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What is the Safe and Sound Protocol?

November 17, 2025

Safe and Sound Protocol (also known as SSP) is a therapeutic listening intervention based on Polyvagel Theory that aims to support nervous system regulation. The protocol uses calibrated, filtered music to gently stimulate the vagal pathways associated with safety and connection. SSP is delivered in structured, titrated listening sessions, either in person or remotely with clinical monitoring to ensure appropriate pacing and stabilization. Clients often demonstrate improvements in emotional regulation, sensory processing, and stress response. SSP protocol is useful on its own and with modalities such as EMDR and somatic therapies. Many clients notice improvements in emotional regulation, anxiety, focus, and overall sense of safety in everyday life. Check out the following website for mo

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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO POLYVAGAL THEORY

March 31, 2025

We come into the world wired to connect. With our first breath, we embark on a lifelong quest to feel safe in our bodies, in our environments, and in our relationships with others. The autonomic nervous system is our personal surveillance system, always on guard, asking the question “Is this safe?” Its goal is to protect us by sensing safety and risk, listening moment by moment to what is happening in and around our bodies and in the connections we have to others. This listening happens far below awareness and far away from our conscious control.

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Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: The Convergence of Traditional Wisdom and Contemporary Neuroscience for Self-Regulation and Resilience

March 31, 2025

 Yoga therapy is a newly emerging, self-regulating complementary and integrative
 healthcare (CIH) practice. It is growing in its professionalization, recognition and
 utilization with a demonstrated commitment to setting practice standards, educational
 and accreditation standards, and promoting research to support its efficacy for
 various populations and conditions.

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