Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) – also known as Tapping – is a modern tool that incorporates the knowledge and ancient wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine, tapping into the flow of Qi energy through the meridian lines within our body. Similar to acupuncture – but without the needles – EFT works with this Qi energy flow to release stored emotions and blocked energy through gentle tapping on the meridian points on the face and body.
By tapping on these meridian points calming signals are sent to the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for processing stressful events and deciding on our fear responses, fight, flight or freeze. So as the points are tapped upon, the pressure and emotional intensity releases, meaning you can experience relief, emotional freedom and the capacity for a new way of thinking.
Where do these responses come from?
Our stress responses are built on our stored emotions, which we’ve held onto from experiences and traumas in our lives. These experiences then create belief systems about who we are, what we deserve in life and how we can show up in the world. Then, as we are faced with life events that challenge or confirm these core beliefs, we will find ourselves triggered into emotional reactions and emotional behaviours to manage them.
Of course we are allowed to feel – we must feel! – that’s the joy of being human and why we have been gifted with all our wonderful senses and a life that enables us to experience them in all their forms. The issue is when they become all consuming, meaning instead of feeling them and then responding, you are driven and triggered into quick reactions. These could be an angry outburst, vicious words, or opening the fridge door to find something to stuff them down.
So how can EFT help?
EFT really is the ultimate tool for not only understanding and softening emotional intensity, but also for rewiring our brains to create new affirming belief systems, and therefore a brand new way for us to respond to life.
EFT allows us to go deeper into the root of an issue, tracing it back to memories, experiences and traumas so we can understand where and when a belief system was built. As we tap it’s like peeling away at the layers of an onion – gradually and safely – to lead us to the core of where that belief was formed.
Once we know where it has come from and when it was programmed, we are able to work to release the memory and the energetic charge to that past experience, which then allows you to live completely differently in the now.
What is real emotional freedom?
The key thing I always like to remind my clients is that EFT doesn’t just free you from a heavy emotion, it frees you to feel it. It gives you permission to accept how you feel about something, to let go of the fear and the fight of how it affected you and to feel safe to release it and let it go.
Within a tapping experience you really feel safe to finally go back there, to not only release the logical mind that has been saying ‘You should be over it’ but also to address any trauma that may have been too painful to look at until now. By doing this you can finally allow that child, or that person you were in that time and place to be seen, heard and freed.
And from this real change can come. There is nothing in the world like connecting back with that part of you again, welcoming it back to be within your heart to truly feel a sense of wholeness, and create lasting change at the core of who you are.
Sounds pretty magical…
It is! However, Emotional Freedom Techniques potential for creating transformational change doesn’t end there. It’s also an incredible technique for empowered intention and manifestation in a range of ‘life subject’ areas such as health, wealth, abundance and creativity to name a few. In these experiences it’s like a vision board brought to life as we journey to your future, programming it with the tools you need to expand it beyond anything you can dream of now.
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