Repatterning the Lover Dance: Chi for Two® Awareness of Vagal Anatomy, Bite/Snap, and Language

6 Core CEs Approved by LPCA of GA

Friday Nov 13, 2026 9am-4:30pm (8:30am arrival/check-in)

In-person at Harbor of Dreams Art

6570 James B Rivers Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083

Fee: $220

Questions? Contact John Cargile: john@harborofdreamsart.com

Somatic therapists Dee Wagner, LPC, BC-DMT, MSME/T, Mukti Jarvis, RSME/T, EFT, CNVC, and Fred Shelton, ASMP, are excited to offer a deeper understanding of the science of the vagus nerve and how relational somatic practices can help lovers recognize what is happening in their body during efforts to use words. They can work through unresolved infant movement patterns with a therapist in the presence of the lover, but not acted out with the lover.

When lovers sense anxiousness in their bodies - and "bite each other's heads off," they might go to couples counseling for help with communication. Like parents trying to help siblings "use their words," counselors try to help lovers talk. Somatic therapists can shine light on the physiology of talking. 

Chi for Two - a mindful embodiment method synthesizes knowledge of nervous system functioning, infant development, multi-generational trauma patterning, and attachment styles. 

Therapists who have this knowledge can help lovers (and other peers seeking conflict resolution) bring mindfulness to the moments when their interactions awaken unfinished infant/parent dances. The infant rhythm Bite/Snap is key in articulating language. When lovers can recognize what is happening in their body during efforts to use words, they can work through unresolved infant movement patterns with a therapist in the presence of the lover, but not acted out with the lover.

Objectives:

Objective 1. Participants will be able to identify two physiological aspects of vagal functioning that support satisfying interactions within the Lover dance.

Objective 2. Participants will be able to identify when couples are bringing unfinished infant/parent interactions to each other and invite them to work through those patterns with the therapist.

Objective 3. Participants will be able to apply the Chi for Two method to invite clients into body awareness and invite Lovers into a series of practices.