What would you say if you were told you could be free from those food cravings, that sore back or knee or be free from those anxiety attacks once and for all, simply by "tapping" on a series of points on the face and body! Did I hear you say "Yeah right"? Well, this process I am about to explain to you is capable of giving you freedom from all of the problems that I previously mentioned, and so much more.
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and the techniques have been successfully used for over 20 years. As founder, Gary Craig says, "The cause of all negative emotion is a disruption in the body's energy system!", and EFT is all about bringing the balance back to this energy system. Testimonials abound, extolling the virtues of EFT for a myriad of both physical and emotional conditions and once you realise the influence that negative emotions have on all aspects of your health, you'll be keen to learn all about the tapping techniques.
EFT and tapping are terms used interchangeably simply because the techniques centre around actually tapping on certain acupressure points. To illustrate the "basic recipe" I have included a short video and diagrams below. The way each round of tapping is started is with what is called "the setup statement". This is where a physical or emotional problem is integrated into a statement with purpose of undoing what is called "Psychological Reversal". Simply explained, this means that very often even though we consciously believe we would like to resolve an issue or problem, subconsciously the reverse is occurring - a form of self sabotage! This setup statement goes like this - "Even though I have this ___(eg. fear of public speaking)____, I deeply and completely love, accept and forgive myself.This statement is repeated 3 times while tapping on what we call the karate chop point of the hand.
So let's run through what we call the Basic Recipe:
Think of a life challenge, a fear, or a health problem that is giving you grief right now and rate it on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most intense). This is done so as you have a base point to compare your post-tapping results with.
Whilst tapping the "karate Chop" point repeat the following setup statement 3 times: "Even though I have this ___(insert your fear, anxiety, pain or health problem)___, I deeply and completely love, accept and forgive myself." When tapping, apply the force you would use to lightly knock on a door (must be comfortable).
What we need now is to use a reminder phrase to repeat as we perform a sequence of tapping. This phrase is an abbreviated version of the health problem you included in the setup statement. For example, if you used "Fear of Flying" as the insert in the setup statement, then the reminder phrase would be "this fear of flying".
Next, using your index finger and middle fingers to tap with, you tap approximately 7 times on each of the following points and in the following sequence: Eyebrow point, side of eye point, under the eye point, under the nose point, chin point, collar bone point, under the arm point, top side of thumb point, top side of index finger point, top side of middle finger point, top side of little finger point - then go back and repeat the sequence from the eyebrow point to the under arm point. Remember that with each new sequential point, you will be repeating the reminder phrase.
Now you assess your progress. Take a deep breath and on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most intense), where are you now?
If there is improvement but you are not yet zero, repeat the process, but this time change the setup statement to "Even though I stillhave this ___________ etc. etc. You would also change the reminder phrase to "this remaining ________".
If the problem is still only slowly resolving you would apply the "9 Gamut Sequence".I will demonstrate this on the video I have supplied for you to watch.
The 9 Gamut Sequence
This sequence is used to really pull together left and right brain function and synergy. It entails what seems initially a rather bizzare series of actions. The sequence is inserted after the little finger tap and is performed while tapping on the 9 Gamut Point which lies about a centimetre back from between the little finger and ring finger knuckles. Below is the sequence to follow:
Close your eyes (for about 2 seconds),
Open your eyes (fro about 2 seconds),
While holding your head steady, look hard down to the right,
Then look hard down to the left,
Still holding your head steady move your eyes in a full circle in one direction,
Then move them in a full circle in the other direction,
Hum "Happy Birthday" (for about 3 seconds - 1 bar),
Count - 1-2-3-4-5 - out loud,
Hum "Happy Birthday" (for about 3 seconds - 1 bar),
Then go back and tap the points from eyebrow to under the arm.
Take a deep breath and assess your progress in the usual scale of 1-10 method.
Thoughout the 9 gamut sequence, in order to maintain focus, say the reminder phrase once or twice (at the beginning when there's no humming or counting).
