Emotional Freedom Techniques EFT

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Emotional Freedom Techniques EFT

• David Rourke, RSSW, CTS, EFT Master
• www.davidrourke.ca
• 1-888-834-7073

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How I got involved

• Working as addiction counsellor saw link between
  trauma and addictions.
• Looking for the trauma off switch.
• Cannot ignore RESULTS.
• Ethical to stay up to date.

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Emotional Freedom Techniques

• Gary Craig, trained at Stanford Univ. as an
  engineer, developed EFT
• He was also a personal performance coach
  interested in resolving emotional blocks to
  success.

Gary Craigs web site www.emofree.com
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Emotional Freedom Techniques
EFT is a new relaxation and calming technique
that modifies the anxiety response, fosters body
awareness and enables positive cognitive
shifts. A unique exercise that calms you so
that you can think clearly about your problem.
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Discovery Statement
All negative emotions are caused by a disruption
in the bodys energy system. -Gary Craig, EFT
Founder
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We Are Energy

• Take the CN Tower down to only its SOLID matter
• It becomes only the size of one pencil eraser.

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How small it all is!

• Everything vibrates at its own individual speed.
  
• It is the speed of the movement that makes us
  think we are looking at a solid world.
• Our perceptions are not the reality!

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Energy Therapies like EFT are often called
acupressure for emotions. The end points of
Meridians are used to help balance the bodys
energy system.
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Touches are Comforting

• Sign of the cross
• Palm or fist to chest
• Palm to forehead
• Heel of hand to forehead
• Massage under eyes
• Massaging temples

• Head in hands
• Biting on fingers
• Scratching head, chest, under
  arm, legs, etc
• Wringing hands
• Arms folded

??WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT??
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The genius of EFT is

• You can pull up what bothers you and turn it off
  on purpose.
• You can do it with focus and intention using a
  series of touches or taps.
• No secret that touches are comforting we already
  knew that.

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Full EFT Sequence Acupressure Points

• SH-side of hand for
• set up statement
• EB-eye brow
• OE-outside eye
• UE-under eye
• UN-under nose
• UL-under lower lip
• CB-collarbone spot
• UA-under arm

• TH-thumb
• IF-index finger
• MF-middle finger
• LF-little finger
• G-Gamut spot
• usually 50 times
• OFTEN ADDED
• H-top of head
• UB-Under breast

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Tapping Points
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SET UP STATEMENTS
Set Ups are very helpful to focus and to be
specific.
Generic Set Ups Even though I have this ltblankgt,
I deeply and completely love and respect
myself. Even though I have this ltblankgt, I
chose to be calm and confident. Even though I
have this ltblankgt, I am OK.
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Tap on the Side of your Hand

• The Friendly Spot
• Where we make friends with our problem.
• Acceptance of the problem is a key concept.
• Usually resolves any blocks to success

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ACCEPTANCE A TERRIFIC GIFT

• I have this ltblankgt
• AND
• I am a good person
• I have this ltblankgt
• AND
• I am a wonderful child

• It is difficult or impossible - to resolve any
  issue until you have accepted it.

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Other set up issues

• Repeat the set up THREE times
• SUGGESTIONS
• Say it with feeling and emphasis
• Say it out loud rather than mumble it
• At times even helpful to say it REALLY loud
• If cant say you accept self try saying
• I can accept that I can not accept
  myself! ?
• OR I want to want to accept
  myself.
• OR I chose to be calm and
  confident

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Modify Set Up
Round
after First

• Even though I STILL have SOME of this _____
• I deeply and completely love and accept
  myself.
• (If that issue 0 go to your next
  issue)
• Add or shift the set up a bit based on what
  person said after first round. Watch for
  shifting aspects!!
• REMINDER PHRASE This remaining______.

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Lets Practice with Chocolate

• Identify how much you want to eat the chocolate
  0 to 10.
• Even though I really want this chocolate I
  deeply and completely accept myself.
• Reminder phrase this chocolate
• Tap the points

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What is YOUR number??
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FOR RESULTS THAT ARE TERRIFIC YOU HAVE TO BE
SPECIFIC
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Problems are Like Puzzles

• There are many pieces
• Each piece may have several sides
• Some pieces are critical to putting the picture
  together.
• When some parts are put together the rest just
  fall into place.

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GENERALIZATION EFFECT

• Gary Craig uses an analogy of cutting down each
  tree from the clients forest.
• Common themes help to generalize the effect so
  that after several trees are cut entire forest
  falls.

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Pick Your Issue

• Preferably start with a very specific but small
  t trauma!
• Pick just ONE piece of your puzzle
• Tune in to that piece of the issue

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More on Picking Your Issue
Pandora

• Got a phobia or other fear situation?
• Physical pain often responds to EFT
• Repetitive traumas are NOT SPECIFIC - pick the
  first time or a glaring example of it to tap for.
• Pick a scene like a movie when you first felt the
  emotion or pain. Pick a key scene. (e.g. the
  look on their face, tone of voice, sick to
  stomach, smell of burning, first move toward you,
  etc.)

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How much does it bother youNOW?

