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TU93: Polyvagal Theory in Action – The Practice of Body Regulation With Dr Stephen Porges

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The Hierarchical Nature of the Autonomic Nervous System

We're beginning to learn how to see when somebody's upregulated or down regulated. And then we're beginning to understand that even by proscity, ton of voice, pace, also I wanted to tie it into your thoughts in just a moment about attachment science. One thing we didn't mention is the hierarchical nature of the autonomic nervous system. So if a person becomes more immobilized with this dorsal vagal, if you get the person moving, mobilized, it takes that dorsal vagal out of the vent state. But we can see this as a natural adaptive reaction that many people have.

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