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Why alternate sound from left to right?
Understand bilateral stimulation and its place in therapist-led care.
The key idea
Alternating left and right input is used in EMDR and Visual Schema Displacement Therapy.
A dual-attention task.
Alternating eye movements, taps or tones occupy working memory while a person recalls a memory. This can reduce how vivid and emotionally charged the memory feels.
A calmer body.
Bilateral input is also associated with a shift toward parasympathetic, rest-and-digest activity.
Biotune uses alternating left-right sound in its programs, and therapists can integrate it into their own practice.