EFT

Even though we are 'designed' to recover from unpleasant experiences or thought patterns, we can be affected by recurring emotions from past events such as relationships, trauma or loss. We can also be affected by ongoing or future events such as work-related stress, interpersonal problems, depression and various kinds of anxieties. These emotions can sometimes become immovable within us rather than released. Even if we try to ignore them, they still affect our lives.

 

EFT is a very effective yet gentle way of directly balancing the body’s energy system and is based on the same energy meridians, which are used in traditional acupuncture, but without the invasiveness of needles. Instead, simple tapping with the fingertips is used to input kinetic energy onto specific meridians on the head, arm and fingers while you think about your specific problem - whether it is a traumatic event, an addiction, pain, etc. and voice positive affirmations.

 

This combination of tapping the energy meridians and voicing positive affirmation works to clear the emotional block from your body's energy system, thus restoring your mind and body's balance, which is essential for optimal physical and mental health.

 

Following an EFT session you will still retain the memory of the event you were working on but it will no longer have the emotional charge that it had before. I would also teach you a self help method of EFT which you can incorporate into your life should you ever need it.

 

The Emotional Freedom Techniques concept was developed in the US in the 1990’s by Gary Craig. EFT roots are in acupuncture, kinesiology and psychology. EFT is now spreading very rapidly in the US and in the UK, where the concept is now used in some specialist areas of the National Health Service.