Outline of the Course Modules


Module 1 (Self Paced): Understanding your Potential (I). Framework for integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory 

Module 2 (LIVE): Understanding Your Potential (II): from a Polyvagal Lens. How to befriend your nervous system with Polyvagal Theory

Module 3 (Self Paced): Understanding Your Potential (III): from a Yoga lens. Yoga’s continuum of Body, Mind and Spirit

Module 4 (LIVE): Understanding Your Potential (IV): from a Qigong lens. How to befriend your nervous system with Qigong

Module 5 (Self Paced): Developing Your Potential (I): What Classical Yoga and Qigong teach us about how to monitor and regulate dorsal states

Module 6 (LIVE): Developing Your Potential (II): What Classical Yoga and Qigong teach us about how to monitor and regulate sympathetic dysregulation

Module 7 (Self Paced): Developing Your Potential (III): What Classical Yoga and Qigong teach us about experiencing and sustaining a ventral state

Module 8 (LIVE): Developing Your Potential (IV): Signaling Safety and Connection. Ancient Techniques to Consciously Activate the Social Engagement System

Module 9 (LIVE): Integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory to optimize our human experiences. Live Discussion with Dr. Porges and Dr. Barili 

Module 10 (LIVE): Conclusion: going deeper and bringing it all together. Practice and Testimonials of Integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory in daily life and work. 

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Learn with Amelia Barili

Amelia Barili, PhD

Dr. Amelia Barili studied with old teachers of the healing traditions of India and China and has taught Yoga, Qigong and Meditation for over 40 years. A survivor of deep trauma herself, in this course, Amelia shares with us a distillation of her lifelong dedication to learn from ancient sources of healing knowledge. Dr. Barili is a pioneer at integrating the ancient wisdom healing traditions of Classical Yoga and Qigong, which she knows deeply not only from her passionate dedication to learn them and teach them, but also from her own journey of discovering healing and inner guidance. In the 1970s, Amelia graduated from Kaivalyadhama Yoga School in India. Founded in 1924, Kaivalyadhama is the first ever to research with scientific methods the application of yoga therapy to manage chronic diseases. Inspired by those teachings and discoveries about the transformational power of working with the energy body, Dr. Barili set out to learn what the other great pillar of ancient wisdom, China, taught about healing with the energy body. She apprenticed with Qigong masters and healers, among them several from the lineage of Grandmaster Yang, Mei Jun, the 27th generation inheritor of the Taoist Medical Qigong system developed in the sacred Kunlun Mountains in China. Drawing from the deep knowledge about the continuum of body, mind and spirit in ancient wisdom healing traditions, Amelia developed a unique way of integrating the teachings and practices of Classical Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Qigong. Dr Barili is the founder of “Integrating Yoga and Qigong” ™ approach which now has extended to “Integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory,” ™ a practical transformative approach to integral health and transformation at an individual, community and global level. To find out more about Dr. Barili’s work, visit her website ameliabarili.com and her YouTube Channel thenewparadigms

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Student reviews

"This course has been phenomenal"

by Linda Chamberlain

"I have been trying to promote Polyvagal Theory to Arctic regions for several years and the door has opened much wider since the pandemic. Understanding the science is crucial, of course, but people want it to be relatable and they want tools. Amelia has made the connection between traditions, culture, and science in an extremely helpful way for me to bring this forward with indigenous populations. Dr. Barili is helping me to make it very real and accessible to diverse populations - there are elements here I can use that I know will speak beyond the barriers."

"More than expected"

by Fabio Rizzo

"The course turned out to be very rich in theory but also, and above all, in the practical part. Amelia is a very warm and engaging teacher, and with her smile and her deep comprehension of people, she sets an example to follow on the path traced in this course. It's as if I now have a map and a compass to continue my healing journey alone (even if I hope to stay in touch with Amelia). And speaking of healing, I think I now have a clearer meaning of this word, which is twofold. On one hand, there is the possibility of actually improving health problems by toning and tuning our nervous system. On the other hand, healing can mean having greater inner strength, trust in life and in the possibility of accepting what it brings you and making it an opportunity to grow."

"This course has been phenomenal"

by Linda Chamberlain

"I have been trying to promote Polyvagal Theory to Arctic regions for several years and the door has opened much wider since the pandemic. Understanding the science is crucial, of course, but people want it to be relatable and they want tools. Amelia has made the connection between traditions, culture, and science in an extremely helpful way for me to bring this forward with indigenous populations. Dr. Barili is helping me to make it very real and accessible to diverse populations - there are elements here I can use that I know will speak beyond the barriers."

"More than expected"

by Fabio Rizzo

"The course turned out to be very rich in theory but also, and above all, in the practical part. Amelia is a very warm and engaging teacher, and with her smile and her deep comprehension of people, she sets an example to follow on the path traced in this course. It's as if I now have a map and a compass to continue my healing journey alone (even if I hope to stay in touch with Amelia). And speaking of healing, I think I now have a clearer meaning of this word, which is twofold. On one hand, there is the possibility of actually improving health problems by toning and tuning our nervous system. On the other hand, healing can mean having greater inner strength, trust in life and in the possibility of accepting what it brings you and making it an opportunity to grow."

"This course has been phenomenal"

by Linda Chamberlain

"I have been trying to promote Polyvagal Theory to Arctic regions for several years and the door has opened much wider since the pandemic. Understanding the science is crucial, of course, but people want it to be relatable and they want tools. Amelia has made the connection between traditions, culture, and science in an extremely helpful way for me to bring this forward with indigenous populations. Dr. Barili is helping me to make it very real and accessible to diverse populations - there are elements here I can use that I know will speak beyond the barriers."

"More than expected"

by Fabio Rizzo

"The course turned out to be very rich in theory but also, and above all, in the practical part. Amelia is a very warm and engaging teacher, and with her smile and her deep comprehension of people, she sets an example to follow on the path traced in this course. It's as if I now have a map and a compass to continue my healing journey alone (even if I hope to stay in touch with Amelia). And speaking of healing, I think I now have a clearer meaning of this word, which is twofold. On one hand, there is the possibility of actually improving health problems by toning and tuning our nervous system. On the other hand, healing can mean having greater inner strength, trust in life and in the possibility of accepting what it brings you and making it an opportunity to grow."