The vagal paradox: A polyvagal solution

Porges, Stephen W.

doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100200

Cited by 19 publications

(20 citation statements)

References 61 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Healing takes time. In a more recent chapter in Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory ( 2018 ), I share the work I did with a woman who I call Rachel in my ADTA talk. Her history is still one of the most confronting and disturbing stories of violation and abuse I have ever heard.…”

Section: Dr Amber Elizabeth L Graymentioning

confidence: 99%

Marian Chace Foundation 2022 Lecture & Introduction from the 57th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Heartlines: Gathering Wisdom from Many Streams; Montreal, Canada

Kennedy

2023

Am J Dance Ther

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Dr Amber Elizabeth L Graymentioning

confidence: 99%

Marian Chace Foundation 2022 Lecture & Introduction from the 57th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Heartlines: Gathering Wisdom from Many Streams; Montreal, Canada

Kennedy

2023

Am J Dance Ther

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Last but not least, the knowledge gained may also ensure a more equitable access to healthcare, considering the vast potential of portals to stimulate vagal function, including an olfactive neuromodulation in case of headache, for instance. Thus, as suggested by the polyvagal Theory, vagus-nerve-mediated drive of homeostasis will ultimately support mammalian sociality with all it biobehavioral benefits ( Porges, 2021 ; Porges, 2023 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Editorial: Vagus nerve-mediated drive in supporting homeostasis: optimizing global health through monitoring and stimulating vagal function

Rangon,

Niezgoda,

Moyse

et al. 2023

Front. Physiol.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…PVT conceptualizes how this two-way communication between body and brain works ( Figure 1 ). The phylogenetically ordered response hierarchy regulates autonomic state adaptation to safe, dangerous, and life-threatening environments ( Porges, 2023 ).…”

Section: Polyvagal Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The vagus is primarily a sensory nerve. The autonomic state functions as an intervening variable ( Porges, 2023 ).…”

Section: Polyvagal Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Basically, hypotheses driven by PVT are related to the documentation that the mammalian ANS has a built-in hierarchy of autonomic reactivity based on phylogeny that is mirrored in embryological development. Depending on the state of the ventral vagus, autonomic regulation may either function hierarchically or antagonistically ( Porges, 2023 ).…”

Section: Polyvagal Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A theoretical exploration of polyvagal theory in creative arts and psychomotor therapies for emotion regulation in stress and trauma

Haeyen

2024

Front. Psychol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Polyvagal theory advocates for working with the body, becoming aware of the body and connecting with the senses. Similarly, paying attention to and influencing one’s physical and sensory experience is a core aspect of the creative arts and psychomotor therapies. Polyvagal theory offers opportunities for strengthening resilience by treating emotion-regulation problems, stress, and trauma, as well as restoring regulation of the autonomic nervous system. Paying attention to and influencing physical and sensory experiences are core aspects of creative arts and psychomotor therapies. This theoretical paper explores how polyvagal theory can serve as a foundational theory and support the creative arts and psychomotor therapies for emotion regulation in stress and trauma. A number of pillars in polyvagal theory have links with arts therapies, such as an emphasis on physical and sensory experience in situations of safety or threat. This theory may offer insight into the role of the body in stressful situations, the role of co-and self-regulation, and thus the functioning of and the rationale for use of creative arts and psychomotor therapies. Through interventions focused on promoting healthy autonomic responses and regulating physiological responses, clients can learn to better regulate and process their emotional experiences. Although this could be broadly useful, it would seem particularly promising in therapies focused on stress and trauma. This article provides an introduction to polyvagal theory and outlines how it can serve as an explanatory, hypothetical model for the working mechanisms that underlie creative arts and psychomotor therapies. The application of PVT in creative arts and psychomotor therapies will be explored by describing techniques for “noticing and naming” and “learning to change,” as well as by highlighting the role of PVT in the therapeutic relationship. It provides case examples and discusses the role of creative arts and psychomotor therapies for stress regulation and resilience conceptualized in line with the polyvagal theory.

show abstract

The vagal paradox: A polyvagal solution

Cited by 19 publications

References 61 publications

Marian Chace Foundation 2022 Lecture & Introduction from the 57th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Heartlines: Gathering Wisdom from Many Streams; Montreal, Canada

Marian Chace Foundation 2022 Lecture & Introduction from the 57th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Heartlines: Gathering Wisdom from Many Streams; Montreal, Canada

Editorial: Vagus nerve-mediated drive in supporting homeostasis: optimizing global health through monitoring and stimulating vagal function

A theoretical exploration of polyvagal theory in creative arts and psychomotor therapies for emotion regulation in stress and trauma

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About