Embodying Safety: A Certificate for Integrating Yoga, Qigong & Polyvagal Theory 03

This course offers experiential instruction in integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory to support healing, achieve your highest human potential and bring forth personal, professional and community transformation.

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Course curriculum

1. Preview: Hello and Intro by Dr. Amelia Barili
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2. Preview: Introductory Seminar
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3. Preview: Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Amelia Barili. Welcome to the course (16:38)
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4. Recording: bonus live session
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5. Amelia's Welcome Letter
6. Live Class Schedule & Zoom Link
7. Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Amelia Barili Course Conversation (35:01)
8. Syllabus
9. Embodying Safety. Terms, spelling and meanings
10. If you're interested in CEs
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11. Sign up for direct communication with Dr. Barili
1. Module 1 Overview
2. Module 1: Introduction. Framework for Integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory. (Recorded lesson)
3. Read: “Autonomic state: A neurophysiological platform for feelings, emotions and social engagement” by Stephen Porges, PhD
4. Read: “Neuroception: Our Body’s Surveillance System” Chapter 2 from Our Polyvagal World by Dr. Porges and Seth Porges (included with permission from the publisher W. W. Norton & Company)
5. Watch: “The Power of Your Nervous System for Healthy Relationships and Self-Healing” Stephen Porges/ Amelia Barili
6. Watch: “The Embodied Mind” Amelia Barili
7. Watch: “Oxytocin and the Vagus Nerve” Sue Carter and Amelia Barili
8. Read: This Nerve Influences Nearly Every Internal Organ. Can It Improve Our Mental State, Too?
9. Read: Can Thoughts and Action Change Our Brains?
10. Mini Practice #1: The Three Centers Meditation
11. Mini Practice #2: Seating Without Struggling
12. Mini Practice #3: Letting Go of Anxiety
13. Mini Practice #1: The Three Centers Meditation AUDIO
14. Mini Practice 02: Seating Without Struggling AUDIO
15. Mini Practice 03: Letting Go of Anxiety AUDIO
16. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 1
17. Quiz Module 1: How I developed this method. 6 Levels of Embodiment. Key steps in journey of embodying safety. Select best answer using what was presented in class
1. Module 2 Overview
2. Recording: Modcule 2 Integrating Yoga, Qigong and PVT. What is Polyvagal Theory
3. Watch: “Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective”
4. Watch: The Polyvagal Theory: The Science of Safety and Trauma. Seth Porges:
5. Watch: "Path of the Vagus nerve" (3D Anatomy lesson) by Sam Webster
6. Read: “The Vagal Paradox. A Polyvagal Solution” by Dr. Porges
7. Read: “The Vagus Nerve” Chapter 3 from Our Polyvagal World by Dr. Porges and Seth Porges (included with permission from the publisher W. W. Norton & Company)
8. Mini Practice #4 Setting of Intention
9. Mini Practice #5. Integrative Breath
10. AUDIO: Mini Practice #4: Setting Your Intention
11. AUDIO: Mini Practice #5 Integrative Breath
12. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 2
13. Quiz Module 2: Key principles of Polyvagal Theory. How your nervous system shapes your life. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
1. Module 3 Overview
2. Module 3: Yoga as Continuum of Body, Mind and Spirit (Recorded Session)
3. Watch: Benefits of Yoga Explained by Researchers in India and Harvard (1h 20m)
4. Watch: "Yoga As Medicine" Interview with Timothy McCall (41min)
5. Watch: “Yoga, Qigong and the Vagus Nerve”. Amelia Barili, Stephen Porges and Sue Carter (1h 2m)
6. Watch: Hand Mudras. Baba Hari Dass
7. Listen to: “Every Breath You Take” Dr. Porges and Dr. Barili 39:28
8. Read: “History, Philosophy and Practice of Yoga Therapy,” Chapter 3
9. Mini Practice #6: Two Yoga Living Principles
10. Mini Practice 06: Two Yoga Living Principles AUDIO
11. Mini Practice #7: Alternate Nostril Breathing
12. Mini Practice 07: Alternate Nostril Breathing AUDIO
13. Mini Practice #8: Mudras and Prayer of Union with Universal Self
