Phase 6: Body Scan
- Is still a reprocessing phase
- Initiate after Phase 5 Installation / Enhancement VoC = 7
- Scans the body for any sensations associated with pairing PC with the target memory
- The body is the “last frontier” of the memory
- The Body Bears the Burden – Bessel van der Kolk
- For clients who have experienced significant physical trauma, this may access additional memories / experiences and may require an extended amount of time for processing
- The body is the “last frontier” of the memory
- Close your eyes and pair your positive belief with whatever is left of the target memory and scan down your body, from the top of your head, to the tips of your toes. Let me know if you notice anything or not.
- Process whatever the client reports, positive or negative (long and fast sets of BLS)
- Some find it beneficial / efficient to use processing speed BLS WHILE the client is doing the body scan
- If there are residual elements of the memory the rapid BLS will likely activate them, allowing them to process through
- Continue processing with sets of BLS until there is no further change
- Some find it beneficial / efficient to use processing speed BLS WHILE the client is doing the body scan
- Positive gains / reports may generalize to other networks or areas of the client’s life
- May access / activate implicitly stored memories that require processing
- New associations
- If something negative surfaces and time is limited, tag the disturbance and put it away for processing at a later time
- Positive gains may generalize to other areas of the client’s life
- Process whatever the client reports, positive or negative (long and fast sets of BLS)
- Processing is considered complete when the client reports 0 SUD, 7 VoC, clear body scan – “0/7/clear”
- Time permitting, it is acceptable to begin to process the next target on the treatment / target plan