Eft Or Emotional Freedom Technique - A Most Effective Self Help Treatment
By Steve Harold
Gary Craig attended a course on TFT - Thought Field Therapy (Dr. Roger Callaghan) but considered it to be too complex. Through experimentation he developed EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques to make this self-development technique as easy as possible to use but without detracting from its power.

What is EFT?

EFT is a technique which involves the stimulation of various points whilst connecting to (thinking or talking about) the issue that the person wants to resolve.

It is helpful to be aware of the idea of in order to comprehend the principles of EFT.

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years in China as a method of helping people overcome physical, psychological and emotional problems and issues. The underlying idea of is this: -

1) The body has a number meridian lines contained within the body.

2) Energy called Chi (pronounced chee) travels through these meridian lines

3) The ends and beginnings and parts in between of each of the meridian lines (acupuncture points) are close enough to the surface of the body for them to be affected by physical manipulation.

4) When a person has an particular problem, a skilled acupuncturist will know which meridian lines will have a blockage in them relevant to the issue, and will know the points appropriate to use for the resolution of that issue.

5) needles, which are very thin and hollow, can be inserted in appropriate points to deliberately help the flow of energy through a particular meridian line.

6) With the blockage in the flow of Chi removed the issue goes or improves.

Now acupressure is the manipulation of those same points on the body but instead of using needles, the fingers and thumbs are used instead. Forms of acupressure that you might have experienced before are reflexology or shiatsu.

EFT is similar to acupressure from the point of view

that needles are not used but points are manipulated. A series of light tapping with the fingers is used. The tapping can be done by the person with the issue for themselves or a practitioner can do the tapping for them.

Now at the same time the person is asked to repeat a sentence which describes the issue. The idea behind this is that the person stays connected to the issue (by repeating the description of the problem). At the end of one round of tapping on various points, the strength of the issue is checked with the person. Of the issue is still present more rounds of EFT (tapping) will be used.

To complete one round of EFT takes about 60-90 seconds. The majority of people who have experienced EFT report a decrease in the strength of the issue.

With EFT being a process that anyone can use on themselves, it can be a very useful tool to help anyone deal with any issue whether physical, psychological or emotional.

The amazing aspect about EFT is that you do not have to have to believe in it in any way for it to be effective. The only thing you require is may be a sense of curiosity and willingness to do it. The rewards are high as the loss of that old issue often results even for the sceptic. Today, thousands of people have become regular EFT users and there are many EFT practitioners in the UK and worldwide now available to help people rapidly.

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Steven Harold
EFT London Practitioner
www.energytherapy-direct.co.uk
Emotional Freedom London UK