Slow/Short Bilateral
Processing (SS-BLP)
Examples
[https://demonstrations.emotioncoaching.net The Demonstrations]
The "full sequences" all contain SS-BLP elements, often in the form of the "Butterfly Hug".
Moscow Workshop
Evidence-Level
Evidence from the context of Bilateral Stimulation
Literature Research
"Artigas, Lucina"
"Butterfly Hug"
Pubmed - no results
last checked on 2019-06-04
Web Results listed under Literature
Level III
"The Butterfly Hug had become standard
practice for clinicians in the field while
working with survivors of man-made and
natural catastrophes." [1]
Although I wish this was the case I believe that the current evidence base is not sufficient to call the method a "standard" - neither does the lack of distribution speak for this. I assume that the method is known to a specific circle of specialists and probably considere a "standard" among them.
The BH has only empirical evidence.
"The Butterfly Hug was originated and
developed by Lucina Artigas during her
work performed with the survivors of
Hurricane Pauline in Acapulco, Mexico,
1998." [1,2]
Mechanism
Interpretations
don't feel it
feels like a hug
no BS, please!
"mother's heartbeat"
metaphysical explanation
let's avoid interpretations when the actual reason why this works is still unknown!
Applications
Variants
Butterfly Hug (BH)
"The “Butterfly Hug” (BH) is a
self-administer[ed] Bilateral Stimulation
(BLS) method (like the eye movement or
tapping) to process traumatic material for
an individual or for group work.
Desensitization (self-soothing) is a
reprocessing byproduct using the BH as
BLS." [1]
BLS
Self-administered BLS should only be
applied under very strict safety measures
and specific circumstances.
Definition within the ECS
The Position
it is secondary where on the body the
tapping happens
The Speed and Duration of Tapping
resembles SS-BLP
Within the ECS
SS-BLP is widely used to reinforce positive
emotions, resources and cognitions -
usually in the context of other methods,
like:
SAFE Method
Inner Safe Place
Resource Work
Definition
A form of Bilateral Processing (BLP) that uses (relatively) slow and (relatively) short sequences of Bilateral Stimulation.
Differentiate from ...
Rapid/Long Bilateral Processing (FL-BLP)
Bilateral Processing
Bilateral Stimulation
short duration
4-10 cycles only!
slow pace
meaning 1/s or slightly less stimuli, i.e. a cycle of 2 stimuli (one right + one left) takes 2-3 seconds
to avoid the "triggering" effect of FL-BLP
Literature
[2] Artigas, L., Jarero, I., Mauer, M., López
Cano, T., & Alcalá, N. (2000, September).
EMDR and Traumatic Stress after Natural
Disasters: Integrative Treatment Protocol
and the Butterfly Hug. Poster presented at
the EMDRIA Conference, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
unpublished / source not found - probably
similar to [1]
last checked 2019-06-04
[1] Artigas, Lucina; Jarero, Ignacio (2014):
The Butterfly Hug Method for Bilateral
Stimulation.
link checked on 2019-06-04
