Polyvagal-Informed Certification: How One Program Could Save America’s Teachers From Burnout
According to Education Week, it’s too early for definitive data on how many K-12 teachers will resign during this school year. However, the National Education Association (NEA) released a nationwide survey of teachers in which 55 percent said that the pandemic is pushing them to leave the profession sooner than they’d initially planned. Why the attrition? More than […]
Educational Neuroscience & the Polyvagal Theory: the Next Evolution in Classroom Management
In an American Psychological Association special report, Roger Weissberg, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and chief knowledge officer of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) states, “If you look at the prevalence of kids who have school adjustment difficulties, behavioral issues, and mental health problems, it was […]
Your PNS, the Polyvagal Theory & Addiction: How Exercise Activates the Vagus Nerve and Restores Calm During Recovery
As part of our Addiction: Head to Toe series, we take a deep dive into the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the latest research about how this region of the body is affected by substance use disorders (SUD). By unpacking the Polyvagal theory, we demonstrate how exercise is used as a clinical tool to re-balance the PNS […]