Hi, summeryoga. I like your name. Do you only do yoga in the summer? My T recommended yoga to me and it really helps to quiet my mind. I could use some now, in fact. Got to breathe.

EMDR. You can do a search on this forum because there have been some threads about it recently. I have a couple of questions for you. Has your T taken the training in EMDR that is required for certification? That's important. Also, has she prepared you for it by finding a "safe place"? That's important too. Also, there are various methods for the bilateral stimulation. I couldn't follow my T's fingers so I hold buzzers and wear headphones, and I keep my eyes closed.

Did you read the new book by Francine Shapiro, Getting Past Your Past? It's really good. She's the one who "invented" EMDR.

People respond differently to EMDR so it probably won't help to hear what individuals say. I fought doing EMDR for a long time because I thought it was weird and I liked IFS, the method my T used to like. But she says EMDR changes your brain and it's more effective so I've gotten used to it. I don't have major trauma to process; I've read and heard that you can feel better in just a couple of EMDR sessions if you do. For some reason, my feeling stuck with things and the processing of memories goes much slower but I still get something out of the process. I now believe it really does work and it's nothing to be afraid of.

My T always says that there is no right or wrong way to do EMDR. She says my brain will go where it needs to go. I've found that's true. Just relax and try not to worry about the process. If it gets to be too traumatic you can stop at any time. That doesn't happen to me but I know it can.

I wish you good luck with it and please post how it goes. I think the most important aspect is trust in your T to be competent and know how to do EMDR with you.