Illustrations
Core Trauma Symptoms vs.
Dissociative Artefacts
Release Points
Release Points
The release points are illustrated in the figure above. Note the numbered sequence in the diagram:
1Start by covering your dominant eye.
2Follow the line in the air with your fingers, down the center of your non-dominant eye to the level of your lowest rib.
3If you are right eye dominant1, move your fingers slowly toward the outside of your chest to find the breathing release2. If your chest is very tight or your breathing is very difficult, you will notice more release of tension than if your symptoms are mild.
4Move your fingers in the opposite direction, starting at the centre of your chest, to find the throat and stomach release points (usually they are at the same place, but not always).
1 - Most people who are left eye dominant have their release points in mirror image form, whereby the chest of breathing release is out to the right side, and the throat & stomach release is toward the centre or other side of the chest. A minority of left eye dominant people have their release points on the other sides of their bodies. Note that these release points require covering the dominant (in this case, left) eye as the first step to locate release points.
2 - Don't bend your head down to see your fingers. Try to use your peripheral vision to see your fingers out of the lower edge of your eye.