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EFT - EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I believe that EFT and energy field practices like it hold the key to the future health and wellbeing of our planet and all of us who occupy it. I say that because if you are watching the news at all, you are feeling some stress about the state of our world. EFT is the most remarkably effective technique to deflate stress and foster inner peace. I believe global peace grows in our world with each person who works for and allows peace within themselves. There is another section further down on this page where I talk more about my personal connection to EFT.

EFT stands for the EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE. It is an acupressure based technique that enables you on your own, or with an EFT practitioner to heal both physical and psychological issues by releasing emotions and blocked energy in your body. There are other names for this type of work which include Meridian Tapping and Thought Field Therapy, all of which fall under the general headings of Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine (See glossary section). EFT is a simple version of these remarkable healing modalities which reduce the stress that underlies much of the dis-ease we experience.

For me healing has been all about finding peace. The more I use EFT for my own emotional issues and reactions, the more I release blocks, the more peaceful I have become. I've found personal peace to be the key that unlocks the door to experiencing some of the heaven this world has to offer and it is the first step toward achieving global peace as well. At some point along my spiritual trek I heard the Gandhi statement, "Be the change you want to see in the world", and I really took that to heart. I want more than anything to see global peace and the minimizing of suffering for all beings. I realized as well that if I were to be helpful toward this goal, I needed to achieve my own measure of peace.

I have tried and been helped by a number of techniques over these last few years, one of the greatest being the practice of forgiveness. I talk about this in more detail on my Law of Attraction website. Sometimes though, it's hard to attain true forgiveness. EFT has helped me to be able to get to a place of forgiveness better than anything else I have tried. When you are able to really feel forgiveness on things that seemed unforgiveable, you are letting go of negative emotions that are not really helping you and allowing yourself to experience the peace that is our birthright.

In this lens I hope to share with you all I know about EFT in ways that are intriguing and enlightening as well as beneficial and helpful toward achieving your own peace and true enjoyment of this life.

HOW DOES EFT WORK PHYSICALLY?

THE BODY - SPIRIT INTERFACE

mERIDIAN mAPAs I mentioned earlier EFT works directly with your body's meridians (see Meridian chart) and "taps" into the spots where there are disruptions and neutralizes those places of stuck or blocked energy. How this occurs isn't completely known, but one thing that is known is that when you tap on these points it stimulates the release of endorphins and serotonin that are our body's natural pain relievers and relaxers. In some cases pain is relieved just by doing the tapping alone. The real magic of EFT occurs however when you combine the tapping with mentally focusing on the problem you are experiencing, be it physical or emotional.

You might have noticed that when you feel fear for example, you have bodily indicators like rapid heart rate, constricted breathing and tense muscles. This is the body-spirit interface. These indicators are your body's language, communicating to you that something is not right or not safe. What happens with our past experiences though is that you continue to activate this kind of signaling with your thoughts as you relive the experience or the fear caused by it, sometimes for months or years. What you are also feeling is Cortisol being released into your bloodstream. This occurs in response to the stress of the fear. Cortisol's primary functions are to increase blood sugar and suppress the immune system, along with decreasing both bone density and muscle tissue in prolonged cases. If you were actually in a physically dangerous situation, your body would be releasing cortisol in an effort to give all your energy to fleeing or fighting, but prolonged activation of this chemical has an adverse effect on your body.

With EFT's tapping mechanism on the Meridians, and the release of endorphins and serotonin, you are able to counteract the effects of the Cortisol/stress effects and create balance in your physical and energetic body.

Where the mystery occurs and what in my mind makes EFT even more exciting, is that it is not known how the tapping on meridian end points while thinking about specific experiences, accesses and releases the exact blocks in the system that are causing the problems. You might be tapping on your emotions around your parents' divorce for example and the pain in your shoulder disappears. I could list hundreds of examples like this, but in the links sections I provide links to the hundreds of case studies already available.

HOW EXACTLY DO YOU DO EFT?

EFT Tapping ChartThere are currently many variations on Gary Craig's original EFT. For the purposes of this page I will briefly explain The Basic Recipe of EFT, but provide links to websites with detailed information, to podcasts in Itunes about EFT and to books and DVD's as well.

