Generational Brainspotting

The Ancestor Effect

• Brainspotting™ is a powerful, focused treatment method developed by Dr. David Grand that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms. A “Brainspot” is the eye position which is related to the  energetic/emotional activation of a traumatic/emotionally charged issue within the brain, most likely in the amygdala, the hippocampus, or the orbitofrontal cortex of the limbic system.
• Generational Brainspotting (GBSP) combines Brainspotting™ with Somatic Archaeology, a transgenerational healing technique developed by Ruby Gibson. GBSP is indicated for inherited familial and cultural patterns of abuse, addiction, disease or despair; intergenerational backgrounds of war trauma, genocide, ethnocide, immigration and removal from homelands; and lightening the load for our children and future generations.
• Interest in Transgenerational Healing is currently on the rise and numerous research studies are high-lighting its role in contemporary trauma treatment, brain science, and neurophysiology. In an article entitled, Grow Your Mind, in the January 10 & 17, 2011 issue of Newsweek, author Sharon Begley describes,  “Take for instance, the ‘ancestor effect.’ As a paper to be published in the European Journal of Social Psychology reports, ‘Thinking about our genetic origin’ – how Grandpa survived the Depression, how Great-Grandma eluded the Cossacks, et al. – enhances intellectual performance.”
• Combine the “Ancestor Effect” of Somatic Archaeology with the mind attunement that comes from focusing on one object, such as a body sensation or eye position, and the result is Generational Brainspotting.
• When Generational Memories are accessed through body sensation, there is a profound ability to reconcile historical traumatic events that are at the root of repetitive behaviors, dissociative tendencies, dysfunctional relationships, moral conflicts, stress patterns, antiquated coping mechanisms and chronic pain.