Rest and Restore Protocol™ — An Exciting New Product in Development
We are excited to further explore the healing potential of music through a new joint venture!
In collaboration with Polyvagal Music LLC™, Unyte will be launching a new acoustic protocol designed to entrain physiological functions that calm and promote mental and physical restoration.
The Rest and Restore Protocol™ has been developed as a 'neural exercise' designed to entrain the neural rhythms supporting homeostatic functions associated with the dorsal vagus.
The protocol is designed to be used by therapists, including mental health and medical providers, when treating clients with symptoms associated with chronic stress and functional disorders (e.g., functional neurological disorder, functional pain disorders, functional disorders of the gut brain axis including functional abdominal pain disorders, etc.), whereas the Safe and Sound Protocol™ is focused on the ventral vagal complex and is designed to allow engagement and to promote sociality.
These two protocols complement each other and will be exclusively available through Unyte.
We look forward to sharing more here in the coming months and invite you to follow along on this journey by signing up for updates.
Stephen W. Porges
Ph.D., originator of Polyvagal Theory
Dr Stephen W. Porges, PhD is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He has published more than 400 peer‐reviewed scientific papers that have been cited in more than 50,000 peer-reviewed papers and holds several patents involved in monitoring and regulating autonomic state. He created the Polyvagal Theory and a music-based intervention (Safe and Sound Protocol™). He is author of several books including The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton, 2017), and Polyvagal Safety (Norton, 2021), as well as co-author with Seth Porges of Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us (Norton, 2023), and co-editor with Deb Dana of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). Dr. Porges is co-creator with Anthony Gorry of Polyvagal Music™, and a founder of the Polyvagal Institute.
Anthony Gorry
CEO of Polyvagal Music LLC™
Anthony is a music and audio innovator with over 20 years of experience in the music and entertainment industry. He is the co-founder and CEO of Polyvagal Music LLC™, a company that develops music and wellness technology based on the science, which he co-invented with Dr. Stephen Porges, a world-renowned behavioral neuroscientist. He is also a co-founder of AjoiA Ltd, a company that provides audio and music production services for various clients and projects.
Anthony has a proven track record of creating, producing, and composing high-quality music, experiences and audio content for some of the most successful and influential artists, brands, and media outlets in the world, such as Gwen Stefani, Moby, No Doubt, Richard Ashcroft, L'Oréal, Adidas, Red Bull, and LG. He has also worked with Grammy Award winning producers and BAFTA award winning production teams, and has achieved chart-topping hits and worldwide recognition for his work. He is passionate about using music and audio as a tool for enhancing mental health, wellbeing, and social connection, and is constantly exploring new ways of applying his expertise and creativity to the field of music and wellness technology.
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“One year ago, two distinct worlds converged as Anthony Gorry and I embarked on a transformative journey. The ground breaking creation of our collaboration, Polyvagal Music™ and the Rest and Restore Protocol, stems from our achievements in totally different domains, mine in science and Anthony’s in music.
Fueled by our passion to lessen the burden of chronic disorders, we embarked on a challenging journey to create a new technology and form of music to enhance health and well-being.
Our commitment to this goal required us to blend our skills and insights to create a biologically informed music, composed to signal the autonomic nervous system to promote the homeostatic processes of health, growth, and restoration.
The creative magic of the Rest and Restore Protocol lies in the harmony of our passion, drive, and natural curiosity, which has enabled us to blend our creative resources into our unique partnership.”
- Dr. Stephen W. Porges
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