Month Nine - EFT 1.0
EFT is short for emotional Freedom technique and refers to the technique which uses tapping on the acupressure points of the body to rewire neural pathways in the brain which are associated with limiting, fearful beliefs and their accompanying emotions. In order to to do this we must change the emotional association with the thought. The emotion is what gives the thought meaning and its affect on us. And the emotional charge linked to the thought is what directs the nervous system to react in perhaps an unhealthy way. When we tap on a point on the main acupressure centres, we are telling the body that what ever thought or limiting belief we hold that it is still safe and there is no longer a need to have that emotional charge and reaction to that thought or experience.
My affirmation for this month is…
“Even though I have had doubts and fears, I choose to lovingly accept myself anyway”
Write it for yourself on a piece of paper… Writing it out helps it to embed into your subconscious.
EFT to release shock and fear
Rate your anxiety from 1-10
Tap through a few times to the guided video and re-rate
your anxiety from 1-10
HELPFUL TIP
TAP THROUGH ALL OF THE MERIDIAN POINTS TO BEGIN WITH AND EVENTUALLY IF YOU FEEL DRAWN TO OR RELIEVED BY A PARTICULAR POINT FEEL FREE TO USE THAT ONE ON ITS OWN. THE KARATE CHOP ONE CAN BE A SUBTLE POINT TO WORK THROUGH IN PUBLIC WITHOUT BEING GLARED AT TOO MUCH.
INSTRUCTIONS
There are 3 rounds and 3 steps to each round
Round 1: Work with the fearful experience and response
Round 2: Work through the fearful experience and accept it
Round 3: Invite something new in to replace that fearful response with something loving
Round 1:
Step One:
Write down your negative belief or experience, (you can write a few)
Step Two:
Rate the stress/pain in your body from 1-10
Step Three:
Now Tap through the points as you read out your negative belief
Round 2:
Step One:
Write down your negative belief or experience, but this time add “Even though” before the statement, and write
“I choose to lovingly accept myself anyway” after the statement.
For example:
“Even though I have this fear in my body, I choose to lovingly accept myself anyway”
Round 3:
Step One: This time, write down the opposite of that belief, or write down what you are ready to welcome in now, you can write a few
Step Two: Now tap through the meridian points as you affirm your above statement
Step Three: Rate the stress/pain in your body from 1-10
Step Four: Take a few deep breaths, inhale fill up, exhale it out, let it all go
THE SCIENCE OF EFT
Research done at Harvard university during the last decade have found that the brain’s stress and fear response – which is controlled by an almond-shaped part of your brain called the amygdala – could be lessened by stimulating the meridian points used in acupuncture, acupressure, and of course, tapping.
A study was also carried out to measure how an hour-long tapping session would impact the stress levels of 83 subjects. To do this, the level of cortisol, a hormone secreted by the body when it undergoes stress was measured. Their findings? The average level of cortisol reduction was 24%, with a whopping reduction of almost 50% in some subjects. In comparison, there was no significant cortisol reduction in those who underwent an hour of traditional talk therapy.
THE BENEFITS OF EFT
Research done at Harvard university during the last decade have found that the brain’s stress and fear response – which is controlled by an almond-shaped part of your brain called the amygdala – could be lessened by stimulating the meridian points used in acupuncture, acupressure, and of course, tapping.
A study was also carried out to measure how an hour-long tapping session would impact the stress levels of 83 subjects. To do this, the level of cortisol, a hormone secreted by the body when it undergoes stress was measured. Their findings? The average level of cortisol reduction was 24%, with a whopping reduction of almost 50% in some subjects. In comparison, there was no significant cortisol reduction in those who underwent an hour of traditional talk therapy.
AFFIRMATIONS ARE THE ICING, SHIFTING SUBCONSCIOUS BELIEFS AND NEURAL PATHWAYS IS THE CAKE AND WE CAN DO THIS WITH EFT
Amavi ritual exercises:
Identify the problem you want to focus on. It can be general anxiety, or it can be a specific situation or issue which causes you to feel anxious.
Consider the problem or situation. How do you feel about it right now? Rate the intensity level of your anxiety, with zero being the lowest level of anxiety and ten being the highest.
Compose your set up statement. Your set up statement should acknowledge the problem you want to deal with, then follow it with an unconditional affirmation of yourself as a person.
“Even though I feel this anxiety, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I’m feeling this anxiety about my financial situation, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I panic when I think about ______, I deeply and completely accept myself. ”
“Even though I’m worried about how to approach my boss, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I’m having trouble breathing, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
Amavi Ritual Exercises:
Things I want to call in:
Eg: “I want a safe house of my own”
What beliefs could be blocking this?
Eg: “People become jealous and resentful when I succeed”
Now write the opposite of that belief:
Eg: It is safe for me to succeed, I am loved through all of my stages of life