Who is Who Is Gary Craig?

My Retirement...and a Gift to the EFT Community

I will be retiring on January 15, 2010. It has been a magnificent ride and I am thrilled to have joined with you in bringing the EFT gift to the world. I will keep the EFT website, DVD store, Certification and related items active until my retirement date. This should give you plenty of time to make any adjustments you deem necessary.

Please know that our website cannot be maintained by or turned over to someone else. This is because it has my name all over it and thus turning it over, legally speaking, may create unwanted liability for me and my family. Although I am leaving the website open for awhile, it remains subject to copyright protection and is not to be copied and reproduced elsewhere.

Further developments will be announced as they occur. In the meantime, I'm hoping you will refrain from contacting me directly on this matter. Our email list has 475,000 subscribers and, as much as I would like to correspond with each of you individually, I can't personally visit with even 0.1% of you. However, feel free to comment at the end of this blog. Even though I may not respond to you directly, I will read everything you write. Your input, as always, is highly valued.

Although I have a strong emotional tug about this decision, it was an obvious thing to do. For many reasons it was inevitable and has been a long time coming.

Why?...The Challenges: EFT's rapid growth has become an administrative nightmare and my ability to handle it was exceeded some time ago. This is so, despite the high quality help I have received from Tina Craig, Eric Huurre, Dawson Church, CJ Puotinen, Chris Wheeler, Carol Vrtis, Rob Lasch, David Mackay and more volunteers than I can count. My gratitude to you all.

While it is my nature to try to accommodate all the requests and demands from the EFT Community, the pile of pressures has grown from a manageable hill to an imposing mountain. Just the day to day questions, clarifications, requests and legal issues from the U.S. alone is enough to occupy a staff double our current size. This is multiplied by the many requests for "special exceptions" to our Open Hand Policy to deal with a dizzying array of laws, cultures and languages from different countries.

Also, as should be apparent to most of our seasoned readers, some EFT'ers have been hyping their products in ways that tend to erode the spiritual essence of the EFT movement. This has resulted in some behind-the-scenes disagreements, deceit and other negative experiences. At the core, I prefer peace to pugilism and wish to distance myself from these unnecessary "fame and fortune" energies. As you will see below, I'm leaving for higher ground.

Finally, my physicians tell me that I have had a heart attack. I am unaware of when this happened and have no symptoms. Nonetheless, the tests show clearly that part of my heart has died. Accordingly, it is sheer idiocy for me to continue with the pressures of running EFT. To do so, is to risk another heart attack, stroke, etc. No thanks.

The Solution: So, the solution is for me to get out of the way and turn the EFT name over to you. I have spent 30,000 hours and over $2,000,000 developing our educational stream and thus the message has been clearly displayed for the world to see. In addition, our EFT Manual has been freely downloaded well over 1 million times (not counting the 20+ translations).

With this in mind, I am contributing ONLY the trademarked names (EFT and Emotional Freedom Techniques) to the public domain so that you can decide for yourselves how best to use them. Different countries and cultures can establish their own organizations and rules without having to go through me. However, this does NOT include our DVDs, website, the EFT Manual, books and other materials. They remain my copyrighted property and are NOT being released to the public domain.

I am fully aware that some will carry the EFT name forward with integrity ... and some will not. That is part of human nature. It is up to you to choose your own ethics. I can no longer be a policeman in this regard.

If you are a serious student and want to learn EFT properly from the source, our DVDs are still available until our existing inventory is exhausted. I don't know if they will be available after my retirement. I'm working on it, but no guarantees.

Please know that my position here has always been voluntary. While there has been some modest profit over time, no one would have taken on this task for the money. My goal from the start has been to launch EFT into TherapyLand and thus bring its healing benefits to the world in a low cost, easy to understand manner. With your help, that mission has been accomplished. Millions of clients have been exposed to EFT and thousands of careers have been launched. Please accept my gratitude for your superb assistance. You can carry it forward from here.

Other issues: If you have an EFT affiliate account, any outstanding balance as of my retirement date will be paid shortly thereafter.

Those who have official EFT Certification through our Certification process will have the only official EFT Certifications ever offered. These may be quite valuable as you list yourselves on the various listing services out there. However, if you feel inconvenienced by my retirement and want your Certification fee refunded, please send your original Certificate (not a copy), postmarked on or before December 23, 2009, with a note stating you are abandoning your EFT Certification, to:

EFT

PO Box 269

Coulterville, CA 95311

If you wish to obtain official EFT Certification or continue on to EFTCert II, you must satisfactorily pass your exam prior to my retirement date.

