Neuroplasticity is the It-term in the world of coaching and therapy.
Yes, my path of unfolding potential led me into the modern wisdom of neuroplasticity. It´s timeless, effective and – yes, I dare to say it – most probably for everyone.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of treatment that can be – not necessarily – combined with talking therapy. Explored since 1980, it allows healing from PTSD and other kinds of stress, trauma & even physical pain.
In my way of coaching, I often talk about unblocking the subconscious mind to free the path and allow abundance to come in. The definition of a “blockage” moves in a spectrum from a fright to a slamming truck door for a baby in a stroller to various stages of trauma. A classic that I often encounter in the context of child and youth coaching is a “learning blockage”. Even the favorite subject can quickly cause profound learning difficulties. For example if the child one day experiences an unpleasant experience with the teacher. Sentences in the classroom such as "I would have expected more from you" or "Can you do anything other than disturb others?" quickly ensure that the brain is simply no longer willing to learn. To get a child willing to learn, their brain must first be in a learning state. Frequent practice and repetition can exacerbate blockages when the brain is in a constant state of stress as soon as it is confronted with the original “favorite subject”.
I like to compare the work with EMDR & iERT with a pearl necklace: If I tear a pearl out of the structure, I also tear all the other pearls out. That's how it is with a negative memory that is processed with EMDR. One particular situation in life is considered and processed in more detail. However, with successful therapy, other situations are also permanently decoupled from the negative emotion that contain the same topic. An example: If a person deals with a painful situation with a parent, it may be that the partnership, in which similar issues of abandonment played a role, suddenly no longer burdens. Triggers will simply not be active in the future.
What happens during an EMDR & iERT process?
Clinical observations describe an accelerated learning process stimulated by the EMDR procedure. It´s based on bilateral stimulation: left-right-left-right. Both brain hemispheres involved. The way that the memory is linked to an emotional association changes (non-associative learning). The story is then able to be integrated in the system.
The same physiological process occurs in our sleep: the so-called REM phase causes “Rapid Eye Movement” that processes stuck information, cognitively and emotionally.
The client´s own natural process during an EMDR session allows to do it all without much need for talking if not intended. Therefore, resolutions aren´t based on interpretation but on the client´s very own experience.
Call it magic, science or ridiculous. It kind of is, realizing how easy it can actually be to attract a scale from satisfaction to happiness in your life – with a toolbox of introspection, a pinch of knowledge – and most importantly – allowance.
In following triangular life model that combines (1) Job/Profession/Purpose, (2) Relationships/Social Life and (3) Home (there are more aspects for sure), I experienced an important phase in my life when I experienced all three as crumbling. I felt thrown back onto the “I”, the “myself” thing that wasn´t easy to grasp at all and confronted me with “Who am I when I´m not needed?”
The techniques and coaching models I work with today are those that helped me getting back on the ground and settle more and more into inner and outer stability. EMDR, other methods of subconscious reprogramming as well as Western yoga and faith helped me to find the horizontal reason for my confusion. It basically supported me and countless others to clean up the subconscious experience from major negative belief systems and bring great relief to the nervous system.
With the knowledge about neuroplasticity, we hold a magic wand that not only creates inner space but fills it with most glorious manifestations coming true.
