The purpose of The Polyvagal Certificate Course is to provide a comprehensive and interactive Polyvagal Theory learning experience for a broad audience of those looking to apply polyvagal principles to their personal and/or professional lives. Students finish this course equipped with practices, concepts, and a community to embody and refine their application of polyvagal principles whether it […]
Throughout this immersive program, you’ll be guided through experiential practices each week, including breathwork, alignment techniques, and postural resets — helping you feel more grounded, clear, and in tune with your highest self. Now is the time to free yourself from old patterns, reclaim your vitality, and awaken your body’s wisdom. Learn More
In Let Your Body Hold You, leading trauma expert and somatic psychologist Arielle Schwartz, PhD, teaches evidence-based and complementary, body-centered practices to help you return to a sense of safety, resilience, and hope without reliving your trauma. You’ll start by learning about polyvagal theory, how trauma can cause the nervous system to get stuck in survival […]
In this cutting-edge workbook, PVI Course Partner and trauma expert Arielle Schwartz, PhD provides a practical, body-based method to help you treat your trauma symptoms—without reliving your trauma or being exposed to triggers. 'The Polyvagal Theory Workbook for Trauma' offers evidence-based activities to help you heal the effects of trauma, rewire your nervous system, and […]
We've assembled some of the most sought-after trainers in the world for one exclusive event to teach you exactly how to improve outcomes with your clients and confidently treat trauma in this new and powerful way. The 2025 Somatic Trauma Healing Summit presents the most up-to-date techniques and methods for therapists and other clinicians to […]
Learn how to reprocess traumatic memories in a holistic way. You'll develop the steps and skills to use a mind- and body-oriented approach to address trauma. In this experiential lecture, you'll learn a model of predictive processing and somatic reappraisal to assist clients to accessing resource states while attending to the distress of traumatic memories. […]
This program is a certification process that distills an educational methodology to integrate into a variety of modalities such as: Social Workers, Mental Health & Pastoral Counselors, Yoga Therapists / Yoga Teachers, Movement Therapists, Coaches, Physicians (MD, DO, ND, DC & others) & Physician Assistants, Nurses & Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Emergency Medical Personnel, Meditation Teachers, […]
Whether you've suffered a single traumatic experience or faced repeated difficult life events, you can be left feeling hypervigilant, irritable, and disconnected. Daily tasks like attending a work meeting or social gathering can feel overwhelming or even frightening. Most therapies for treating trauma require you to "revisit" your traumatic experience in potentially triggering ways. In […]
One-Day Summit: Healing Developmental Trauma with Dr. Amber Elizabeth Gray, Kai Cheng Thom, Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Sergio Ocampo, Dr. Martha Eddy and Tracy Jarvis. This full-day summit can be attended live or via the on-demand recordings. All class times are posted in U.S. Eastern Time / New York time zone. Learn More
Grounded within the principles of polyvagal theory, affective neuroscience, and trauma-informed care, Dr. Schwartz will guide you through research-based somatic tools, yoga-based breath, movement, and awareness practices to reduce the burdens of trauma, anxiety, obsessive thinking, and feelings of hopelessness from your client’s body and mind! Learn More
Join Arielle Schwartz and Polyvagal Institute for this free course info session. This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your clinical practice with cutting-edge techniques promoting physiological and psychological wellness. Dr. Schwartz will explain the science of natural vagus nerve stimulation and guide you through an experiential process, allowing you to sense the benefits […]
Within this class, Dr. Schwartz will offer lectures on the science of vagal toning and guide you through an experiential process so you can sense the benefit of these practices for yourself as well as teach them to clients. These practices can quickly reduce client’s anxiety, obsessive thinking, or feelings of hopelessness. Applied polyvagal theory […]
