Just yesterday, I was introduced to a psychosensory modality called havening, and it has intrigued me enough that I want to share information about it with you.

Brothers Dr. Ronald Ruden and dentist Steven Ruden found that a form of gentle, healing touch creates changes in the brain that remove the neurochemicals which associate strong emotional reaction with memories. They say that the touch technique elicits delta waves in the brain (delta waves are associated with unconscious thought and sleep) and called their touch technique Havening or Delta Techniques.

Their website recommends that if you have serious trauma, it is best to work with a certified Havening professional who is also a licensed mental health care provider.  In other cases, one may work with a coach or even self-apply the technique.

The inventors place their havening technique under the same umbrella as EMDR, EFT, and TFT, and it appears that havening may not cause the same kind of abreactions that EMDR might.  However, havening is a relatively new tool with lots of applied work but no research behind it.

www.Havening.org has a whole host of information, including a page of videos.

I really like this YouTube video by Dr. Robin Youngson, because it shows how you can apply havening techniques on yourself in the privacy of your own home with his guidance. The video is just over a half-hour long.

www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Qlz-sye89ec

If you decide to try this, let me know what you experience and think about it!