PV"TEA": A Polyvagal Informed Approach for Communities of Color (Locally & Globally)
Let’s create space together in one of the ways we have always gathered: for TEA and collective wisdom
An invitation to learn Polyvagal Theory from the comfort of your own space and join us for tea!
Please join Gina Kiem and Niloufer Merchant, two passionate Polyvagal enthusiasts, in this 4-part series and explore getting to know your nervous system in a safe and creative embodied way.
What you will learn:
In this presentation, you will learn the three organizing principles of Polyvagal Theory (PVT), hierarchy, neuroception, and co-regulation, created by Dr. Stephen Porges and brought into clinical application by Deb Dana. Using Deb Dana’s framework for the application of PVT, you will have an opportunity to create your own personal autonomic nervous system maps. We will also explore how to apply PVT concepts from a cultural and racial context.
Understanding our cultural and racial trauma starts with you learning about your own nervous system first. This framework allows for developing an embodied experience of how your nervous system has been shaped historically, systemically, and personally, along with the impact of the pervasive nature of racism, colonialism (and other forms of oppression) on your nervous system.
As a participant, you will:
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Learn the science behind the Polyvagal Theory Organizing Principles: Hierarchy, Neuroception, Co-regulation.
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Gain a broader understanding of the evolution of the autonomic nervous system.
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Create autonomic maps and use them to befriend your ANS.
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Have a clearer, more embodied understanding of the impact of historical, intergenerational, and systemic oppression on your ANS.
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Learn skills to track and interrupt habitual response patterns.
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Learn meditation practices to inhabit the body and find wholeness within by engaging the co-regulating pathways of the Social Engagement System.
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Learn techniques and neural exercises to work with portals of intervention including breath, movement, touch, and sound to help support the autonomic nervous system.
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Become more Polyvagal informed by learning a new language and at the same time lean into the ancient wisdom that has built in systems and strategies to coregulate.
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Explore culturally informed practices and strategies to find healing in your social connections and reclaim cultural and indigenous practices to regulate your ANS.
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Discuss the role of PVT in creating social change and identify strategies for the future.
Details:
When: All of these sessions will take place on Fridays: November 8th, November 15th, December 6th, December 13th, 2024.
Time: 12:00-3:00 pm PT, 2:00-5:00 pm CT, 3:00-6:00 pm ET
Each session will be 3 hours in length with a short break in between.
Cost: The total cost of this series will be:
Early Bird Special: $550/person if registered by September 30th, 2024; $625/person after September 30th, 2024. All prices are in US dollars.
Scholarships are available upon request. In an effort to make this training accessible, we are offering scholarship assistance. For further inquiries, please email us at [email protected].
Where: Sessions will be facilitated through Zoom.
Recommended audience: Mental health practitioners, life and wellness coaches, educators, health care providers, and anyone interested in gaining a full understanding of both the science and the application of Polyvagal Theory within a cultural context.
Number of participants: To honor our collective circle, we have limited spaces available.
How to Register: Click the Register Now button on this page to complete and submit the registration form. You will then be re-directed to a secure checkout page to complete the payment.
CEs are not available for this series; however, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Let us introduce ourselves:
Gina Kiem is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the United States and Canada. She has worked in the education and helping profession for over 25 years. As a Chinese Canadian, born in Indonesia, Gina integrates Eastern and Western holistic somatic and energy healing practices. She is certified to teach Polyvagal Theory and the Realization Process practices, and integrates Family Constellations and Reiki to help her clients find safety, stillness, and wholeness. Gina works with clients who are struggling with issues related to symptoms of trauma, cultural/ racial identity, family relationships, and spirituality. She invites her clients to see how working with their nervous systems and their own intergenerational trauma histories can help to facilitate their individual and communal healing.
Contact Information: [email protected]
Website: https://ginakiem-goldcounsel.com/
Dr. Niloufer Merchant is Professor Emerita and a Licensed Psychologist, currently in private practice in Minneapolis, MN. Her areas of specialization include complex trauma with a specific focus on trauma related to racial/cultural issues. She is certified in EMDR and trained in several embodied practices. She brings 35 plus years of experience as a therapist, trainer, teacher, board member and community activist. Recently, she presented a TEDx talk connecting principles of Polyvagal Theory to cultural practices and ancient wisdom, specifically in relation to her Asian Indian heritage. She has also presented in national and international settings on cultural and racial trauma from the lens of Polyvagal Theory.
Contact Information:[email protected]
Website: https://www.nmmerchant.com/
Tedx Talk: How My Nervous System Became My Cup of Tea