BRAINSPOTTING

Brainspotting is a tool for accessing and releasing body memories that limit us. A brainspot is a physical way in which we hold an emotional experience. To release an unwanted feeling, sensation or thought (such as, "I’m so ashamed") we find the spot in the brain that corresponds to that feeling. Similarly, a positive feeling ("I can succeed") can be strengthened by using the brainspot that corresponds to that feeling. Auditory bilateral stimulation can be used to amplify the processing.

Brainspotting taps into the body’s inherent capacity to heal. It utilizes aspects of EMDR and Somatic Experiencing. Brainspotting brings to awareness and releases the many habitual patterns we have developed to deal with negative experiences from the past.

For example, someone may habitually freeze when sensing someone is angry. By releasing the brainspot that imprinted this fearful reaction, a person can become free to choose a more relaxed and appropriate response to anger.

It is estimated that 75% of medical problems are linked to the accumulation of stress and/or trauma. Brainspotting can produce a deep relaxation, reducing or eliminating body pain and tension, as well as freeing us up emotionally.

Brainspotting can be an effective treatment tool for:

• Physical and emotional trauma
• Recovery from injury and accident trauma
• Trauma resulting from medical interventions and treatment
• Stress and trauma-related medical illness
• Performance issues, including sexual dysfunction
• Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions
• Addictions, especially cravings
• ADD and ADHD
• Perceptual problems
• Stuttering
• Environmental Illlness and CFS
• Phobias
• Asthma
• Preparation and recovery from surgery
• Trauma resulting from war and natural disasters
• Anger and rage problems
• Anxiety and panic
• Management of major medical illness

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