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Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Gwyneth Moss, from the UK, spells out a useful metaphor that expands upon the tree example that I use in The EFT Course. Interestingly, she uses this model to teach us how to craft useful EFT Set-up phrases. Please know that this article assumes that you have familiarity with The EFT Course. Hugs, Gary Part 1 Part 2 By Gwyneth Moss, EFT Master Part 1 In his excellent article in the tutorial series, http://www.emofree.com/tutorial/tutorbtwo.htm, Gary compares an emotional problem to a forest of trees. In my teaching I like to extend this metaphor of the trees and the forest to offer my trainees a useful model that can act as a guide to help navigate through an EFT session. Our emotional forests are filled with healthy trees of joy, compassion, love and resourcefulness and yet there are also weed-like trees of fear, shame and anger that, though they may have been helpful once, have now become a problem. We can use EFT to clear these unwanted trees so that our emotional forests can flourish. EFT Newcomers often ask "How do I find the right words to use?" Well, the beauty of this TREE model is that it helps you to craft the words of the set up phrases. I'd like to share the TREE model with you and to take you through it with the illustration of Becky and her encounter with the Rat from Gary's excellent EFT Course DVD. T-R-E-E spells Tree. T is for Trunk or Trigger . The T runk of the tree is the bit above the ground that you can see. Every emotional arousal has something out there that sets it off, a trigger. It could be something we see, hear, touch, smell or taste or it could equally be something that we imagine or remember seeing, hearing, touching, smelling or tasting. Our emotional systems can't tell the difference between what we imagine, what we remember and what is coming in through our senses. For Becky the t rigger, the T runk of her TREE , is the word "rat" as Gary says "what would you do if someone put a rat in this room?" Becky does not need to see a rat.  It is enough for her to hear the word and imagine a rat in the room. R is for Roots. The R oots of a tree are underground; from the surface you can't see them. When Becky hears the word "rat" she does not stop and think about why rats are scary or what they remind her of; she just gets scared instantly and automatically. In that moment Becky is not conscious of memories of previous experiences with rats but below the level of her awareness a little bit of her brain called the amygdala will be matching that trigger to the roots of past emotional experiences. Somehow, long ago, Becky learned to be afraid of rats. It could be that she was surprised by one as a child or saw a rat-infested horror film when she was too young, or even that her mother was afraid of rats and she learned by imitation. We don't know and we don't need to. Whatever happened back then, Becky doesn't consciously remember that now but her mind-body system does. The memory is what we call an implicit memory and like the R oots of the TREE it is buried and not apparent from the surface. E is for Energy . E nergy is the life force of the TREE . Our energy system gets disturbed, goes "zzzt" by responding to the R oot memory as if it was happening over again for real, rather than to what is actually happening out there now. As Gary holds out his hands and says "Imagine there's a rat right there now!" Becky's energy system is going "zzzt". That "zzzt" is not in response to a friendly guy like Gary standing there with his hands held out. That "zzzt" is in response to something that happened long ago and that scared her in a big way. E is for Experience. When E nergy goes "zzzt" we get one or more of the following E xperiences: an emotion, like feeling afraid, angry, ashamed or whatever; a change in physiology such as tension, nausea or sweating; a firmly held emotionally laden belief; or a behavior such as running away, hitting out, reaching for chocolate or biting nails. For Becky as her E nergy system goes "zzzt" in the presence of the imaginary rat she experiences: 7 an emotion she calls fear; 7 her physiology expresses the "zzzt" as sweaty palms, heart pounding; 7 the strongly-held belief "I am afraid of rats"; 7 the behavior of running away. The TREE chain for Becky is a Trunk , the word rat, which matches to a Root (unknown past experience) that sets off the Energy "zzzt" that she Experiences as fear, sweaty palms and running away. Now how do we use this TREE model to help craft the words to use in EFT? Well because the T , the R , the E and the E are all connected we can craft our words around any of them and get to the "zzzt". When Becky came up on the stage Gary started with the most obvious and crafted the words around the trigger "rat" as in "Even though I have this challenge with rats..." Becky's EE 's, her 0-10 intensity level changed, her E xperience was different and so Gary brought in a real live rat as a test: was the TREE chain still linked? Did the T trigger still set off the chain and result in a problem E xperience? Well we all saw Becky happily stroking the rat and having it lick her finger. The test showed that the TREE was gone. Gary could equally well have started by crafting words around her E xperience as in "Even though my palms are sweaty and my heart pounding..." (This is what we do in Chasing the Pain) or her behavior as in "Even though I want to run away..." Very often starting with the T runk (trigger) or the E xperience will be sufficient to clear the unwanted TREE and (as with Becky's case) after tapping a few rounds for the Trigger we can test and the chain is no longer set off. Sometimes the process seems to get stuck and then we need to go searching for the R oot (what we may call the core issue). So here are some simple guiding points for clearing unwanted TREEs . Start with crafting some words around the T runk (trigger) or the E xperience as it happens in the present and do several rounds of EFT, checking for further aspects and getting more specific after each round, until the problem is no longer a problem. If the problem "sticks" then look for the R oots or past experiences and tap for those until they are no longer a problem. Then come back to the present and test: does the T rigger still give rise to the problem E xperience? TREE s can also generate further trees. The E xperience can feedback and act as a T rigger for a secondary TREE and so create an unwanted forest. Thus an emotional energy disturbance that is experienced as resentment can trigger further roots of resentment and set off further waves of "zzzt"s. This will be the subject of a future article. Gwyneth Moss Part 2 In my first article in this series I introduced you to the TREE metaphor as means of navigating through an EFT session. The Trunk of the TREE is the trigger, whatever is out there or imagined or remembered to be out there. The Trunk connects to the Root, the emotional event of the past, which may be consciously remembered or may be a hidden or implicit memory. The Root sets off the energy disturbance or "zzzt", the first E of TREE. The "zzzt" is then manifested as an Experience (emotion, belief, behavior or physiology) the second E of TREE. Forests of unwanted TREEs are created when the E of experience itself becomes a trigger and creates more trees. For example, if in response to some trigger (somebody shouting say) the experience is a particular behavior, like nail biting, the nail biting itself then becomes the trigger for emotions and beliefs about nail biting. We've all heard people say "I hate myself when I bite my nails" and of course "I hate myself" then sets off more emotions, beliefs and behaviors. This happens because our memories are stored in our memory banks with emotional tags. When we feel a particular emotion, memories with a similar tag are accessed. This is why when we feel happy we can remember all the good times and when we feel sad then its like life has always been nothing but sadness. So it goes like this: something triggers frustration; frustration triggers nail biting; nail biting triggers "I hate myself because I can't stop