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Learn The Foundations of A.R.T.

Anxiety Reframe Technique

Training for Nervous System Recovery

 

Enrolment open

As a parent…

Do you want your child / teen to feel happier?

Be more comfortable in their own skin?

Grow into the best version of themselves?

But are they reactive, non-responsive; locked-out more often than not?

Have you found limited success - or experienced a lot of resistance with other therapies?

Do you spend precious time and money on programs that don’t make a difference, that have you all running on a hamster wheel of appointments?

Do you worry about the future?

As an autistic adult or young adult…

Do you go from high to low with no brakes?

Feel outside of yourself? 

Struggle with digestive issues, poor sleep, anxiety, low energy, meltdowns when things don’t go your way, demand avoidance and low self-esteem?

Is it hard just to get out of bed because you’re always so tired?

Is it sometimes impossible to do basic things like shower and brush your teeth, or follow a movie?

And does it sometimes seem as if there’s no way out of feeling like this?

As an Allied Health professional…

Are you looking for ways to expand your means of working with and supporting your diverse range of clients?

Perhaps you’re frustrated by some of the limitations of other techniques and you are aware there is more you can be doing to help?

 

  

A.R.T. FOUNDATIONS

A gentle, powerful introduction to the Anxiety Reframe Technique

 

This is an invitation to see shutdown states and anxiety through an entirely new lens. You’ll walk away with practical tools, science you can easily incorporate, and a fresh connection to your own nervous system intelligence. 

Polyvagal and Trauma Informed 

 

TESTIMONIAL

 

"My young client previously presented with a very blunted affect, but is now displaying a wide range of emotions and facial expressions, as well as expressing his needs. I have watched as this young person has “come alive”, he is asking questions, advocating for himself and expressing himself with greater clarity and insight."

 Angeline Hazebroek, Senior OT

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 COURSE MODULES

MODULES 1: Setting a New Stage

We begin by exploring Ken Wilber's Integral Theory and how healing expands when we consider the whole person, not just their diagnosis or symptoms. From there, we examine autism and mental illness within their historical and cultural context, reflecting on how Western assumptions have shaped our understanding of difference. This creates space for a more integrated, physiologically informed approach to supporting neurodivergent individuals - and ourselves.

Integral Theory / History / Social Justice / Criminal Justice

 

MODULE 2: Polyvagal Theory

This module takes a unique look at Polyvagal Theory and its practical application to autism. By integrating additional biology and anatomy, it provides a broader understanding of autistic experiences, including meltdowns, shutdown, autonomic states, well-being, and why symptoms occur. Most importantly, it explores how this understanding can transform the way we support autistic individuals.

 

MODULE 3: Brain/Body Circuitry

Discover how the many systems of the body work together to shape our mental, emotional and physical states. This module brings together current research on the vestibular, immune and limbic systems, and the brain, to explain how they support movement, emotional regulation and executive functioning - and what this means for understanding and supporting autism.

 

MODULE 4: Brain Plasticity 

Building on Anat Baniel's Nine Essentials, introduced in the Reframe Your Thinking Around Autism book, this module explores how these principles can be applied through an A.R.T. lens. Learn how to work with greater sensitivity, curiosity and precision to support delicate and neurodivergent nervous systems through movement, play and connection.

 

MODULE 5: Hara Ball Exercise

Learn how the autonomic nervous system supports health, resilience and well-being, and why physiological flexibility is central to regulation. You'll then be guided through Holly's Hara Ball Exercise - a simple yet powerful practice designed to support this process. Includes practical demonstration videos so you can confidently use the technique yourself.

 

MODULE 6: Hara Hand Points 

Discover how the brain tracks and organises sensory information, and how these patterns influence behaviour, emotions and regulation. This module explores neurosensory alignment and how learned physiological responses can be reshaped through targeted sensory input. You'll then learn to apply Holly's A.R.T. Acupressure Hand Points through practical instruction and a real-life case study.

 What's Covered in the Program?

 

For Parents

 

  • Understand you or your child’s nervous system from a neurodivergent perspective

  • Apply Polyvagal Theory to interpret behaviour and reactions

  • Support calm, regulation, and presence for both you and your child

  • Build interoception and self-awareness

  • Reduce anxiety and support learning and engagement

  • Strengthen confidence and connection in your parenting 

 

 For Neurodivergent Teens and Adults

 

  • Generate authentic wellbeing and feel more peace in mind and body

  • Use simple tools to manage meltdowns and avoidance

  • See yourself with compassion by understanding your physiological responses

  • Build resilience, self-confidence, and self-care skills

  • Understand meltdowns and how physiology affects coordination, memory, and executive function

  • Befriend your nervous system and support your overall regulation

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For Allied Health Practitioners

 

  • Deepen your understanding of Polyvagal Theory and its practical application

  • Apply the theory with dignity for neurodivergent, ageing, or delicate clients

  • Expand skills in supporting Autism, ADHD, intellectual disability, ageing and trauma states

  • Promote client-led approaches, psychological safety, and connection

  • Integrate body-informed practice into your current theoretical framework

  • Enhance clients’ interoception, self-awareness, confidence, and regulation

 

 

WHAT YOU GET

 

  • Free e-copy of  Holly's book - ‘Reframe Your Thinking Around Autism'
  • 6 online modules & accompanying fillable workbooks.
  • 10 live video replays on the practical application of concepts and techniques of Anxiety Reframe Technique (A.R.T.)
  • 6 month access to content - so you’re not rushed to work through it and can refer back to the teachings.
  • Complicated science made simple
  • Go at your own pace
  • Online Certification Exam (optional).
    - Required for those who wish to proceed to Level 1 accreditation)
     

     Fee 

 USD 280 - Full Price 

 

 

  

 

Ready to learn the foundations of this new way of working to help yourself - your child or client ? 

 

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 True resilience reflects – not willpower –

but the adaptive flexibility of a

well-regulated nervous system that can

access calm, connection, and restoration

even in the face of adversity.

 

Professor Stephen W. Porges

Creator of The Polyvagal Theory

 

 Please note:

  • This course is a foundational course, to give you a basic level of understanding of the philosophy, physiology and psychology underpinning the Anxiety Reframe Technique (A.R.T)--and two core exercises to play with and apply in your home and in your practice. For allied health, there may be concepts that you are familiar with, however it is vital that these components are explored prior to learning the practical exercises, so as to not move straight into a 'fix it' model. Relationship and understanding is vital, and we cannot assume that everybody has the same level of training. Finding the nuance in the approach to this information, will give you pointers, subtleties and ways forward with your clients.
  • This is a basic course to familiarise yourself with the exercises - and many practitioners report it has revolutionised the way that they work. The advanced training will provide a much deeper - whole new level of connection and healing. 
  • Price in USD
  •  Payment Plans Available / Please message us if you are having financial difficulty

  •  Completion of A.R.T. Foundations is a pre-requisite for further A.R.T. training modules

  • This course is the new and improved - 'A.R.T. EXPRESS COURSE'

COMPLETION OF A.R.T. FOUNDATIONS IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR FURTHER A.R.T TRAINING

 

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