Subject: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

 Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a therapeutic tool that intends to relieve many psychological, physical and emotional conditions, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, general stress, addictions and phobias. The basic EFT technique involves holding a disturbing memory or emotion in your mind and simultaneously using the fingers to tap on a series of 12 specific points on the body that correspond to meridians used in Chinese medicine such as acupuncture and acupressure. The theory behind EFT is that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field and that tapping on the meridians while thinking of a negative emotion alters the body's energy field, restoring it to "balance." 

 EFT was created by Gary Craig in the mid 1990s, and was meant to be a simplification and improvement of Roger Callahan's “Thought Field Therapy” techniques. Craig trained with Callahan in the early 1990s. In 1993, Craig was the first person Callahan trained in his most advanced procedure, a procedure known as Voice Technology. Craig found through his experience that the sequence of tapping points did not matter and so by the mid 1990s he had simplified Callahan's procedures. EFT is among other non-traditional psychotherapeutic theories known collectively as “Energy” psychology.

For more information on EFT, visit Gary's website www.emofree.com