What is EFT?

Energy Psychology is an emerging field of psychology that is based on the premise that everything, in its essential state, is energy. From this perspective our thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations are a manifestation of energy. Therefore, using specific techniques, we can bring ourselves back into balance by rebalancing our energy.  Thus, distressing thoughts, emotions and physical sensations are soothed and feelings of well-being, joy and physical balance are restored and enhanced.

The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a popular Energy Psychology technique that is gaining wide-spread recognition and respect for its rapid effectiveness.

EFT works with the Eastern Medicine concept of energy meridians. Energy meridians, or steams of energy in the body, can be affected by tapping certain points the meridians contain. The process of EFT includes acknowledging one’s present circumstance, experience, negative emotion, pain, etc., neutralizing what is not working for an individual and then instilling more uplifting thoughts, beliefs and enhanced levels of well-being.

Benefits of using EFT may include:

Emotionally

            Ease depression
            Soothe anxiety
            Decrease stress
            Calm anger
            Soften the impact of past traumas
            Enhance well-being
            Promote joy
            Gain self-confidence
            Improve relationships

 Physically

            Relieve pain
            Support weight loss
            Enhance ease in exercising

 Addictions/Habits/Phobias

            Smoking cessation
            Support in relieving alcohol/drug craving
            Greater control over eating choices
            Free yourself from phobias

Research

Preliminary research is being conducted on the effectiveness of EFT and the results are very positive http://www.emofree.com/Research/andradepaper.htm

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