Joyful Learning in Action
Motivated. Engaged. Focused. Curious.
This is the companion activity book to The Polyvagal Path to Joyful Learning.
Using a 7-step approach, staff, students, and families pack their metaphorical backpacks with over 60 tools and activities to support resiliency. Order here.
Formerly named The Polyvagal Backpack.
Your classroom is filled with diverse students but there’s one thing they all have in common…
A predictable nervous system poised for action.
Learn how to master the predictability, and you’ll transform your teaching and your students’ learning.
We’re wired for regulation. Knowing how to access our regulating resources is the key to joyful learning.
Programs come and go but your nervous system is here to stay!
“At last, the science and practice of Polyvagal Theory clarified and adapted for the educational setting which needs it more than ever...I look forward to referencing this book again and again.”
“...with analogies such as leaky boats, car alarms, and loaded backpacks...teachers will be equipped to get in sync with their challenging students and to transform their classrooms into joyful learning centers.”
“...a thoughtful, helpful guide to the ways in which we ‘think with our bodies.’ Teachers, administrators, and parents can all benefit from reading Wilson’s informed and insightful book.”
The book reveal and answering the popular question, “Why write a book about Polyvagal Theory?”
“...clear, practical tools for developing academic resilience and emotional well-being. This new understanding of the nervous system supports our students and ourselves in today’s diverse classroom environments. I felt seen and understood as a teacher in a deeply human way.”
