Based on the ancient principles of acupuncture, EFT is a simple tapping procedure that gently re-aligns the body's energy system, without the discomfort of needles. Unlike other energy healing methods, EFT incorporates an emotional element to the healing process, addressing unresolved emotional issues as a likely cause of physical disease, psychological dysfunction, and personal performance limits.

Negative emotional experiences disrupt the energy meridians that run through our body. The physical changes we feel from those disruptions, like nausea or anxiety, become attached to the memory of that experience and affect the way we see the world… until we heal that disruption. Properly applied, EFT quickly re-aligns the energy meridians with respect to negative memories, disconnects the physical discomfort that we attached to it, and quite often removes the resulting symptoms.

EFT continues to provide encouraging results, even with newcomers applying EFT to themselves. Some cases are more complex, however, and may require more detailed attention from an experienced EFT Practitioner.

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*The tapping points diagram above appears here with the kind permission of Gloria Arenson

How Is It Done?

The following steps outline the basic EFT recipe for a tapping away a single issue. It is helpful to first familiarize yourself with the location of the key tapping points on the accompanying diagram.

1. FOCUS your thoughts upon a specific problem: a troubling past event, current feeling, or recurring unpleasant thought, and rank the intensity of the problem on a scale of 0-10.

2. While rubbing the sore (tender) spot or tapping the karate chop point, create a set-up by stating the problem out loud in the form of "Even though I have this [ INSERT a phrase describing the feeling / problem / past event ]," followed by an affirmation, e.g. "I deeply and completely accept myself". Repeat the setup + affirmation phrases 3 times to be sure to engage the subconscious mind.

3. While gently tapping through all the energy points (tap ~5-12 times on each point), one by one, continuously repeat the reminder phrase out loud, i.e. "this [ feeling / problem / event ]". Be sure to breathe normally.

4. Keeping the feeling/problem/issue in mind, now state the affirmation phrase, e.g. "I deeply and completely accept myself" continuously out loud, while tapping through all the energy points again.

5. Take a deep breath. Rank your current intensity about the problem on the scale.

6. Repeat steps 1-4 until the intensity is zero, adjusting the setup phrase to address the current feeling, i.e. "this remaining [ feeling / problem / event ]".

7. Start over from step 1 for any other aspects of the issue that might have now bubbled up to the surface.