A Parting Gift: Our full length movie featuring EFT as the answer to our war veterans' PTSD is in its final stages. The total budget for this movie approximates $500,000 and it will be a stunning door opener for the whole EFT field. It will create a major awareness for the public regarding EFT and all EFT'ers will benefit by it. I have given it to my dedicated film director, Eric Huurre. He will introduce it to the public early next year.

The Future - Where to From Here? EFT has two important features: (1) What it does and (2) Where it points. The vast majority of EFT'ers are fascinated by what it does and are forever delivering ooohhs and aaahhs as EFT does its magic. This is fine. However, this is nowhere near as important as where it points.

EFT is but the doorstep to a far grander Palace of Possibilities. It is way outside our normal experience and It's results cannot be properly explained by medicine or conventional science. As remarkable as it now seems, EFT is actually a toy that will someday be tossed away as a mere introduction to the exquisite beauty that is our birthright. It points to a future mental state where disease, war and resentments do not exist. This level cannot be reached, however, by...

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more tapping points or,
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the "latest and greatest" options for delivering EFT or,
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any of the other varied offerings that have found their way onto the EFT scene.

Instead, it will require a new approach, a new way of thinking that may or may not be directly related to EFT. I will be exploring the upper reaches of this Healing High Rise and have my sights on the Penthouse. Perhaps we will meet there someday.

Big Hugs, Gary

PS: I am contemplating a new website and newsletter along the lines of my last paragraph. Just stay on this list and I will keep you informed.

The EFT Foundational Library contains all 3 of these popular DVD sets:

The EFT Course DVD set: 14 hrs on video, 3 hrs on audio and The EFT Manual 0n CD - The first fascinating 2 hours will get you started so you can use EFT (at a beginner's level) right away. You will then witness EFT in action with full sessions on many types of pain, phobias, addictive cravings, depression, abandonment, love pain, war trauma, asthma, irregular heartbeat, golf and personal improvement. You can apply what you learn here to any emotional, physical or performance issue.

EFT - Beyond the Basics DVD set: 13 hours on video - Learn more refinements from Gary Craig and EFT experts from around the world. This includes several "tap along" sessions that you can use for your own issues as well as how to develop your own intuitive powers. Full sessions on Fear of Public Speaking, Bashful Bladder, Accident trauma, Cancer, Being reserved and a 2+ hour exploration of intention by renowned Stanford scientist Dr. Bill Tiller (from What the Bleep). Also included are The Constricted Breathing Procedure, Diagnosis, Imagining the tapping, Using EFT with hypnosis and Using EFT over the telephone.

From EFT to the Palace of Possibilities DVD set: 13 hours on video - Here's where you will learn the irreplaceable skill of installing positives with EFT. Also included are business uses of EFT in "Turning Dreams into Dollars" and unique EFT approaches to enhance relationships in "From Relationships to Elationships."

Click here to purchase the EFT Foundational Library

The EFT Intermediate Library contains these 3 DVD sets:

The EFT Specialty Series 1 DVD set: 14 hours on DVD plus 1 handout on CD. - Spend 6 extraordinary hours with EFT Founder Gary Craig as he installs within you an endless stream of common sense business ideas that brought EFT from an unknown method to a worldwide phenomenon. This segment alone is worth $500. Then learn from EFT experts as they give in-depth uses of EFT for issues such as Addictions & Weight Loss, Relationships, Sexual Trauma and Severely Emotionally Disturbed Children & Getting EFT Accepted by Institutions. If you were to attend each of these 4 presentations live, you would spend $100 each for a total of $400. Yet they are neatly contained within this inexpensive DVD set for your viewing.

The EFT Specialty Series 2 DVD set: 16 hours on DVD plus 1 handout on CD - Accelerate your EFT skills as more EFT experts share their years of experience and freely display their in-depth uses of EFT for Chronic Health Issues, Vision, Attention Deficit Disorder, Substance Sensitivities, Allergy Antidotes, Peak Performance, Trauma & PTSD, and The Choices Method. Again, if you were to attend each of these 8 presentations live, they would cost $100 each for a total of $800. Yet they are neatly contained within this inexpensive DVD set for your viewing.

