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who has developed it?
havening is a psychosensory therapy that has been developed by dr ronald ruden in collaboration with his brother dr steven ruden over the last 14 years. These american doctors, who run medical and dental practices in new york, have been researching, developing and clinically testing the havening techniques®. How does it work?
the human body is an electrochemical organ. It is the havening touch that generates low frequency delta waves in the brain, which cause an electrochemical reaction and the release of certain hormones and neurotransmitters.
The feeling of “a safe haven”, which is what happens after the experience of havening sessions has given the havening techniques® their name. The havening techniques® is a psycho-sensory method invented in 2013 by the ny doctor, dr. Ronald ruden, md, phd. With “the havening touch”, hands are stroked over the face, arms and hands, a touch reminiscent of a mother’s touch on her baby, creating a very relaxed state where slow delta waves are generated in the brain. The condition enables the processing of anxiety and miraculously opens up for a recoding (depotentiation) of a traumatic event in our primordial brain, the amygdala.
Dr. Ronald A. Ruden
Dr. Ronald ruden is the creator of the havening techniques. Over the last three decades he has translated the recent advances in neuroscience into new methods of healing. In his first book, 'the craving brain' (1997), he explores the science behind addictive behaviors and proposes a way to inhibit relapse and to treat the symptoms arising from sobriety. It is a model that requires the individual to play an active role in maintaining abstinence.
In his second book, 'when the past is always present' (2010), he offers the havening techniques, methods which use sensory input (touch) intended to eliminate the consequences arising from stressful or traumatic events.
Havening refers to a newer alternative therapy technique that incorporates distraction, touch, and eye movements. Its goal is to reduce anxiety and distress associated with negative memories. According to dr. Steven ruden and dr. Ronald ruden, the creators of the technique, the use of therapeutic touch can help treat mental health symptoms by changing pathways in the brain linked to emotional distress. The theory rests on the idea that touch can help boost the production of serotonin in your brain. This, in turn, helps you relax and detach from an upsetting memory or experience. The release of serotonin is said to have a soothing effect that helps relieve mental health symptoms and keep painful memories from troubling you further.
I have had the pleasure of speaking with dr. Ronald ruden about the history and background of his creation, havening techniques®.
Thinking of Trying the Havening Technique? Here’s What You Need to Know
Havening techniques have been developed by dr ron ruden, md in collaboration with his brother dr steven ruden who are based in new york running private medical and dental practices respectively. Dr ron ruden has been studying neuroscience for 20+ years in order to develop science-based methods and techniques to help his own clients. For more than 10 of those years his focus has been on designing, researching, clinically testing and evolving a really effective set of approaches for quickly, thoroughly and reliably treating trauma and other amygdala-based issues (basically anything involving fight or flight responses). The result of this ground-breaking work is havening techniques.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need javascript enabled to view it. In his second book, 'when the past is always present' (2010), he offers the havening techniques, methods which use sensory input (touch) intended to eliminate the consequences arising from stressful or traumatic events. Thus, he defines the havening techniques as a psychosensory approach. Dr. Ruden began his research career at northwestern where he obtained his ph. D. In organic chemistry at the age of 24. He then went to harvard in 1971 where he trained with noble laureate e. J. Corey. After an assistant professorship at rutgers he attended medical school and graduated from mt.
Dr robin youngson, ma mb chb fanzca, is a certified havening practitioner and trainer, and is an anaesthetic specialist with a long career in the public health service in new zealand. As an international campaigner, speaker and author, robin has been the leading voice calling for humane and compassionate healthcare. Together with his wife meredith, robin was the founder of hearts in healthcare, and international social movement spanning many countries. Together, robin and meredith brought their work to fifteen countries and robin’s book, ‘time to care – how to love your patients and your job’ is translated into dutch, german and hungarian.
The havening techniques™ have been developed to help you live your life to your full potential freeing you from past encoded traumas , acute anxiety disorders and phobias. I have been a certified practitioner for over 5 years, this science based revolutionary therapy has helped many hundreds of my clients move forward to lived happier healthier lives.
Congratulations to karen jarvis on becoming a certified havening techniques® practitioner. ~ my name is karen jarvis. I am a licensed clinical professional counselor. I have been a practicing therapist since 1990. I have invested in trauma therapy since 2000 and have been certified in emdr and art, trained in brainspotting, emdr and the flash technique, but i am very excited to have my certification in havening as it has been more effective at helping clients who have done the other trauma therapies to get unstuck and to bring about healing in a beautiful calming way. My clients love the soothing and calming gift of havening touch but most of all love the freedom to not react that they have not experienced previously.