this"; "I hate myself" triggers memories of failure; memories of failure triggers tears and so on. If these chains continue uninterrupted then this is how unwanted forests spread. These secondary trees can generate lots of emotional arousal that obscures what it's all about. Thankfully with EFT we can clear many of those secondary trees to get to the heart of the matter. Here is an example. Example: Clearing Trees to get to the Root Kay (not her real name) is a top level manager in a large organization and was off work with stress. She came to me with a whole forest of emotions: confused, tearful, feeling out-of-control and not able to find a reason for her behavior other than her own miserable shortcomings. Kay was ready to tell me about everything that was wrong with her and all the woes of her life. Rather than catalogue her many ills I asked her when this episode had started or got worse and she said that she had been off work since a recent board meeting in which her department had been heavily criticized despite good performance in difficult circumstances. Since then she had fallen apart. We started by tapping on her general manifestations of emotion "Even though I'm tearful since the board meeting...." and "Even though I wake up shaking since the board meeting..." after each round she was calmer, we were reducing the secondary trees but had not yet got to the central tree. When she had calmed down enough to do so, I asked her to imagine being in the board meeting and to ask herself: "What was the worst thing about that?" She sat quietly and then said strongly "It's not fair!" so I asked her "What does its-not-fair remind you of? What was happening the first time you ever felt that its-not-fair feeling?" We were rewarded with a memory, a Root. When she was 12 her mother threw her alcoholic father out of the house. On a rare visit to Dad, just before her birthday, he promised her a watch next time if she was a good girl. Well she was a very good girl but Dad never gave her the watch and a few weeks after her birthday she saw her mother wearing a watch and concluded "That's mine, it's not fair". We tapped around the specifics of what she saw and heard. Then I brought in a reframe, referring to her mother: "what does a single mother bringing up 4 children on her own and holding down two jobs need a watch for? No, a twelve year old needs a watch much, much more." This had Kay laughing out loud as she tapped. I then brought her back to the boardroom meeting and found that her emotion had gone right down, and out came a change of perception that 30 minutes ago would have seemed a miracle: "So what if they criticize, I'm retiring in two years and it's going to be good to take a backseat and wind down and plan to do what I enjoy." This is an example of how tapping on the experience of the emotions can reduce the secondary trees and so allow the main root to emerge for specific tapping and permanent clearing. Had we worked on her many tearful feelings Kay would no doubt have slept better but the "It's not fair" would have been re-triggered by the next obstacle she encountered. Kay made a contribution to the Quotes page of my website she said: "A lifelong trauma has been unlocked and unblocked. I can see myself on top of a mountain and there are lots of roads ahead." In the next article I will be writing about the many ways that triggers (Trunks) can connect to memories (Roots). Gwyneth Moss EFT Master Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). 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Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Judith Maag from the UK gives us another item for our long list of "Try EFT on Everything" successes. This time, the rapid relief was achieved by surrogate tapping (without the the client knowing about it). Hugs, Gary By Judith Maag Dear Gary I would like to share this brief surrogate EFT experience I had with my 93 year old mother who lives in Switzerland.  She lives in a flat on her own but there are nurses available if the need arises. Being very independent, she has never asked for help so far. I called her yesterday and found her to be in a panic about a severe nosebleed she was having at the time of calling.  I did not need to ask her for an intensity level as it was obviously a 10 on a scale of 0 to 10.  I told her to take a few deep breaths and keep still and started surrogate tapping whilst she tried to control the blood flow with cotton wool. Even though I have this nosebleed and it won’t stop… Even though I have this panic about this nosebleed and don’t know what to do… Even though I don’t know how I can make this nose bleed stop and worry I might lose too much blood… Even though I worry they would make a fuss if I call for help and I don’t like it I now choose to calm down and trust it will stop any moment. After about two minutes she suddenly exclaimed, “I think it has stopped!” I asked her to gently remove the cotton wool.  The bleeding had stopped and so did her panic.  She felt calm and was her usual self again.  It was wonderful to be able to help without her even knowing what I was up to at the other end of the phone. Thank you so much for EFT. Judith Maag Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Here are are two interesting cases...both done by EFT newcomers. The first case involves "Tony" who used EFT for depression and tachycardia. He achieved improvements on both conditions....AND....discovered that a life-long issue with shyness simply disappeared. I have no explanation for this. I can only speculate that using EFT for depression collapsed some issues behind the scenes that contributed to both depression and shyness. Fortunately, we don't always have to know why. Sometimes we just have to settle for the results. The second case was performed by Debra Trojan for a pregnant lady who was about to faint in an electronics store. Please note how EFT brought relief even though the lady's disbelief in the process was clearly evident (she called it a distraction). This case is very useful to show those who think EFT is merely a placebo. It worked splendidly even though the client had no belief in it and thus "explained it away" as a distraction. Please consult physicians on all medical issues. Hugs, Gary ~~~~~~~~~~ By "Tony" Gary, I wanted to let you know of an interesting, unexpected result of EFT from your beginning course (the videos, by the way, are excellent--everything is unusually well explained, and the sound and image are excellent).  GC COMMENT:  These videos have been upgraded and replaced by important material in our store . I have been in therapy for many years (Reichian, Primal) and have been going through a rough period the past two years since having a couple of heart attacks, which have left me with intermittent tachycardia. About two months ago, some old feelings around my dad came up and I was feeling very depressed. To make a long story short, a few days of EFT lifted the depression and I started feeling much better. Later, with the help of one of your therapists, I used it to reduce the tachycardia. But the unexpected benefit has been the disappearance of life-long shyness! I wasn't even thinking of it as a problem, since it has been part of the fabric of my life as long as I remember. But now, when I am out walking my dog, or shopping, I easily (and I do mean easily and naturally) fall into conversation with complete strangers. It is as if a transparent wall that kept me apart from others has now dissolved. I have not had problems with contact with people once I get to know them, but just shyness with strangers. Now it is gone! If I happen to say hello to someone who does not feel like talking, I just let it go, whereas in the past my feelings would have been hurt. Now the process of meeting new people is so appealing that I look forward to it. While before I hated 'small talk', I now enjoy it. Tony By Debra Trojan I was quite startled by this experience, especially since I'm just a beginner with EFT. (I've only read the manual and website and then used it on a couple of family members and friends.)  