DEC 2026 SPEAKER · 2026

Tilly Lawrence

Life scientist, research nurse and dancer · Founder, Vagal Intelligence™

Tilly Lawrence is a life scientist, research nurse, and dancer studying how rhythm and the autonomic nervous system shape human health. She is the founder of Vagal Intelligence™, a methodology that uses movement, rhythm, and co-regulation to help people regulate their nervous systems.

Her work in this area began while she was a project manager at Leidos focused on pandemic preparedness and Long COVID, where she orchestrated a drug-free study using vagal nerve stimulation, sound, and music. That study convinced her the body’s oldest signals belong alongside pharmaceuticals in how we treat chronic illness.

She is also a competitive ballroom dancer, the practice that first showed her what synchronized movement does to the body. Her Sense · Sway · Sync™ framework translates vagus nerve science into something anyone can do, with no equipment, no prescription, and no instruction beyond a shared beat, making it all-inclusive for any ability, age, or cultures.