Brainspotting
Brainspotting locates points in one’s visual field that help to access unprocessed trauma or distressing experiences stored in the subcortical brain. The brainspot reaches brain activity in the subcortical brain that allows one to reprocess an experience, reframe an experience, and heal, moving from a state of emotional dysregulation to regulation. It can be an effective and efficient method of trauma processing compared to traditional talk therapy, as it engages areas of the brain associated with emotional regulation. It is a somatic approach to therapy.
Brainspotting can also be coupled with biolateral music for a deeper effect. Biolateral music is intended to be played through headphones at a very low volume during brainspotting therapy. It is a type of music that alternates between both ears, slowly shifting from higher to lower volumes in each ear, alternating gently between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. It is used to deepen access to the midbrain to facilitate deeper processing.
Biolateral Music to Use with Brainspotting
Indigenous Biolateral Music:
The songs “Nakamoo,” “Pimatishihk” and “Zhawenim” were recorded in and around Winnipeg, MB and produced by a Metis Brainspotting practitioner with the guidance of a Cree Elder:
Kevin Locke has also generously given permission for the songs, “Morning Star”, “Omimi” and “Waniya”: