EMDR Resource Installation (Resource Development and Installation, RDI) is a stabilization technique that strengthens internal feelings of safety, calm, and strength through bilateral stimulation and visualization.
Visualizing a safe place or a calm resource state while engaging in slow bilateral focus enhances positive somatic memories and reduces baseline nervous system hyperarousal:
Techniques like paced breathing and sensory grounding directly activate the vagus nerve, sending safety signals to the brain stem to turn down autonomic fight-or-flight arousal.
Camic guides you through identifying a calm resource state and anchoring it step-by-step in your physical awareness.
Shapiro, F. (2001, 2018). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures (3rd ed.). Guilford Press. de Jongh, A. et al. (2024). State of the science: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Journal of Traumatic Stress. EMDR is recommended as a first-line PTSD treatment by the WHO, APA, and VA/DoD clinical practice guidelines, backed by more than 30 randomized controlled trials.
