What do EMDR, running, and drumming have in common?
There are a million ways to alternate right- and left-brain activation, including dance, yoga, and some tai chi moves.
Blog Post Excerpt
“The success of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in treating trauma and mental health challenges teaches us that alternating right- and left-brain stimulation, via visual, auditory, or tactile experience, helps facilitate emotional processing. Through the simple act of holding something that buzzes between your right and left hand, or listening to something shifting from your right to left ear, a memory that was once charged with emotion can become less distressing. During the process, it is common for relevant associations to arise, for memories of thoughts and body sensations to arise. With support, this process can facilitate lasting and integrated healing.”
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Blog Access
Open Access
Danylchuk, L. (2015, Sep 1). What do EMDR, running, and drumming have in common? Good Therapy [blog]. Retrieved from: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-do-emdr-running-and-drumming-have-in-common-0901154
Date
September 1, 2015
Creator(s)
Lisa Danylchuk
Practice & Methods
Expressive Arts
Publisher
GoodTherapy
APA Citation
Danylchuk, L. (2015, Sep 1). What do EMDR, running, and drumming have in common? Good Therapy [blog]. Retrieved from: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-do-emdr-running-and-drumming-have-in-common-0901154
Audience
General/Public
Language
English
Content Type
Blog/Blog Post
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access