Technology’s Potential to Disembody: How Polyvagal Theory Helps Me Picture It

Originally published in Elephant Journal Sept. 15, 2016 - How Polyvagal Theory Helps Me Overcome Technological Disembodiment

At its best, technology can enliven. At its worst, it can overwhelm. Technology offers an endless buffet of sensual information. To avoid becoming overwhelmed, we must be able to sense when our bodies are full of stimulation so that we can feel when to push away from the table so to speak.

When I first learned about Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory, I saw that it created a framework within which I could fit every aspect of my life including technology. It helped me understand my personal journey and the journeys of all the counseling and dance therapy clients that I have worked with over the twenty-three years that I have been a therapist.

Polyvagal theory helps us picture our nervous system functioning.

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