What is EFT?

"Whatever you can do or dream, you can do it,
begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
Goethe

EFT is one of a number of rapidly-growing techniques, known as Meridian Therapies, or Energy Psychology. It is a simple-to-learn and extremely effective technique, based on the energy system.

The basis of EFT is that all negative emotions are caused by a disruption of the energy system. EFT restores the energy flow and clears the problem.

It can be used with other therapy skills, or alone, to clear negative emotions or beliefs.

It can even be used with physical problems.

It’s works rapidly, and is easy to learn and teach as a self healing tool. The changes that take place are permanent.

Another bonus is that therapists can also use EFT on themselves to make changes. As one therapist said, “If I’d never used this on clients, it would still be the best thing I’d done for myself.” 

Where It Started

EFT is one of the new energy psychology techniques that are taking the world by storm. Energy therapies have been around for thousands of years. A mummified body was discovered only a few years ago in a glacier, with acupuncture points tattooed on his body. The Chinese have used acupuncture for at least 5000 years. From these therapies have been developed new techniques such as TFT (Thought Field Therapy). EFT was developed from TFT by Gary Craig in the 1990's and is a simple, universal technique that can be used in the same way for all problems.

EFT in the Media

It takes time for new techniques to be recognised by the medical establishment, but the rise in awareness of EFT has been fast. It's been featured on the Richard and Judy show and This Morning and in several newspapers. A Meridian Therapy (EFT also being one), has been used by some well-known people on TV, dealing with anger and other negative emotions and with phobias.

How does EFT work?

EFT works by removing a blockage in the energy system and allowing the energy to flow freely around the body. Imagine that your energy system is like your circulation system. When something negative happens in your life, there's a disruption to your energy system. It's rather like a log jamming a stream and it creates negative feelings such as fear, anger, sadness etc. In time, other logs (or aspects of the problem) come along and catch on the original, causing an even bigger jam. EFT works by identifying the logs (or the aspects of your problem) and by focusing on them one by one while tapping acupuncture points, clears them. Take, for example, a flying phobia. In an EFT session, you'd consider all the times when flying's a problem and causes negative emotions. This might include: booking a ticket; arriving at the airport; boarding a plane; taking off; experiencing turbulence and landing. Each of these is an aspect of the problem. By dealing with these one at a time, change can happen quickly and easily.

Scenario 1 Think of booking a ticket = energy disruption = fear.

Scenario 2. Think of booking a ticket = do EFT, clear disruption = no fear.

You'd then work with the remaining aspects of a problem. A phobia can be cleared in 10 minutes if there are few aspects to it, or may take up to two sessions, depending on how complex the issue is. For an issue such as depression or anxiety, there are likely to be a wider range of aspects to deal with, so more work will be needed. But clients are often amazed at the speed of change. Issues that have affected your life for years can be resolved speedily and comfortably, often in a matter of weeks. How will I know that the problem has gone? When all aspects of a problem have been dealt with, the problem loses its importance. You'll still have the memories, but without the emotional charge. Research Studies have taken place on the effectiveness of EFT and details can be found on www.emofree.com under research. New research continues to take place.