GC COMMENT: The previous manual has been upgraded and replaced by The Gold Standard (Official) EFT Tapping Tutorial and the important material in our Store . I was at an electronics store, waiting at the service counter when a stranger called out to me. I turned around and saw a woman sitting on the floor looking as if she was going to pass out. I knelt down beside her and asked her what was wrong. She told me she was pregnant and that she was about to faint. She said she wanted someone to know this before she fainted so that no one would freak out when they saw her lying there. I asked the staff to get her some water. In an attempt to comfort her, I told her not to worry; everything would be fine. However, my words didn't seem to phase her; she turned white and began to panic. She was sweating profusely and looked scared to death. So much so, that I began to panic; I didn't know what to do. I had never been in this kind of situation before. Then, I thought of EFT. I told her that I wanted to try something on her that I thought might help and that it was going to seem silly but that she should just go along with it because it might really help her. Before she could say anything, I started tapping with the set-up: "Even though I feel like I'm going to faint, I deeply and completely love and accept myself." She whispered the phrase while following my lead with the tapping.  As I was in the final stages of The EFT Tapping Basic Recipe , she abruptly stopped and said "Oh it's a distraction." (That was my first sign that it was working.) I told her that we were almost through and that she should continue to follow my lead; it would be just another minute and we would be finished. She indulged me and a minute later she was telling me that she was fine. Please note: She didn't say that she was feeling better; she said she was "fine." I said, "Are you sure; do you want me to walk you to your car." She responded: "No, that's not necessary; I'm 100 percent!" She got right up and thanked me and was on her way. Boy did I feel like a magician or what? Debra Trojan Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Gwenn Bonnell is one of those masterful EFT'ers who, without formal credentials, has learned to make EFT sing. She has become a very popular and successful EFT workshop presenter in Florida and has now been on radio twice to discuss the merits of this procedure. In my recent correspondence with Gwenn I learned of three creative uses she has been making of energy work. The first one involved mentally tapping herself surrogately in order to stop her husband's sneezing attack. Surrogate work is a fascinating use of EFT and you can read several case histories on this process by entering the word "surrogate" (without the quotes) into the search engine on our web site at http://www.emofree.com/search.htm The second use applied EFT for a raspy throat and the third one allowed her to defeat the male radio announcer in an arm-wrestling contest while using only 2 fingers!! Here's how she tells it.... Hugs, Gary ____________________ By Gwenn Bonnell SURROGATE WORK: I surrogate mentally tapped this morning for my husband's sneezing attack. It cleared up immediately. He came up with new lyrics to the Beatles song...A remake of "I'm looking through her, and she's not there," to "She's tapping for me, and I'm not there," complete w/ air guitar and more :-) RASPY THROAT AND ARM WRESTLING WITH TWO FINGERS: Hello Gary: I had a fun time on the radio on Friday night, although it took me a while to recover (I'm not really used to those late hours and not as young as I used to be, tap, tap, tap). This was an entertainment hour-long show, very light, broadcast in Florida, New York, New Jersey, CT, RI and eastern PA. Interestingly enough, the host of the show had a cold, and was sniffling when we walked into the station. I offered to treat him with EFT but he declined, being busy getting ready for the show, etc. Once he sat down in front of the microphone, he started losing is voice, it began cracking and he got really hoarse, and even had me finish up the intros for the show. I heard from some listeners that it hurt to listen to him! So during the first break, I did EFT on his "Throat Problem." Just a real quick setup and shortcut sequence while he was operating equipment and playing commercials. Guess what? The EFT worked! We came back on the radio and he sounded much better. He was really impressed. Listeners said they could definitely tell the improvement in his voice. (Did God set that up well or what? I'm still shaking my head at his sense of humor). Later on in the show, the host developed a cough...so we tapped again during a break, addressing the cough and then a "tickle" feeling in his throat. No setup this time, just the shortcut sequence. He felt really good and kept saying, "This stuff really works." The "hook" for the show was that I was going to beat the host in "arm wrestling." He could use his arm and I'd use two fingers. What I was really doing was energy/muscle testing him and explaining how the energy system affects us physically. He was strong to begin with, then I "traced" his stomach meridian backwards, without touching him, explaining that I was in his energy "field." Then I was able to push his arm down using only two fingers. He was speechless! (Not a good thing for radio. Next time, I'll have to comment more, saying something like, "Richard, is that the best you can do? Can't you resist me a LITTLE bit?" He then wanted a rematch, so I pushed his arm down with ONE finger. This time he was a bit more animated about it. Then, to get him strong again, I had him tap under the eyes, explaining this was a point we use in EFT and what he's doing is tapping and balancing the energy in the meridian that I traced to weaken him. Now he was REALLY strong, even stronger that he was in the beginning. I'd love to do this visually, it was a hoot! Of course I mentioned you and your web site, as always, along with your manual for free download. And the workshop coming up in October. And I would be honored to have you share this on your list, along with the little ditty about my husband's sneezing experience. Love & light, Gwenn Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods.  Hi Everyone, We all have "comfort zones" in various areas of our lives.  Thus it is no wonder that Ragnar-Hagen Speicher, a native German speaker, had difficulty in pronouncing English words.  She shows us in this article how she used EFT to overcome this problem. Hugs, Gary By Ragnar-Hagen Speicher, EFT-ADV This might be interesting for everyone who is into learning a foreign language. Having an English partner and being German I am always looking for ways to improve my English.  One day my girlfriend corrected my pronunciation of the word “recognise”. Phonetically it came out like “räck’nice”. After some repeating I could say it the right way, no problem here. However, this success didn’t last very long. Whenever I came across “recognise” again I would “germanise” it. So, one day while twisting my tongue it appeared to me that what’s keeping me from saying the word right is not the lacking ability of moving my tongue the right way. It was rather feeling uncomfortable with the proper pronunciation. I was germanising the English, because that’s what felt natural and “right” to me. When I said it the English way I got the feeling that I am only imitating the sound while not actually feeling like myself. At this point you probably expect what happened: I realised that I am stuck in a language comfort zone and that EFT might help. So I tapped on: “Although saying ‘reckonise’ the proper way does not feel natural to me, ...” “Although ‘reckonise’ (proper pronunciation) does not feel natural whereas ‘reckonise’ (with accent) feels natural...” In addition I just tapped the shortcut points while repeating the word with the proper English accent. And it worked like a charm. After only one or two minutes or so I felt absolutely fine saying it the proper way. And I have ever since. Now it’s rather the other way around – I have to force myself to say it with an accent. Let me be honest with you - I still don’t sound quite like the British Queen but using tapping for getting comfortable and in tune with the unique characteristics of a language is an exciting outlook for anyone who wants to improve his or her speaking abilities. Also the generalisation effect comes into play. As specific sound patterns that are present in a single word or a phrase are likely to appear in different words and phrases as well. Hence you gradually improve your general speaking abilities by focusing on the specifics. Here are some suggestions how to take this a little further: 1)      Listen to a radio channel in the particular language (you can receive radio programmes in any language over the internet). Now just repeat what the presenter is saying and support this by some tapping. Over time this should make you feel much more comfortable with the particular language. 