Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Technique called EFT, is a relatvely new form of Energy Psychology which uses the energetic pathways through the body called the meridians. These are like a railway system which channel our vital life force energy or "Ki" to the organs and tissues of our physical body and they relay information to the entire energy system. The energy within each meridian also registers emotions, feelings and sensations. Physical memory is held within our muscles and bones and similarly our emotional memory is held within our meridians.

We generate emotional memories from the negative experiences or traumas that we suffer in our lives which become "stuck" in our energetic sytems. This causes an energetic disturbance and blocks our energy from flowing freely around our body which we can experience as difficult emotions such as anxieties and fears. Blockages to our energy system can affect us mentally and emotionally and impact on us physically.

EFT has been described as Acupuncture without the needles. An acupuncurist unblocks trapped energy along a meridian line by inserting a fine needle into the skin whereas an EFT Practitioner will teach you to tap using your fingers on your meridian points giving the entire energy system an overhaul, enabling our energies to flow freely again and improving wellbeing every time it is used. Perhaps one of the most amazing effects of EFT is the speed with which emotional distress can be resolved, sometimes in little more than minutes, creating freedom from emotional problems or issues that might have troubled you for years. EFT takes away the pain of negative emotions but leaves insights and memories.

During the session we will work together to identify the issue that you wish to work on and I will spend some time helping you to identify the thoughts and feelings that it causes.

We will establish what needs to be cleared and then create a statement together that encompases these feelings which will impact and register a disruption within your energy system. We will then work out an affirmation which promotes acceptance of the problem and of yourself and overrides any part of you that does not want to change or that has a hidden agenda to keep you the way that you are.

Giving your emotion a score relating to its intesnsity will help us to check and record your progress after the first and succeeding rounds of EFT and will determine how effectively the treatment is working.

We will tap gently but firmly with the finger tips on or near the end points of the meridians in a specific sequence. As we work through the tapping positions you may experience a range of physical indications that there is an energy shift going on such as a need to sigh, yawn, your tummy rumbling or a feeling of sleepiness or lightheadiness. Alternatively you may experience some emotional indications such as a feeling of relief or calmness.

Depending on the depth of the problem and if new feelings surface about the same issue, we may need to repeat EFT until the feelings resolve. Time permitting, I like to finish off the session with some Reiki energy healing in order to recharge and balance your energy system.

If relief doesn't happen immediately after a few rounds of EFT, the changes may still take place over the following few hours or days. This is because the body may need extra time to incorporte the adjustments that have been made before any benefits become apparent.