14. Mini Practice 08: Mudras and Prayer AUDIO
15. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 3
16. Quiz Module 3: Yoga as continuum of body, mind and spirit. Integrating Yoga and Polyvagal Theory. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
1. Module 4 Overview
2. Module 4 Live recording: Befriending your nervous system with Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory. What is QIGONG?
3. Watch: “Yoga, Qigong and the Vagus Nerve”. Amelia Barili, Stephen Porges and Sue Carter
4. Watch: “Contemplative Neuroscience” Dr. Yi-Yuan Tang at Stanford Contemplation by Design
5. Mini Practice 9: Setting of Your Intention
6. Mini Practice 9: Setting of Your Intention AUDIO
7. Mini Practice 10: Self-Massage to Reset Your Nervous System
8. Mini Practice 10: Self-Massage to Reset Your Nervous System AUDIO
9. Mini Practice 11: Contemplative Movements
10. Mini Practice 11: Contemplative Movements AUDIO
11. Mini Practice 12: Gathering, Storing and Circulating Qi
12. Mini Practice 12: Gathering, Storing and Circulating Qi: AUDIO
13. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 4
14. Quiz Module 4: Qigong's continuum of body, mind and spirit. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
15. Instructions for your course-long final assignment
1. Module 5 Overview
2. Module 5: What Yoga and Qigong teach us about how to monitor and regulate Dorsal Vagal states
3. Watch: “The Body’s Life-Saving Response to Trauma” Stephen Porges at NICABM (3min)
4. Watch: “Working with the Freeze Response in the Treatment of Trauma” Stephen Porges at NICABM (4min)
5. Watch: How to Overcome Anxiety and Disconnection in Natural Ways with Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory (24:12)
6. Mini Practice 13: Connecting with Your Intention
7. Mini Practice 13: Connecting with Your Intention AUDIO
8. Mini-Practice 14: Nourishing the Roots of Your Tree of Energy
9. Mini Practice 14: Nourishing the Roots of Your Tree of Energy AUDIO
10. Mini Practice 15: Two Cooling Forms of Abdominal Breath
11. Mini Practice 15: Two Cooling Forms of Abdominal Breath AUDIO
12. Mini Practice 16: Contemplative Movements
13. Mini Practice 16: Contemplative Movements AUDIO
14. Mini Practice 17: Radiating Gratitude and Peace
15. Mini Practice 17: Radiating Gratitude and Peace AUDIO
16. Mini Practice 18: Reconnecting with Your Intention
17. Mini Practice 18: Reconnecting with Your Intention AUDIO
18. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 5
19. Quiz Module 5. Monitoring and Regulating Dorsal Vagal states with Yoga and Qigong. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
1. Module 6 Overview
2. Module 6 Live recording: What Yoga and Qigong teach us about how to monitor and regulate Sympathetic Dysregulation
3. Watch: “Understanding Why You Are Who You Are” Stephen Porges and Luke Iorio (53min)
4. Watch: “Healthy Relationships, Safety and Connection” Rick Hanson and Amelia Barili (7min)
5. Watch: Cardiac and Pulmonary Plexus (anatomy) 20:03
6. Mini Practice 19: Resetting Your Nervous System with Sun and Moon Breathing (30:09)
7. Mini Practice 20: Calming Sympathetic Activation with Self-Massage (11:09)
8. Mini Practice 21: Qigong Contemplative Movement (10:20)
9. AUDIO: Mini Practice 19: Resetting Your Nervous System with Sun and Moon Breathing (30:09)
10. AUDIO: Mini Practice 20: Calming Sympathetic Activation with Self-Massage (11:09)
11. AUDIO: Mini Practice 21: Qigong Contemplative Movement (10:20)
12. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 6
13. Quiz Module 6: Monitoring and Regulating Sympathetic Dysregulation with Yoga and Qigong. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
1. Module 7 Overview
2. RECORDING: Module 7: What Yoga and Qigong teach us about experiencing and sustaining Ventral Vagal states
3. Watch: “Self-awareness and compassion: Polyvagal Theory, Yoga and Qigong” Stephen Porges and Amelia Barili (56min)
4. Watch: “The Science of Compassion: Origins, Measures, and Interventions” with Stephen Porges (25min)
5. Watch: “Healing and Resilience: Awakening to Our Connectedness” with Dan Siegel and Amelia Barili (28min)
6. Watch: “Building Nurturing Communities: A Berkeley Story” Amelia Barili (17min)
7. Mini Practice 22: Setting of Intention Connecting Inner and Outer Universe through Om
