Locating EFT Tapping Points
The first step in using EFT is defining the emotional problem you want to work on during the particular session. Let’s say you have a headache and you want to ease the pain by the use of EFT. The statement you would use while tapping would be: “Even though I have this headache, I completely love and accept myself.”
The next step in the EFT procedure is to find the “Karate Chop Point”, which is located on the side of your hand underneath the little finger (the fleshy part below the lowest finger joint). You need to firmly and continuously tap this point while repeating the statement “Even though I have this headache, I completely love and accept myself.” three times.
The EFT Tapping Points in Sequence
The following step requires that you repeat the words “this headache” while you follow the EFT tapping sequence, by tapping on each of the following points seven times.
• The top of the head
• The inner eyebrow
• The outer eye (basically on the edge of the eye socket bone)
• Under the eye
• Under the nose
• Under the mouth (upper chin area)
• On the collar bone
• On the “sore spot” (this spot is about two inches down and two inches towards the armpit from the collar bone, you may have to tap around a bit until you find it, but it usually feels somewhat painful when you poke it)
• Under the nipple (around about the top of the rib cage)
• Under the arm (a few inches below the armpit)
• The side of the thumb (near the nail)
• The side of the index finger
• The side of the middle finger
• The side of the little finger
• On the 9 gamut point (the fleshy bit between the bottom joints of the ring finger and the little finger)
After you have gone through the sequence once, analyze how the emotion feels (in this case, the headache), has the intensity decreased? How does it feel on a scale of 1 to 10? If you need to, repeat the sequence again and see if the result changes.
How Does It Work?
In performing the EFT tapping points sequence as described, the energy meridians of the body realign themselves into the correct state. The repetition of the chosen statement helps break the connection between the emotion (or pain in this case) and the energy meridians, freeing the body of the physical or emotional problem described.
This method can be used for any such physical, emotional or mental problem. When EFT doesn’t seem to work, it could be because the root cause of the problem isn’t being addressed. For example, a headache could be the result of another form of stress which needs to be addressed first.
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