Virtual Brainspotting Preparation
The following items will be utilized during your virtual brainspotting session. Let me know if you have any questions!
For your virtual brainspotting session, you will need:
☑️ Private space
a private, comfortable, quiet, and distraction-free space.
☑️ Virtual screen
☑️ Virtual screen
a laptop, tablet or phone for virtual viewing. The bigger the screen, the better.
You’ll want the middle of the screen to be about eye level.
☑️ Zoom
☑️ Virtual screen
Zoom capability.
☑️ Music device
☑️ Bilateral Music
☑️ Music device
a separate device to play bilateral music during our session, is ideal. Most people use a laptop for the Zoom and their phone for the music. If you want to use the same device for Zoom and music, you’ll need to know how to play music, control the volume and talk on Zoom at the same time.
☑️ Headphones
☑️ Bilateral Music
☑️ Music device
headphones to connect to the device that will play the bilateral music.
Over the ear headphones are most effective.
NOT noise canceling.
Earbuds will work if
over the ear headphones are not available.
☑️ Bilateral Music
☑️ Bilateral Music
☑️ Bilateral Music
Please decide which bilateral music album you’d like to listen to during your session.
Below are some commercial-free bilateral music options.
☑️ Beverage
☑️ Bilateral Music
☑️ Bilateral Music
Some people become thirsty during brainspotting.
☑️ Blanket
☑️ Blanket
☑️ Blanket
Some people experience temperature changes during brainspotting.
☑️ Tissues
☑️ Blanket
☑️ Blanket
Best to be prepared if you happen to experience intense emotions during your session.
About Bilateral Music
During your brainspotting session, you can listen to bilateral music that flows gently back and forth from one ear to the other.
Bilateral music is proven to reduce stress, improve cognitive functioning and facilitate healing. During bilateral stimulation, the alternating left-right pattern activates both hemispheres of the brain, allowing them to communicate more effectively with each other. Activating both sides of the brain allows for the processing of memories, emotions, and incidents that are stuck in the nervous system.
There is a lot of free bilateral music online. YouTube or a Google search will provide many options. Most of the streaming music services also have a selection of bilateral music.
