Epstein Secrets

Heracles was a favorite subject in ancient and Renaissance sculpture. Antaeus was the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and Demeter, goddess of the Earth.The Greeks believed that he lived on the edge of the desert in what is now Libya. Antaeus would challenge all passersby to a wrestling match, kill

riability (HRV) 69 Testing for Vagal Function: Early Experiences 71 Discovering the Polyvagal Theory 73 Testing for Vagal Function: Cottingham, Porges, and Lyon 78 A Simple Test of the Pharyngeal Vagus Branch 81 How to Test for Pharyngeal Ventral Branch Function 82 Therapists can Test for Vaga

es our behavior. Thus the proper working of our autonomic nervous system is central to our emotional as well as physical health and well-being. Dr. Porges's Polyvagal framework has allowed me to achieve positive results with health issues as far-ranging as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),

se have a hard time recognizing how to use language to get others to understand and help them. THE EVOLUTION OF HEARING Early in the evolution of Earth's creatures, large predators including the dinosaurs and other great lizards roamed the land, often preying upon small mammals. The largest animals

testing for autism evaluates behavior and defines different kinds of autism, but does not consider the underlying physiological factors in terms of Porges's new interpretation of the function of the autonomic nervous system. As a result, treatments have mostly focused on training the parents to try to

ncing, and vibrating. More importantly, I experienced an improvement in my hearing and in my ability to hear speech more clearly. At his lectures, Porges presented inspiring videos showing some of the changes in the children and how, when they could understand what was being said, they emerged from t

rdination of the trapezius, SCM, and other muscles. TRAPEZIUS AND SCM MUSCLES IN ACTION ON THE SERENGETI PLAIN A cheetah is the fastest mammal on Earth, able to run at speeds of up to sixty miles per hour. Running at that incredible speed, the cheetah keeps its eyes fixed on the animal it is chasin

Polyvagal Theory in my clinical practice and in my teaching. When I went home to Denmark, I could not set up a lab to do the kind of testing that Porges had done, and I did not have access to his process of testing and acoustic stimulation. But I decided to work with certain clients on the autism sp