EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. It was founded in the U.S. by Gary Craig in the 1990s, and it is a therapeutic treatment based on various theories of alternative medicine, including energy medicine, neuro-linguistic programming, acupuncture, and Thought Field Therapy. Proven successful in offering relief from a broad spectrum of psychological and emotional problems, EFT is a powerful technique that could improve your life in many ways.
How does EFT work?
EFT works by lightly tapping on the acupressure points located along the body’s energy meridians, which are like energy pathways throughout your body. When these pathways are blocked or when your system’s energies are imbalanced, we may find ourselves suffering from extreme negative emotions or behavioural patterns. While the practitioner taps along the meridians with their fingertips, the patient repeats their own unique positive affirmation, as developed with the practitioner at the start of the session. The patient focuses on the triggers of their negative emotions or behaviour.
Below are just five of the many ways EFT can change lives for the better, all through the repetition of positive affirmations and tapping on these all-important acupressure points.
1. Overcome Addictions and Cravings.
EFT can correct the energy imbalance responsible for the urgent sense of stress and negativity that may lead us to succumb to cravings and addictions. No matter the addiction, the root is often a need to alleviate stressful or negative emotions temporarily, so the addiction can also be removed by addressing the source of these emotions.
2. Conquer phobias.
While the practitioner is tapping along the energy meridians; you will focus on the occurrence (be it past, present or future) that triggers your negative emotions. The practitioner effectively switches off the negative feelings associated with the occurrence, allowing you to overcome your phobia.
3. Get a good night’s sleep.
When you are winding down and quiet at night, all of the negative experiences and emotions that have accumulated throughout the day skew your body’s energies, causing an imbalance and preventing you from falling asleep. EFT helps you to restore the correct balance in your body so that you can effectively overcome insomnia.
4. Alleviate Depression.
An unbalanced energy system can be responsible for psychological disorders such as depression. By addressing the energy imbalance, switching off negative emotions, creating a deep sense of relaxation, and using positive affirmations, EFT allows you to return to a clear, rational, and positive mindset.
5. Reduce stress
Stress is often unavoidable, but it can have serious effects on our emotional and physical wellbeing. EFT Tapping stimulates the ‘fight or flight’ part of the brain and signals it to calm down, leaving you relaxed and stress-free.
To learn more about EFT tapping training and how we can use the Emotional Freedom Technique to help you achieve a happier, healthier, more balanced life, contact us today.
