Polyvagal Theory & the Brain-Gut Axis: An Intro to Neuro-Integrative Medicine
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23 CE's are available for this course.
This course offers a Polyvagal-Informed approach to Neuro-Integrative medicine, focusing on how we can process what we "digest" in the world—physically, emotionally, and mentally—with less reactivity. By understanding what the Brain-Gut Axis and microbiome are communicating to us, we can reduce stress, improve our health, and deepen our connection to self, each other, and the world around us.
Course Description
Cost: $849
The goal of this course is to help provide resources to create more safety and resilience in the nervous system in order to deepen the connection to ourselves, each other and the world around us. We will explore the easy-to-access ways to create more coherence, and safety in our physiology and nervous system on every level. When we feel safe in our bodies, we can optimize our metabolic resources, regulate our internal systems, and shift our behaviors, improving our overall health, resilience, and quality of life. By understanding how food, sensory input, neuroception, interoception, and more influence our nervous system, we can make small, impactful changes to create the experience we want.
This approach is practical, easy to understand, and rooted in self-connection. Participants will learn to identify “microtraumas” impacting them in real-time and gain tools to foster safety in their nervous systems, benefiting themselves, their loved ones, and their clients.As clients face increasing medical and emotional complexities, recognizing their needs and providing the right tools or referrals is essential to enhancing the support you offer in your specialty. Whether for personal growth or professional development, the course covers a wide range of inputs shaping our daily experience, and providing tools to create the experience we want to live.
A live info session about this course was offered on February 25, 2025
We invite you to watch the recording here.
Who is this course for?
- For anyone seeking personal understanding to help themselves, their clients or loved ones find more balanced health, safety, and resilience in their systems.
- Mental Health & Somatic Therapists, Clinicians, Functional Medicine Providers, Parents and Teachers.
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What else should I know?
- There are 23 CE's available for this course.
- CEs for psychologists, LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and nurses are pending. Additional CE information will be updated here when approved by our CE provider.
- If you are interested in obtaining optional continuing education credits (CEs) to support the maintenance of a professional license (mostly relevant to learners based in the U.S.), please note that live attendance at 6 of the 7 live sessions is required .
- You will receive a Certificate upon finishing this course.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this Certificate Course, learners will:
Polyvagal Theory and Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): Understand how Polyvagal Theory explains the role of the ANS in shaping real-time experiences, safety perception, and behavioral responses, and how it integrates with Functional Medicine to support health and well-being.
Brain-Gut Axis and Microbiome: Explore the foundational components and bidirectional communication of the brain-gut axis and microbiome, including their impact on mental health, behavior, and physical well-being.
Inflammation and Trauma: Examine how inflammation, unprocessed trauma, and food sensitivities influence brain function, mood, and health, and identify strategies to reduce their effects.
Sensory Processing and Regulation: Investigate the links between sensory input (e.g., interoception, neuroception, proprioception) and nervous system regulation, and learn tools to improve sensory balance and emotional resilience.
Microtraumas and Environmental Stressors: Identify and address the effects of external microtraumas (e.g., noise, screen time, lack of sunlight) on the nervous system, promoting safety and regulation.
Neuro-Integrative Approaches: Apply Polyvagal-informed Neuro-Integrative Medicine strategies, including somatic practices, movement, dietary changes, and tailored interventions, to support nervous system balance across developmental stages.
Child Development and Mental Health: Recognize key physical and behavioral expressions of neurological and emotional needs in children, and employ or refer to functional strategies that support bonding, attachment, and resilience.
Learn with BG Mancini
This course explores a polyvagal-informed approach to neurointegrative medicine, emphasizing how we process everything we are "digesting" in the world with less reactivity, by understanding what our Brain-Gut Axis is communicating to and through us.
AP, LAc, FMP BG Mancini
BG Mancini, is a Neurodevelopmental Specialist, Advanced Certified in Functional Medicine, and an AP/PCP (Or write out Acupuncture Physician/Prinary Care Provider).
She is the founder of www.braingutinstitute.com and creator of The Family Nervous System®. With 27 years of practice, she works with both children and adults to reach their potential through biomedical, nervous system & neurosequential practices. She has lectured internationally on PVT and functional medicine and simplifies the following principle: through the integration of many disciplines we can more easily find safety and comfort in our brains and bodies, and help clients to do the same.
She teaches about the Brain & Gut axis in a compassionate and usable way, as if it’s the manual we all should have gotten at birth. Her courses always provide tangible, take away tools to start improving our quality of life, today! By understanding our own cues we can more deeply connect to ourselves, our loved ones and the world around us.