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About EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques -
by Betty Moore-Hafter
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a lot like hypnotherapy with an added body component. You can effect changes on the deeper levels of the mind, the emotions and the body, easily and rapidly. EFT is an acupressure tapping technique combined with mental focusing. Everyone can do it, and once you learn EFT, it's yours forever.
As people do EFT, most report a profound easing of stressful emotions like anxiety and fear, anger and frustration, sadness, even cravings. EFT involves a simple process of tapping on stress-relief points, actually acupuncture points, on the body as we talk about your issue. You do the tapping yourself and, as you learn to 'tap away' the negative emotional charge, you'll have a very effective tool to help yourself and others.
Many people are able to go deeper into their issues as EFT "peels the layers of the onion" and at those levels, real transformation can take place. You may be aware that certain situations tend to upset you. It's as if we have emotional wiring, which is programmed into us from prior experiences. EFT helps us "rewire" the emotional patterns within so that we are no longer triggered in painful ways. It is literally emotional freedom to feel different, lighter, less burdened by the past, less susceptible to reacting with painful emotion.
While traditional therapy used to take months or years and thousands of dollars, EFT usually gives you lasting results in just a few sessions. And with EFT, we do have quite a few "one session wonders"! Many times, EFT works in a complementary way with other therapies. For instance, someone who is processing issues with a talk therapist would benefit from the direct, body-centered emotional clearing offered by EFT. Individual sessions are very effective, yet EFT lends itself quite well to work in groups. Since you can often achieve your goals in a group setting at a substantial savings, you may find EFT particularly affordable. Another advantage of EFT is that sessions can be very successfully done over the phone. You can experience this healing work in the convenience of your home, and phone sessions can often be more easily scheduled than office visits, especially if you live at a distance.
How does it work?
The stress-relief points on the body that we tap in the EFT procedure are in fact meridian points based on the same system as acupuncture. EFT founder Gary Craig calls EFT "an emotional form of acupuncture except that we don't use needles. Instead, we tap with the fingertips to stimulate certain meridian points while the client is 'tuned in' to the problem." EFT is one of a growing number of energy/meridian therapies, and while we aren't sure just how they work, the remarkable thing about them is that they work so well. For many issues, the success rate is 80% or higher, something no other form of therapy can claim. As Gary says, "EFT often works when nothing else will." Scientific research is in progress, but current theory holds that negative emotion causes an imbalance in the body's energy system which is rebalanced by the focused tapping.
One of the most appealing things about EFT is its simplicity. Even a child can learn it in minutes. You learn one simple tapping process, and no matter what is bothering you, chances are you will feel less bothered after tapping for it. Many times the negative feelings about a specific issue completely resolve and you can't get them back. Phobias, for example, often lift entirely and people cannot experience the old fear even if they try.
What is at the root of most of our blockages, problems and stress? It is our negative emotion--fear, anger, anxiety, discomfort, resentment, depression, hopelessness, and so forth. As you experience EFT, it feels like letting the air out of the balloon so that you collapse the intensity of the negative emotions, and as you do, you feel more peaceful and centered, see things more clearly and can make better choices.
Learn how to do EFT:
You can learn the basic technique on my "how to" page, How to do EFT
If you are interested in learning more about EFT or scheduling a session by phone or in person, call me at 802-860-7286 or reach me by e-mail at: betty@risingsunhealing.com
We are now affiliated with Gary Craig and his excellent "Emotional Freedom Techniques" products. Please visit his "Emofree" web site through the links below.
Visit the EFT Web site for a rich source of information on all things EFT!
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