IncluRegulate: Self-Regulation & Social Skills for Every Learner.
A self-regulation and social-emotional learning toolkit grounded in autonomic nervous system research, structured breathing protocols, and research-informed social skills training. Designed for neurodivergent students, guided by educators and clinicians, and built to sync seamlessly with district systems.
Optimized for mobile. Web app available.
Available in the IncluShift Thrive app
Cyclic Sighing · 2:08
Breathe in
Stanford RCT · Balban et al. 2023, Cell Reports Medicine
Mood Trend · Past 14 days
Clinician view12
Sessions
+18%
Calm reports
6:42
Avg session
Most-used technique
Cyclic sighing · Stanford RCT
Clinical Evidence
Grounded in Peer-Reviewed Research
Every protocol in IncluRegulate is derived from published peer-reviewed research, not wellness trends. The app translates research-validated techniques into accessible, age-appropriate digital interactions.
Cyclic Sighing Protocol
The primary breathing exercise in IncluRegulate implements the Cyclic Sighing protocol validated by Balban et al. (2023) at Stanford University School of Medicine. The study demonstrated that five minutes of daily cyclic sighing significantly reduces physiological stress markers and improves affect more effectively than mindfulness meditation alone.
Balban, M.Y., et al. (2023). Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal. Cell Reports Medicine, 4(1).
Autonomic Regulation Framework
IncluRegulate's regulation ladder is informed by autonomic nervous system research. It draws on a widely-used model that associates broad physiological states — calm and socially engaged, fight-or-flight, and shutdown — with observable student behaviors, then guides learners through state identification and targeted, evidence-supported exercises such as cyclic-sighing breathing to return to a calm, learning-ready state. The underlying three-state neuroanatomical model is a clinical framework rather than settled neuroscience; IncluRegulate grounds its techniques on independent respiratory and interoceptive evidence.
Model: Porges, S.W. (2011), W.W. Norton; its neuroanatomical premises are critiqued by Grossman (2023). Technique evidence: Balban et al. (2023). Cell Reports Medicine, 4(1).
District Integration
From Student Device to District Dashboard — Automatically.
IncluRegulate is not a standalone wellness app. It is a native component of the IncluShift ecosystem. Every regulation session, breathing exercise completion, and self-reported mood check generates FERPA-aligned telemetry that syncs directly to the district's IncluShift OS — giving SPED teams real-time behavioral data without manual entry.
Native IncluShift OS Sync
Session data flows to district dashboards in real time, enriching IEP progress monitoring and MTSS tier decisions.
FERPA-Aligned Telemetry
All student data is encrypted at the edge with zero-PII architecture. No personally identifiable information leaves the device unencrypted.
COPPA-Aligned
Designed for students under 13 with COPPA-aligned data practices. No ad tracking, no third-party data sharing, ever.
Student Device
IncluRegulate App
Edge Encryption
Zero-PII Transit Layer
IncluShift OS
District Dashboard