EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and W.H.E.E.

Based on impressive new discoveries involving the body's energies, EFT has been reported to be 80% clinically effective in relieving the following problems: Trauma, Abuse, Stress, Anxiety, Fears, Phobias, Depression, Grief, Addictive Cravings, and hundreds of physical symptoms including headaches, body pains and breathing difficulties. It is a missing piece to the healing puzzle, based on the knowledge of the healing effects of acupuncture and acupressure.

The premise of EFT is that memories and thoughts about unresolved distressing experiences are trapped in the body’s energy system. These negative feedback loops create electrical imbalances that can bring about emotional/physical illness. EFT releases the thoughts, memories and their dysfunctional patterns, restoring the natural balance and flow of energy to the system.

Technique

The EFT procedure involves a combination of tapping with the fingers on emotion-specific energy meridians in the body that are associated with acupuncture. These acupuncture sites have been found to be associated with particular emotions. While doing the tapping sequence, distressful thoughts and/or events are targeted and specific statements are repeated. The energy of the EFT procedure dislodges the trapped thoughts/feelings and allows the natural balance and flow of energy to resume, bringing immediate relief.

It is not necessary that you fully understand or believe in the theoretical foundation of EFT. The techniques will work whether you believe in them or not. EFT often works where nothing else will. It is usually rapid, long lasting and gentle. No drugs or equipment are involved. It is easily learned by almost anyone in less than an hour, and can be self applied.

The W.H.E.E. (Wholistic hybrid EFT/EMDR) technique is another meridian (acupuncture) based therapy, that is a much-simplified form of EFT, developed by Dr. Daniel Benor, an M.D. psychiatrist. Dr. Benor wanted to help seriously ill, hospitalized patients in the short amount of time (usually twenty minutes or less) that he was given to see them, and to be able to teach them something they could do themselves. The technique combines the principles of EFT and the “lateralizing” effects of EMDR, (see the EMDR sheet in this folder). It can be taught in a very short time, and practiced easily.

 

 

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