The
Process
EFT works best if you can identify
an emotion. It works on physical symptoms also but if you can
identify the emotion it is more focused. You need to have the
disruption in place in the energy system when you do the tapping.
If you don't feel the emotion you can call it up. All that matters
is that you know what you are identifying so when you describe it
you send a clear message to your unconscious mind about what you
intend to clear.
Affirmation Statement
We use an affirmation statement: "Even though I have
this (name the feeling), I deeply and completely accept myself."
(You are accepting yourself despite the fact that you have this
problem).
The Tapping
Location of Points for the Short Sequence Eyebrow: The
inside edge of the eyebrow, above the inside corner of the
eye.
Side of the
Eye: Next to the outside of the eye on
the temple.
Under the
Eye: Just below the middle of the eye,
near the edge of the bone.
Under the
Nose: In the indentation just between the
middle of the nose and the middle of the upper lip.
Chin:
On the middle of the chin, just below the
crease.
Collarbone: A tender area close
to the end of the collar bone, next to the u-shaped
indentation below the neck, just under the bone.
Under the
Arm: The tender area on the side of the
chest about four inches below the armpit.
Crown of the Head: This
point is just below the crown of the head.
Thumb - all finger points are on the side of
the finger, in line with the nail bed.
Index Finger
Middle Finger
Little Finger
Karate Chop Point - on the side of your hand,
roughly in line with your life line.
Gamut Point - just behind and between the
knuckles of your ring and little finger.
Take a moment now to find and
touch each point in turn. You may notice that some feel
slightly different from others, or you may not. When you get to
work on various issues, you will feel that some of the points
"feel" differently when you tap them, and you will notice that the
shift or release will occur with one or more points, depending on
the reason for using the technique at the
time.
For
practice, tap all the points from the Eyebrow to the Karate Chop
point now just to get the feel of doing it.
Contacting The
Problem
To
direct the releasing effects of the tapping to the required area,
we focus the mind on the problem by using a statement of the
problem: "I am afraid of heights."
Preferably, this is spoken out loud to engage as much of the
neurology as possible and to contact the problem as directly as
possible.
In a
moment, take a little time to think about a problem that you have,
a pain, a fear, an illness or perhaps a phobia, something that
always makes you depressed when you think about it, just generally
any negative emotion you are happy to release now and forever.
Choose a statement that rings true to you, choosing words that make
sense to you and you alone. The more forthright, direct and truthful you can be, the more profound a change you will experience.
The Set
Up
Now that we've named the problem, we can start with
the Set Up.
For the opening statement, we use the following
routine:
Find the sore spot on either side of your chest; rub
it round gently and say:
"Even though I (insert problem
statement),
I deeply and profoundly accept
myself."
For example, if you decided your problem was "My
back is killing me", you would say as your Set Up
Statement:
"Even though my back is killing
me,
I deeply and profoundly accept
myself."
Repeat this three times, rubbing the Sore
Spot continuously as you do so, and please do endeavour to put some
meaning and energy into the "I deeply and profoundly
accept
myself" part.
The Round
Following the Set Up, we now tap all the points,
starting from the top (Eyebrow) and ending up with the Karate Chop
Point on the hand.
As you tap each point, repeat a shortened version
of the Set Up Statement which is called the reminder phrase; so
if your set up statement was,
"Even though I hate and despise my
boss,
I deeply and profoundly accept
myself",
… you say the reminder (shortened version)
phrase:
"I hate and despise my
boss"
…on each point at the same time as you
tap.
The 9 Gamut
This is the middle part in what is sometimes called
the EFT sandwich:
Following tapping all the points about
7 times from the top of the eyebrow to the karate chop point, you
tap continuously on the Gamut point, and then do the
following:
As you do these (at first slightly
unusual) things*, repeat the statement in between as best you can
to keep yourself focussed on the problem in hand.
Then, repeat the Round one more
time, tapping all the points from the eyebrow to the karate
chop point. Take a deep breath and allow yourself a moment to
reflect on how you feel now.
The eye movements are linked to various brain functions and the
reason for the humming-counting-humming manoeuvre is to switch
between hemispheres quite quickly; both are designed to "wake up"
your neurology so the tapping can go to work on the
problem.
Subsequent Treatment Rounds
If
the original set up statement was something along the lines of,
"Even though I have this problem" and you have tapped a first round
on "this problem", and upon checking with yourself, this problem is
not as severe anymore but still noticeable, change the start up
affirmation to:
"Even though there is still some of this
problem remaining"
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