Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT)
AIT was developed in the US by Dr Asha Clinton.
How AIT Works
AIT works on the principle that our mind, body and energy fields are connected, and that traumatic memories are often trapped in the nervous system of our body.
These trapped memories affect our feelings, thoughts and behaviour; and can create dysfunctional beliefs about ourselves and the world we live in, which in turn, can lead to phobias, relationship problems, addictions, anxiety, depression, anger, self-harm, low self-esteem and physical illness.
AIT is based on the premise that traumatic memories and their emotional charge are stored throughout the body – not just in the brain. You can discover this for yourself…. if you think about a past upsetting experience, you may well feel some sensation or discomfort in your throat, stomach, heart or another part of your body.
What Happens
The AIT therapist helps their client to identify the issues which are causing pain and discomfort by using their therapeutic counselling skills, and then by “muscle testing” (or applied kinesiology) to confirm the treatment decisions.
Muscle testing was developed originally by a chiropractor, and adopted enthusiastically by alternative health practitioners, such as naturopaths and allergy specialists.
I have found muscle testing to be a wonderful tool to use in psychological therapy. It involves gently feeling resistance (or lack of it) in the client’s muscles in response to particular statements. The muscle goes weak when the statement is false and stays strong when it is true. It is a really good way of tapping into the client’s unconscious mind.
Once the root cause of the problem has been determined, the AIT practitioner guides the client to hold certain points on their body (to stimulate the nervous system) while naming aspects of the trauma in a simple way. The client stays mindful of their body and uses their breathing to relax through the process while witnessing the memories, thoughts, feelings and sensations as they come and go.
This gently and effectively clears the blocked trauma from the nervous system, so the client is soon able to remember the experience without feeling the uncomfortable emotions attached to it.
In A Nutshell
AIT is an incredibly powerful therapy, but it doesn’t require the uncomfortable, longwinded catharsis of tears and talk of many other therapies. Change is quick and gentle, yet can be huge. AIT is an exciting and potentially life-changing approach.
For further information, see:
advancedintegrativetherapy.org/
How AIT Works
AIT works on the principle that our mind, body and energy fields are connected, and that traumatic memories are often trapped in the nervous system of our body.
These trapped memories affect our feelings, thoughts and behaviour; and can create dysfunctional beliefs about ourselves and the world we live in, which in turn, can lead to phobias, relationship problems, addictions, anxiety, depression, anger, self-harm, low self-esteem and physical illness.
AIT is based on the premise that traumatic memories and their emotional charge are stored throughout the body – not just in the brain. You can discover this for yourself…. if you think about a past upsetting experience, you may well feel some sensation or discomfort in your throat, stomach, heart or another part of your body.
What Happens
The AIT therapist helps their client to identify the issues which are causing pain and discomfort by using their therapeutic counselling skills, and then by “muscle testing” (or applied kinesiology) to confirm the treatment decisions.
Muscle testing was developed originally by a chiropractor, and adopted enthusiastically by alternative health practitioners, such as naturopaths and allergy specialists.
I have found muscle testing to be a wonderful tool to use in psychological therapy. It involves gently feeling resistance (or lack of it) in the client’s muscles in response to particular statements. The muscle goes weak when the statement is false and stays strong when it is true. It is a really good way of tapping into the client’s unconscious mind.
Once the root cause of the problem has been determined, the AIT practitioner guides the client to hold certain points on their body (to stimulate the nervous system) while naming aspects of the trauma in a simple way. The client stays mindful of their body and uses their breathing to relax through the process while witnessing the memories, thoughts, feelings and sensations as they come and go.
This gently and effectively clears the blocked trauma from the nervous system, so the client is soon able to remember the experience without feeling the uncomfortable emotions attached to it.
In A Nutshell
AIT is an incredibly powerful therapy, but it doesn’t require the uncomfortable, longwinded catharsis of tears and talk of many other therapies. Change is quick and gentle, yet can be huge. AIT is an exciting and potentially life-changing approach.
For further information, see:
advancedintegrativetherapy.org/