HOW TAPPING CAN HELP YOU LET GO

EFT Tapping

You may have heard about the word tapping and thought it refers to the dancing style of tapping. Sorry, it’s not the dance technique. In fact, EFT or Tapping is all about self-care technique you can use at home to help you release and let go of overwhelming emotions.

What is EFT Tapping?

EFT Tapping stands for Emotional Freedom Technique (Meridian Tapping) and can be used to relieve pain and emotional distress. It uses the Chinese practice of acupuncture without having to put needles into your body. Practitioners use it for relieving symptoms around anxiety and even PTSD. While it is still under research, many coaches that use it, sings its praises.

The Process

To tap is fairly easy, but you have to access the right pressure points. Here is a video that explains how to do that. Before you start, however, do the following:

1.  Identify the issue(s) – whatever it is, worry, stress, anxiety, anger, disappointment.
2. Rate the intensity of the pain – on a scale from zero to ten, rate how intense the emotion or pain is.
3. Setup – here you make sure to acknowledge the issue and also accept yourself despite the problem.
4. EFT tapping sequence – start to tap the nine meridian points in sequence. Follow this video for more information. While you tap, you express the problem but also add the part of accepting yourself, For instance: “While I am feeling anxious, I completely accept myself.” Repeat the sequence two to three times
5. Rate the intensity – after you have finished the sequence, rate your level of emotion or pain again and compare it to your previous level. Your goal is to get to zero. If you haven’t reached this level yet, do the sequence again.

Benefits of Tapping

1. Eases Anxiety
2. Sooths Sadness
3. Reduces Fear  and PSTD Symptoms
4.  Lessens Pain
5. Decreases Food Cravings 

Tapping is something you can do every day, or even in those moments where traffic has got you going stir crazy. It helps to bring our energy into balance and make us feel better. The benefits are clear, and you are encouraged to try it. 

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