EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques

I was having emotional difficulties. I thought I'd found the PERFECT relationship, but I started having anxiety about losing him. I'd have emotional meltdowns, thinking this was too good to be true.

He was perplexed about what could be bothering me - then he found an ad for EFT on one of his favorite news websites. He went to Gary Craig's Emotional Freedom Techniques website and got a copy of the e-book which explained everything about how to start doing EFT.

I got immediate relief from some of my anxiety problems, and used it on other issues successfully, including my fear of heights, cliffs, and bridges. Needless to say, we were thrilled with this therapy, and wanted to know more.

Sorry to say, Gary Craig's website no longer exists, so I can't sent you there to learn about EFT. However my website is still on the web! You can find it here: EFT Joy.

Energy meridians are paths of energy that run through the body, according to ancient Chinese medicine. They are also called channels, or vessels. The energy running through them is called qi, or chi. This is our life force energy.

There are twenty meridians in the human body: twelve standard meridians and eight extraordinary meridians. They are connected by about 400 acupoints. The meridians affect various sectors of the body, such as lungs, heart, liver, and gall bladder.

According to Chinese medicine, all health disorders and emotional problems are caused by disruption in the flow of energy along the meridians. EFT tapping allows us to unblock meridians, letting energy flow freely. This permits health to be restored.

Acupoints are places on the energy meridians used by health practitioners to restore energy flow. These points are used in acupuncture, acupressure, and other healing modalities. Tapping on acupoints is a gentle means of making this kind of energy work available to the general public.

EFT is easy to learn. An EFT session starts with a decision about what problem to work on. The client decides how severe this problem is, giving it a number from 1 (not bad) to 10 (a severe upset or pain).

We formulate a "setup phrase" and repeat it three times while tapping on the side of the hand, or while rubbing what we call the sore spot on the chest.

Next comes the tapping. EFT uses twelve acupoints from eyebrows to fingers. While tapping, the client repeats a shorter phrase that describes the problem in just a word or two.

The entire sequence is explained in a video on my website, EFT Joy.

EFT has been used for healing many issues. Here's a few:

Abuse recovery, ADD/ADHD, Addictions, Agoraphobia, Allergies, Anger, Animals, Anorexia/Bulimia, Anxiety, Asthma, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Depression, Diabetes, Dyslexia, Eating Disorders, Fears and phobias (heights, claustrophobia, flying, etc.), Headaches, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Neuropathy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Pain Management, Panic Attacks, PTSD, Sports and other performance issues, Stress, Trauma, Vision, Weight loss.

Gary Craig, founder of the EmoFree website and creator of a wonderful set of instructional DVDs, often tells us to "try it on everything". If your issue isn't listed above, try it anyway.