Eft Or Emotional Freedom Technique - A Most Effective Self Help Treatment

EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques was developed by Gary Craig. He, attended a course on TFT - Thought Field Therapy (Dr. Roger Callaghan) and wanted to simply what he discovered to make the process as easy as possible to use but without detracting from its effectiveness.

So what exactly is EFT?

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) requires the manipulation of a number of acupuncture points on the body whilst simultaneously talking about a problem that is bothering a person.

In order to understand the principals beyond EFT it is useful to start off with an understanding of acupuncture.

For many thousands of years, acupuncture has been used by the Chinese as a technique to help people overcome physical, psychological and emotional problems and blocks. In its simplest form our understanding of how acupuncture works is this: -

1) There are a number meridian lines or channels 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 acupuncture points appropriate to use for the resolution of that issue.

5) Acupuncture needles, which are very thin and hollow, can be inserted in appropriate acupuncture points to 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.

Moving on from the idea of acupuncture and the use of needles, is a process called acupressure. Acupressure is the manipulation of those same acupuncture points on the body. Rather than using acupuncture needles, the fingers and thumbs are used instead. Reflexology is a popular form of acupressure that you might have experienced or heard about before.

With EFT, instead of using needles or pressure on the acupuncture points, 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.

During the time that a person taps on their acupuncture points, and guided by an EFT practitioner, a sentence which describes the issue is repeated. The idea behind this is that the person stays connected to the issue (by repeating the description of the problem). Then at the end of one round of tapping on various acupuncture points, the strength of the issue is checked with the person. If the issue is still present more rounds of EFT (tapping) will be used.

One round of EFT takes only around 60-90 seconds and 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.