EFT was created by Gary Craig (pictured on the right), who first studied and learned Thought Field Therapy (TFT), and then devised EFT as a much more simplified and accessible version of the original.

Originating in the USA it has now spread worldwide and is becoming the most talked about therapy of the new millennium.

EFT is an energy therapy, or more precisely, a meridian therapy. It works on the same meridian system as acupuncture, except in EFT no needles are used. Instead, we tap on the acupuncture points with our fingers. On hearing this it would be easy to assume that EFT is very similar to acupuncture, or its sister therapy, acupressure. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. In addition to tapping physically on the points in EFT, we also focus on specific incidents from the past which may be creating us problems in the present. These can include traumas, accidents, deaths of friends and loved ones, embarrassing incidents, or anything in our past that caused us emotional disruption. So in addition to being a meridian therapy EFT also comes under the umbrella of Energy Psychology, as it is simultaneously dealing with the disruption in the mind and the body that a particular event or issue may have caused.

So why would we want to focus on the past and the things that caused us pain? The answer is that we do this subconsciously all the time anyway, if we haven't cleared the memory of the issue or trauma from our bodies energy system. When something happens to us that is traumatic we literally store the memory of the incident in our bodies energy system. And each time we remember the incident we tend to get the same physiological reaction in our bodies that we got the first time it happened. Our face may redden, we may get butterflies in our stomach, or our heart rate may increase. As we remember the event we re-live it over and over again, both emotionally and physiologically, and it often feels like we are torturing ourselves as we re-experience shame, anger, disappointment, regret, and a barrage of painful emotions. We either get so used to this state of play that we loose touch with the idea that we could be without this suffering, or we try endlessly to change our reactions, but they keep triggering all the same.

With EFT we can change our relationship to what happened by releasing the disruption that the event has left us with from our bodies energy system. We will still remember a past event but the emotional charge that it caused in our bodies will no longer be present. Even the most severe traumas can become mere facts about our past rather than memories that cause us deep emotional pain. And this disruption can be cleared quickly and efficiently using the EFT process.

Physical illness or pain can also be resolved effectively with EFT, and it has been used to support people to overcome minor aches and pains to more serious disease and illness. Sickness or dis-ease in the body often has an original emotional trigger. Although in the West there has been a tendency for us to be very symptom focused, and not to examine the cause of illness, Eastern philosophy has taught us that for every corresponding pain or sickness there is often an emotional trigger. And given that working with the body we affect the mind, and vice versa, clearing emotional issues with EFT often greatly impacts physical health.

EFT can be used on almost any health or emotional issue and Gary Craig, the creator of EFT, has repeatedly and famously said "try it on anything".

Examples are: abuse issues; children's; issues fears and phobias; OCD; chronic fatigue syndrome/ME; cravings; addictions; grief and loss; guilt; PTSD; compulsions and obsessions; self image issues; allergies; abuse issues; anxiety and panic attacks; depression and sadness; insomnia shyness; anger; jealousy; asthma; dyslexia; eating disorders; nightmares; weight loss......the list is endless.

At Bodymind Healing EFT is the main tool used. This is firstly because I have had tremendous results overcoming a severely disabling illness using EFT. To read my healing story click here.

I have also seen countless tremendous and miraculous results as a practitioner when EFT is used. I am qualified as a teacher and lecturer, have worked in a prominent position in education, and also hold a host of other qualifications such as shiatsu, yoga teaching, reiki, personal training and pilates. But once I discovered EFT, (and PSYCH-K which I have discussed in other lenses) I put aside all my other training and now focus solely on these two techniques, simply because they are the most powerful and impacting tools that I have ever found for personal change. I also use Personal Coaching as a frame work to help others create the lives that they want to live.

I am incredibly passionate about my work and totally dedicated to supporting others to make personal changes and evolve into the truly brilliant human beings that they deserve to be.

For further details on my training and background click here.

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