2)      Increase your general readiness and openness to adopt correct language patterns. Some suggested EFT setup phrases: “Although speaking (French, German, English etc.) does not feel as comfortable as speaking .... (mother tongue),....” “Although I will never be able to speak perfect (French, German, English etc.) I accept myself and choose to try it anyway.” “Although I feel like giving up my identity when speaking without an accent,...” “Although it’s easier to just keep my (French, German English etc.) as it is and I feel this resistance, I accept myself and choose to surprise myself with rapid learning processes.” Viele Grusse from Germany! Ragnar Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Read how Martha Stewart taps surrogately for her crying grand daughter (Natalie) at 3am with modest results. Then she says, "I realized that I really needed to be speaking as if I was Natalie." and, after that the result was complete. A good lesson here. Hugs, Gary By Martha Stewart Dear Gary, Currently my son and his wife and two little granddaughters are temporarily living with us in our home.  At about 2:30 am, Natalie, who just turned two, woke up crying.  I heard her wail for Daddy and then for Mommy.  Her crying woke me up and I was unable to go back to sleep so I finally got up at 3 am, and came downstairs to do some reading.  I could hear her fuss on and off, and knew something was going on in her body that was distressing her (teething?  sore throat? ear infection?).  While I was reading some of your email newsletters I read two stories of calming babies down when distressed. I decided then to do some surrogate tapping for Natalie so she could return to sleep (and so her parents could return to sleep too!).  At first I was tapping, ' Even though Natalie is distressed, even though Natalie doesn't feel well' , etc.  She settled some, but the distressed cry came back a few minutes later.  As I continued my reading of success stories for children, I realized that I really needed to be speaking as if I was Natalie.  So I did several more rounds of tapping, Even though I am upset, even though I can't really tell Mommy and Daddy what is bothering me, Even though my body hurts, I am still a great little girl'. Even though I am a bit distressed, I can fall asleep. I felt energy shift within me as I finished, and listened for the crying and it has stopped.  She had been fussing on and off for 2 hours and suddenly the house was silent!  No noise at all.  I am confident that the tapping relieved something within her as she settled down so quickly at that point.  She has slept soundly for the rest of the night.  As it turned out, she had some severe cold sores in her mouth which the Doctor discovered when Mom took her in for checkup.  In spite of them she slept soundly through the night for the following several nights. Marty Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Rebecca Marina walks us through a delightful process for "picking ourselves up" when we are tailspinning into one of those funky periods where we are feeling like a loser. There are many good uses of language here. By Rebecca Marina Have you ever had a time in your life where you just felt like a great big loser? Like you just couldn't do anything right? It's usually at this kind of circumstance that the "inner critic" jumps in and starts criticizing like crazy! Well, I recently felt like that and of course there is a big lesson in it and I wanted to share it with you. We are like a big family and I often share the lessons I am going through with you because I am so very human and because you can get the benefit of the lesson too. Have you ever noticed that when one bad thing happens it seems like right away something else bad happens and pretty soon your chin is dragging on the ground and you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? So, since this happened to me and since I know from all my work with energy that if you get into that downward spiral, you better do SOMETHING QUICK or you will be in really big energetic trouble. So, when I had my little discouraging day, I knew I needed to get my energy shifted and quick. I went into my office and started journaling about the whole rotten day I had experienced. I find just the act of writing it down helps to get it moving out of the system. Then, I turned to good ole EFT to release my negative vibrations and shift them into the upward direction. Here are some of the setups I used. Very soon thereafter, I was feeling downright BUBBLY! Set ups for General Discouragement (I find it helpful to exaggerate the negative before bringing in the positive) "Even though I feel like a great big LOSER, I love and accept myself". "Even though I feel lower than a worm" "Even though my vibrations are low right now" "Even though I got discouraged" "Even though I feel I bit off more than I could chew" "Even though I feel all alone" OK_ now it is time to bring in some of the positive (Dr P Carrington choices method) "Even though I am feeling discouraged, I ask and allow my reticular formation to find and bring to my awareness, more and more things that bring me joy" (The reticular formation is that part of the brain that acts like a radar and finds things that are important to you.) This is on Gary's video. "I ask and allow the energy of happiness to come forth now" "I am willing and open to receive great things from the Universe." "Even though my vibrations have been a little down, I ask and allow them to be raised higher and higher" "I ask and allow the energy of happiness to flood my being" "I ask and allow the energy of encouragement to lift me up" "I ask and allow pure joy to flow though my being now." "I willingly forgive anyone who had anything to do with me feeling down." I always try to find things to focus on that make me happy. It is easy for me to get happy while listening to some great MOTOWN oldies. try it! Now here are some EFT setups for when we feel like a failure with Money Issues. I think this is one area where all of us had had trouble a time or two. "Even though I have trouble with money sometime, I choose to handle money more wisely and am open to every assistance in this department." "Even though I have been beating myself up, I forgive myself for everything and let myself off the hook" "Even though I feel like I can't manage my money " "Even though I tried to be a big shot and failed" "Even though I feel like an idiot who can't handle money " "Even though I feel like it is no use even trying" "Even though I feel so overwhelmed by my money troubles" Now, let's bring in the positive.... Even though I have made a big mess of my finances, I release the need to beat myself up; I embrace the energy of a creative solution. I embrace the opportunity for un-expected and exciting solutionsto come to me. I embrace the the flow of money and resources to me now, I release the need to have to figure it out BEFORE it can come to me. I am open to receive. I release any resistance to receiving all the good God has for me. Here are some setups when you feel like a failure in the LOVE department. Even though I feel unworthy to be loved, I love and accept myself. Even though I keep making the same old mistakes in love, I love and forgive myself. Even though I really lost my self respect, I deeply and completely accept myself Even if I never find true love, I deeply and completely love myself anyway. Even though it hurts so badly, I look for the lesson in this relationship