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Frequently Asked QuestionsHere are some of the most frequently asked questions I've received:
No. Although I often sound like I have a cold, in fact, this is just what my voice sounds like. This is because a surgeon cut too close into my vocal cord nerve during one of my surgeries. I subsequently had radiation to my neck area that took care of that vocal cord for me. I used to have a much softer voice that could barely be heard, but I have since had some procedures (teflon injections) to move my paralysed vocal cord over so the other one does not have to work so hard to meet up with it. Recently, I was challenged in an EFT forum with the thought that perhaps I could grow back my damaged vocal cord nerve. Maybe I can. I periodically tap to achieve this. At the moment, my muscle checking indicates that I am 95% of the way there. Gary Craig, EFT's founder, says try EFT on everything. It may help you with your problem. I have seen EFT work on all sorts of unusual situations. Telephone sessions are easier for me to do; I don't have to tidy my living room or home office; and they are just as effective as in-person sessions. I charge less for telephone sessions to encourage people to use this method. I am able to keep my prices relatively low because I keep my costs down. I do not have staff, I do not pay for office space, and I use the internet and word of mouth for advertising. I love referrals, but I insist that the person in question contact me. I am not interested in clients who make no effort themselves, because they tend not to ready to accept the healing of EFT. No. I have my long distance callers phone me. Apparently, amazing deals are available if phoning from within North America or even from France. My own service provider includes 200 free minutes of international calling per month, so I sometimes use this for clients without out good service plans. For telephone clients I usually ask that they pay me in advance using PayPal. I get their email address and invoice them and they simply follow the directions and I receive notification that payment has been made. For in-person sessions, I accept checks. A psychological reversal is an unhelpful attitude or belief, conscious or unconscious, that can stand in the way of healing. These include such statements as ``I don`t deserve to heal, ``others don`t deserve for me to heal``, ``I want to keep this problem``, this problem is part of who I am``. There are many other examples of this, and these are dealt with using the karate chop point or the sore point and repeating the statement, ``Even though -psychological reversal here-, I deeply and completely accept myself.
I get this question a lot from clients. However, if a client with a large boil on his nose says “I have a perfect complexion,” he knows -and his body knows- that this is a lie. The point of the set-up question is to air out the truth of the situation and by acknowledging this truth allow the energy around the situation to dissipate. The follow up affirmation,”I accept myself” or I’m a good person”, or “I am doing the best I can do right now”, gives the body and subconscious of the person in question permission to relax about the situation, knowing that the problem is on its way to being solved. If the acceptance part of the setup statement is, or feels, false then this is the first place to go. So, ”Even though I don’t accept myself, I would like to,” or “Even though it feels funny and untrue to say that I deeply love and accept myself, I would like to love and accept myself one day.” “Even though I do not deserve to love and accept myself, yet, I hope to be able to deserve my own love and acceptance one day. The setup statement is meant to work in general to remove psychological reversals, but if this general statement, “Even though I have this (problem) big boil on my nose, I accept myself”, doesn’t get energy moving and allow for your SUDs level to go down, then find some more specific reasons for why things are not working by trolling your own thoughts for ideas. Thus, “Even though I don’t really think EFT will be able to help me get over this problem, I accept myself anyway.” “Even though I don’t really know what I’m doing , I deeply love and accept myself.” “Even though I don’t want to get over this problem (or don’t
deserve to get
over this problem,) I deeply and completely love and accept myself."