• On a scale of 0 to 10 how much does this problem
  bother you NOW?
• 10 being the worst it ever was
• 0 it is not a problem
• If you dont know guess.
• WRITE IT DOWN!

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View the Issue like a MOVIE

• SHORT No more than 2 minutes. Best to pick
  just one scene.
• Where you feel it now in your body?
• Remember the phrase you thought to yourself at
  the time?

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Reminder Phrase

• What is the NAME of your movie?
• Use the NAME as a reminder phrase to keep
  focused.

Examples Father hit me Left me at mall
Last one chosen Car accident
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The parts of the Movie

• See what you saw
• Feel what you felt
• Hear what you heard
• Smell what you smelled
• Taste what you tasted

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ARE YOU REALLY THERE?

• Are you looking at the scene from behind your
  eyes?
• Or are you outside watching yourself in the
  situation?
• (Like watching TV)
• Association vs. Disassociation

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What is YOUR number??
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Full EFT Sequence Acupressure Points

• SH-side of hand for
• set up statement
• EB-eye brow
• OE-outside eye
• UE-under eye
• UN-under nose
• UL-under lower lip
• CB-collarbone spot
• UA-under arm

• TH-thumb
• IF-index finger
• MF-middle finger
• LF-little finger
• G-Gamut spot
• usually 50 times
• OFTEN ADDED
• H-top of head
• UB-Under breast

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YOUR SPOT

• Often a person will say I really felt it when I
  tapped THIS spot!
• Notice WHICH spot seems to have the most or
  fastest effect.
• Can create your OWN EFT short cut.

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Modify Set Up
Round
after First

• Even though I STILL have SOME of this _____
• I deeply and completely love and accept
  myself.
• (If that issue 0 go to your next
  issue)
• Add or shift the set up a bit based on what
  person said after first round. Watch for
  shifting aspects!!
• REMINDER PHRASE This remaining______.

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JUST DO IT!!!

• Use your REMINDER phrase
• Even though I still have some
• of this ltblankgt I deeply and
• completely love and accept myself
• Tap the points

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Does it matter which hand? NO
• Can I switch hands while tapping? YES
• Can I tap with both hands? YES
• How many taps on each spot? 7 is most common
  but sometimes more is better.
• Will EFT take away natural (and healthy)
  emotional responses to situations? No

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• Are there side effects? No, sometimes there is
  relaxation or tiredness reported.
• How long do treatment results last? Often
  forever, sometimes until a toxin gets in the way
  or we repeat our bad energy habits.
• Does the treatment need to be repeated?
  Sometimes on a different aspect, but if it worked
  once, it will work when repeated.
• Are set up statements necessary? No, but
  using them seems to resolve issues faster.
• Do I have to believe in the treatment for it to
  work? NO, NO, and NO!!
• Do I use the same EFT process for every issue? YES

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Acupressure Points
EB Bladder Trauma, frustration, restless SE
Gall Bladder Rage UE Stomach Anxiety/fear,
nervous, craving UN Governing Vessel
Embarrassment UL Central Vessel Shame CB
Kidney Anxiety, insecurity UA Spleen
Anxiety, fear of future, self esteem UB Liver
Unhappiness Th Lung Intolerance,
arrogance IF Large Intestine Guilt MF
Circulation Sex Jealousy, Addictive Cravings LF
Heart Anger SH Small Intestine Sadness,
Reversals
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Treating Addictions with EFT

• The true cause of all addictions is anxiety.an
  uneasy feeling that is temporarily masked, or
  tranquilized by some substance or behaviour
• -Dr. Roger Callahan

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Treating Addictions

• Craving
• Anxiety
• Self Sabotage
• Trauma

• Triggers
• Control Issues
• Anger/Forgiveness
• Self Medication

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Treating Addictions

• PRECONTEMPLATION
• Defenses
• CONTEMPLATION
• Ambivalence
• Grief
• PREPARATION
• Set Intention using EFT
• Tap on the subtle Yeah, but
• ACTION
• Counter-thinking

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• Volume 59 NO. 9 September 2003 Journal of
  Clinical PsychologyEvaluation of a
  Meridian-Based Intervention, Emotional Freedom
  Techniques (EFT), forReducing Specific Phobias
  of Small Animals 30 minutes of EFT vs. deep
  breathing Steve Wells, Kathryn Polglase, and
  Henry B. AndrewsPatricia Carrington and Harvey
  Baker Curtin University of Technology of
  Western Australia An exciting breakthrough in a
  major journal

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EFT Resources

• www.davidrourke.ca
• www.emofree.com
• www.eftmastertraining.com
• www.attractingabundance.com

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Emotional Freedom Techniques EFT

• David Rourke
• www.davidrourke.ca
• 1-888-834-7073

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The 9 GAMUTTap on the back of the hand on the
groove between the little and ring fingers.
Keep tapping while doing the below exercises.

• Eyes open
• Eyes closed
• Eyes down left
• Eyes down right
• Circle eyes clockwise
• Circle eyes counter clockwise

• Hum a tune
• Count to 5
• Hum a tune