Even though I may never get over this, I choose to do the best I can. Even though I may never trust anyone again, I choose to release guilt and blame. I choose to learn from this and move forward, I choose to turn over a fresh new leaf. I choose to give myself the love I can't seem to find outside myself. I choose to honor my wonderful self in all ways. I choose to forgive myself and everyone else, I am sooooo wonderful and have so much love to share; I am trusting in Divine timing. All is well. So, Gary, after using these setups, I was ready to get back out there and take on the world with passion and enthusiasm 'Till next time, Rebecca Marina Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Silvia Hartmann from the UK borrows some useful concepts from IC (Inner Child) work and blends them with EFT. The result is a highly useful protocol for not only getting at foundational issues but also for restructuring an entire childhood. Properly done, this idea holds the potential for transforming an unhappy childhood into a more pleasant one (this includes your own childhood). For many, this is the key to completely shifting the quality of their lives. It will take some mastery to pull this off, but the prize is well worth the pursuit. Hugs, Gary From Silvia Hartmann Regardless of what your involvement may be in personal development, healing, learning etc., I would strongly encourage you to read this article and read it to the end, and most importantly, not to pre-judge the contents for it's terminology or in terms of modality. This is actually a Sidereus Energy Healing pattern which I have translated across into the EFT modality to make it easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to do with self or with clients. It is globally useful, stable and ecological and I would offer it to you with the hope that you will not only read it, but use it. EFT & INNER CHILD WORK About a week ago, a young man by the name of Paul killed himself with a heroin overdose. He was 24 years old, very intelligent, very talented. Following his death, someone said, "I feel so guilty about this. I knew him for five years and I feel responsible. I could have done more to help him." I said, "Get in line. Have you seen Murder On The Orient Express? I was there too, and so were at least a dozen other people. But before he ever got there, what about all the other people involved during the time of his life? His mother who left him, the various foster homes, the children's homes, all the teachers and social workers involved who "processed" him in that time, the drug dealers, his friends, his relatives - well, as I said, get in line. It's a very, very long line, and at the end of the day, by the time we knew him the damage had been done. By the time he was six years old, it was near enough all over." This set me to thinking about the fact that a single sentence placed to a young child can do and undo more than 30 years spend in therapy for an adult. And about the fact that the parts of us that remember what it was like to "be that child" live still in quantum space, and, it being a *quantum space* that we can make changes now that will re-write history then. THE NOVEMBER MAN Milton Erickson, the famous hypnotherapist, once had a very special client. This was a man who had been kept by his lunatic religious fanatic parents in a dark cellar his entire life and was only found upon their death. He had no understanding of the world and no social skills of any kind. Over a period of time, Milton Erickson would age regress him and appear to him as the November Man, a person who would take him out of the cellar and have him experience a playground, a family dinner, a walk to the shops, a holiday by the sea, so that the man would have "childhood memories" that would become templates to base his current behaviour on. There is much literature on "Inner Child" work, and for all of you who dismiss this idea as some kind of lame new age fascination, please read on. It is my supposition that this is the most important type of personal development and HEALING work you could ever undertake - if you have the courage. INNER CHILD WORK & EFT I am going to suggest some approaches to begin your own IC Healing explorations, using Gary Craig's Emotional Freedom Techniques. If you do not know how to use EFT, you can find a full protocol in Gary's free downloadable EFT Manual and I would suggest you try this out on some other emotional issues first before returning to this article. PRE-WORK In many cases, before we can even begin to start, some pre-work needs to be done. It is the sad truth that many deep underlying beliefs we now have as adults about how children should be treated have been formed by the way WE were treated. Oh, indeed, we make decisions to "do much better than that" and many of us do when we are dealing with *other* children or our own; however, how we deal with *ourselves* remains often very much just like our caretakers did. So, we might begin with asking some very basic questions about your feelings regarding "children" in total. How do you feel about children? Do you like them? Do you find them annoying, irritating, attention seeking, limiting to your own endeavours? Do you like *some kinds of children* better than others? If so, why? What *kind* of children do you find particularly annoying? What age, type, gender, race, upbringing, looks? How do you feel about an adult's responsibility for the upbringing of children? Do you have any particularly strong views about what should or should not be done with, to or by children? The questions above will begin to make you aware of some emotions and memories regarding children in general, including the recoil decision "not to go there at all" or "not being interested in children", for example. If you are involved in personal development, either with clients or for your own healing and growth, and most likely, both, then "children" and their issues should really be of prime concern to you - naturally. I don't have to tell you that most every long lasting problem or limitation now is rooted in some way in childhood experiences or the lack thereof, you already know this on every level. So *should there be a resistance* to even looking into these kinds of issues, I would seriously ask you to have a tap on this very resistance - it could well contain a breakthrough key to your current problems. Now, let's move on to working with your own past selves, the children that you once were. PROXY TAPPING PAST SELVES The mechanism of proxy tapping is particularly useful in the context of IC healing approaches because it has a TRIPLE effect: Firstly, it clears the issue in question very successfully from the more resourceful, older position that you are now; Secondly, it creates a sense of *connection* and of *responsibility* for the past self - it is a form of *re-parenting* yourself. Thirdly, proxy tapping the past self both heals those old wounds and at the same time, changes the entire system that is your self esteem, self concept or whatever you want to call it, NOW as the changes ripple through the whole that is you, creating new templates of behaviour, thought and possibility as this happens. HEALING THROUGH TIME I will make some suggestions now on possible areas where you might like to apply EFT, through time. CONCEPTION & PREGNANCY. Consider the baby that was conceived and that would grow up to become you. What were the circumstances of this? Is there anything that comes to mind for this time period, any sense, any emotions, any words or statements you were told about that have stayed with you and still cause discomfort? Example Opening Statements (please note the slight modifications in the statements): Even though this baby should never have been born, I now deeply and profoundly love and welcome this baby. Even though this baby was unwanted, I now deeply and profoundly love, accept and welcome this baby. Even though this baby's mother drank all through pregnancy, I now deeply and profoundly love and welcome this baby. Even though it was said that this baby was born under an unlucky star, I now deeply and profoundly love and welcome this baby. You might like to do another round, after such statements have been completed, but use the generic set up statement of: "I now deeply and completely HEAL this baby." *Comment - If these Opening Statements cause you much distress, it might be best to do this process with another to help guide and support you. BIRTH. Birth is always a very dramatic experience. You might remember something, you might have a feeling or sense of something that happened then, and many of us have been told many horrific things about this time, all of which is stored on some level in our multiordinate energy matrices. Here are some example opening statements: Even though this baby caused his/her mother so much pain and suffering, I now deeply and profoundly forgive and love this baby. Even though this baby was born too early, I now deeply and profoundly love and accept this baby. Even though this baby nearly died, I now deeply and profoundly love and accept this baby. Following the birth statements, I would advise to always append each round with a round of: "I now deeply and profoundly heal this baby from all wounds he/she might have sustained at the time of birth." 