Frequently Asked

Questions

The Havening Techniques® engages our inherent biological system to permanently heal, strengthen and

empower our minds and bodies. The Havening Techniques® have been developed by Ronald A. Ruden

M.D., Ph.D. and his brother Steven J. Ruden, D.D.S., ICF/ACC.

The Havening Techniques® are powerful tools that can be used to alleviate the consequences of

traumatic or stressful events. Havening or Delta TechniquesTM is a method which is designed to change

the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from both our psyche and body.

These techniques were inspired by a conversation in 2001 that turned into a book, “When the Past is

Always Present” and became the Havening Techniques®, with the first official training occurring in May

2013, London. Now, we have grown and spread to all corners of the world, with practitioners in Alaska to

New Zealand and hundreds in between•

The Havening Techniques® are healing modalities designed to help individuals overcome problems that

are the consequence of traumatic or stressful encoding. They belong to a larger group of methods called

psychosensory therapies, which use sensory input to alter thought, mood and behavior. The system is

comprised of protocols and methods that use touch as a therapeutic tool we call Havening Touch®. This

touch generates a delta wave in the brain and as a consequence we also refer to Havening Techniques

as Delta TechniquesTM. Havening can be used within a psycho-therapeutic setting with professional

mental health-care clinicians who have been fully trained and certified in the Havening Techniques®.

These techniques can also be used by non-licensed and/or allied health care professionals as a protocol

for coaching, wellness and stress reduction.•

It’s not possible to provide any guarantees but once Havening is successful, it has shown to be

permanent in most cases. This is because Havening is believed to alter the biological structure of the

brain. The return of symptoms implies either the traumatic core has not yet been found or the problem

has been encoded in a different way. In particular, addictive and obsessive/compulsive behaviors, certain

pain syndromes and vasovagal (e.g.fainting) issues often need reinforcement or cannot be treated with

the Havening Techniques at the present time. No therapy works for all problems, but Havening is

demonstrating that it’s possible to successfully treat disorders that have not been resolved by western

medicine.

Although the Havening Techniques® appear to have promising emotional, mental, and physical health

benefits, they have yet to be fully researched by the Western academic, medical, and psychological

communities, and therefore, may be considered experimental. The Havening Techniques® are self-

regulated and they are considered alternative or complementary healing methods in the United States.•

The consequences of traumatic encoding can be physical and psychological. Havening has been shown

to help with:

Phobias
Chronic pain
Distressing memories (broken relationships, shocking news, loss, embarrassment, etc.)
Victims of natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, etc.) and man-made (war, fire, assault,home intrusion,
etc.)
Anger-Fear of abandonment
Stress
Self Esteem
Cravings
PTSD
Panic attacks
Sexual abuse
Performance enhancement
Public speaking
Sports
Emotional eating

These are just a few, find more and review testimonials on the website. For more details of the science

behind the work, is the website www.havening.org under the learn more tab, white papers http://havening.org/about-havening/articles If you have any questions, send inquiries to: [email protected].

The following are great videos, important publications and research papers.

Doug O’Brien - Brief Introduction