8. Mini Practice 22: Setting of Intention Connecting Inner and Outer Universe Through Om AUDIO
9. Mini Practice 23: Separating the Clouds
10. Mini Practice 23: Separating the Clouds AUDIO
11. Mini Practice 24: Connecting to the Universal Self within us and everywhere
12. Mini Practice 24: Connecting to the Universal Self within us and everywhere AUDIO
13. Mini Practice 25: Healing with Self-Massage
14. Mini Practice 25: Healing with Self-Massage AUDIO
15. Mini Practice 26: Embodying Safety in Your Relationship to Yourself, to Others, to Life
16. Mini Practice 26: Embodying Safety in Your Relationship to Yourself, to Others, to Life AUDIO
17. Mini Practice 27: Contemplative Movements. Aliveness and Stillness
18. Mini Practice 27: Contemplative Movements. Aliveness and Stillness AUDIO
19. Mini Practice 28: Reconnecting with Your Intention
20. Mini Practice 28: Reconnecting with Your Intention AUDIO
21. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 7
22. QUIZ Module 7: What Yoga and Qigong teach us about experiencing and sustaining Ventral Vagal states. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
1. Course Survey
2. Module 8 Overview
3. RECORDING Module 8: Integrating Yoga and Qigong to consciously activate the Social Engagement System
4. Watch: “Befriend Your Nervous System. Yoga. Qigong. Vagus Nerve” Stephen Porges, Sue Carter and Amelia Barili
5. Watch: "What makes us bond? The deep biology of love. Oxytocin and the Vagus Nerve" Sue Carter/Amelia Barili
6. Watch: “How Facial Expressions Impact Your Relationships” Stephen Porges and Jayson Gaddis (1h 11m)
7. Read & Watch: Cranial Nerve X: Vagus Nerve (connects with the other cranial nerves at the brain stem)
8. Read & Watch: Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Nerve (main sensory nerve of the head)
9. Read & Watch: Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Nerve (controls muscles of facial expression)
10. Watch: Cranial Nerves Anatomy
11. Self-Reflection Worksheet: Module 8
12. QUIZ Module 8: Integrating Yoga and Qigong to consciously activate the Social Engagement System. Select best answer using what is presented in class.
13. Mini Practice 29: Setting Your Intention
14. Mini Practice 29: Setting Your Intention AUDIO
15. Mini Practice 30: Morning Routine. Head/Face/Heart Connection
16. Mini Practice 30: Morning Routine. Head/Face/Heart Connection AUDIO
17. Mini Practice 31: The Lotus Rises Above the Water
18. Mini Practice 31: The Lotus Rises Above the Water AUDIO
19. Mini Practice 32: Prayer to Mother Earth
20. Mini Practice 32: Prayer to Mother Earth AUDIO
1. Module 9 Overview
2. RECORDING: Module 9. Optimizing Our Human Experiences
3. Mini Practice 33 Setting of Intention
4. Mini Practice 34 Dispelling Stagnant Energy
5. Mini Practice 35 Contemplative Movements
6. Audio_Mini_Practice_33_Setting_of_Intention
7. Audio_Mini_Practice_34_Dispelling_Stagnant_Energy
8. Audio_Mini_Practice_35_Contemplative_Movements
9. Send us your questions for the November 21 Live Discussion with Dr. Porges
1. Module 10 Overview
2. RECORDING: Module 10 Live Discussion with Drs. Porges and Barili
3. RECORDING: Live Discussion with Drs. Porges and Barili Nov. 2024
4. Course Survey
5. Submit your final assignment
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Fabio Rizzo

The course turned out to be very rich in theory but also, and above all, in the practical part. Amelia is a very warm and engaging teacher, and with her smil...

The course turned out to be very rich in theory but also, and above all, in the practical part. Amelia is a very warm and engaging teacher, and with her smile and her deep comprehension of people, she sets an example to follow on the path traced in this course. It's as if I now have a map and a compass to continue my healing journey alone (even if I hope to stay in touch with Amelia). And speaking of healing, I think I now have a clearer meaning of this word, which is twofold. On one hand, there is the possibility of actually improving health problems by toning and tuning our nervous system. On the other hand, healing can mean having greater inner strength, trust in life and in the possibility of accepting what it brings you and making it an opportunity to grow.

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