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The Body IS The Mind Number One My new new 4k camara looks and sounds great. However as some of my harsher critics have pointed out, my face is not that photogenic anymore. That’s okay because what I really want to do is create a simple program explaining my synthesis and interpretation of my personal…
My Entire Life Has Been One Great Big Traumatic Adaptation to Adverse Childhood Experiences Even my positive adaptations like writing this post is an adaptation to escape into a world where I am safe and in total control. When I was a child I learned how to seek safety in books and libraries. Now I…
THE MOMENT OF CHANGE: Awareness of Neuroception It is possible to develop a deeper and deeper awareness of our automatic nervous system. Do this by remembering a time when you were startled by someone or something. Maybe you heard a car backfire. See if you can identify the moment when you felt the change in…
Summary of Anchored by Deb Dana, Chapter 5, pp. 55-63: Neuroception, Intuition, and Awareness. Turning inward and tuning in to our autonomic nervous system When you tune in, where in your body to you find your automatic nervous system? Where does the fear begin to well up inside of you? We often think of a…
Intuition is immediate visceral knowing without knowledge. In Chapter 5 of Anchored the author clarifies that the word “neuroception” that her mentor, Stephen Porges created, is really just another synonym for “intuition.” Neuroception is our autonomic intuition. Because our autonomic nervous systems operate mainly outside of our consciousness, neuroception can be a useful way for…
I love Deb Dana and I hope she makes a lot of money with her Polyvagal Theory. However, the author tends to make the material a little more complex and drawn out in order to create her complete line of Polyvagal Products. The reason I bought the book is because it hit me on an…
Anchor in Autonomic Safety This post explaining how to anchor in autonomic safety is a verbatim summary of the Introduction to Anchored by Deb Dana. Yesterday I summarized the Forward by Stephen Porges. Since I am republishing all of this without the authors permission, please click through and purchase the book on Amazon so that…
Polyvagal Theory Put Me Back Into My Body One month ago I wrote a post about polyvagal theory. The subject matter is good but it was difficult to decipher using a digital copy. So I returned my e-copy and purchased my own hard copy of ANCHORED: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory…
