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Register for Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice Series in Tucson, AZ here:
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Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice Series
Integrating the Science of Safety, Connection, and Healing
TUSCON, AZ
https://www.lovelifetherapycenter.com/trainingworkshops-available
This workshop series brings Polyvagal Theory into practical, clinical application, offering clinicians, therapists, and practitioners cutting-edge tools to support nervous system regulation, transform entrenched patterns, and expand the possibilities for healing. Each workshop combines didactic teaching, experiential learning, and live demonstrations, giving participants both a deep theoretical foundation and hands-on strategies to integrate into their work. These one day 6.5 hour workshops can stand alone or be done as a series. CEU’s pending.
Individual Workshops in the Series (please note new dates):
Session 1 - Friday, March 20, 2026
Somatic Applications of Applied Polyvagal Theory: Where Theory Comes to Life in the Therapy Room
A full-day workshop where Polyvagal Theory is applied in real time through live clinical demonstrations. Participants learn to work directly with the nervous system to support downregulation and create lasting change.
Session 2 - Saturday, March 21, 2026
Working with Attachment through the Lens of the Nervous System: Expanding Capacity for Connection and Safety
Integrates Polyvagal Theory and attachment science to help clinicians strengthen their clients’ capacity for secure, flexible, and resilient relationships through practical tools and experiential practices.
Session 3 - Friday, March 27, 2026
Beyond Fight/Flight/Freeze: The Neurobiology of Fawning and Appeasement: Where Adaptive Responses Meet Healing Possibilities
Explores the neurobiology of fawning and appeasement as adaptive trauma responses, offering clinicians strategies to recognize and transform survival patterns into pathways toward agency and authenticity.
Session 4 - Saturday, March 28, 2026
Healing Core Beliefs Through the Nervous System: Transforming Stuck Patterns into Pathways of Change
Examines how developmental wounding shapes core beliefs, and provides practitioners with nervous-system-based strategies to release entrenched patterns and support clients in reclaiming freedom and agency.
Erin Lowery erin@lovelifetherapycenter.com is coordinating this series: https://www.lovelifetherapycenter.com/trainingworkshops-available
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Groups Trained by Ruby Jo Walker
CONFERENCES
Embodiment Facilitator, Polyvagal Institute Conference, Postdam. Germany
Somatic Experiencing International 30-Year Anniversary Training
Luminarias Sexual Assault Conference, Albuquerque, NM
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, Albuquerque, NM
International Association of Social Workers Group Conference, Online
Rocky Mountain HMO Statewide Behavioral Health Conference, Grand Junction, CO
Intimate Partner Violence Conference, Grand Junction, CO
Colorado Office of Victim’s Assistance Conference, Keystone, CO
Kingdom Builders Domestic Violence Services, Colorado Springs, CO
Conference on Crimes Against Women, Dallas, TX
Statewide Emergency Room Trauma Conference, Durango, CO
Illinois Coalition Against Statewide Conference, IL
Hope in Community, Fond du Lac Tribal Police Department, MN
National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA), online conference
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​BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER
Birmingham Maple Clinic, Michigan
Axis Health Care Mental Health Professionals, Durango, CO
Counseling and Education Center, Grand Junction, CO
Four Corners Training Consortium, Farmington, New Mexico
Navajo Nation—Shiprock, NM, Montezuma Creek, UT, and Pinion, AZ
Pediatric Partners of the Southwest Behavioral Health Staff, Durango, CO
Hope Center, Eagle County, CO
Somatic Experiencing International, Online
Psychological Association of Western New York (PAWNY)
Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County & Child Advocacy Center of NNY
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STAFF RESILIENCE TRAINING
Alternative Horizons, Durango, CO
Colorado Cross-Disability Division, Denver, CO
Idaho Disability Law Center, ID
Pediatric Partners of the Southwest, Durango, CO
Southwest Open High School, Cortez, CO
Manna, Durango, CO
St. Columba School, Durango, CO
Rhode Island Disability Law Center, RI
Southern Ute Reservation Veterans, Ignacio, CO
San Juan College Re-Envisioning Success Job Training Program, Farmington, NM
​Fort Lewis College, CO
