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Imagine tapping away unwanted emotional pain.

Those who have experienced EFT, report an immediate feeling of relief. Unwanted feelings or emotions can be neutralised or released within the first treatment...

EFT Therapy (Emotional Freedom Technique) sometimes called "Tapping" or "Emotional Acupuncture" or "Psychological acupuncture", is based on an ancient Chinese treatment of acupuncture. Eastern practitioners have a theory that negative emotions cause disturbances in the body's energy field. There is a key principle that many people are becoming aware of, that is; our feelings, beliefs, impressions, thoughts and emotions are held in place by energy at a cellular level. Experiencing intense emotion such as fear, for instance, can cause the energy flowing through a meridian to be disrupted. Often, it is this energy imbalance that we experience as emotional or physical pain.

EFT helps correct energy imbalance by stimulating acupuncture pressure points with gentle tapping instead of needles. By tapping with fingers on the body's energy systems, many fears and emotional problems can vanish in minutes. Tapping sends pulses through the meridians and releases the emotional charge. Once the energy meridians are balanced, the emotional intensity reduces, the fear goes away.

EFT therapy does not require years of analysing past issues.

Certain issues may require follow-up treatments and learning the techniques is beneficial, so that you can perform such follow-ups on your own.

EFT is easily learned. I teach my clients the techniques necessary for self-treatment of their specific needs, so they may continue to help themselves.

Basic example of EFT technique

The basic treatment using EFT, involves remembering some past unwanted feeling or emotion that is to be neutralised or released. It is not necessary to get deeply involved or to "re-live" the issue or event, thinking about it is sufficient. Then, simultaneously while holding these thoughts in mind the tapping begins, using the fingers to tap on a series of specific meridian points on the body. These points correspond to meridians used in the treatment of acupuncture. Tapping on these meridians can alter the body's energy field, restoring it to a healthy "balance." In most cases, people report the distress levels about an issue decrease or completely disappear during the course of the first treatment.

EFT is effective for relief from the following symptoms:

Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Anger, Blushing, Shyness, Insecurity, Fear, Fear of Flying, Fear of heights, Fear of spiders, Fear of public speaking, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Physical Pain, Trauma, Post traumatic stress disorder, General Weight Issues, Obesity, Bulimia...

Article about EFT - published 21st April 2008

EFT 'Psychological acupuncture' can stop food cravings"

A form of acupuncture may be the answer for overweight men and women struggling to give food cravings the flick, according to new research.

Griffith University psychologist Dr Peta Stapleton said cravings for comfort foods such as chocolate, chips, cakes and sugary soft drinks could be more easily overcome by "psychological acupuncture".

Dr Stapleton said the process, currently being trialed on the Gold Coast, involved stimulating pressure points with gentle tapping instead of needles.

"Psychological acupuncture can help over-ride our emotional and physiological responses to different stimuli including food," she said.

"It requires some focus and training but is otherwise an easy, practical and painless way of managing body and mind issues."

She said the technique had already been used to manage anxieties, phobias and debilitating symptoms such as flashbacks associated with post traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans.

But Dr Stapleton, who is also president of the Eating Disorders Association of Queensland, said the technique could also be helpful to those battling obesity.

"We want to show that this technique can help people better manage the food cravings that can be an obstacle to weight loss," she said.

"As well as resulting in healthier eating, we expect people to benefit from improved energy levels and psychological wellbeing."

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