EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques. Commonly referred to as ’Tapping,’ it is an elegantly simple and easily learned way to release emotional overwhelm, limiting beliefs and even pain. It’s the modern, drug-free method of working with the Mind-Body connection everyone’s talking about, and can be used for self-help, peer-to-peer care and in practiced hands, therapeutic care.
A unique combination of ancient Eastern and Western medicine, EFT brings together an efficient mix of mindfulness, brief exposure, neural re-consolidation and simultaneously uses the somatic, to down-regulate the nervous system by using body’s meridian energy (Qi) system. Its ease of use is legendary: we’ll teach you to simply use your own fingertips to Tap upon just a few of the body’s acupressure points, while focused upon an issue you’d like to change for the better.
Professionally applied EFT has been found to be so effective that we say Tapping can achieve in minutes what therapy has taken months to accomplish.
As a self-help tool, ‘Tapping’ uses your own fingertips to gently stimulate 8 acupressure points along the head, hand and torso, while focused on something you’d like to change for the better.
As a therapeutic tool, EFT is directed by a certified facilitator, on a deeper, more skillful level. They will show you how to use the Tapping to bring relief to all parts of the Mind-Body system and the brain’s neural connections that words alone cannot reach. Tapping affects more than the cognitive/rational mind; it also down-regulates the nervous system and accesses the emotional and sensory areas of the limbic area of the brain.
Here is a handy EFT Tapping chart to show you the basic tapping procedure:
Tap on the following points 5-9 times while repeating only the problem (my headache, this fear I have, etc.)
For points 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, you can tap simultaneously on the right and left side, or just one side – whatever is most convenient for you.
Breathe. What might be different for you now? Has the intensity changed?
Repeat the process until the problem is less troubling to you.
Based on thousands of years of Eastern medicine that recognizes our bodies as energetic systems, and the life force (Qi or ‘chi’) flowing within it along pathways called meridians. EFT harnesses that knowledge, and combines it with simple, mindful focus on targeted problems with acupoint stimulation along the body’s 13 meridians.
In plain English, EFT is a rapid re-balancing tool for our entire system. When we apply Tapping, we directly affect the intricate network of body, mind and emotional well-being. Very quickly we experience a shift in our thoughts, our feelings and body, as EFT releases tension, stress and troubling thoughts. Tapping re-sets our Mind-Body system to a more peaceful, relaxed state and returns us to our resourcefulness.
EFT has a great deal of research behind it, much of it published in professional, peer-reviewed journals.* There is a link to the studies, below.
EFT’s effective mechanisms are thought to be that it:
We can enhance our everyday performance, dismantle self-sabotaging behaviors and create new meaning in our lives for what is most important to us. We can revise old beliefs that no longer serve us, decrease and often release pain and stress symptoms. We can even deconstruct and neutralize old events and memories still plaguing us.
As a stress reducer, EFT is unmatched in its speed and effectiveness. And as the best hospitals in the country acknowledge that over 85% of the conditions they treat are stress-related or caused.
Based upon Gary Craig’s understanding of the underlying emotional contributors of pain, negative emotions and thoughts, his elegantly simple EFT techniques empower us with clarity around these contributors and thoughts, beliefs and emotions that affect our bodies and our lives, and are a natural tool for bringing rapid relief from the Mind-Body disruptions we all experience.
‘Try It On Everything’ was EFT founder Gary Craig’s advice from his own experience, but the real proof is in your personal experience of this technique. Even though there are many videos you can find on the internet, we recommend you try these simple but powerful techniques with someone professionally trained and certified, for the best experience and quality results.
See for yourself EFT’s ability to rapidly change perception, body chemistry, and stress response to present or past events. Find out what more than 8 million people across the globe have found: Relief, Clarity and Well-Being with Tapping. You can quickly and easily feel better, and fast!
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