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VICTIM/SURVIVOR SERVICES
Crimes Against Women Conference, Dallas, TX
Colorado Organization for Victim Services Conference, Keystone, CO
Child Advocacy Center, Cortez, CO
Kingdom Builders, Colorado Springs, CO
Alternative Horizons, Durango, CO
Wings Program for Survivors, Denver, CO
Somatic Experiencing International
Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County & Child Advocacy Center of NNY
Illinois Coalition Against Statewide Conference, IL
Hope in Community, Fond du Lac Tribal Police Department, MN
National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA), online conference
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EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
Eagle County School Counselors, Edwards, CO
Ball State University Social Work Department, Muncie, IN
Denver University MSW Social Work Program Program, Denver, CO
Southwest Open High School, Cortez, CO
St. Columba Grade School, Durango, CO
9-R School System, Durango, CO
Hope Center School-Based Staff, Eagle County, CO
Farmington School System, Farmington, NM
Yoga Durango Teacher Training, Durango, CO
Lead Teaching Assistant for Hakomi Mindfulness Somatic Training 2006-2008 & 2011-2013
TA for Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy 2012-2015, Phoenix, Kansas City, Tucson
HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES
Manna, Durango, CO
Bodyworkers—Chiropractors, Rolfers, Craniosacral Therapists, and Massage Therapists, Durango, CO
CALA (Colorado Assisted Living Association), Denver, CO
Colorado Cross-Disability Division, Denver, CO
Colorado Gerontological Society, Denver, CO
Heartlight Grief Center, Denver, CO
Southern Ute Reservation, Ignacio, CO
LaPlata Youth Services, Durango, CO
Native American Law Center, Farmington, NM
Pastoral Care Group, Durango, CO
Southern Ute Reservation, Ignacio, CO
Violence Prevention Coalition, Durango, CO
Physical Therapy Group, Durango, CO
Colorado CASA, Denver, CO
Yoga Durango, Durango, CO
Rhode Island Disability Law Center, RI
Idaho Disability Law Center, ID
Delta Human Services, LA
MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Founding member of the Statewide Moral Distress website for Colorado Healthcare Workers, developed during Covid website
Statewide Emergency Room Trauma Conference, Durango, CO
CME for Medical Professionals—Mercy Medical Center
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, Durango, CO
Colorado Emergency Room Nurses, Statewide
Pediatric Partners of the Southwest, Durango, CO
Shiprock Social Work Department, Navajo Nation, NM
Southwest Health System Physicians, Cortez, CO
Axis Health Medical Providers, Durango, CO
Trainings Presented* by Ruby Jo Walker
Applying Polyvagal Theory in Treatment of Trauma
Applying the Neurobiology of Self-Compassion
Building Psychobiological Resilience Post-Pandemic
Cultivating Resilience Using the Lens of Neurobiology
Developing the Skills of the Neurobiology of Self-Regulation
Neurobiology of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Parenting Using the Lens of Neurobiology
Personality Development through the Lens of the Nervous System
Somatic Psychotherapy Skills Training
Somatic Resilience
Strengthening the Neurobiology of Attachment and Connection
The Effect of the Pandemic on Interpersonal Neurobiology
Applying the Neurobiology of Self-Care
The Neurobiology of Anxiety and Depression
The Neurobiology of Attachment
The Neurobiology of Boundaries and Needs
Parenting The Under-parented Self
The Neurobiology of Grief and Loss
The Neurobiology of Post-Traumatic Growth
Developmental Wounding and the Nervous System
Understanding Deactivation in the Nervous System
The Neurobiology of Stress and Recovery
The Neurobiology of Trauma
Beyond Fight, Flight, Freeze: The Neurobiology of Fawning and Appeasement
Working with the Physiology of Trauma
Neurobiology of Domestic Violence
Yoga and Polyvagal Theory
Prevention of Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma Using the Lens of the Nervous System
Applying Neurobiology to the Treatment of Sexual Abuse
Neurobiology of Resilience Series (including various aspects of Resilience)
Understanding Addiction through Neurobiology
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(*All trainings use applied Polyvagal Theory)
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"RubyJo has such a vast store of knowledge about neurobiology and how our bodies – not just our brains – react to all of the varying experiences in life and it is clear that she loves sharing that knowledge. It’s that second part that makes her a great teacher."
– Mandi McKinley, Operations Director, Alternative Horizons Corp.
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