Artistic Recovery, Leadership, and Resilience
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Nervous System & The Arts
Certification
FALL PROGRAM IS Sept 7th, 2025
Are you a passionate performing artist, a dedicated therapist, or an inspired teacher looking to deepen your impact and transform lives? Discover the key to creating a truly transformative experience for your audience, clients, or students with our
6-Week Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Program Creation Course.
What’s inside the course?
Week 1- The Artist & The Brain
"The Artist & The Brain" is a groundbreaking module course designed to bridge the gap between the creative world of art and the realm of neuroscience. This course offers a unique opportunity to explore the fascinating interplay between artistic expression and brain function, providing invaluable insights for anyone interested in understanding the depths of human creativity and cognition.
Week 2 & 3- The Unstoppable Performer: Our Nervous System States And Shifting Tools.
This masterclass bridges the gap between the "science of safety" and performance technique, offering you a shortcut to mastery that could otherwise take years to achieve on your own. Ruby guides you through understanding your nervous system states, teaching you how to shift them to your advantage, and revealing how to harness your biology for peak performances. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your approach to performing, all while taking advantage of a limited-time offer that puts this invaluable knowledge within your reach at an unbeatable price!
Week 4- Dopamine Week-
Embark on a transformative journey into the depths of your nervous system with MuscleMusic's exclusive Dopamine Masterclass. Designed for artists, creators, and innovators, this immersive experience delves into the intricate workings of the brain's reward system, offering insights and techniques to unlock your full creative potential.
Led by the research of leading neuroscientists and seasoned artists, the Dopamine Masterclass is a fusion of science and artistry, providing a unique understanding of how dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and motivation, influences creativity.
Week 5- Superplay Week
Superplay is the science of pretend and role-play and according to Ruby Rose Fox’s Superplay Theory, she explains why this is a new evolutionary state with specific rules and neural hardware. Superplay helps artists understand why art can be so anxiety ridden and how they can escape toxic patterns.
Week 6-
Eat For Your Nervous System and Integration Week
Eat for your nervous system is not a diet or a any kind of shame-based weight loss program. It is a framework for setting your nervous system up to be in alignment with your purpose. This week we also catch up on coursework and any integration exercises necessary for the completion of the course.
MASTER TOOL LIBRARY (OVER 50 COACHING TOOLS)
Over 50 tools for exploring and shifting your nervous system to overcome stage fright, life fright, and to fall madly, deeply, in love with your nervous system.
When are the group sessions?
🗓️ Coaching Session Schedule
All group sessions are optional, they are just for your deepening. All coursework is asynchronous. Groups are for deepening in the material.
Saturdays – Superplay Workshops
1:00 PM CT
Mountain Time (MT): 12:00 PM
Eastern Time (ET): 2:00 PM
Pacific Time (PT): 11:00 AM
UK (BST): 7:00 PM
Australia (AEST): 4:00 AM (Sunday)
Sundays
7:30 PM CT
Mountain Time (MT): 6:30 PM
Eastern Time (ET): 8:30 PM
Pacific Time (PT): 5:30 PM
UK (BST): 1:30 AM (Monday)
Australia (AEST): 10:30 AM (Monday)
Mondays
9:00 AM CT
Mountain Time (MT): 8:00 AM
Eastern Time (ET): 10:00 AM
Pacific Time (PT): 7:00 AM
UK (BST): 3:00 PM
Australia (AEST): 12:00 AM (Tuesday)
Wednesdays
6:00 PM CT
Mountain Time (MT): 5:00 PM
Eastern Time (ET): 7:00 PM
Pacific Time (PT): 4:00 PM
UK (BST): 12:00 AM (Thursday)
Australia (AEST): 9:00 AM (Thursday)
You also get…
Lifetime of MuscleMusic
(Avail on Apple App and Desktop)
BONUS: 5 one-on-one coaching sessions and 120 group sessions!
(available during the 6 weeks only)
A pair of nervous system cards.
