EFT Learning Center workshops on DVD
Where emotional relief brings physical health
Self help method often works where nothing else will
No Drugs Involved ~ High Success Rate
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EFT has a success rate of about 85-97%, depending on the problem. As a psychotherapist I am quite enthusiastic about these techniques.Many issues which previously may have taken months or years of work with more traditional approaches, can be worked through in half an hour. In fact, these techniques are so unintrusive, so painless, that clients will often say, “Thank you for your time, but it seems the problem went away by itself.” That is what, in EFT, we call the “apex effect.”
The more complicated issues often have a number of different facets or layers to them, which we call aspects. We may be feeling sad and angry, as well as hurt over a feeling of betrayal or abandonment either current or in the distant past. Each one of the aspects of that emotional upset will need to be balanced in turn. Each aspect characteristically has a slightly different feel or emotional quality to it so that one can usually tell when another aspect has arisen. The idea is simply to persist with the treatment until all the relevant aspects have been released and desensitized.
When working with long standing belief systems or trauma, you may find that more aspects show up over the course of time. It may appear, then, that an issue is stubbornly persisting but the fact is that another aspect has most likely surfaced. In this case, we follow a regular schedule of treating the issue several times a day for as long is necessary to root out all the aspects. Like the layers of an onion, we peel off one layer at a time until all the layers have been revealed and appropriately treated. Deeply rooted behaviours or beliefs will necessarily take longer to eliminate but ultimately these techniques will rid us of excess emotional baggage so that we may be free to get on with our lives and realize the full range of our potential.
To add a word of caution, a session of EFT may rid you of a phobia but you still must still demonstrate fitting caution in the face of real danger. You may have alleviated your back pain but you must realize that in the case of real physical injury, you must take appropriate care not to do anything which would exacerbate that injury.
Bridges
Being alone
Claustrophobia
Computers
Dentists
Disease
Driving
Elevators
Flying
Heights.
Marriage
Needles
Public Speaking
Rejection
Sex
Snakes, spiders, bees
The telephone
Water
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Acupressure works by neutralizing disruptions in your body's electrical system, which then stops the chemical chain reaction and frees you from emotional and physical discomforts. As you gently tap or press on a point, neural receptors under the skin convert the pressure to an electrical impulse that is transmitted to the brain. It is the same as using a VCR remote control or tapping a key on a keyboard to send an electrical signal to the computer.
Our thoughts are constantly creating patterns of electrical energy that cause the release of neurotransmitters, hormones and other chemicals in the body that we feel as emotions. When there is a disruption in the body's electrical flow, such as the fight or flight response, we feel it. If the disruption continues, it can lead to emotional distress and eventually physical problems. When the disruption is removed, the distress stops.
Acupressure has been practiced for over 5000 years in the Orient. Today, it is used to treat a wide range of issues, including physical pain, stress, anxiety, fears and phobias, trauma, anger, depression, migraines, fibromyalgia, asthma and addictions. Acupressure is also used to improve personal performance in academics, business and sports by removing anxiety, doubt and negative self-talk.
There is now a great deal of research that supports the idea that the body's "energy system" is primarily electromagnetic and that it can be directly adjusted just like VCRs and computers. Using discoveries from quantum physics, orthopedic surgeon Robert Becker mapped the entire meridian system in the late 1960s. In the 1977, researchers Fritz Popp and Walter Kroy demonstrated how cells in the body communicate using low energy light photons and microwaves. In the 1986, Stanford cellular biologist Bruce Lipton described the interface between the mind and the cells of the body. Around 1979, after studying applied kinesiology, including the work of George Goodheart and John Diamond, psychologist Roger Callahan, combined elements of quantum theory, kinesiology and acupressure to begin curing people with phobias and traumatic stress disorders. Initially, Dr. Callahan thought of his method in terms of cognitive therapy but later changed his view and referred to his technique Thought Field Therapy™ (TFT).
Emotional Freedom Techniques™ (EFT), evolved from TFT under the guidance of Gary Craig, one of Dr. Callahan’s first students. Gary is moving EFT away from Roger’s scientific model, where TFT has its own rules and terminology, into a more holistic context. For instance, he teaches the importance of a supportive relationship between therapist and client and he stresses the value of persistence in treating various aspects of a problem on order to resolve all parts of it. While Roger promotes different combinations of tapping points for different issues, Gary uses one, all purpose sequence which is easier to learn and remember. Both are extremely effective, however and the differences between them are simply a matter of personal preference.
