Emotional releasing

Emotional releasing is based on the premise that people constantly accumulate emotions throughout their lifes which have effect to their mental, physical and emotional well-being and can manifest by physical ailments, psychological imbalances, interpersonal problems, etc.
The releasing process is said to allow the disturbance to surface and be confronted, its negative impact and emotional content to be released by the patient speaking aloud relevant affirmative statements, such as: "I release the anger I have toward (...). I forgive (...). I now ask for and accept forgiveness for myself."
Releasing practitioners state that this process has been successfully used in many different countries to help people from widely different cultures and socio-economic backgrounds recover from emotional traumas and their physical and emotional symptoms.
Origin and history
The emotional releasing technique has been developed by Dr. Isa Lindwall from his work as Chiropractor in Atlanta, Georgia during the 60s and 70s to treat recurring maladies. He then organized with his wife Yolanda workshops and counseling sessions and in 1984 they decided to dedicate their lives to the Releasing process. They gave lectures and conducted workshops in many different countries around the world, starting with Germany in the 1980s and other countries in Europe, working on the traumatic aftermath of World War II and the Cold War. In the 1990s, they extended their work to nations emerging from Soviet political rule such as East Germany, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and ultimately to Russia. Since 1997 the Lindwalls have been working in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe to help communities recover from apartheid repression, police brutality, murder and torture. In 2001 they also extended their activities to South America, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. In 2007 Dr. Isa Lindwall passed away. The Lindwall Foundation is continuing Dr. Lindwall's work, especially in South Africa.
The Release Technique and Sedona Method self-help techniques or the Emotional Freedom Techniques are not directly related to the emotional releasing technique, even if they share some principles.
Practice and training
During a releasing session, the facilitator asks the releaser to sit or lie down and breathe deeply. The facilitator will sit close to the releaser. According to the background information and the objectives for the session given by the releaser, the facilitator will guide the releaser through the painful past situations, towards the act of forgiveness by having him speak aloud affirmative statements generally in the form of: "I release the anger / pain / fear (...) of (...). I forgive (...). I now ask for and accept forgiveness for myself." The releaser may experience feelings related to the confrontation of past emotions.
A releasing session can last half an hour to several hours.
The releasing process can be done alone, or with the assistance of an experienced releasing facilitator, either in a workshop or on an individual basis.
There is no formal training and certification to become a releasing facilitator.
Scientific research
There has been no scientific study to confirm the effects of releasing.

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