Peta Stapleton - The Science behind Tapping: A Proven Stress Management Technique for the Mind and Body

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The SCIENCE behind TAPPING

Dr. Peta Stapletons The Science behind Tapping is a wonderfully thorough review and grounding in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and other tapping therapies, covering current research, theory, and applications. This book is an important and greatly needed addition to the literature, as well as a handy resource and reference for practitioners, researchers, and consumers.

Fred P. Gallo, Ph.D., DCEP, former ACEP president and author of Energy Psychology, Energy Tapping for Trauma, and Energy Diagnostic and Treatment Methods

The thousands of people worldwide who have already experienced the incredible trauma release and healing effects of the EFT/tapping therapies know how effective these techniques are. The main barrier to EFT being accepted by mainstream medicine has been the lack of researched-based evidence. In this brilliant book, Dr. Stapleton uses her extensive experience, passion, and drive to bring together this much-needed research information, alongside real-life client experiences.

Karl Dawson, EFTMRA director of training, founding EFT master, author of Transform Your Beliefs, Transform Your Life

The Science behind Tapping is a much-needed and timely book! It is a treasure trove of all the science and research behind several tapping techniques, written in an easy-to-understand manner. Peta has delivered a vital resource, complete with client stories of the lived experience, that everyone should read.

Jessica Ortner, New York Times best-selling author of The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss and Body Confidence

Living in such turbulent times, a book of this caliber is desperately needed as we navigate our way through an abundance of self-care techniques.

Kate Helder, director of Mind Heart Connect

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The EFT Manual, by Dawson Church

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All of the above are available at your local bookstore or may be ordered by visiting:

Hay House USA: www.hayhouse.com
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Hay House UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk
Hay House India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Copyright 2019 by Peta Stapleton

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com

Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au

Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk

Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Indexer: Jay Kreider Cover design: Howie Severson Interior design: Pamela Homan

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Stapleton, Peter, 1958- author.

Title: The science behind tapping : a proven stress management technique for the mind & body / Peta Stapleton, Ph.D.

Description: 1st edition. | Carlsbad, California : Hay House, Inc., 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018059648| ISBN 9781401955731 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781401955755 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Emotional Freedom Techniques. | Stress management. | Mind and

body therapies.

Classification: LCC RC489.E45 S728 2019 | DDC 616.89/1--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018059648

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-5573-1

E-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5575-5

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Printed in the United States of America

For Megan and Elise:

Love you

to the moon

and back.

Although they are gaining in scientific support, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and tapping are still considered experimental in nature. All information, books, workshops, and trainings are intended to promote awareness of the benefits of learning and applying EFT. However, the general public must take full responsibility for their use of it. The material in this book is for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for traditional medical attention, counseling, therapy, or advice from a qualified health-care professional.

Neither EFT nor the information here is intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or disorder. Please note that if you begin tapping and find yourself overwhelmed, distressed, or becoming aware of previously forgotten memories, you may need to seek the professional help of a trained and experienced EFT practitioner.

A lack of results or progress may also mean you need professional assistance. If you have any concern regarding your health or mental state, it is recommended that you seek out advice or treatment from a qualified, licensed health-care professional. Before making any changes to your diet, medication, or health plan, it is recommended that you first consult with a doctor, pharmacist, or other qualified medical or health professional.

All names and identifying details of real clients have been changed to protect their privacy.

In an age of information, ignorance is a choice. With the advent of technology, we as human beings are freer in so many ways. We no longer need a teacher or a formal education to gain access to information that was once only at the hands of authorities and experts. By the same means, people all over the world are more empowered to proactively research a diagnosis and initiate significant lifestyle changes, and even seek alternative treatments for their health conditionwithout consulting a doctor and blindly taking a medicationand they are having considerable results. Others are taking the time to delve deep into well-researched understandings about ancient religions, theology, and the nature of reality without a priest, a minister, or a rabbiand they are having profound mystical experiences that change them for the rest of their lives. EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), or tapping, has become one such way people are transforming their beliefs, their emotions, and their lives. Information is literally at our fingertips with the self-applied technique of tapping, and it affords us the ability to make new, different, and better choices.