Mark Evan Nathan - EFT Tapping: Effective Healing Powers for Anxiety,Addictions and Emotional Stress Using Tapping Therapy ( 30 day challenge)

EFT is Emotional Freedom Techniques. It is based on the principles of acupuncture, and acupressure. You tap on selected targets while focusing your attention on precise physical and/or emotional reactions to traumatic events both past and present. This procedure is used to work through those conditions that affect your current physical and mental health.

The techniques are very easy to learn, in fact, you can do them at home, and it will cost you nothing but time. There are people out there that will pay for a professional to perform these techniques for them, but if you are like me, you dont have millions of dollars to pay them.

Another benefit of EFT is that no matter the issue, the tapping techniques never change. Once you learn them, you can adapt them to your preference. If one technique doesnt work, you can try a new one until you find that tapping sequence that brings you relief.

I have always been one of those people who just need to know how something works. I want to know the science behind it. Im the one who asks the who, what, when, where, and why? So, lets take a look at it together.

Who :

Dr. Rodger Callahan is the one who discovered EFT Tapping. He had a patient that had suffered debilitating fear about being in water. He began tapping a meridian point under her eye, and the fear went away. Along with the fear, so did her headaches.

What :

With EFT, you stimulate the bodys meridian points. We will discuss these energy points in full, in another chapter. These points on the body are the same energy points used in acupuncture and acupressure. The stimulation reduces the activity in the part of our brain called, The Amygdala.

An excellent word-picture in describing this part of our brain would be an alarm system. When we go through trauma, and sickness, the alarm goes off and our bodies begin to flood our system with Cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone.

It is believed that the power of traumatic events over the stress hormone, Cortisol, effects the body so strongly that both mental and physical illness can be contributed to this hormone. EFT Tapping Therapy uses the meridian points to relieve the stress these negative memories cause. By relieving the Cortisol production, you relieve the stress leaving you free so that you are able to process and heal.

When :

When we experience trauma or fear, this alarm goes off and the body gets filled with Cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone that our bodies produce when we are afraid, or sick.

Where :

Cortisol is produced in the brain. It is known as the Stress Hormone. This stress hormone can influence or cause emotional and mental problems going on to cause physical sickness if it is not cleared out of your system.

Why :

Trauma, Finances, Sex, Bills, and Relationships are just a small part of the list that causes stressful areas of your life. Cortisol is built up when facing the problems that cause stress.

EFT Tapping helps you pin-point the problem, teaches you to face it head-on, and then stimulate energy points in the body to help break down the cortisol in your body, relaxing the body enough to begin to heal.

As I said earlier, we will discuss the Meridian Points further on in the book, but Id like to touch on the different points of the body that can be stimulated using EFT techniques.

Tapping Points :

Eye Brows

Top of the Head

Under the Nose

Sore Spots

Under the Eyes

Collarbone

Side of the Eyes

Under the Arms

The Wrist