Safe and sound Protocol

I have recently introduced this exciting new listening therapy into my practise. I felt that for some people who struggle with dysregulation this could be really useful as it rewires how the nervous system actually functions and creates a greater felt sense of safety which could be of great benefit to many people.

Many people live life in a dysregulated state and find it very difficult to regulate themselves as it happens at an autonomic level- ie outwith conscious control.

The Safe and Sound Protocol, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges(of the polyvagal theory) directly speaks to your Nervous System so you can feel what it's like to be in a fully regulated state & take that energy with you into all the areas of your life.  It works by exercising the middle ear muscles that are connected to your nervous system & training them to function the way they would have before our involuntary responses became hypertuned to fear, overwhelm, or hypersensitivity. 

This can happen through being exposed to trauma, perhaps living with illness or injury or have sensory, learning or developmental needs.

The sound in the music was carefully modulated & tested to retune how your body perceives threats (neuroception), softening & lessening the incoming signal so you aren't being unconsciously triggered into survival responses & overwhelm anymore.  While you listen, you retrain your nervous system into the kind of energy & responses that align with how you want to feel & react to life. 

Survival responses are the fight/flight response, shutdown response , or a response called fawn (which has been added in recent years after years of research. )

With proper use of Safe and Sound Protocol, your middle ear muscles will be more equipped to filter sounds that trigger safety, connection, & calm as you move through the world without you having to consciously do a thing.  This is what leads to calm regulated feelings, thoughts, emotions, self-control, better health, & easier relationships with others.

It can help people living with anxiety, depression, trauma related symptoms or those who have challenges with psychosocial functioning.