The formula is; tuning into issue or event + stimulation to meridian points (by tapping) = release of blocks and a return to balanced and free flowing energy that you body and spirit need to feel peace and to thrive. Also, when your energy is flowing and balanced it is much more able to use its own resources to heal.

So the practice of EFT starts with The Setup Statement, which goes like these examples:

"Even though I have this pain in my back, I accept myself anyway."
"Even though I'm worried about my finances, I deeply and completely love and accept myself."
"Even though that bully embarrassed me at school, I choose to accept myself as I am now."

You start by repeating a Setup Statement three times while tapping with two or three fingers continually on the Karate Chop point. This point is not shown in the diagram above, but it is that soft part on the side of the hand between the wrist and the base of your little finger. This helps you to tune to whatever is disturbing you and helps you to let go of some of the resistance you feel about dealing the issue. It is sometimes difficult for people to say things like, "I deeply and completely accept myself". You can then hunt for words that you feel more comfortable with like, "I'm open to the possibility that I can be okay anyway".

After you have done this part you tap with two or more fingers on all the spots shown in the diagram saying an abbreviated version of the Setup Statement, such as:

"This back pain."
"My finances".
"Bully embarrassment".

After you have done this take a deep slow belly breath to help the relaxation further land in your body.

As I said, this is a very brief how to instruction. As you might imagine, personal and physical issues can be quite complex and there is an amazing amount of free information available if you want to teach yourself how to do this well. There are also many wonderful EFT practitioners who have trained and studied and even specialized in things like trauma, phobias, sports performance and physical dis-ease, who serve as guides through this process. I have provided many links to both the information sites and practitioners I am familiar with, including myself.

HOW DO NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT THE BODY?

AND WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS?

type=textHow to negative emotions affect our body? That's a really good question. This is my current understanding. I have provided many links and references to the most current thought and scientific knowledge about energy medicine and energy psychology in the links section of this page.

The EFT discovery statement is, "The cause of ALL negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system." To illustrate how this disruption occurs and how it affects your body, I'll use this example: your boss yells at you at work in front of all your co-workers. This causes an energy blast to your system. You are shocked, your ears are burning and you are probably holding your breath. That shocked blast causes a disruption in your energy flow somewhere along your meridian pathways, which are like energetic "arteries". The next thing that happens is that you might experience deep embarrassment or anger. It looks like this: boss yelling + energy disruption = anger or embarrassment.

In effect, what is happening when the boss is yelling is that as he/she is directing their attention and voice at you, they are also directing the energy of their anger or frustration directly at you also. Whether or not you recognize it at the time, your body is receiving this energy and this is part of what causes the disruption, along with your own surprise and/or shock. The disruption lands somewhere in your body, like your lungs (It could be anywhere, your back, your elbow your stomach). Along with this, bursts of Cortisol (the "stress hormone") are being released into your system. Once this disruption blocks your energy flow you experience the reaction of anger or embarrassment.

As you then go about your life, and replay the story of the boss yelling and the people watching, this re-stimulates your anger and you trigger more release of Cortisol into your body and continued energy disruptions at the point where the block landed in your body. This is a double negative whammy, to your body and to your energy system. The longer this goes on the more injury you are doing to your body. It is currently widely understood that prolonged stress like this can cause or trigger the genetic disposition toward serious ailments such as cancer, fibromyalgia and migraines. This prolonged stress can also cause psychological issues such as addictions, anxiety disorders and depression.
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MY STORY

FINDING INNER PEACE

type=textLearning how to find peace within myself has been transformative. Since 2006 I have been on a spiritual quest, motivated initially by being tired of being unhappy. I had gone through a very big emotional upheaval when my mother died of cancer. This led to a deep depression, then downright furious anger at the world. I dove deep into that dark pool, which expressed itself as road rage and loathing of everything, including myself. Finally I wanted something different. That story is on my Law of Attraction lens.

That was my stepping off point on this leg of my life journey, which I am now enjoying a lot more. I am much calmer and more peaceful, less flappable or disturbed by life's circumstances. I even feel joy at being alive in this fast changing time, when I used to hate and resist change. Resistance caused me a lot of suffering. I'm not saying that change doesn't make me nervous sometimes, but I am much more comfortable with it now. I recognize and accept that everything does change all the time. There is no stopping that, and resisting only causes upset and frustration.

