Increase Flexibility & Cultivate Connection
Discipline must be understood through the nervous system, beginning with our own as adults working alongside children and adolescents.
Across two half-day sessions we will explore multi-tiered levels of support for adults to cultivate their own autonomic flexibility and adaptability as a foundation of community care.
In a culture often marked by resistance and burnout, this experience offers space for reflection, connection, and a collective “Retuning” in how we understand ourselves and our responses, and student behavior.
- For teachers, administrators, and support staff
This workshop is for:
- For school-based personnel, educators, social workers, counselors, occupational therapists, and administrators, and those in the helping professions.
- Non-conventional K-12 education providers including caregivers, homeschooling and hybrid school communities also welcome!
A note on pricing:
- We’ve introduced a tiered pricing model to offer greater financial accessibility.
- Please choose a pricing tier that reflects your financial ability. Those paying the higher amount help us fund additional scholarships.
- Everyone receives the same access to the materials, regardless of price level.
This is not about feeling "calm all the time"
Learn why adult self-awareness is the critical starting point for change.
Shift Your Perspective
Move away from traditional "classroom management" toward a deeper understanding of how the nervous system drives change.
Develop Practical Tools
Participants will leave with realistic, sustainable ways to carry forward a sense of “reset” and “retuning” in their daily work.
Engage Your Own Nervous System
Begin listening to what your nervous system is trying to tell you, allowing you to make more intentional decisions during challenging situations.
Schedule
Wednesday and Thursday, July 29 - 30th, 2026
Live online both days from 12-3 pm Eastern Time
(Convert this to your local time zone here.)
Registration includes one year of access to the recordings, which will be available within a few business days on the learning platform.
Wednesday - Day 1
Part 1: Why the Nervous System? Why Adults?
12:00 - 1:25 pm ET
This opening session invites participants to explore why discipline must be viewed through a nervous system lens, and why adult awareness is essential to this shift.
This is not about “being calm all the time” or trendy “regulation,” nor is it about blame or shame. Instead, we will engage in an authentic exploration of our own nervous system states and our own nervous system states and how they are essential in transforming how we imagine “classroom management.”
Break
1:25 - 1:35 pm ET
Part 2: In Practice - Tuning Into Our Nervous Systems
1:35 - 3:00 pm ET
Building on this foundation, participants will engage in reflective and experiential practices that bring awareness to what their nervous systems are communicating.
This session focuses on developing the capacity to notice, interpret, and respond to internal cues, supporting greater flexibility, presence, and intentionality in moments of challenge.
Thursday - Day 2
Part 3: Environment and Integration / Creating Conditions for Felt Safety
12:00 - 1:25 pm ET
The focus expands from individual awareness to the environments and conditions adults are cultivating.
Participants will examine how classroom structures, routines, and relational dynamics either support or disrupt a sense of felt safety, for both students and adults. This session also considers how school environments impact educator wellbeing, and how broader, shared supports can strengthen community care.
Break
1:25 - 1:35 pm ET
Part 4: In Practice - Integrating into Daily Routines
1:35 - 3:00 pm ET
The final session centers on practical integration. Participants will explore how nervous system-informed approaches can be woven into existing procedures, transitions, and everyday interactions, without adding more to already full schedules.
We’ll explore how to model these practices alongside youth, while fostering co-regulation and relational support. Participants will leave with realistic, sustainable ways to carry forward a sense of “reset” and “retuning” in their daily work.
Lori Desautels, PhD
Watch Lori on Wired for Connection
Dr. Desautels appeared on Wired for Connection: A Polyvagal Podcast, to discuss the transformative power of the nervous system. She shares her journey from special education teacher to neuroscientific educator and highlights how applied neuroscience can revolutionize classroom practices to support both teachers and students.
A group discount of 15% off the Opportunity Price is available for 5+ simultaneous enrollments.
PVI is happy to work with your school or district finance office or billing system to facilitate both individual or group registration for this event. Please contact [email protected] for assistance.
Pricing options
Please choose a pricing tier that reflects your financial ability. Those paying the higher amount help us fund additional scholarships. Everyone receives access to the same materials. Registration includes one year of access to the recordings.
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