EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), developed by Francine Shapiro, uses bilateral sensory stimulation to facilitate the processing of traumatic memories that remain frozen, fragmented, or hyperactivated in the nervous system. The mechanism is not fully understood, but the effect is consistent: disturbing memories that once elicited overwhelming activation become integrated into the ordinary narrative of a life. The Sutras would describe this as the resolution of an acute saṃskāra — the impression processed, its charge released, the mind freed to move.
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