The Borrowing Benefits DVD set: 15 hours on DVD - This is one of the most astonishing healing discoveries in the last century. Learn how to "tap along" with 13 complete EFT sessions and improve your own issues while enjoying more humor and human drama then you will ever find in a Reality TV show. This spectacular tool can work for you EVEN IF THE ISSUES ON THE SCREEN ARE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS. Gary Craig once worked with 500 people in an afternoon using only one of these Borrowing Benefits sessions. The result %u2026. 499 people reported improvements in their issues. And some completely collapsed several problems. The value of this one DVD set is priceless. It can give even the newcomer a lifetime of relief without drugs, surgery or other medical interventions. Where appropriate, of course, see your physician.

Click here to purchase the EFT Intermediate Library

The EFT Honors Library contains these 3 DVD sets:

Using EFT for Serious Diseases - Series 1: 19 hours on DVD - Here you will see EFT put to the most strenuous tests. Physicians and other conventional healing practitioners should find it stunning because they (and you) will see advances in healing where other methods have failed. In these 12 full length sessions the link between diseases and emotional causes becomes plainly evident. You will learn EFT's most sophisticated approaches to bring impressive relief (consultations with physicians recommended where appropriate). Important: The EFT approaches here apply to all diseases and physical ailments and thus this DVD set is universal in nature. The actual ailments covered are: CFIDS, Cancer pain, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Keratakonis, Parkinson's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Breast Cancer, Blood pooling, Breathing problems and War Trauma.

Using EFT for Serious Diseases - Series 2: 21 hours on DVD - The same comments above apply except that the ailments covered are: Head Injury, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Parkinson's Disease, Neurogenic Bladder, Pituitary Gland Tumor, Hepatitis C, Vaginal problems, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma, War PTSD, Neuropathy, Prostate Cancer, CFS, Diabetes, Hypermobility, Pains from childhood abuse.

Mastering EFT DVD set: 12 hours on DVD - For serious students who aspire to capture all of EFT's endless possibilities. Gary does 4 live sessions and purposely stops along the way to display his thinking at critical points. This is like having a front row seat as you listen into the EFT Founder's creative thinking. In addition several Question and Answer sessions are conducted with EFT experts.

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I hope this doesn't sound too grandiose, but I've been doing energy healing work since 1991 and my jaw still drops at the results {of EFT}. I've lost count of the number of phobias, panic/anxiety attacks, traumatic memories, guilt, grief and physical ailments that have been elegantly relieved (often in minutes) by this procedure. Even though EFT violates just about every conventional belief out there, the results remain remarkable. EFT isn't perfect, of course. We don't get 100%. But it usually works well and the results are sometimes spectacular. It often works where nothing else will.

We are still learning why EFT works so well. It centers around the profound effects of the body's subtle energies using the theory that "the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system."

Accordingly, EFT is an emotional form of acupuncture except that we don't use needles. Instead, we tap with the fingertips to stimulate certain meridian energy points while the client is "tuned in" to the problem.

The subtle energies that circulate throughout the body have been largely ignored (until recently) by western scientists. As a result, our use of them for emotional and spiritual healing has been sparse at best. With EFT, however, we consider these subtle energies to be the front running cause of emotional upsets. As a result, we generate results that are FAR beyond those of conventional methods. Even a cursory review of the case histories on this web site will reveal that.

Further, EFT often provides relief for a very wide range of physical symptoms. This, too, is abundantly clear in our case histories, which provide unmistakable evidence of the link between our physical ailments and our emotional issues.

EFT is a Doorway to the new Healing High-Rise. It is where a growing number of newcomers to this exciting field get their start. We now have thousands of practitioners using EFT throughout the world.

Compared to other techniques, EFT is usually quite gentle and substantial relief is often achieved with little or no pain. This is not true for everyone, however. Some people's issue are so intense that the mere mention of them causes emotional or physical pain. Although truly serious instances of this (sometimes called abreactions) is most likely to occur in seriously emotionally damaged people (best estimate is less than 1% of the population), newcomers to EFT are advised to exercise common sense in this regard and not go where they aren't qualified.

EFT is easily learned by professionals and laypersons alike. Thorough and detailed training is given through our video products. These contain not only the EFT procedures but also actual sessions with clients. You are shown in great detail how the procedures are delivered to most people as well as the "art of delivery" for more difficult cases. Full details regarding these modestly priced video sets can be found in the video products section of Gary's site.

To augment your learning, there is a Tutorial on his web site that contains several articles designed to refine your understanding of EFT and its many uses. There is also a whole section on Frequently Asked Questions.

There are also live workshops given by EFT practitioners. You can find a list of them on the live workshops section of his web site. Please know that some workshop presenters teach a blending of EFT with other procedures. Others vary in the degree of detail they teach. Thus you may wish to call the presenters before signing up.