It has taken some work to find this level of inner peace and I do believe there are many levels. Learning that what I think and/or believe is at the heart of how I feel, has opened up a whole new world. I have learned I can change how I think to change how I feel. Likewise there are tools for changing your energy or the charge you feel about certain experiences, even if you don't know why you are feeling badly. EFT is the most effective tool I have found so far for transforming negative energy and fear.

Looking for happiness outside of oneself can be frustrating also. When we look for happiness from others or from what we have in possessions or even in experiences, we run the risk of becoming unhappy when those things don't live up to expectations. My desire for this lens is to share the information and tools I have learned through my study of EFT, in hopes that my research and quest these last few years can help those of you who are struggling and who would like to be living a more enjoyable life. My hope is that these tools will help you to find your peace, and the happiness available within your own being, even in the face of life's challenges.

GUIDED EFT FOR PEACE AND WELLBEING:
I have now begun a practice guiding those who would like to find their own inner peace. Using EFT to release blocked emotions and energy is of invaluable help for each of us to begin the personal journey to the peace that is already within.

Your first session is free, so you can see if this is a process you like. My fees are $45-$75 per hour sliding scale. I chose a sliding scale to make this work affordable for those with lower incomes and trust that those with full incomes will choose to pay what is in line with your ability.

I CAN B REACHED BY EMAIL TO SCHEDULE A SESSION AT : treeness1@gmail.com

EFT YOUTUBE VIDEOS

A GREAT WAY TO LEARN

There are hundreds of youtube videos on EFT and I've only provided a few of them here. This is another great free way to learn EFT
Kicking the Habit with EFT - Carol Look on The Morning Show
by CarolLookEFT | video info

34 ratings | 17,346 views
curated content from YouTube

EFT WEBSITES

I'm listing some of the EFT websites and practioners that I'm familiar with. There is a lot of free information about EFT, so much that one can learn how to do it well enough to significantly lessen your stress reaction to lifes' challenges. These websites also offer personal sessions, group trainings, books and training DVD's and audios. Clicking on the blue titles will take you to their sites.
WORLD CENTER FOR EFT
This was originally the Gary Craig EFT website. He recently retired, but I highly reccommend going to the site and reading his retirement statement.

All of the original content from Gary Craigs site was transferred to the EFT Universe site below.
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EFT UNIVERSE
Dawson Church took on the managing of all the info from Gary Craig's original site, which is great, because there is a lot of free information on it.

Be sure to click on the 'getting started for free' button to get the free manual, and check out the free videos, research and all the case studies available on a huge variety of issues.

You can also rent the orignal Gary Craig EFT training videos from this site. (they can also sometimes be found at an affordable price on ebay)
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CAROL LOOK
I have listened to a lot of interview with Carol Look and she is a gifted EFT Master. I believe she only teaches groups now and no longer does private sessions, but she is worth checking out.
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GWYNETH MOSS
Gwyneth Moss is another gifted EFT master. She is based in the U.K.. but also does trainings in the states. She is on some of the Gary Craig training videos and I have heard her in a number of interviews. I always learn a lot from her and her website has a lot of valuable information.
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THE EFT TRAINING CENTER FOR TRAUMA AND ABUSE
I origianlly saw Lori Lorenz on one of the Gary Craig EFT training videos and really liked how thoughtful and kind and knowledgable she was on issues surrounding trauma and abuse.

The EFT Training Center for Trauma and Abuse offers a unique training program focused on applying EFT to the understanding and processing of trauma and abuse.
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Founded by Lori Lorenz, M.A., and based in Medford, Oregon the Center offers both introductory and advanced trainings for trauma and abuse.
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OPERATION EMOTIONAL FREEDOM
This groundbreaking documentary is a hard hitting look at the current state of health care for combat veterans in America diagnosed with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder.)

This amazing video chronicles a group of war veterans suffering from PTSD who were taught and worked with EFT practitioners for a week and were miraculously transformed. This was a life changing experience for all who attended andis a must see for anyone suffering from PTSD.
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ASSOCIATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
ACEP is an international nonprofit organization of approximatley 900 licensed mental health professionals and allied energy health practitioners who are dedicated to developing and applying energy psychology methods for the treatment and relief of those suffering from emotional challenges such as addictions & compulsions, anxiety, depression, limiting beliefs, personality disorders, phobias, stress, and trauma.

