Stephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory & The Vagal Nerve – #264

What You Will Hear

0:00 – Casper
1:31 – Cool fact of the day
2:37 – Welcome Stephen Porges
4:00 – What is the Polyvagal theory?
7:07 – Dying from fear
16:23 – How heart patterns in babies indicate vagal function
21:55 – The vagal paradox
29:40 – How to regulate the vagus nerve
36:38 – The potential impact of C-sections
41:02 – PTSD, autism, depression and the vagus nerve connection
44:10 – Friends, community and the vagus verve
46:57 – The role of gratitude on the vagus nerve
54:26 – Top 3 recommendations for kicking more ass and being Bulletproof!

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Stephenporges.com

A selection of Dr. Porges publications

Talks by Dr. Porges on Youtube

Resources

Polyvagal Theory

Autonomic nervous system

Heart rate variability

Homeostatic functions

Nucleus ambiguus

Myelinated vagus nerve

Cranial nerve 5

Cranial nerve 7

Health registry database in Nordic countries

HIV’s impact on vagal recognition

Ventral vagal state

The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education

Bulletproof

Heart rate variability training

HeartMath Institute

Bulletproof Road Map

Bulletproof Cookbook

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