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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)The Emotional Freedom Technique is just that - a method of becoming free from the power that our emotions have over us. When your emotions have power over you , you are basically living in a state of unconsciousness. Our emotions are really the cause of most disease, health issues and relationship issues. Our emotions are created by our thoughts and beliefs about ourselves. So often we do not realize just how this affects us since most of our life we live unconsciously. At an early age we learned to suppress emotions and block them out usually as a result of not having anyone to show us how to have our feelings but not let our feelings have us. This emotional suppression lives in us every day and is expressed in everything that we do and don't do. The basic premise of EFT is to learn that even though you are not feeling well, even though you have some serious disease or condition, even though you are in debt or don't have any money, even though you are struggling with being in relationship with a significant other or family members or even co-workers - no matter what the situation that you are ok just as you are. It is achieved by learning a series of acupuncture points and applying a tapping technique on the points while repeating a simple statement that goes something like this "Even though I am not feeling well, I deeply and completely accept myself." It is a simple technique that you can learn just by reading the Free EFT Manual that is offered by Gary Craig - the creator of EFT. Learning to feel is essential in the massage profession. We need to be able to feel to work on clients. We need to be able to witness the process of feeling that touch creates in our clients. Our feelings are what teach us about what we are needing. Our feelings are often a result of dysfunctional or false beliefs that we acquire in our families. We believe that we are not good enough or not enough or are unlovable. These beliefs create intense feelings that become our story. When we are in our story, we are being driven by the false beliefs. Getting free of these beliefs starts with getting in touch with our feelings. These stories become evident in relationships and in your business - basically whatever is happening in your life right now is a result of your beliefs. If your practice is slow, what is it that is holding you back? What is it that you believe about making money and working with clients? The basic premise is learning to feel what is happening in your body. Just by figuring that out and allowing ourselves to have that feeling is what seems to be the common theme.  
I have been playing with the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for about 2 years now. At first it seemed like the strangest thing around...tapping on points on you head, truck and hand to release emotions? I would try it and then forget it for awhile and then come back to it. I started with downloading the free manual at The technique is pretty straight forward. One of the keys is figuring out the core issue to "tap" for and Gary had many articles and resources for doing just that. His newsletter and website are filled with very informative articles and case studies. He also has additional CD's and other material to help you learn how to use this. There are many issues that EFT can be used for:
I highly recommend this technique. You can use it on yourself first to learn how to use it and see the results first. You can also start using it on your clients. It is a great way to empower clients to participate in their own healing process. The way to really learn this system is to get the EFT DVD's . The manual while it is a good place to start, it is really only the beginning of learning to get to the core issue that is underneath the issues that you are having. You really have to learn to think differently and get out of your own way to get to the core issues. I downloaded the free manual and learned the tapping system and tied it at various times and felt a slight relief, but not enough to really keep doing it. The biggest change was when I received and EFT session from a qualified EFT therapist. The results were amazing and now I can tap and follow up on the sessions. With the help of EFT, I have been able to work through some really old emotional wounds that have been holding me back in relationships and with my success. It is a process though - so hang on to your hat! What I like most about this program is that this guy is really not out to make money. You can purchase the CD's and other tools and he actually encourages you to share them with others. His website is also full of other great information on how to build a practice using EFT (which also applies to building a massage practice.) There are many great free articles on how to build a practice. Be sure to see the sections for practitioners. EFT Main Page :www.emofree.com The Emotional Freedom Technique can be a great addition to your practice. You can use it with clients or teach them to do it themselves. It is a really great tool for empowering your clients to take responsibility for discovering feelings which usually are the cause of many physical problems. I recommend using it to help you build your practice. Most of what keeps you stuck is really your limiting beliefs. EFT can be used to help change your beliefs.
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