SYLLABUS
📅 Course Calendar & Weekly Themes
WEEK ONE: The Artist and The Brain
Theme: Building your personal map and understanding your nervous system as your first instrument.
Dates: Sept 7–11, 2025
Mon, Sept 7 – Ruby’s Story: How We Got Here
Assignment: Write Your Nervous System StoryTues, Sept 8 – Fox Method Core Principles
Assignment: Integration ReflectionWed, Sept 9 – The Body Budget & The Brain
Exercise: Stop, Drop, and Roll PracticeThurs, Sept 10 – The Brain and The Comfort Zone
Assignment: It’s Totally Possible & Remember WhenFri, Sept 11 – What Are Emotions?
Lecture: The Theory of Constructed Emotion (90 min)
WEEK TWO: Mapping Your Nervous System
Theme: Understanding your internal world to lead yourself and your audience.
Dates: Sept 14–18, 2025
Mon, Sept 14 – Meet Your Instructor + Neuroception 101
Tues, Sept 15 – Understanding Nervous System States
Wed, Sept 16 – Play Mode — The Safe & Social System
Thurs, Sept 17 – Move Mode — The Fight or Flight System
Fri, Sept 18 – Preservation Mode — The Freeze System
Assignment: Defense Mode Mapping
WEEK THREE: Shifting & Performance Tools
Theme: Daily nervous system strength + emergency triage tools.
Dates: Sept 21–25, 2025
Mon, Sept 21 – Daily Strengthening with the WEEBSS System
Tues, Sept 22 – Micro-Shifting & BMWs (Body, Movement, Words)
Wed, Sept 23 – Triage I: Preservation → Move Mode
Thurs, Sept 24 – Triage II: Move Mode → Play Mode
Fri, Sept 25 – Performance Tools + Pre-Show Nervous System Game
WEEK FOUR: Dopamine Week
Theme: Reward prediction, motivation crashes, and healing your creative drive.
Dates: Sept 28–Oct 2, 2025
Mon, Sept 28 – Dopamine Dips: Am I in Freeze?
Assignment: Dopamine Self-AssessmentTues, Sept 29 – Embracing Boring + Peaches & Pumpkins Game
Wed, Sept 30 – Embracing Pain to Clear Your Brain
Thurs, Oct 1 – Dopamine Group Challenge + 1-Hour Meditation
Fri, Oct 2 – MuscleMusic: Dopamine, Cosmos, and Harmony
WEEK FIVE: SUPERPLAY Week
Theme: Unshaming, expansion, and playful transformation.
Dates: Oct 5–9, 2025
Mon, Oct 5 – Superplay & The Safe and Social Bypass
Assignment: Superplay ReflectionTues, Oct 6 – Unshaming the Nervous System + Harmonics Assessment
Wed, Oct 7 – Nervous System Leadership + Shifting Clients
Assignment: Shifting ScriptsThurs, Oct 8 – Nervous System Limitations + Stage Fright
Assignment: Start Your Stage Fright EssayFri, Oct 9 – Surprise, Surprise! (Experiential Superplay Day)
WEEK SIX: Advanced Practice & Integration
Theme: Mastery, embodiment, and lifelong nervous system artistry.
Dates: Oct 12–14, 2025
Mon, Oct 12 – Protein and Mixed Signals
Tues, Oct 13 – Move Your Center
Wed, Oct 14 – Protocol in Practice (Final Lecture)
📝 Final Deliverables
30 Nervous System Check-Ins (anytime during your year)
Final Essay (started in Week 5)
Exam (Week 6 or when you're ready)
I wish I had this knowledge as a young actor and will be using these techniques in the classroom for years to come.
-Adrienne Krystansky
(Actress, Head of Acting Brandeis)
It is also emphatically anti-culty, encouraging self knowledge and putting you in touch with your own experience. So refreshing! For me personally, perhaps this venture’s greatest asset is that it is led by an incredible and experienced artist, who truly gets and resonates with the artist’s dilemma, with all its vast riches, rewards, obstacles, challenges, and dare I say even traumas. In my experience you get vast value out of Muscle Music.
