5 Steps to Basic EFT

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1 5 Steps to Basic EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) By Lyn Thurman

2 WHAT IS EFT? EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) can help you work through any obstacles and obtain virtually anything. EFT, or tapping as it s sometimes known, has been used successfully to remove phobias, change self-limiting beliefs, improve physical conditions, lessen trauma, and even help the Law of Attraction and the abundance process! Try it on anything your life could change if you re willing to give it a try. WHAT IS EFT EXACTLY? EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is an alternative therapy that uses certain acupressure points to help release energetic blockages. The premise is that all emotional upsets and blockages are caused by disturbances in the body s energy field. It sounds complicated but it s very simple and can have amazing results. EFT allows you to communicate exactly what you want to your unconscious mind (the part of your mind that you re generally unaware of most of the time). The process is a combination of tapping specific acupressure points and honestly expressing your thoughts and feelings aloud. This is important because your unconscious mind is responsible for creating and maintaining mental, physical and even spiritual transformations for you. If your unconscious mind is not teamed up with you, it will be impossible for you to achieve the results you want. The fantastic news is that your unconscious mind is more than willing to help you accomplish everything you desire and more. There is no reason to beat it into submission, cajole it into helping, or trick it in any manner. Any attempt at these actions will only lead to it ignoring your desires, leaving you stuck in the same desperate position until you are ready to approach it with respect.

3 HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SEE RESULTS? Thousands of people, myself included, have had amazing results with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and it often happens very quickly. You have to be aware that often you need to persevere and invest in several EFT sessions before you see permanent results (but one session miracles do happen). Depending on how deep the roots of your negative beliefs go, it could take several months to achieve what you desire. I know that sounds a lot, especially if the lack of what you desire is a source of pain, but remember EFT is often faster than other methods and it has no side effects. WHERE DO I TAP? It can be stressful learning new things so to help alleviate any stress that something new can cause, I have provided an illustration as well as a written description of the necessary tapping points. When EFT was first developed, there were seven points to tap on the body, seven on the hands, and a gamut point routine to help balance the brain for each round. Later, as it became more refined with use, the hand points and the gamut point routine were eliminated, save a single hand point. In addition, an eighth point was added to the body sequence. It is this method of tapping, I will show you. However, if you are interested in either the old style and what it does or would like to learn an effective technique tapping only points on your hands, extremely practical for use in public places, drop me an and I would be happy to discuss these and other possible tapping methods with you. Here are the locations of the eight points that you gently tap with the index and middle finger (pressed together) of either hand:

4 KARATE CHOP (KC) ON THE SIDE OF THE HAND, ON THE PART YOU WOULD USE TO EXECUTE A KARATE CHOP IN THE MARTIAL ARTS EYEBROW (EB) AT THE END OF YOUR EYEBROW NEAR THE NOSE

5 SIDE OF EYE (SE) ON THE BONY ORBIT AT THE SIDE OF EYE UNDER EYE (UE ON THE BONY RIDGE JUST UNDER YOUR EYE

6 UNDER NOSE (UN) CENTRE OF THE UPPER LIP UNDER LIP (UL) DIRECTLY UNDER YOUR LOWER LIP

7 COLLARBONE (CB) DIRECTLY UNDER THE COLLARBONE AND NEXT TO THE CHEST BONE UNDER ARM (UA) SIX INCHES BELOW YOUR ARMPIT (YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE YOUR ARM SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM YOUR BODY TO TAP THIS POINT)

8 TOP OF HEAD (TH) DIRECTLY IN THE CENTRE OF YOUR HEAD A BASIC EFT SESSION STEP 1 FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM Think about what s causing you pain and holding you back from being happy. This could be a feeling, a specific event or even a physical pain. A sample may be, I have this fear of snakes. STEP 2 RATE THE INTENSITY LEVEL YOU FEEL WHEN FOCUSING ON YOUR PROBLEM Using a 0-10 scale, with 10 being distressed to the max and 0 being not distressed at all, say the first number that comes to your mind when you focus on your problem.

9 STEP 3 CREATE A SETUP STATEMENT To create a setup statement start with Even though, describe your problem and finish up with I completely and deeply accept myself Let s continue with the fear of snakes example: Even though I have this fear of snakes, I completely and deeply accept myself. Tapping the Karate Chop (KC) point, repeat the setup statement that you just created 3 times aloud. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THIS FEAR OF SNAKES, I COMPLETELY AND DEEPLY ACCEPT MYSELF. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THIS FEAR OF SNAKES, I COMPLETELY AND DEEPLY ACCEPT MYSELF. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THIS FEAR OF SNAKES, I COMPLETELY AND DEEPLY ACCEPT MYSELF.

10 STEP 4 TAP THE SHORTCUT SEQUENCE Tap the following points 7-8 times while saying a reminder phrase. In this example, the reminder phrase is this fear of snakes EYEBROW (EB) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES SIDE OF THE EYE (SE) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES UNDER THE EYE (UE) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES UNDER THE NOSE (UN) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES CHIN (CH) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES COLLARBONE (CB) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES UNDER THE ARM(UA) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES TOP OF HEAD (H) SAY ALOUD THIS FEAR OF SNAKES Repeat this pattern for two more rounds then breathe in and out deeply 3 times STEP 5 RATE THE INTENSITY LEVEL YOU FEEL WHEN FOCUSING ON YOUR PROBLEM AGAIN Focus on the original problem and say the first number from 0-10 that comes into your head now. Should the intensity level be any number above a two, start at step 3 and repeat the rest of the steps as follows:

11 Change the setup statement to the following EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE SOME OF (THIS FEAR OF SNAKES), I COMPLETELY AND DEEPLY ACCEPT MYSELF. For step 4, change the reminder phrase to: THIS REMAINING (FEAR OF SNAKES) Breathe in and out deeply 3 times and say the first number that comes to your mind when you focus on your problem. Continue this sequence until each specific aspect of your problem is zero intensity or until you re ready to stop working on it for the day. Have a big glass of water and do not tap on the issue again for at least 24 hours. Often your intensity level will be lessening whilst you rest. You may be surprised how low it is after 24 hours, it has even frequently been known to drop to 0. Interested in learning more about EFT or how you can make your life more magical and amazing? Visit me at LynThurman.com