The top of the autonomic ladder roughly corresponds with the top of your body, where you are able to access the parts of you that make you most feel like yourself. When you are at the top of your autonomic ladder, you are able to access the regulating powers of your prefrontal cortex and are able to connect with yourself, others, and God through the capacity of your social engagement system.14 This nervous system state is called the ventral vagal state, and with my clients and myself, I like to call this place home.
