“Where you look affects how you feel”
-David Grand
Have you ever caught yourself staring off into space and notice a memory pops in your head and for a moment you notice your mind is far away thinking about a long forgotten memory. Chances are, you located a brainspot of a certain memory and the conditions were right for you to do what is called “gaze spot” and process that memory by bringing it to your conscious thinking brain.
Brainspotting
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Brainspotting is a client led, flexible and intuitive method of locating a fixed eye position for the client to process an emotion or event that does not require talking and relies on the brain’s innate wisdom to process without verbally recalling the distressing memory.
EMDR is a structured method requiring a combination of bilateral stimulation, eye movements and recalling a history via talking through a specific event or memory.
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Once a brainspot has been located, processing does not require talking. Some individuals process internally and do not talk, while others prefer to talk and share their experience.
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Signs that brainspotting is effective will vary per individual. Many report improvements in how they feel regarding stress, physically they notice a difference in their body, and overall noting they are experiencing less emotional overwhelm.