Light Stream Technique (EMDR)

The Light Stream Technique comes from my training in EMDR. It is a brief body scan to identify distressing body sensations, and guided visualization to resolve this sensation/emotion.

Transcript

Hi,

This is Dr.

Natalie Feinblatt.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles,

California.

I provide spiritually informed care for addiction and trauma,

Among other things.

If you're interested in contacting me or maybe even working together,

I'll give you my contact info at the end of this guided meditation.

So today I'm going to be doing a pretty brief meditation that I did not write.

It is called the Lightstream Technique and I am pulling this from my training in EMDR.

EMDR,

Which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,

Is a type of therapy for trauma.

And even though it is specifically for trauma,

This little meditation can really be beneficial to anybody dealing with anything,

Which is why I decided to record it.

So,

Yeah,

It's going to help you figure out if you've got any problematic physical sensations that are tied to your emotions,

And then we're going to work on clearing those up.

So let's go ahead and get started with the Lightstream Technique.

So typically I would suggest that you can put on some quiet instrumental music behind my meditations.

But for this specific meditation,

I don't suggest that you do that because it might take away from your ability to focus on your physical sensations.

So first,

Go ahead and get comfy.

Comfy is different for every single body.

You might be sitting down or lying down or in a restorative yoga posture.

Whatever feels good and whatever allows you to stay still and not have to fidget too much.

And when you feel ready,

You can close your eyes.

Most people meditate with their eyes closed because it helps them to focus.

However,

People with severe anxiety or trauma histories often find that closing their eyes during the meditation is actually counterproductive.

So if that is the case for you,

You can absolutely leave your eyes open with a soft,

Unfocused gaze in front of you.

And now we're just going to start by drawing the attention to the breath.

Not doing anything to it yet,

Just noticing how it is in this moment naturally.

If it's quick or slow,

Deep or shallow,

Or maybe totally unremarkable.

The next time it feels comfortable with a little bit more intention,

You can take a nice slow breath in through your nose.

And let it out through your mouth.

Seeing if one breath can help shift anything for you.

Again,

Inhaling through the nose.

And exhaling through the mouth.

Dropping down within yourself.

Breathing in through the nose.

And out through the mouth.

So I'm going to lead you through a quick body scan.

And what I want you to be focusing on during this body scan is see if you can find any upsetting,

Unusual,

Or distressing physical sensations in your body.

Just see if you can find anything that's going on in your body that you think might be tied to your current emotional state.

So listen to your body carefully as we start with the feet,

The calves,

The knees and the thighs.

The groin and the pelvis area.

The lower torso where the gut and the digestive system is.

The lower back.

Up to the ribs,

The top of the chest and the upper back.

Shoulders and the upper arms.

The lower arms and the hands and fingers.

The neck and the head up from the chin to the crown of the head.

And so now that you've hopefully identified at least one upsetting physical sensation in your body,

Or some sensation you think is tied to your current emotional state,

I'm going to ask you some questions about it.

Just answer these questions in your mind.

Go with your intuition.

If this physical sensation had a shape,

What shape would it be?

If it had a size,

How big or small would it be?

If it had a color,

What color would it be?

If it had a temperature,

Would it be warm or cool or moderate?

If it had a texture,

What would that texture feel like?

And if it had a sound,

What would it sound like to you?

So now you've got this felt sense of this physical sensation in your body.

Now I want to ask you,

What is your favorite color that you associate with healing?

I want you to imagine that this favorite colored light is streaming in through the top of your head and directing itself at that shape in your body.

And let's pretend that the source of this light is the cosmos.

So the more you use,

The more you have available.

And this colored light directs itself at the shape in your body,

And it resonates there,

Vibrating in and around it.

And as the healing light does its work,

I want you to just notice what happens to the shape,

Size,

And color of that physical sensation.

And as that shape,

Size,

And color change,

Just continue to see and feel that healing light in your body focused on it.

Until finally that shape and the physical sensation are completely gone.

And when that happens,

That usually correlates with the disappearance of whatever feeling is attached to that physical sensation.

So if you feel like you need a little bit more time for the physical sensation to dissipate and dissolve,

You can go ahead and pause the meditation and resume it however long it takes for that shape to be gone.

And once the shape is completely gone,

I want you to bring the colored light into every portion of your body.

See it cascading down your head,

Your neck,

Your shoulders,

And your arms,

All the way down to your head,

Your hands,

Your chest,

Your torso,

All the way down to your pelvis,

And all the way down to your legs and your feet.

And then I also want you to consider the statement that you are full of peace and calm.

And just say that to yourself a few times,

I am full of peace and calm.

I am full of peace and calm.

I'm going to count to five.

And when we reach five,

You will become externally aware,

Back in the present place,

Here and now.

One,

Two,

Deep breath,

Three,

Back in your body,

Four,

And five.

So that about wraps up the Light Stream Technique from EMDR.

So again,

This has been Dr.

Natalie Feinblatt.

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles,

California.

I provide spiritually informed care for addiction and trauma recovery.

I have a private practice where I see clients in person as well as through video sessions.

If you're interested in learning more about what I do,

Contacting me,

Or maybe even working together,

You can reach me at www.

DrNatalieFeinblatt.

Com.

You can also give me a call at 323-284-7888.

I don't text on this number,

So calls only please.

Or you can email me at DrNatalie at DrNatalieFeinblatt.

Com.

Thanks for joining me today,

And please keep a lookout for my other recordings here on this awesome app.

Take care.

Bye for now.

Reviews

Really wonderful technique.

Calming and relaxing, thank you🙏.

Very helpful thank you !

Was having a headache. Tried this audio and the intensity has reduced greatly. Thanks!

Helpful!

Thank you 🙏 so incredibly helpful

This was great. My first experience with this type of meditation. I’ve heard about it but never explored it myself.

I really enjoyed that. Thank you so much!

Wonderful meditation.

I didn’t mind the “self-advertising” It was only 1 min long, and probably easier to just say at the end than to write it all in the description. Also, you briefly let us know you’d be saying your info in the start of the meditation. I just think it’s not what people are used to on this app, but there’s certainly nothing wrong with it in my opinion... if it bothered me I’d simply end the meditation.

Effective & relaxing - found it to be a great quick fix to calm my mind & body. I greatly enjoyed the technique and was able to focus on the meditation. Thank you Dr. Natalie!

Simple and effective. Something I can use again.

Really Enjoyed This!

Thank you Natalie for this chance to feel some peace as the impact of trauma is beginning to surface.

Another brief, but helpful, meditation. It's important to have these tools and resources on this healing journey.

This is excellent. I listened to the spiral technique first—awesome—and was so impressed I searched out this one.
I am building a little toolbox 😊.
Thank you🙏🏻

Very effective technique. Thank you for sharing it here, accessible to all.

I needed this today.
Thank you, Dr. Natalie 💚

I utilize this with clients. I enjoyed receiving today!

Amazing! Thank you. Namaste🕉

Thank you 🔮for the amazing meditation with the light of the universe 🙏