It's a psycho-sensory technique that actually raises the feel-good chemicals in your brain on-demand.
with his brother, Steven Ruden, D.D.S. "It does so by creating a special type of brain wave, [a delta wave,] that acts in a therapeutic manner.", a form of massage therapy originating from traditional Chinese medicine that involves applying pressure to certain points on the body to address ailments. The idea of acupressure is that people have meridians or channels throughout the body, and Qi—understood as a life-sustaining energy force—runs along those meridians.
During a typical Havening therapy session, a patient will recall a traumatic memory and a therapist who is specifically trained in Havening will use gentle touch on their hands, arms, or face, says Jaime Zuckerman, Psy.D. "The idea is that because your brain is unable to process two thoughts at the same time, the soft touch removes the trauma memory and halts activation of the amygdala—the part of the brain responsible for processing emotions," she explains.
Self-Havening is also a thing—instead of a therapist touching you, you touch yourself—but it's recommended that people with severe trauma or a psychological disorder work with a trained Havening therapist, notes Dr. Ruden. In addition to, Havening has also been used to improve emotional resilience and self-esteem and treat phobias, he says.
While Havening is said to help with issues like trauma and emotional resilience, Justin doesn't specify why he practices the technique. In the singer's docuseries, he's only seen using the self-soothing version of the therapy during a stressful moment on the set of his "Yummy" music video.. Unlike Bieber's chart-toppers, Havening isn't mainstream.
"Given the availability of evidence-based psychotherapies, they should be the first line of treatment ahead of alternative approaches that have not yet been tested in clinical trials," says, a professor in the department of allied health science at UConn. "Sometimes we assume that there is no harm to trying a new therapy, but this is not always the case. Harm can result from unsubstantiated therapies; for example, they could delay a patient from getting a treatment that works.
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