The emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a holistic healing method that can quickly diffuse acute emotional flairs as well as help heal deep emotional wounds quickly, directly and easily. Sometimes even physical based problems respond to EFT.

The deeper emotional work that can be done with EFT is best performed under the guidance of a well trained EFT practitioner, preferably a licensed health care provider.

Briefly stated, EFT is based on techniques taken from psychology and traditional Chinese medicine. Energy meridian points on the face and body are tapped with the finger tips while one is verbalizing a known problem. What actually occurs during this process is open to debate, but in general is believed to be related to “re setting” or “re educating” the bodys’ energy meridian system, which ultimately interacts with our brain and entire body system. The result is often dramatic improvement in emotional and mental states relating to whatever problem we were tapping on. So, if one were tapping about anxiety, one would feel less anxious, or if the tapping were about a headache, the pain would be less, and so on.

So, how do you EFT?

What follows is a general outline of the process of performing a “round” of EFT. As this is an outline, many subtle nuances are not discussed here. Consult an experienced EFT practitioner for further details.

Tapping points are defined as follows:

• Karate chop = fleshy part on the little finger side of the hand midway between the knuckle and wrist.
• Eye brow = on the bony ridge where the eyebrow starts.
• Outside eye = along the temple.
• Under eye = about an inch below the center of your pupil on the upper cheek.
• Under nose = the cleft just below the nose in the mid line.
• Chin = the cleft below the lower lip and the tip of the chin in the mid line.
• Under arm = mid chest level about 1 hand breadth below mid arm pit.

Lets take it step by step:

#1 – IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON. Be as specific as you can. Consider the following examples. Stress, tension, worry, anger, frustration.

#2 – Rate the severity of the problem as you feel it now. On a scale of one to 10, how severe is the emotion NOW. One being essentially gone and 10 being the very worse it could ever be. How bad is the stress, tension, worry, etc. Rate it and make a mental note or actually write it down.

#3 – Create a “Set up” statement. This statement is an affirmation of the problem at hand as well as a stated belief that despite this problem, you still love and accept yourself. This statement is very critical for many people as it is believed to deal with “psychological self sabotage”. For example; “Even though I FEEL SO STRESSED out right now, I deeply and completely accept myself”. For your situation simply remove the underlined words in the example and fill in with your issue.

#4 – Start tapping with finger tips on each point in this order.

• Karate chop point – “Even though (insert your problem here) I deeply and completely accept myself”. Repeat this phrase 3 times while tapping this point.
• Eye brow point – tap while stating your concern or issue (ex. this anxiety, this headache, this stress, this… whatever)
• Outside eye point – tap while stating your concern or issue
• Under eye point – tap while stating your concern or issue
• Under nose point – tap while stating your concern or issue
• Chin point – tap while stating your concern or issue
• Under arm point – tap while stating your concern or issue

# 5 – Now, take a deep breath and reflect. How do you feel about what you just tapped on? How would you relate its severity on a scale of 1 to 10?

If it has dropped significantly, congratulations! If its severity has dropped but not that much, you can repeat the process again and likely drop it more.

If it did not drop at all the possibilities are that you were not as specific on the topic that was really bothering you, or perhaps your technique was at fault. In any case, consulting with an experienced EFT practitioner can make a big difference in outcomes.

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