0-6 MONTHS. This is a critical stage in the life of a child, as it makes its first experiences with The Hard. Constant caretaking, attention, love, warmth, feeding is of the essence for this child to grow up strong and confident. There are those who say that the very most basic ideas and concepts, way below the threshold of conscious awareness or of words and pictures, are formed in that time. Example Opening Statements: Even though this baby never received enough love, I now deeply and profoundly love this baby. Even though this baby was left alone in the dark, I now deeply and profoundly love and embrace this baby. Even though this baby was so helpless, I now deeply and profoundly love and accept responsibility for this baby. Even though this baby was always screaming, I now deeply and profoundly love and nourish this baby. I would advise to append each round with the following: I now deeply and profoundly heal this baby from the wounds he/she has sustained at that fragile time. 6 MONTHS - 2 YEARS. Entirely reliant on the caretakers, the child now begins their own explorations of the World. Their experiences during this time - and this includes toilet training - are said to set their energy exchanges with the All There Is on a most profound level. This includes basic beliefs of what can and cannot be had, what can and cannot be done, what can and cannot be learned, as well as how, what and why relationships are constructed, mostly based on the primary caretakers of that time. Example opening statements might include: Even though this child was not allowed to explore, I now deeply and profoundly love and encourage this child. Even though this child was ignored, I now deeply and profoundly acknowledge and love this child. Even though this child was totally overwhelmed by the world, I now deeply and profoundly love and take responsibility for this child. Even though this child was pushed on way too fast, I now deeply and profoundly love and accept this child. Append as usual, any one given round with a round of: I now heal this child, deeply and profoundly, from all the injuries it sustained during this time of life. 2 YEARS - 6 YEARS. This is the time of development of the basic sense of self - who we are, what our place is in the world. Many very unhelpful self concepts are formed during this time, which may include first contacts with organised learning which are of the essence for undertaking a great many tasks that rely on learning and change in the future. Example opening statements might include: Even though this child was a girl, I now deeply and profoundly love and accept this child. Even though this child was slow to learn, I now deeply and profoundly love and accept this child. Even though this child was said to have been "a little monster", I now deeply and profoundly love and accept this child. Even though this child was abused, I now deeply and profoundly love and treasure this child. Even though this child was different, I now deeply and profoundly love and treasure this child. As always, append each round with the global: I now heal all the injuries this child sustained during this time, deeply and profoundly, with my love. AND ONWARD TO MATURITY Of course, change and learning do not stop when we are 6 years old. It would be most valuable indeed to continue on and create your own custom made line of growth beyond age 6 and into pre-teen, then teenager stage and until you have reached a point of conclusion where you felt maturity and adult hood had been obtained. Now the truth is that many of us, age 40, 50, 60 and beyond have never really felt as though they did attain adulthood; many of us have a horror of such a state and actively fight it for many reasons, the main one being that those who were presented to us as models of adulthood were not what we would ever want to become. However, it is my supposition that IC explorations, and more specifically, IC Healing can help accomplish this. By taking responsibility in a true adult fashion - note, a true adult fashion not as was modelled by the so called "Grown Ups" around us - for our own selves, we are both healing past wounds as well as *recreating a whole new model* of adulthood for our own past selves. This is a most profoundly healing and ecological set of energy exchanges *within our own self* that I absolutely believe needs to be accomplished FIRST and as the FIRST PRIORITY to any other endeavour. For how can you heal others if you cannot heal yourself, how can you forgive others if you cannot forgive yourself, how can you serve others if you cannot serve yourself? It is often said that "loving the self" precedes all endeavours to love others. Loving the child you once were is an essential, if not *the only essential* component to understanding the nature of love, forgiveness and healing. I offer you these protocols for use with your self and your clients with my sincere wishes to you for deep healing and re-alignment. Silvia Hartmann Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. This detailed article by Jayne Morgan-Kidd illustrates the skillful use of EFT in an all-too-common case of domestic violence. Please note how Jayne approaches the issue globally to "take the edge off" and then gets down to an important SPECIFIC EVENT. She also displays creative ways to test her work. This is an important article for serious students who want the skills necessary to deal with intense cases. By Jayne Morgan Kidd Background: I met 'Berica' (not her real name) this year as a result of a Child Protective Service intervention. CPS took her 6 month old daughter from the home because of discovered drug use by both Berica and her husband. During the course of the investigation, CPS found that Berica was a victim of domestic violence by her husband and so ordered her into counseling as part of a prescribed program to follow in hopes of regaining custody of her daughter. Berica's husband was arrested and jailed on drug charges during this time and Berica began divorce proceedings. Berica is a woman in her 30's who grew up with an extremely controlling and violent father. Her mother, sister and brother also fell victim to this man's rage and violent behavior. Berica was exposed regularly to this brutalization of her entire family throughout her childhood and teenage years. As an adult, she married twice to violent and dangerous men whom she ultimately left. She has been stalked by both and she continues to fear retaliation from them for leaving. During these marriages in which violence was a recurring feature, her major coping mechanism was drugs. At present, she no longer uses drugs to numb her feelings. Berica suffers from chronic PTSD symptoms including recurring nightmares, sleep problems, hypervigilance and an exaggerated startle response. Her main symptom: One of her most pronounced and visible symptoms is her inability to tolerate another person coming into her personal space without physically shaking and becoming tearful. (The only exceptions are her children and her brother.) This response is easily measured as I, myself