-Eszter Baliant (Indie Film Actress- Voice, Violin)
By the end of this course I am at 90% belief in myself and my art. My goal is 105%. I am getting closer and I am so glad I took the plunge and did this course!!
-Callie Cooper (Soprano)
My nervous system needs to be cared for in order to be a whole, healthy person. There are actual, practical tools I can use to direct my nervous system into a different state.
-Hannah Jackson (Musical Theater Actress)
I will also say, one of the things that excites me about this work is its flexibility.
This methodology isn’t asking individuals to bend to a set of rules, but to tune into their own rules on a core level.
-Marina Blue Jarrette- Actor, Director, Singer
As my therapist says, this has been a Fast Pass on the road of my healing and recovery! glad I took the plunge and did this course!!
-Deepshikha Sairam (Writer)
The biggest realization the Fox Method has provided me is a sense of peace in my work as a musician.
Leah Addington- Music Therapist, Musician
Clients
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Yale University
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Emerson College
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Cambridge Community
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TuneFoolery
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Brandeis University
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Boston University
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Northeastern University
Wall of transformation
5k value for $3,000
YOU GET:
Product: The Dopamine Resilience Mini-Course
Value: $299
Product: The Superplay Extension Mini-Course
Value: $299
Product: The Unstoppable Performer Course
Value: $299
Product: 5 1:1 Coaching and Integration Sessions
Value: $690
Product: Optional Group Zooms for YEAR
Value: $2,000
Product: The Master Tool Library
Value: $700
Description: Connect with peers and enhance your learning experience through interactive group sessions.
Continuous Learning and Support: Exclusive Access
Product: A Lifetime of MuscleMusic
Value: $1,300
Description: Enjoy lifetime access to our exclusive collection of audio tracks designed to support your performance and well-being.
Performance Toolkit: Resources and Merchandise
Products: Nervous System Shifting Cards + 2 Workbooks + SUPERPLAY Book
Value: $113
Description: Equip yourself with practical tools for state management and show off your journey with exclusive merchandise.
The Ultimate Transformation Package
Total Value: $5000
Description: This all-encompassing package combines all the offerings for a holistic approach to mastering your performance, providing you with all the tools, knowledge, and support for a complete transformation.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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Requirements for certification:
1. Completion of all course material.
2. 70% correct answers on a final quiz.
3. A short essay on how you will integrate this information into your particular part form.
4. Either 20 MuscleMusic regulations or 20-50 nervous system check-ins on the MuscleMusic App.
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Ruby is multi-award winning musical artist, charted #8 on the Heatseeker Billboard charts, has over 2 million Spotify plays, and her music is featured on the game Rock Band. In the last 4 years, Ruby has become a mental health pioneer, starting with her nervous system state-shifting class for performers, based on cutting-edge research by Dr. Stephen Porges, and then with MuscleMusic, the #1 Trauma-Informed app for artists. Ruby has an Acting BFA from Emerson College and studied jazz and classical singing at both New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. She is trained in Polyvagal Theory from the Polyvagal Institute by Deb Dana. She also trained in Linklater technique, Alexander Technique, and Qi Gong. She has coined her own performance training method, The Fox Method which combines Integral Theory, Polyvagal Theory, and decades of experience on the stage. Contact Information: Ruby@RubyRoseFox.com
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6 months.
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No, this is a NEW field of practice which combines neuroscience and the stage as well as common trauma-healing modalities such as Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Thoery, and IFS.
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Sessions are only valid during the 6-week period. All sessions must reschedule before 24 hours.
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This course is for…
Performing Artists who want to feel free and confident onstage.
Therapists looking to incorporate trauma-informed practice specifically for artists.
Teachers and Educators aiming to create a supportive and healing learning environment with trauma-informed tools to keep student learning with safety and connection..
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Yes, Ruby Rose Fox is is intersectional feminists who welcome all communities and individuals. We have a commitment to actively participate in anti-racism and believe that the nervous system is the primary foundation of creating safer connection and community.