ACEP offers certifications in EFT and Energy Psychology which was developed by Tina Craig, Gary Craig's daughter and is the closest to his original training programs as you will find.
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THRIVING NOW
This is Rick Wilkes website. I've listened to his podcast with Carol Look and learned a lot from them, but have also seen him in videos and really like both how he teaches and his thoughtfulness as he speaks. This site also has a lot of great information.
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ROBERT SMITH - FASTER EFT
FasterEFT is a methodology developed by Robert G. Smith after many years of studying and working with thousands of people. It is a collection of new cutting-edge techniques and processes that integrates the most effective elements of EFT, BSFF, NLP, spiritual understanding, science and the minds great ability to transform itself.

I really like this guy and he has a lot of youtube videos to learn from.
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MERIDIAN ENERGY TECHNIQUES
The Association is an independent professional body representing approved and accredited Meridian Energy Practitioners and Trainers.

The AAMET was first established in 1999 by a group of EFT enthusiasts lead by UK Homeopath and Meridian Therapist Dr Tam Llewellyn-Edwards who was awarded Master Practitioner status by Gary Craig, the originator of EFT. The association quickly grew from a small group of like-minded individuals to a strong, multinational entity thanks to his passion and the support of dedicated committee members.
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DR. GARY SCHWARTZ
Gary Schwartz has been on a remarkable journey throughout his lifetime. His body of work is inspirational because his passion to bring science and spirit together is dominated by an empirical doctrine that is unimpeachable.

He has spent his life researching and documenting the science that proves how and why Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine work and or the medicine of the future.
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SCIENTIFIC STUDIES & EFT

EFT REDUCES STRESS

type=textThere have been scientific studies to show that much of the dis-ease we experience is directly related to the negative emotions we hold within us. The emotional traumas we experience cause a disruption in the energy flowing through our bodies. This disruptive charge lands in our body as we internalize our experience, and this leads to an imbalance in our energetic system. It is the imbalance or block to our energy flow that often leave us with feelings of fear, anger, grief, frustration and anxiety, the "negative" emotions. These negative emotions that we continue to feel with distress (even if we think we are ignoring or stuffing them) are also causing distress in our body, which can eventually come out in very physical ways as back pain, migraines, asthma, allergies, cancer and fibromyalgia for example. They can also cause psychologically based difficulties such as phobias, addictions, anxiety attacks, overweight, depression and insomnia.

There are scientific studies now as well that show that EFT can greatly reduce the distress caused by these emotions that are stuck in our bodies and that are also running through our thoughts and impacting our everyday experience in negative ways. The EFT process enables you to access where these blocks are located in your body's energy system and neutralize them, allowing your energy to flow freely again and return to balance. Once your energy is balanced, your body's natural healing ability is greatly accelerated.

BOOKS

EFT, EMOTIONAL FREEDOM, ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

The books listed next are in my bookstore, WakeRobin Bookshop. I've listed some of my favorites, but there is a much wider selection in my bookstore. Clicking on the blue book titles will take you to the book and an expanded description.
WakeRobin Bookshop
Wakerobin BookshopRECENTLY UPDATED!!! Check out all the new books I've added to the bookstore. This is an online store with books, DVDs and CDs. These are by authors I have read and/or have been highly reccomended by authors and hosts of podcasts I listen to. The books have been amazingly helpful to me in my growth and development.

I created this online bookstore in order to provide easy access to the many great books I have read or want to read because they were so highly reccomended by spiritual teachers I admire. It is dvided into categories to make it easier to find the books you might be interested in. When you click on the book you will get a full description and pricing.