We don’t actually consider TFT and EFT acupressure although there is some resemblance in that they both address the acupuncture meridian system. Unlike acupressure, these therapies are specifically psychologically oriented.
Almost everyone is skeptical when they first hear about these Tapping Therapies, as they should be. Our society is constantly bombarded with rave reviews about new products and services and the alternative health community is especially vulnerable to bogus new discoveries. The claims of TFT and EFT fly in the face of everything we thought we knew about psychology and emotional healing, It sounds too good to be true. Despite my own initial skepticism, I have been using EFT successfully on clients as well as on myself.
Although nothing is perfect and even these techniques are not always completely successful, their success rate cannot be ignored. It is estimated that about 85% or more of emotional issues treated with these processes are eliminated within four sessions with the majority of them being resolved even more quickly.
Why is it that more people are not aware of these techniques? First of all, it is difficult to describe them in a way that sounds convincing. There is nothing familiar with which to compare them and the tapping procedure itself can sound rather absurd. There are no clinical studies available to empirically prove the validity of these tapping techniques to traditional professionals. Most of the evidence of success for these techniques exists in the reports of hundreds of therapists around the world who have successfully treated thousands of patients. It may take some time for this span between energy work and psychology to prove itself solid and reliable enough for the traditionalists. Meanwhile, alternative therapists and lay people alike, are quietly embracing these techniques to heal themselves and others.
Western scientists have another explanation for acupressure’s effect. They believe that stimulating an energy point causes the release of opiates known as endorphins, within the brain. These natural substances reduce one’s perception of pain as effectively as any combination of narcotics but without the side effects.
Even though there is no convincing objective evidence of meridians, when looked at microscopically, the acupoints reveal a greater concentration of nerve endings than do other skin locations. These points, upon examination, also generate measurably more electromagnetic energy.
It is not necessary to do double-blind, placebo controlled studies to know that people can literally die of fright - that when you’re scared the heart pounds, the blood pressure rises, the mouth becomes dry and we may lose control of bodily functions or break out into a cold sweat. When you are embarrassed or angry, your face may become flushed, blotchy or red – very much the same as what occurs during an allergic reaction. Put all these observations together and you’ve made a case for the unity of mind and body. The truth is that symptoms resulting from emotional stress are often indistinguishable from symptoms of organic disease. A temporary blush or transient rise in blood pressure, heart rate or cholesterol in response to a short lived emotional crisis may not be harmful in the long run. However, such reactions will do you no good if the stress is ongoing.
The immune system co-ordinates our mental processes and bodily functions. It controls how effectively we ward off infection, cancer, heart attacks, strokes and virtually every other illness that may befall us. It even controls our rate of aging. Many of the chemicals, blood cells, hormones and other components of the immune system have been identified and can be measured. This has lead to the development of psychoneuroimmunology which is a new and important medical discipline devoted to the understanding and documentation of the mind-body relationship. Eastern cultures have been aware of this unity for thousands of years and have evolved techniques to influence it. In our modern society this has largely been the domain of practitioners of alternative medicine.
As the caveman was walking through the jungle, he passed a big
rock. As he passed the rock a tiger jumped out at him.
His
body was equipped to deal with this emergency through a hormonal
response that caused his heart to beat faster, blood vessels to
constrict and he was pumped with adrenline to have the energy to
fight the tiger or run from him. He ran back to his cave; he
had survived! He rested for a few days and then went walking
through the jungle again. What do you think happened when he saw
the big rock? His brain had saved all that information,
including sights, sounds, smell, feelings, thoughts, and physical
sensations. It saved the information as part of the survival
instinct. Any time one of those aspects are triggered, the body,
mind and emotions will immediately respond as if back in the
original situation and give him the energy to protect himself. EFT
will help discharge those old emotions, so that one does not have
to respond to "big rocks". When dealing with
clients, I point out what triggers or big rocks they seem to have.
All my clients have responded positively to this analogy.
Of
course we must still fear the tiger, be aware and proceed with
caution. EFT does not take away realistic fears.
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Sharon Cass Toole, Ph.D., DCEP
Certified
Psychotherapist
I am available to conduct EFT sessions by telephone. Here are some of the advantages of telephone sessions:
I have helped clients worldwide with such problems as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic pain and fibromyalgia, as well as with the onset of suicidal feelings.
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