Deb Dana offers professional training for practitioners, and more general courses designed to be easily accessible for non-clinicians to learn about navigating their own nervous systems. Please contact us if you would like advice on choosing a course.
Rhythm of Regulation® Courses & Training
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Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation: Polyvagal Theory in Therapy
An introductory-level course based on Deb’s seminal book, Polyvagal Theory in Theory: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation.
This on-demand book study course includes 20+ hours of Polyvagal-guided training presented by Deb herself. The program includes lifetime access to the video content as well as the accompanying readings, handouts and worksheets for you to use on your own and with your clients.
On-Demand
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Learning Labs Series I: Four Specific Polyvagal Deep Dives
An intermediate-level course designed for practitioners who have completed basic Polyvagal training.
The Learning Lab Series I offers practitioners an opportunity to deepen their existing knowledge of Polyvagal-guided therapy in four specific areas: Bringing a Polyvagal Lens to Remote Sessions; Introducing Polyvagal Theory to Clients, Colleagues & the Community; Setting up a Polyvagal-Informed Session; Embodying the Polyvagal Perspective.
On-Demand
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Learning Labs Series II: Four Specific Polyvagal Deep Dives
Part Two of Deb’s popular intermediate-level Polyvagal Learning Labs Series.
The Learning Labs Series II provides practitioners a continued opportunity to develop and broaden their knowledge and skillset in Polyvagal-guided therapy using Deb’s renowned framework in four additional areas: From State to Story; Mapping the Regulated System; Flavors of Autonomic Response; Working with Couples.
On-Demand
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Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice Training Series
An unparalleled professional clinical training series led by Deb and her Senior Training Team.
With over 40 hours of learning material via live training sessions, Q&As, recorded webinars, demonstrations, readings, handouts, and official exercises and worksheets created by Deb, this comprehensive hybrid training offers practitioners a deeply immersive and interactive learning journey to becoming Polyvagal-informed.
On-Demand and Live-Online
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Deb Dana's Advanced Master Class Retreat Series
These intimate, in-person retreat-style workshops take participants on an immersive and experiential learning journey as they deepen their understanding, application and embodiment of Polyvagal-guided living and clinical work.
Deb's Master Classes are advanced-level training and are intended for those who have completed the Foundations training series or other multi-day foundational training with Deb and are actively using PVT in their work with clients.
Washington, Maine
Next Retreat: September 2025 (Registration Now Open)
Upcoming Live Events and Training
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37th Annual Childhood Developmental Trauma and Attachment Conference (ATTACh)
Deb is the Opening Keynote Speaker for the 2025 annual ATTACh conference, presenting Navigating the Quest for Connection: A Polyvagal Guide.
The ATTACh conference is three days (April 3 – 5) of networking, presentations, conversation and discussion about healing childhood trauma and attachment in children of every age.
April 3 - 5, 2025
Nashville, TN
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PESI Presents: Deb Dana's Polyvagal Experiential Retreat
Join Deb amidst the serene Appalachian Mountains for a transformative five-day retreat. Discover how our nervous system shapes our responses to stress and social interactions. Through practical exercises, Deb will guide you to understand and regulate your autonomic nervous system. In a compassionate and safe environment, learn to reset clients' nervous systems and restore safety. Gain a deeper understanding of your nervous system and the fundamentals of polyvagal informed therapy through this immersive and interactive experience.
April 13 - 17, 2025
Boone, NC
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Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Presents: Anchored to Calm
Join Deb for an immersive two-day in-person program designed for curious minds and professionals alike that offers practices to gently shape the nervous system in new ways.
Through individual and group experiences, you will learn: how to get unstuck from patterns of protection; ways to cultivate moments of safety; methods to reshape your responses to stress, conflict, and hardship; practices to travel the four pathways of connection: self, others, the world, and Spirit; and the skills of re-storying.
July 4 - 6, 2025
Stockbridge, MA
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Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Presents: Polyvagal Theory and Yoga
Join Deb and bodyworker, anatomy teacher, and yoga teacher trainer, Melanie Burns, for a program that invites you to listen to the rhythm of your body and tune in to the important information your nervous system holds.
Through embodiment and yoga practices and the principles of Polyvagal Theory, you will learn: how experience creates patterns of protection and connection; ways to use the social engagement system to foster nourishing connection; the physiology of breathing, with guided experiential practice; coregulation, through partner work and exercises; practices for up-regulation, to promote the dance between connection and mobilization; and meditation and yoga nidra for down-regulation, to access safety in stillness
July 6 - 11, 2025
Stockbridge, MA
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Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Practical Applications for Treating Trauma
In this experiential workshop participants will first learn the basics of Polyvagal Theory and then work with practices designed to bring the power of Polyvagal Theory directly into clinical work. Working individually and in dyads, participants will experiment with multiple ways to map autonomic responses, skills to safely explore patterns of action, disconnection, and engagement, and techniques to build autonomic regulation and resilience.
The workshop will bring Polyvagal Theory into practical application with a roadmap to help clients safely tune into their autonomic states, reshape their nervous systems, and rewrite the trauma stories that are carried in their autonomic pathways.
July 21 - 25, 2025
Orleans, MA or live-online
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Deb Dana's 2025 Advanced Master Class Retreat: Deepening Your Practice
Registration is now open for Deb’s annual Advanced Master Class Retreat, now in its third year.
Embark on a transformative journey into advanced Polyvagal-guided clinical work with Deb at the idyllic Medomak Retreat Center, a haven nestled in the heart of Maine's natural splendor. This immersive, week-long training is designed to deepen your understanding and practical application of Polyvagal Theory and explore what’s next in Polyvagal-guided clinical work and living. Amidst tranquil surroundings of lush forests and pristine lakes, you'll find an intimate setting to connect with a dedicated community of like-minded professionals.
Deb’s Master Classes are an advanced professional training, intended for those who have already completed the Foundations training series or other multi-day foundational training with Deb.
September 8 - 12, 2025
Washington, Maine
Space is limited to 40 participants
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Advanced Master Class with Deb Dana
Gather together with like-minded peers and colleagues and join Deb in beautiful Tuscany, Italy for this Master Class event, hosted by Rhythm of Regulation’s Italian partner, Teoria Polivagale. Take part in this unique opportunity to dive deeper into the heart of Polyvagal Theory and polyvagal-guided clinical work.
Deb’s Master Classes are an advanced professional training, intended for those who have already completed the Foundations training series or other multi-day foundational training with Deb.
October 31 - November 2, 2025
Tuscany, Italy
Co-Hosted Trainings
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Psychotherapy Networker: Masterclass
Co-Hosted with PESI
Polyvagal Informed Therapy Masterclass
Join Deb in a one-on-one analysis with Networker Continuing Education Director and clinician, Zachary Taylor, as they discuss Deb's unique contribution & how she works moment-by-moment in real time.
See Deb Dana in action with real clients and experience how applying Polyvagal Theory insights can transform your treatment outcomes
On-demand
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Finding Safety in your Nervous System
Co-Hosted with Sounds True
A Non-Clinical Introductory Program for Curious Humans
This online course offers resources to help calm your body & soothe your soul. Here, Deb Dana provides her valuable blueprint for building resilience and finding safety during the many ups and downs of life.
On-demand