could not come close to her without provoking the shaking and tears. Rather than using the 0-10 intensity rating, we used her physical response to my entering her personal space. In my office, I sit about five feet from my clients. I had her permission to come closer to her. I took one step and waited for her to tell me if I could come closer. We continued this way until I was standing directly in front of her. At that point, she asked me to stop. Her hands and knees were shaking and tears were streaming down her cheeks. I sat back in my chair and we began: Even though I feel scared when people get close to me.... At the points, I used phrases like: People scare me. I've been hurt before. Don't know who to trust. People are scary. Don't get too close to me. GC COMMENT: Please note how Jayne starts with more generalized, or global, approaches. This often helps to "take the edge off" of intense issues. Later, you will see that Jayne zeroes in on a SPECIFIC EVENT. This is often a very useful approach. JAYNE CONTINUES: After that round, we tried our experiment again. This time, I got as far as sitting on the arm of the chair she was in. There wasn't any crying at this point but the shaking in her knees and hands continued, although both had diminished considerably. I sat back in my chair and asked about other symptoms. She said she had trouble sleeping because of recurring nightmares. I decided to try some EFT with one of the nightmares, using the Movie Technique. We did one round on the first emotional peak at the beginning of the nightmare when she shifted into a vivid real-life memory related to the nightmare. She had 'buried' this memory for years, she said. We then did several EFT rounds on the fear provoked by the memory, stopping and assessing our progress after each round by my moving closer to her. GC COMMENT: This memory became a very important SPECIFIC EVENT that Jayne skillfully approaches from several different angles. Note how the memory showed up during the EFT process. This happens frequently. JAYNE CONTINUES: Even though it scares me when I think about dad chasing me with that stick... (After this round, less tears but still lots of shaking, especially in the hands) Even though I still feel scared when I remember my brother saving me from dad and then dad started beating my brother... (no tears, continued shaking) Even though I still feel scared as I remember running through the field and getting stickers in my feet...going as fast as I could to get to a phone to call the cops so I could save my brother... (no tears, visibly less shaking) Even though the police didn't take dad away, they just told dad to leave the house and we were still so scared... (no tears, continued milder shaking) On the last round, I used more self empowering phrases: Even though I still feel scared, I accept myself for my feelings about that memory and I know it was a long time ago, and dad can't hurt me anymore...And I won't ever let my children be around dad... and I will warn my children about dad in case they ever want to meet him when they get older... At the end of the last round, we again tested her ability to allow me into her personal space. I moved toward her slowly as she directed and eventually sat on the arm of her chair without bringing about any tears or any visible shaking. She said she could still feel herself 'shaking a tiny bit on the inside'. I also tested for the feelings of fear provoked by this memory, which had subsided as well. GC COMMENT: Testing one's work like this is very important. It lets us know where we are in the process and gives us clues as to what is left to address. At the end of the session, I asked her to be aware and make note of how she was feeling in any situation that would normally provoke tears and shaking to see if this effect will generalize to other people. Next session about 3 weeks later: When Berica came in, I asked if we could check to see how she felt about having me in her personal space. I moved toward her as before, and sat on the arm of the chair. She had no problem with this at all and as an added improvement, there was no internal shaking. This time I asked if I could touch her hand. She agreed and as I did so, her hands began to shake. I sat back down and asked about how it had been for her to be around others these past 3 weeks. She described a situation where someone (known to her) had startled her and although her initial reaction was to run, she was able to stop herself and respond more normally . She talked about being around her co-workers and feeling more at ease. She also said she had visited her father for the first time in many years and no longer felt any fear of him. She was able to hug him and tell him she hopes he is doing better. A forward step indeed. We did some other less intense work (and tapping) on some communication problems she has with her mother, saving the more difficult topic for last. After making good headway on the mom issue, we began talking about her fears of having to come face to face with her present husband in court next week. He has been extremely physically abusive toward her and has threatened her and, although she has a protective order against him for herself, none exists for the baby and this causes her a lot of worry. She is very afraid of him and her experience with him has given her reason to be fearful. But her fear is so extreme that it rules her life. She decided that reducing her fear to a 3 or 4 would be okay, but no lower. Her 0-10 intensity level on the fear of seeing him in court was a 8. We started tapping on: Even though he terrifies me, I accept myself and I am open to the possibility that I could release some of this fear. Even though I need to keep some of my fear of him, I choose to release the excess fear that I have. After these rounds, she said her fear was at a '4' and she was satisfied with that. I asked if I could test again for her ability to have me in her space and touch her. This time as I sat on the arm of her chair, I touched her hands, then her shoulders, her back, and her head. All this occurred without shaking (inside or out) and without tears. To me, this is an example of how connected we are in every way, emotionally, physically and through time. We did not do any more tapping specifically for the shaking upon being touched, but after working on other things, this problem subsided as well. Jayne Morgan-Kidd Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Patricia Wynne from the UK taught her client to do surrogate tapping for her own issues while using a stuffed Teddy Bear. Notice that the client did the surrogate tapping for global issues like "everything is going to be OK" and did it with persistence for 6 months. This is a good example of how persistence pays. Getting down to specific events would likely have brought more efficiency to the process. Hugs, Gary By Patricia Wynne Hello Gary, I'm taking the liberty of sending this experience, which is another great example of surrogate EFT. I've been practicing EFT for 6 years now with many grateful clients but so far have neglected to send any of my case studies for the newsletter! I bought one of Linda Wood's 'Magic Button' Bears last year at an EFT conference in Ilkley and had begun to use it with Sian when I was invited to take a trip abroad. Sian first came to see me in 2005, seeking a way to cope with her life. Over many sessions of EFT we addressed her insecurities and fear that; 'The world is a dangerous place'. Even though EFT has helped her to face her many fears and let them go, she's still had to cope with the physical effects of many years of diabetes. Last year, as I was planning to go away for six months, she had a particularly bad time and was hospitalised for several weeks. I used the 'Magic Buttons' Bear that we'd been using to send her daily surrogate healing. I felt bad about leaving her at such a vulnerable time so to help compensate for my absence, I left the Bear in her care. While I was away she made good use of her "Surrogate Therapist!" On my return I was amazed at her progress. This is her experience in her own words... My Special Friend... I have been housebound for many years due to my physical