How EFT tapping works
EFT Tapping is done by gently stimulating acupressure points along the hands, face and torso. While stimulating these points, you focus on a negative emotion tied to a specific event or memory while tuning into whatever felt sensation is associated with that emotion (for example, fear that feels like tightening in the chest). By stimulating these acupressure points, you are able process and then release the negative emotion, neutralizing the event or memory.
Limiting beliefs and reactive patterns are held in place by a series of past experiences. As I guide you through discovering and processing negative past experiences underpinning your limiting belief systems and patterns, you are able to release these beliefs and patterns that no longer serve you, paving the way for you to live with agency, intention, and increased well-being.
How EFT Helps Reduce Stress
EFT Tapping is a fantastic tool to reduce stress because it stimulates acupressure points that decrease the activity in the amygdala, the alarm system of the brain that releases stress hormones. The amygdala is responsible for the “fight, flight, or freeze” response that most people experience as a racing heart, shaky hands, shallow breath, or a nervous stomach. When we calm this response, a feeling of safety returns, and we regain our ability to access our prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for thinking and reason.
Tapping is so effective at working through emotionally charged experiences because it helps regulate your “alarm system” while you are processing a triggering memory or event, allowing you to work through charged events without overwhelming your nervous system. Additionally, Tapping can be used as a self-regulation tool to calm down your nervous system in any situation when you feel your body is starting to experience stress or overwhelm.
What sort of things can tapping help with?
EFT Tapping has been shown to change negative feelings, reduce stress, decrease cravings, and . When used with intention and working towards a goal, Tapping can help all areas of your life, from your relationships to your vocation to your feelings about yourself. What is so powerful about this method is that it is something that you can use as a “self-help” tool outside of guided sessions, giving you a practical and effective way to manage stressful situations and experiences as they come up in your daily life.