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The EFT Manual 2nd Edition
This is the first book one should read to begin learning how to do EFT. It has the Basic and extended recipe along with case studies and many examples to begin working with on your own. There is a whole series of these books, for weight loss, for back pain, for addictions and a number of others. They are all in the Emotional Freedom section of my bookstore.
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EFT & Beyond
This is an amazing book full of articles by many of the EFT Masters. It is and invaluable read for anyone seriously considering being an EFT practitioner.
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The Living Energy Universe: A Fundamental Discovery that Transforms Science and Medicine
Walking you through their own journey of discovery as well as introducing the research that got them there,Gary Schwartz and Linda Russek present stunning yet sober scientific evidence that:
-every idea and awareness ever experienced throughout time is still contained in the memory of the universe,
-consciousness and the soul survive our body"s death,
-god exists-and is evolving.
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Instant Emotional Healing
This was a nice, easy to understand book that doesn't say it's EFT, but what they describe is pretty much the same. I gained some good insights into the EFT process from reading this book.
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The Energy Healing Experiments: Science Reveals Our Natural Power to Heal
Harvard-educated Dr. Gary E. Schwartz provides scientific experiments and evidence to reveal the truth about the existence of energy fields and unlocks their potential for enhancing your health.
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Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine
Dr. Deepak Chopra has brought together the current research of Wetern medicine, neuoscience, and physics with the insights of Ayurvedic theory to show that the human body is controlled by a "network of intelligence" grounded in quantum reality. Not a superficial psychological state, this intelligence lies deep enough to change the basic pattenrs that design our physiology -- with the potential to defeat cancer, heart disease, and even aging itself.
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The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles
Through the research of Dr. Bruce Lipton and other leading-edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology, that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our thoughts.
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THE TAPPING SOLUTION
The Tapping Solution (formerly Try It On Everything) is a Documentary Film that Explores Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a New Discovery that Combines Ancient Chinese Acupressure and Modern Psychology with Startling Results! In this movie, you'll meet 10 people from around the country with a variety of challenges, such as PTSD, chronic back pain, fear of public speaking, Fybromyalgia, abudance blocks, weight loss, smoking addiction and more.
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The Wizard's Wish: Or, How He Made the Yuckies Go Away - A Story About the Magic in You
Through Brad Yates has created a playfully illustrated story that will entertain children and adults alike, readers are introduced to EFT - a natural process for letting go of unwanted emotions. A fun story to read anytime, it will be particularly welcome at times when youngsters are feeling nervous, afraid, sad or angry. It is a great way to teach that the power to feel good is already inside us, and how to access it quickly.
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Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies
Trained in a variety of alternative therapies as well as conventional Western medicine, Dr. Richard Gerber provides an encyclopedic treatment of energetic healing, covering subtle-energy fields, acupuncture, Bach flower remedies, homeopathy, radionics, crystal healing, electrotherapy, radiology, chakras, meditation, and psychic healing. He explains current theories about how various energy therapies work and offers readers new insights into the physical and spiritual perspectives of health and disease.
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Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life
Synthesizing neuroscience, intuitive medicine, psychology, and subtle energy techniques, Dr. Judith Orloff maps the elegant relationships between our minds, bodies, spirits, and environments. With humor and compassion, she shows you how to identify the most powerful negative emotions and how to transform them into hope, kindness, and courage with simple, easy-to-follow action steps that you can take to cope with emotional vampires, disappointments, and rejection.
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Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body's Energies for Optimal Health, Joy, and VitalityUpdated and Expanded
This book by Donna Eden remains both the premiere self-help guide for using an understanding of the body's subtle energies to keep yourself healthy and vital and also a clinical handbook that can be used by any health care practitioner.
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EFT & QUANTUM PHYSICS

ENERGY FLOW

type=textQuantum physicists like Dr. Gary Schwartz are proving with scientific and reproducible research, using the newest most high tech energy detecting equipment, that there is field of energy that surrounds us and of which we are all composed. This has been known for centuries by healers of cultures all over the world. What Dr. Schwartz did with his research though, is prove that we affect ourselves and those around us with the quality of the energy we hold, and by our intentions. He proved that the energy of our thoughts and feeling pass back and forth between us all the time and our bodies act like antennas, receiving and transmitting. (See the links section for DR. Schwartz's website and research, and the book section for his book, The Energy Healing Experiments).

Our bodies run on energy. Everything does. In fact it is all the same energy everywhere and in everything. What appears to be matter in all its different forms is our life energy vibrating at the frequency that creates any particular form. From a spiritual point of view, it is thought that this energy of which we all are, which gives us life and by which we are all always energetically connected is GOD or what quantum physicists refer to as The Quantum Field. The more vibrant and alive we feel in our body, the more free and clear is the flow of this "GOD" energy through our energy system. When we experience problems, pain, discomfort, unhappiness and some of the things I mentioned earlier, there has been a disturbance causing and blockage in the flow of that which gives us life, we in essence blocking God or our dynamic connection the Field of life energy. In fact Dr. Schwartz says that all of the work that is called energy healing could really be called Field healing.

