EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique | Tapping
If you are new to EFT, I am so excited to share this practice with you! EFT stands for ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’ and it’s designed to help us move through emotional blocks and general anxiety around a specific topic of your choosing. In this practice we literally tap on our upper body and face, targeting meridians similar to those in acupuncture. EFT is essentially psychological acupressure.
I have tapped to overcome everything from clinical depression, to disordered eating, to heartbreak, to social anxiety.. you name it. It has quite literally transformed my life over the last decade. I remember a buddy introducing me to EFT my sophomore year of college - we would watch Brad Yates (the OG) on YouTube almost every day. It was so new age at the time, people thought we were a liittttleee cray cray! Looking back at photos of myself, I can see how the energetic effects of making it a regular practice changed my entire being.. I got more confident, more peaceful, more open.. and I still tap at least a few times a week nowadays.
EFT is super easy, but it’s best understood by watching someone do it first. So, here are links to a few Reels I’ve created for you that are like mini-sessions!
When you’re ready to do it on your own, below is a ‘formula’ that should help you flow. Essentially, you’ll talk your way through an issue you’re having and finally arrive at a place of optimism, peace, and understanding that the issue is not as scary as you’ve made it out to be!
First, rate your discomfort from 1-10. You’ll revisit this rating this after you’re done tapping!
Identify the issue. What exactly is the problem? For example: “I feel ______ (scared, upset, etc.).”
Define your ‘phrase of compassion’. For example: “Even though I feel ______ I deeply and completely love, honor, and accept myself.”
Have your emotional goal in mind. For example: “I choose to feel ________ (grounded, confident, etc.) today”.
You’ll then tap on the meridians (pictured) as you speak aloud your blocks and concerns, then work your way up to affirming the most positive outcome. This framework does one of two things, it: A) Gives honest acknowledgment to the pain you’re experiencing. B) Rationalizes a more optimal outcome that makes total sense.
Finally, rate your discomfort from 1-10. Hopefully it went down significantly!
Tapping and working though your discomfort aloud breaks up energy blocks (physically, mentally, and spiritually) on a cellular level. For this reason, it’s super important to drink water before and after to flush out the distorted energy you’ve just cleared!
EFT puts the power back into your hands. You can tap anywhere, anytime, for anything that’s bothering you. I’ve tapped on everything from relieving back pain to allowing miracles to overcoming depression to making more money. Honestly, I have tried just about everything in the book when it comes to healing and but nothing else has made such an obvious difference. There's something about the marriage between somatic healing (the physical tapping) with the honesty and optimism of speaking through a mental block with compassion.
Happy tapping! Let me know how your life begins to expand with this technique.
++ If you’re truly ready to take your healing to the next level, you can book a private EFT session with me! x
