Dorsal vagal shutdown

Experiencing a nervous system shutdown can be a frightening thing for anyone, so it's important to know the multiple different exercises to get out of dorsal vagal shutdown.

Learn about dorsal vagal shutdown and how it affects your daily life. Learn how to recognize, manage, and begin to overcome this common physiological respons...

🔍 Understanding Our Nervous System Through the "Polyvagal Ladder" 🧠💡 Our autonomic nervous system operates like a highly coordinated team with three key players, engaging and recovering in a specific sequence. Let’s explore the "Polyvagal Ladder," a concept by Dr. Stephen Porges, made practical by Deb Dana. 1️⃣ Ventral Vagal Complex - This is the part of the parasympathetic branch that’s all about social engagement, connection, and safety. 🌟 THIS FEELS LIKE: Joy, connection, creativity…

Did you know that your body has a built-in system for shifting between calm, stress, and shutdown? It’s all thanks to the vagus nerve - and Polyvagal Theory helps explain how it works. Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory shows us that our nervous system has three main modes:
✨ Safe & Social (Ventral Vagal) – When you feel calm, connected, and ready to engage with others. This is your happy, peaceful state.
🔥 Fight-or-Flight (Sympathetic) – When stress kicks in, your body…

Somatic Exercises with Liz Tenuto on Instagram: "why your nervous system chooses freezing over feeling 👇🏼 ever feel like you're emotionally numb or just can't find the words to speak when you're overwhelmed? 🥹 this could be your nervous system's way of coping with too much stress – it's called dorsal vagal shutdown (aka freeze response) 😮‍💨 your dorsal vagus nerve literally connects your throat to your heart which is why when it starts to shutdown you may also have difficulty…

🔍 Understanding Our Nervous System Through the "Polyvagal Ladder" 🧠💡 Our autonomic nervous system operates like a highly coordinated team with three key players, engaging and recovering in a specific sequence. Let’s explore the "Polyvagal Ladder," a concept by Dr. Stephen Porges, made practical by Deb Dana. 1️⃣ Ventral Vagal Complex - This is the part of the parasympathetic branch that’s all about social engagement, connection, and safety. 🌟 THIS FEELS LIKE: Joy, connection, creativity…

Before we can begin to heal our nervous system, we first have to learn what is a dysregulated nervous system. We will how our nervous system has different processes to keep us safe and common responses to trauma.Then we will get into nervous system dysregulation and symptoms of a dysregulated nervo