These are examples of typical Psychological reversals which need to be
addressed. Certainly, as long as we can agree on a good time for both of us, and as long as I have no other bookings. Probably. Talk to me or send me an email about your beneficiaries and your event. Gary Craig says that EFT addresses imbalances in the energy system. I personally think that it is a powerful technique to fire up one`s immune system, release stress and poisons from the body through the use of tapping on meridians, and by the way, the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is in intimate communication with the brain through a variety of chemical and electrical means. We are learning more about the psycho-neurological aspects of the body, stress, disease and psychological health. Daily new information is coming out about the mind-body connection. Really, no one really knows. See the answer above for my take on it. If you have a serious disease or auto-immune disorder, I recommend doing EFT as often as you can work it into your day. If you are a healthy adult with no identified issues, then I recommend going through EFT until you have forgiven anyone who has ever hurt or harmed you, for every trauma in your life. Do it once or twice daily until you have reached this place. If you have any issues with clutter, money, character flaws that you would like to erase, addictions, phobias, fears or shyness, then use EFT to address these issues. If you work with people who drive you crazy, try tapping for this issue, and even for them. Use EFT to deal with your daily stresses. If you play a sport, use EFT to perfect your practice, your ability to prevent and heal from injuries and your overall performance. I love this question. It shows both hope and I think, some faith in EFT. After all there are many examples of EFT working wonders on life long issues such as phobias and fears. If you have an auto-immune disorder, you need to understand that your whole body needs to be reprogrammed and that this takes time. Besides doing daily EFT yourself, get yourself a qualified EFT therapist who is experienced in your type of issue. This can save you months of ineffective tapping due to psychological reversals. Your therapist should be addressing your reversals for you so that you can more easily make headway on your own. Of course. Just not collect. Not yet, but I intend to, sometime in the future. Collarbone breathing is a technique used when someone 's energy is very much off kilter. I can often feel this energy as a disruptive force in the room, even during telephone conversations. I might ask the client to say "I am in my centre", and surrogate muscle check this statement. If it tests weak, I will proceed with by guiding them through collar bone breathing as outlined below. People in any state of anxiety will benefit from CBT or Collarbone Breathing Technique. This is the variation of this technique that I use, but other variations seem to work as well. If you get lost in the process, just repeat the entire breathing sequence for that side, etc. Sometimes I will take a client through a sequence more than once if my intuition leads me to;sometimes I will skip complete sections. Most often, I just follow the procedure listed below: Collarbone Breathing
- My Method for Centering
A. Hold two fingers of either hand on either side of collarbone: |
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How does EFT compare with talk therapy? Can anyone use EFT to help themselves? When is it better to get help from an EFT practitioner? If I want to help my friends and family. Should I use EFT on them? Is there any thing else I can do? Will you treat groups of people at a time? What terms? What can EFT be used for? Even more FAQS from my Wordpress Blog How does EFT compare with talk therapy?In some ways EFT is very similar to talk therapy. EFT has at it core self-acceptance and mindfulness. It encourages a client to reframe of his or her experience, similar to talk therapy.An experienced and skillfull practitioner will not bring you to any point that can not be dealt with in the time available. Because EFT works on the mind and the body together, the tapping procedure allows for a dissipation of the energy surrounding a trauma. When old memories are brought up, they are tapped through, bring a sense of completion to the client when it comes to an event that had previously been all encompassing. Can anyone use EFT to help themselves?I encourage my clients to tap for themselves on a regular basis. Many people get good results from EFT without the need of expert intervention. If clients cannot tap for their own issues, or are so deeply stuck in their problems that they don't know where to start, then I am here for them.When is it better to get help from an EFT practitioner?As mentioned above, when you cannot get relief on your own, or if you have been through serious trauma, You should get help from a more experienced expert.If I want to help my friends and family. Should I use EFT on them?Sure, but know that you will come across as a kook. Also, some family members prefer not to have a therpeutic relationship with a loved one. This can be a boundary issue and cause an imbalance in the relationship. I have had children reluctant to accept tapping from their moms, because they want Mommy to be Mommy, not a helping professional. Spouses may be leary of EFT because it is unusual and even more so when they start to get the benefits from it. Remember that everyone heals at his or her own pace.Do not pressure or make an issue out of anyones refusal to do EFT. Is there any thing else I can do?Surogate tapping is always available. It gives you a way to help without interfering in your relationship.Will you treat groups of people at a time? What terms?I do treat families together, but I recommend setting aside extra time if all family members have issues. I charge my usual hourly rate for larger groups.What can EFT be used for?EFT can be used for so called "psychosomatic" illnesses or injuries. "Psychosomatic" has come to mean in common parlance, not real. In fact "pscho", meaning having to do with the mind, and "soma, meaning having to do with the body, describes something very real- a relationship between the mind and the body that affects ssome of the most difficult to treat disorders.EFT is perfectly suited to such disorders because it involves a communication of mind and body within it very process. EFT can help anyone with any challenge. It may not cure them, but it will help show the way to healing. Remember that the main cause of death is birth, and use EFT to improve the journey beteen these two events. |
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