Friday, September 5, 2025

Polyvagal Acupuncture™: An Integrative Path to Nervous System Healing

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Reposted by request from folks who took my intro to PVA class last month! Polyvagal Acupuncture™ (PVA) is an integrative technique I develop...
Thursday, September 4, 2025

Primitive Reflexes and Their Role in Nervous System Development

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Primitive reflexes (PRs) are foundational components of the human nervous system, and serve as essential building blocks for complex motor a...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Primitive Reflexes in Clinical Practice: Autonomic Dysregulation, Fascial Bracing, and Developmental Retention

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Primitive reflexes (PRs) are involuntary motor responses that establish foundational postural tone, orientation, and motor-sensory coordinat...
Monday, September 1, 2025

The Unintegrated Body: Autonomic Dysregulation and Subclinical Adrenal Dysfunction

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This model proposes an integrated framework for understanding the pathomechanisms of subclinical adrenal dysfunction, connecting deep physio...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

A Unified Field Theory for Dysautonomia: A Hub and Spoke Model for Navigating Systemic Trauma Recover

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This model is designed to be a roadmap. The Hub is the central, unifying cause. The Spokes are the distinct, yet interconnected, systems w...
Friday, August 22, 2025

The Startle Reflex: The Initial Spark of Freeze–Fight–Flight Activation

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The Startle Reflex is the earliest postural motor reaction to sudden sensory input, emerging in utero between 9–12 weeks gestation . It ser...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Fear Paralysis Reflex (FPR): The Primordial Freeze Response

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  The Fear Paralysis Reflex (FPR) is the earliest-appearing defensive reflex in fetal development, emerging as early as 5–8 weeks gestation...
Monday, August 18, 2025

The Moro Reflex: The Core Disruptor of Gut–Brain–Body Integration

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The Moro Reflex, distinct from the simpler Startle Reflex, is a higher-order primitive reflex that appears at birth and is typically integr...
Saturday, August 16, 2025

Freeze-Based Reflexes: The Missing Foundation in Primitive Reflex Work

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Core Tendon Guard Reflex (CTG): Architectural Overview Most primitive reflex training programs, particularly those focused on pediatrics, em...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Head Righting Reflex

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Head Righting Reflexes are a set of midbrain-driven postural responses that begin emerging around 2–3 months of age and remain active throu...