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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a totally new approach to psychotherapy.
It was developed by Gary Craig by modifying Thought Field Therapy and belongs
to the rapidly growing field of Energy Psychology. It works with
your body's energy system by tapping several acupuncture points with fingers
while you focus on an emotional or physical distress.
At first, it might sound strange to work on your body's energy system in
order to heal your emotional wounds. But it makes sense when you
understand that every emotion has a physiological response in the
body.
When you are angry, your body tenses up.You might feel tightness
in the throat if you cannot express your feelings. You might feel a knot
in the stomach. Sadness might bring heaviness in the chest. When you feel
threatened, the heart races and palms sweat. When you are upset, you
either cannot eat anything or instead, cannot stop eating or drinking.
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| YOU EXPERIENCE YOUR FEELINGS IN YOUR BODY.
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The problem is, these physiological responses remain in your body when
you do not express or feel your feelings fully. Imagine how many
unexpressed feelings you are carrying in your body. When you recall
a sad incident in the past, you not only remember how it was but also feel
it in your body as if it is happening right now.
EFT works on your body's memory by unblocking the energy flow in the major
energy pathways in your body called meridians. You may have heard
of or actually experienced acupuncture, a 5,000- year- old Chinese healing
system. Acupuncture usually works with physical pains and ailments.
EFT combines the ancient acupuncture principles with Western psychology
and aims to heal emotional and mental problems by releasing a disruption
in your body's energy system. |
My clients have benefited from EFT in dealing with the following issues
and more.
- Emotional eating
- Grief
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sexual and physical abuse
- Music performance
- Athletic
performance
- Limiting beliefs around
money and prosperity
- Phobias (air travel, public speaking, etc.)
- And much more
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The results were far
beyond what I expected -I am definitely incorporating EFT into my
self-care.
-- K.E. consultant, Seattle, WA
I think it was a pretty amazing session. I was not sure if EFT would work
on my issue because I did not quite
believe in the methodology. But it worked. I guess there is a challenge
how you can introduce EFT to a person.
-- Y. M. Kirkland, WA
Yoko, working with you and EFT has made me see that I can not only change myself but the changes can be quick and profound.
-- J. H. Everett, WA
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