Here is some information about EMDR

http://www.theness.com/articles.asp?id=69

http://skepdic.com/emdr.html

I think perhaps for those that are interested in pursing this you should ask yourself what is most appealing to you about this therapy.

In some meditation traditions like yoga, zen and taoism there are techniques that very deliberately try to activate the different parts of the brain during practice.

In yoga we have candle gazing practice known as 'tratak' or 'tradak'

In taoism we have mirror training and distance gazing.

The yoga practice basically consists of staring at a candle while meditating and remaining detached while observing mental content.

The gazing practice of taoist meditation consists of holding your index finger at arms length along the centerline of your body about shoulder height and gazing either at your index finger or past your finger into the near distance while deep breathing and observing mental content.

Mirror training is just exactly what it sounds. You sit in front of a mirror and gaze into your own eyes while sifting through your past or other internal content.

You can practice these exercises by yourself, as little or as long as you want, at your own pace.

If you do not have a lot of experience in meditation you may want to have someone else to watch you if try mirror training, it is very strong stuff.

These techniques have been around for centuries.