Emotional Freedom Technique a.k.a. EFT tapping is the modern, emotional counterpart of the ancient principles of acupressure. EFT therapy is so easy, a child can do it. Even pregnant women can embrace its non-invasive methods.
What is the Basis of EFT Therapy?
Energy flows through the body via an intricate system of channels. The Chinese ancients found 100 meridian points in the body and learned that when they stimulated certain energy points, the body immediately began its healing process.
EFT tapping stimulates equivalent energy points of acupuncture, but rather than using needles, "tapping" is done with the fingertips. While tapping, the individual concentrates on a particular emotional problem.
How can EFT Therapy Help with Emotional Problems?
According to Gary Craig, founder of EFT, …show more content…
Weight Loss
EFT tapping could just be the breakthrough you have been searching for to help you lose weight and keep it off. Tapping can retrain the mind to make nutritious food choices and reduce food cravings.
According to a study, which was reported in the Journal of Integrative Medicine, participants of EFT therapy evidenced an 83% decline in food cravings.
Chronic Pain Relief
Imagine tossing your pain medications, sleeping through the night, experiencing freedom from pain all day. It would seem like a miracle made manifest for sufferers of chronic pain. Take fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia is characterized by pain above and below the waist. Doesn't leave much!
A Dutch study found that negative emotions such as anger and despondency exacerbate pain in fibromyalgia sufferers (as well as in people who do not have fibromyalgia).
It makes sense, since EFT tapping is so successful when dealing with latent emotional issues, it can also provide lasting pain relief, by attacking negative emotions on a core level.
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