Many people have known for some time that we can use EFT to increase self esteem by tracing the myriad of beliefs that may be corroding that self-esteem and tapping to reduce or eliminate them.
This can be helpful, but were we to try to neutralize every negative belief that most of us hold about ourselves, that would be a lifetime’s work.
So, I am going to suggest a … Continue reading
One of the most prevalent mental activities that occur when you cannot readily get to sleep is worrying about some current situation or trying to find a solution to it. Both these things feel as though they were … Continue reading
By Ann Adams
Kinney is tall for 13. He has light brown hair and a pair of sad eyes that competed for the saddest I’ve ever seen. He expressed immediate interest: “Can you teach me?”
“Sure.”
“Harvey,” a … Continue reading
Reimprinting the PastI always thought this was a great idea – in theory that is. I knew that we build our present sense of self and our basic confidence in life upon what we remember of our past selves, and that our happiness depends upon the past in this sense. We … Continue reading
By Ann Adams
Teddy is one of too many children who are victims of child abuse and neglect. With an emotionally disturbed diagnosis, he spent two and a half years in our intermediate level residential treatment facility (From GC: Ann holds an administrative position with this facility.) Teddy had made a lot of progress and was scheduled to leave on Friday to a therapeutic foster home.
In terms of acceptance, surrogate tapping, which is in effect tapping for someone other than one’s self, still has a long road ahead. However, its cousin, “distant prayer,” is quite readily accepted in many places the world over. People will often resort to prayer to heal a loved one even if they do not have deep spiritual convictions. It just seems a natural thing to do. Surrogate tapping is equally … Continue reading
An exciting new use for Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is its application for a “To Do” list.
Because, while “To Do” lists are very useful, they have a quality of “forcefulness” about them. This … Continue reading
By Dr. Patricia Carrington
Some things happen unexpectedly with EFT, which leads to innovations and new ways to employ this remarkable tool. These surprise discoveries extend the use of EFT, making us even more able to help ourselves and others.
My client “Marla” entered my office with much self-recrimination because she had failed to report an incident wherein the actions of a neighbor could have affected one of their children.
“These three tips, using Clinically Standardized Meditation (CSM), help boost the benefits of meditating under stressful and uncertain times.”
