I’m currently doing a course on polyvagal theory and this aligns nicely with it. In the theory, anxiety is part of the sympathetic vagal response which is protective and automatic. To come back to calm, or the ventral vagal state, requires flexibility and awareness.
I’m currently doing a course on polyvagal theory and this aligns nicely with it. In the theory, anxiety is part of the sympathetic vagal response which is protective and automatic. To come back to calm, or the ventral vagal state, requires flexibility and awareness.