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Author O'Malley, Arthur G

Title Sensorimotor-Focused EMDR : a New Paradigm for Psychotherapy and Peak Performance
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (359 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Concept of intuition and introduction to SF-EMDR for both psychotherapy and peak performance; Introduction; Background to SF-EMDR for psychotherapy and peak performance; Composition of neuroreceptors in the heart-brain or cardiac neural plexus; Role of the gastrointestinal tract in processing food and emotional reactions and hypothetical link to insular cortex in cerebral hemispheres or head-brain; Science and psychotherapy; Summary
The influence of politics on research into psychotherapyClient feedback and tracking: an example of a highly productive line of research; Better strategies are needed to insulate research from political influence; Schumann (earth) resonances; Benefits of a coherent atmosphere for trauma reprocessing and peak performance; Role of the thalamus in the brain; Role of the cerebellum in human evolution; The buzz of thought; Influence of the Dalai Lama on meditative practice and neuroscience; Further aspects of the concepts of consciousness in relation to the experiences of the patient
Interhemispheric connectivity: use of a medical device, body of knowledge activator (BOKA), during SF-EMDR psychotherapy and peak performanceSummary; 2. Activation of the chakras using SF-EMDR for psychotherapy and peak performance; Instructions; First (spinal cord/root) chakra (lotus Muladhara); SF-EMDR psychotherapy reversal
Integrating the intuitive art of psychotherapy with the rational perspective of neuroscience regarding the shutdown dissociation continuum associated with complex PTSD. Introducing a new therapeutic paradigm in thetreatment of traumatic dissociation or dissociation identity disorder (DID)Assessing the level of dissociation in your patient and deciding on a therapeutic approach; Results of reliability and validity studies on Shut-D questionnaire; Shut-D dissociation scale; Discussion; Conclusion; Case example one; The sixth (brow) chakra; Seventh (crown) chakra (lotus Sahasrara)
Case example twoThe soul star (transcendental) chakra; The divine-star gateway chakra; The stellar gateway (or transcendental) chakra; Links to ancient civilisations on earth; The theosophical society; Conclusion; 3. Neurodevelopment of the head-brain, heart-brain, and gut-brain; Development of the embryo and clinical implications; The impact of violence during conception; Physiological evidence for the gut-brain and head-brain connection; Synaptic potential of foetal brain during pregnancy and some clinical implications for infant development
Summary Sensorimotor-Focused EMDR combines two hugely influential and effective therapies, EMDR therapy and sensorimotor psychotherapy, to provide a new approach. In doing so, the book supports the widely held view of psychotherapists that in trauma the primary store of neurological information is somatic rather than cognitive. Many therapists trained in EMDR find that additional resources are needed for patients who present with symptoms of complex trauma and dissociation. This is because EMDR is primarily a top-down approach based on CBT, with the addition of bilateral stimulation (BLS) in visual, tactile and auditory modalities. By contrast, Sensorimotor-Focused EMDR takes a body-based and bottom-up approach that seeks to resolve trauma by reprocessing information at multiple levels - in the gut-brain, the heart-brain and the head-brain, as well as in the endocrine, immune and nervous systems. Fully revised since The Art of BART (2015), the book looks at the latest advances in neuroscience, including research into the effectiveness of psychotherapy and the mysteries of consciousness and the development of mind. It also looks at the role of newly discovered organs, the mesentery and the interstitium, and provides clear anatomical evidence for the communication of biophotons in energy channels known as the primo vascular system. SF-EMDR is the only therapy that fully integrates Western theories of affective neuroscience with Eastern observations on activation of chakras, pranas and energies, and in doing so it offers strong potential for enhanced outcomes and optimized performance for patients
Notes The development and expression of the six core emotional states in patients and clients
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Subject Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
Psychotherapy.
cognitive behaviour therapy.
Dialectical Based Therapy.
EMDR.
Mindfulness based therapy.
neurobiology.
neurodevelopment.
physiotherapy.
psychotherapy.
quantum field therapy.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
SF-EMDR.
Transpersonal Psychology.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
Psychotherapy
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429793943
0429793944