and emotional illnesses and have been having EFT for some time. Before Pat went on her travels, she gave me a special Teddy Bear, which has EFT tapping points on its face and body in the form of buttons. I was panicking on how I was going to cope without Pat, so I focused my energy and thoughts onto my EFT Teddy. Each time I had a stressful time or panic attack I just focused on my Teddy by tapping and saying to myself that everything was going to be OK. I did this for the 6 months Pat was away and slowly started to feel better as I took control of my issues. I became more focused and bit by bit my confidence started to grow. I now go out every day and have started a hobby that I never dreamed would happen. I feel and believe that my special Teddy helped me through the bad times and focused myself outside the four walls I had been living in for 8 years. I hope my story will inspire and give hope to someone who's struggling with everyday life or problems they may have. I'd just like to say that there is light at the end of the tunnel as I found mine in my EFT Teddy, my special friend. Naturally, she now has her special bear friend for keeps. Patricia Wynne Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. by Dawson Church Hi Everyone, Dawson Church gives many EFT lectures and demonstrations. He describes this impressive on-stage result and says, "Half a century of muscle memory had been released by two minutes of EFT!" Hugs, Gary I was giving the keynote speech at a conference recently in front of about 200 people, and we had some time afterwards to do demonstrations. Several of the participants raised their hands as having musculoskeletal problems, so I worked with five of them on stage as a group. One of them was a 67 year old nurse, and her problem was a limited range of motion problem (ROM) in one arm. She could place her left arm behind her back without any problem at all, but did not have the same ROM in her right arm. I used an instrument called a goniometer to measure the exact ROM in both arms. The two segments of her unrestricted left arm could pivot to an angle of 66 degrees, while the best she could do with her impaired right arm was 80 degrees. She expressed great frustration at this limitation, which she's had since early adulthood. I was taken aback by how vehemently she expressed her frustration. My mind, always skeptical, asked how EFT could possibly reverse a half century of a mechanical limitation between her humerus, and radius and ulna bones. My right brain is always happy to tell me how impossible rapid healing is. I asked where in her body she felt the emotional charge, and she said that it was located in her solar plexus. I asked her a question I find very useful in EFT, "What's the earliest memory you have of feeling that exact sensation in that exact location in your body?" She unhesitatingly said that it was when she'd been given detention in elementary school, despite the fact that she had done nothing wrong. She had been very angry. She said her SUD intensity in her solar plexus was 8 out of 10 in intensity. We tapped on phrases like, "Even though my teacher unfairly gave me that detention..." I also asked her what her teacher's name was, since the more specific aspects of the experience you can tap on, the better, "Even though Miss Smith gave me the detention...." I asked her about other memories, like the faces of the children in her classroom, till her intensity level went down to zero on every aspect of the memory, and the feeling in her solar plexus. I then had her turn her back toward the audience and we measured her ROM again. It was now 68 degrees, and the difference in mobility between her two arms was indistinguishable. Half a century of muscle memory had been released by two minutes of EFT! When you learn EFT, Gary will tell you to tap on the physical item as well as on the emotional aspects, and in private I will do both. However, when I demonstrate EFT to medical professionals, I usually ONLY work on the emotional issues, just to make the point that emotional distress contributes to virtually every physical ailment. Dawson Church Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary

Alert : This is one of 3,000 EFT Tapping articles that were written by users like you but before 2010. As such they are outdated and some of the links don't work. Nonetheless, they provide an excellent Peek at the Possibilities and show you the wide reach of even our older methods. See TRAINING for our free and near-free advanced methods. Hi Everyone, Here's a creative article by Angie Muccillo from Australia that touches on an issue that everyone has sooner or later. Very useful. Hugs, Gary By Angie Muccillo Is there a person, place, or situation in your life you have to say goodbye to?  Is someone you love moving away, or dying, or are you the one moving away and leaving the place and the people you love behind?  Does the thought of saying goodbye in this case cause sadness or pain, regret, abandonment, grief, bitterness or fear?  Alternatively is there someone or something in the past that you had to say goodbye to and the thought of it still creates pain? As life is never stagnant, the people and places in our lives will always come and go and so we are all at some stage faced with the prospect of saying goodbye.  This is a time which can be filled with an array of positive and negative emotions.  Many a song lyric, movie, poem and novel has been written around the theme of painful goodbyes. Tap On Your Goodbyes Using EFT to release the pain of saying goodbye can make it easier to accept the situation or to let go and move on from whatever person or circumstance is leaving or has left your life.  Saying goodbye is not always painful, but when it is painful, taking the time to focus on it and tap can be very healing and emotionally liberating.  It is also useful as a personal peace exercise. How to tap on your goodbyes Past Goodbyes Make a list of all the painful goodbyes you can think of from when you were a child until now.  Give each painful goodbye a name or label (the time I had to say goodbye to…) and apply the EFT Movie Technique to each one of these movies until you release all the negative emotions around these specific events. Future Goodbyes Think of a person, place or thing that you will be saying goodbye to in the near future and on a scale of 0-10 rate how upset you are at the thought of this.  For example, it may be a friend who’s moving away or a close colleague who is leaving work or a child that is moving out of home or a parent who is returning to their home country or a partner who is leaving for war duty.  Use the setups below or create your own. Even though it’s hard to say goodbye to ___ … Even though saying goodbye to ___ is painful and fills me with sorrow, pain, fear, regret, anger… Even though I don’t want to say goodbye to___ … Even though saying goodbye hurts… Even though I don’t want to move on in my life without ___ … Even though I hate goodbyes… Even though I’m afraid of letting go and moving on… Energetic Goodbyes Perhaps there is someone you still haven’t said goodbye to properly in your heart or you didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to before they died.  If there is someone you feel ready to say goodbye to, you can either think about or look at a picture of them and tap continuously as you repeat the word goodbye at each point. Say Goodbye to the Pain of Saying Goodbye Someone very important to me is about to leave my life by moving away, so now more than ever I am very grateful for the use of EFT in helping me to release the yucky stuff so I can embrace the experience with joy and gratitude. For me this current goodbye has triggered deep sadness reminding me of the pain associated with past goodbyes all of which I can neutralize with EFT. Angie Muccillo Reminder : For upgraded methods, please see our free and near-free TRAINING options. Also, if you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for our FREE SUPPORT (This is the Heartbeat of the Palace of Possibilities and provides live Webinars, Q&A, ideas, creativity and more). Use the icons below to share this article on Social Media. Cheers, Gary