EFT PODCASTS

HUNDREDS OF FREE HOW TO AUDIOS

I first heard about EFT in a podcast about healing. Listening to podcasts about EFT has been a great way for me to learn a lot about EFT very quickly. There is a wide range of information that is free and easily downloadable to your Ipod or mp3 player. I provide a few links to the podcast host website that are my favorites. On their sites are links to either download the file or to subscribe to their show.

You can also search for the shows on Itunes, but you have to very precise with the title of the show or the host name, or Itunes won't find it. Or, you can just type in EFT to the Itunes search engine under podcasts, the hit 'see all' and a whole bunch of EFT podcasts come up.

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TAP TALK RADIO
This is a short podcast with Carol look and Rick Wilkes discussing various issues that can be treated with EFT, then demonstrating how to work with those issues. If you check out their archives you will find longer and more involved podcasts. I learned a lot from them.
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EFT/TAPPING Q & A WITH GENE MONTERESTELLI
I like this guys podcast. He has some great guests, EFT practitioners and masters as well as others whose work also focuses on personal transformation. I like the way he approaches EFT and I have learned a lot from him and his guests.
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TAPPING INTO THE GOOD LIFE -BRUNER AND YATES
Brad Yates and Pamela Bruner host this podcast together. The tag line for the show is, podcasts that answer your questions about tapping and EFT!

They both have a lot to offer in the way of ways to go about using EFT for the issues that are causing limitations in your life.
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NEWS FOR THE SOUL
Nicole Whitney hosts this show and has Brad Yates on every monday demonstrating EFT and working on issues with people who call in. I've learned a lot from listening to these type of shows.

NEWS FOR THE SOUL in general is one of the best podcasts out there for healing and metaphysical discussions and live on air demonstrations of the most current alternative healing modalities available.

HISTORY OF EFT

type=textEFT was first developed by Gary Craig in the early 90's. He learned Thought Field Therapy, from DR. Roger Callahan who developed his technique in the 80's. Gary Craig took Dr. Callahan's very complicated methods and simplified them into the elegant and easier to learn form that EFT is today. Gary taught thousands in group workshops through the 90's and last decade. He developed an extensive training course on DVD's from which thousands more have learned. Interestingly, most of those who took the workshops were psychologists and therapists, even though Gary himself had no formal training in those fields. The extensive contents of his original website, emofree.com, were transferred to Dawson Church's website, EFT Uuniverse.com. I highly recommend reading Gary's retirement statement at emofree.com.

One of the things that attracted me to EFT, besides the profound transformations I learned about (documented in the cases section of EFTUniverse), is that there is so much information freely available, making it possible and affordable to learn and practice on your own or with friends and family. For those who would like to pursue certifications, Gary's daughter Tina Craig has a certification program at The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) that most closely follows his original training guidelines.

At this time there are many practicing and teaching variations of Gary Craig's original EFT. I find it's great to learn about them all, even if I don't use a particular method. I gain greater awareness just by hearing a new thought process from which a technique was developed. I've provided links to many of these teachers in the links section.

GLOSSARY

type=textCHOICES METHOD - Developed by Dr. Patrician Carrington, this method is a variation of EFT that adds the words "I choose to..." to the second half of the setup statement. It helps a person who has a hard time saying, "I deeply and completely love and accept myself". Saying, "I choose to accept myself now" feels more possible to say and believe.

ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY - Energy Psychology provides simple, yet effective method to overcome such emotional, mental and psychological blockages. "Energy Psychology" - involves two key ideas: "Energy System of the human body", and the "Psychology - the thinking, behavior, limiting beliefs and responses and the associated emotions".

ENERGY MEDICINE - Energy Medicine is a term used for holistic healing therapies that are focused on manipulating "life force" to bring about balance and wellness. Some energy-based modalities involve practitioners using hands-on techniques, while others are hands-off utilizing intention, intuition and sensing vibrational "waves" of frequency with their hands.

