What is EFT?

It's short for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is almost like an emotional needle-free version of acupuncture! It's a short procedure that can be used for almost any ailment you can think of - be it physical or emotional. It has been used for an enormous variety of conditions and thousands of clinical and case studies have been documented.

Some of the successful cases include

• Pain management
• Sports performance
• Serious diseases
• Minor ailments like colds and sore throats
• Trauma and traumatic memories
• PTSD
• Grief, sadness and loss and other unresolved emotions
• Fear and phobias
• Relationship issues
• And so much more!

How does EFT work?

Up to very recently, most of the medical profession has had us believe that we're nothing more than a cluster of cells - a body with a bunch of organs, limbs and other biological structures. However, for more than 5,000 years, it's been well known in Traditional Chinese Medicine that a series of invisible channels (called meridians) feed the body with energy. Sometimes one of these channels can be 'blocked' and energy flow to a certain body part is impeded. The restricted energy flow can result in dis-ease and other undesirable conditions. Unblocking this meridian and allowing the energy to flow again, is the basis of the ancient science of Acupuncture, and later Acupressure.

Using needles is not every comfortable, though, and fills many people with fear. It requires years of dedicated study to know and find which meridian is blocked, and which of the 100's of points to use for the unblocking. Not many therapists have the desire or time to study this ancient science!

To use EFT, you don't have to have detailed knowledge of the meridians. A very basic knowledge of some of the important points (which is taught in the free EFT manual and in our workshops) is more than enough to start using EFT as a self-help tool, and even to start helping others.

The procedure itself takes only around a minute, after which you 'check in' to see whether the problem seems any better - and then repeat the steps as necessary. Find more detail about the procedure here.

The basic premise of EFT is that

All negative emotions are caused by a disruption in the body's energy system.

There is a very strong link between unresolved emotions and what happens in our bodies. If we holding on to anger, resentment or fear (or any other strong emotion) for a long time, it can contribute to the body and its organs not functioning optimally - and therefore lead to dis-ease.

Once the unresolved emotion is cleared with a simple procedure like EFT (or a complicated one like acupuncture), the body can function as it should again. Sound like magic, we know - and it's been proven over and over and over again with case studies and people in our offices.