by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Apr 29, 2022 | Body/Mind Tools, Coping Skills, Covid-19, mind/body, Stress
A Changing Scene As mask mandates lift and positive Covid-19 cases and deaths continue to go down we hear whispers of the word “endemic”. “I just want things to go back to normal” is a phrase we’ve been using since those first days of lock down, and here in the...
by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Nov 30, 2021 | Anxiety, mind/body, Somatic Therapy, Stress, trauma
What is Polyvagal Theory and the Vagus Nerve? If you’ve delved into the world of body-oriented therapy, you may have heard of Polyvagal Theory (the father and founder of this theory is Stephen Porges) and the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve, also called “the wandering...