MERIDIANS - Meridians are the pathways of the positive and negative energy power, which carries on some of the communication between the skin, teeth, organs, tissues, in fact, everything in the body. Through these meridians passes an invisible nutritive energy known to the Chinese as Ch'i. The Ch'i energy enters the body through specific acupuncture points and flows to deeper organ structures, bringing life-giving nourishment of a subtle energetic nature. Acupuncture points have unique electrical characteristics, which distinguish them from surrounding skin. These acupuncture points exist along the meridians. These points are electro-magnetic in character and consist of small palpable spots, which can be located by hand, with micro-electrical voltage meters and with muscle testing, when they are abnormally functioning.

MERIDIAN TAPPING - The processes, techniques and/or procedures that involve tapping with the fingertips on specific end points of the meridians stimulating the movement of Ch'I, and dislodge the blocks in your energy system. This helps to create balance in your body, which promotes wellbeing, healing and personal transformation.

THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY - TFT was developed by Dr. Roger Callahan in the 1980's and is the predecessor to EFT and other techniques like it. It uses nature's healing system to balance the body's energy system. TFT is the original tapping procedure that provides a code to nature's healing system by tapping with the fingers on meridian points in very specific sequences. These sequences are called algorithms of which there are a wide variety design to target specific issues.

MY OTHER WEBSITES

TREENESS HEALING
This site tells all about my new work as a Reconnective Healing Practitioner. Reconnective Healing is a form of healing that uses new frequencies thought to be here on the planet for the first time. I give a brief history of how it began and who started it, as well as discuss some of the scientific research being done on this amazing and miraculous work.
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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION AND BEYOND
This site is dedicated to my learning about the Law of Attraction and my spiritual development beyond the Law of Attraction. It has many links to great information to help one on their own path of awakening and transformation.
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PODCASTING YOUR WAY TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Over the last four or five years, I have learned immeasurable, uplifting and empowering information from listening to podcasts and podcasted radio shows. In this website I list and link to the major sites that I have found to have the most current spiritual, transformational, metaphysical, scientific and environmentals teachers on our planet today.
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AFFIRMATIONS
This site lists the affirmations I developed for myself and my own intentions for this life. I'm certain I will be adding to them, as I get new ideas all the time about what I want to create for myself. It also lists affirmations from others and links to other websites about affirmations. Check it out.
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CONNECTING POINT
I have repurposed this blog to be a place where we can connect to share our visions of what our dreams for the future of our world. In order to transform our world to one that benefits all life we need a vision of what that looks like. I am dedicating this blog to those visions we create for ourselves, our families, our communities and our continued future in which all life thrives.
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SCOTT'S STORY
My brother, Oregon National Guard Soldier SFC Scott Irving of Medford has been in a struggle With Army/Guard Over Disability Benefits from injuries recieved while on duty. This website chronicles that struggle. After some media coverage, the Guard extended his active duty status, along with his pay and medical benefits. We are still waiting to learn what kind of retirement the Guard will assess for him.

This site also has a lot of resourses for soldiers and families of soldiers going through similar circumstances.
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CESAR MILLAN - THE DOG WHISPERER
I made this lens not long after we got our new puppy Tyler. We watched a number of Cesar's shows on the National Geographic network and found his way of being with and training the dogs people very helpful. Tyler has grown up to be a great dog.
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A MESSAGE OF AWAKENING
This is the website of a friend of mine and is an introduction to The Seventh Major Understanding - A Message of Awakening.

This message serves as a guide for humanity as we transition from a reality based in fear to a global experience of peace, love and abundance. The time for change is now, and humankind is ready. The source of The Seventh Major Understanding is Joshua, a non-corporeal entity. His focus is on oneness, and he often reminds us of our constant connection to the Source of All That Is.

Look for his new book about to be released.
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SPECIAL THANKS

BARRIE BREWER PHOTOGRAPHY

A special thanks to Barrie Brewer who provided all of the photos on this lens, helped me get my Squidoo feet wet and continues to help when I update! Click on the links below to see more great photos
BARRIE BREWER PHOTOGRAPHY
This is Barrie's photography website where you can see all of her great photos of her favorite places, people and things.
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FOCUS ON DISNEYWORLD
This Barrie's Squidoo page on Disney World. It's got lots of great information, links and photos of Disney World.
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