Havening is a powerful yet gentle technique that has been developed by Dr Ron Ruden a medical doctor and neuroscientist based in the US.

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His research along with his brother Dr Steven Ruden have discovered that traumatic events are encoded in the brain differently to normal memory so that it  can cause a person to become phobic or to feel anxious, stressed, depressed, feelings of sadness or anger, shame or guilt sometimes without the person knowing what the underlying issues are.

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​The Havening Techniques system is comprised of protocols and methods that rely on the electrochemical makeup of our body to create healing. Utilizing similar functional mechanisms as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), they include the newest advancements neuroscience. Havening Techniques provide a gentle, client-centered approach to the rapid release of encoded traumatic memories. This allows for fast and effective healing from posttraumatic stress disorder and other fear-based disorders such as anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias.

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Havening Techniques® uses soothing human touch (the client’s own touch or the therapist’s) to calm the brain and de-traumatize stressful or traumatic memories. Clients easily learn the technique and can use it themselves whenever they need it.

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To learn more about Havening Techniques please watch this introduction video by Doug Obrien

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