What is EFT?
EFT is based on this theory or Discovery statement. 'The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system.'
In addition to having a physical body, which is fuelled by food, we humans also run on this intricate energy system which is fuelled by electrical impulses, which run through the body and brain. This energy system holds the key to many of the disturbances we experience in our daily lives. When it is out of balance, our emotional life could be compared to a car that is in desperate need of a tune up. This electromagnetic energy that flows through the body and regulates our health is only recently becoming recognized in the West, where modern medicine has concentrated on the physical and chemical nature of the body.
Emotional Freedom Techniques® (EFT) is an emotional, needle free version of acupuncture that has been reported successful in thousands of cases. Based on new discoveries regarding the connection between your body's subtle energies, your emotions, and your health, EFT applies to a huge range of emotional, health and performance issues and it often works where nothing else will.
Instead of using needles, simple tapping with the fingertips is used, to input kinetic energy onto specific meridians on the body, while tuned into a specific problem - whether it is a traumatic event, an addiction, pain or anxiety. The creative use of statements enables the person to tune into the issue and remain focused on the problem during the treatment. This is vital to the success of the therapy.
This combination of tapping the energy meridians and voicing of the statements works to clear the 'energy disruption' or 'emotional block' from your body's energy system, thus restoring your mind and body's balance, which is essential for optimal health and the healing of physical ailments.
EFT is very versatile and has been used successfully by hundreds of therapists, on thousands of clients, with successes on even the most difficult problems, by relieving imbalances in our clients' energy systems. Indeed, because of its very high rate of success, the use of EFT has spread rapidly.
By its very nature EFT is organic, in that as mentioned earlier the process lends itself to being used in conjunction with other therapies. Also, in it's short lifetime: it has already been adapted, added to, shortened, streamlined and most importantly allows for the individuals practitioners' own intuitive wisdom to be utilized