Glimmers

{3 minutes}

Glimmers

with Deb Dana, LCSW

In this brief practice, we focus on identifying, and then stringing together moments where our connection systems are online. Noticing a glimmer doesn't discount suffering, or trauma, but rather acknowledges that if we are on the lookout for moments of beauty and connection we can let them in, to help heal us.

Related Practices:

See Autonomic Mapping. See Pie Charts. For a brief overview of the Polyvagal Theory, see A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Polyvagal Theory. See The Polyvagal Theory (The Science of Safety). See Interoception, The Daisy Model of Regulation, and Turning Your Nervous System into Your Ally. For trauma healing, see Healing Trauma, and Deviations from the Nest: ACES. For evolutionary considerations, see The Evolved Nest. To consider the relationship between neural platform and ethics, see Triune Ethics Theory. For other Polyvagal perspectives, see A Polyvagal Perspective on Resilience, 3 Steps: Assess, Down-Regulate, Connect, Autonomic Mapping, Core Neurobiological Self. To think about Polyvagal Theory in the context of relationships, see Healthy Relationships. For addressing particular nervous system states, see Coming out of Fight, Coming out of Flight, Coming out of Freeze, Calming Anxiety, Releasing Fear. See Embodied Movement, Learn to Set Clear Boundaries, Meditation, Sleep, Tracking Physiology, Ways of Knowing (Refining Intuition). See Glimmers.

Who taught us this?

The Polyvagal Theory is the pioneering work of Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD. Deb Dana is Founding Faculty, with Dr. Stephen Porges, of The Polyvagal Institute. She is the author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection, and the forthcoming Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory. She is co-editor, with Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD of Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory, of which this deep learning platform, our Official Polyvagal posters, and our Restorative Practices of Wellbeing book/app are also examples.

Who taught us this?

The Polyvagal Theory is the pioneering work of Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD. Deb Dana is Founding Faculty, with Dr. Stephen Porges, of The Polyvagal Institute. She is the author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection, and the forthcoming Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory. She is co-editor, with Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD of Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory, of which this deep learning platform, our Official Polyvagal posters, and our Restorative Practices of Wellbeing book/app are also examples.

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