers and progress tracking. The platform is inclusive and diverse, offering content across spiritual traditions, psychological modalities, and cultural backgrounds. Insight Timer fosters personal growth and healing through accessible, user-driven support for daily practice.

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Dr. Dan Siegel's Wheel of Awareness is a mindfulness practice designed to cultivate greater presence, integration, and well-being. It uses the metaphor of a wheel to guide attention: the hub represents pure awareness, the rim encompasses all that we can be aware of (sensory input, bodily sensations, thoughts, and relationships), and the spoke symbolizes the focus of attention moving between these elements. By systematically directing attention around the wheel, practitioners can enhance mental clarity, emotional regulation, and a sense of connection. This practice is rooted in Siegel's field of interpersonal neurobiology, which integrates various scientific disciplines to understand the mind and relationships.

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In this book, Stanley Rosenberg explains how the vagus nerve—a key component of the parasympathetic nervous system—supports emotional regulation, social connection, and healing from trauma. Drawing on Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges, he outlines how vagal tone impacts conditions such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and autism spectrum disorders. The book includes a series of gentle, accessible exercises designed to stimulate the vagus nerve and bring the nervous system back into balance. Rosenberg combines scientific insight with practical application, making complex neurobiology understandable for everyday readers. This resource is ideal for both clinicians and individuals seeking body-based tools for self-regulation and well-being.

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A transformative social justice initiative that reclaims rest as a form of resistance and healing. Rooted in Black liberation theology, womanism, and somatics, it challenges grind culture and capitalism by advocating for rest as a sacred and necessary practice. The Nap Ministry invites individuals—especially those from marginalized communities—to embrace rest not as laziness, but as a radical act of self-preservation and collective care. Through immersive workshops, public sermons, and writing, it inspires a cultural shift toward rest, embodiment, and liberation.​

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Grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and parts work, the book helps clinicians understand and treat the inner fragmentation common in trauma survivors. Fisher provides practical tools and somatic techniques to support clients in building internal safety and self-compassion. This resource is essential for therapists seeking a trauma-informed, non-pathologizing framework for healing.

Grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and parts work, the book helps clinicians understand and treat the inner fragmentation common in trauma survivors. Fisher provides practical tools and somatic techniques to support clients in building internal safety and self-compassion. This resource is essential for therapists seeking a trauma-informed, non-pathologizing framework for healing.