What is Tapping?
Tapping
Whats the difference between EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique and Thought Field Meridien Therapy
Most common use of the term Tapping is known as The Emotional Freedom Technique due to the freedom most clients feel once they use this method. It can feel like a huge sense of calm and peace has descended on you and there is so much value in this. My school of Tapping comes from Though field Meridian Therapy- John Callahan . This way of working pre dates the now common EFT. TFMT was originally used on Vietnam vets to help with PTSD. The difference in approach whilst using the same meridian accu points is that TFMT works on your own negative thoughts that are persisting and creating anxiety rather than the therapist naming them for you. In therapy I work with you to identify whats happening for you ? where in your body do you notice these emotion live? what beliefs do these thoughts/emotions leave you with? you are the one to name and locate your own emotions and thoughts you want to work with. this is a very powerful way of helping to create change because its coming from within you rather than being imposed on you.
So what is Tapping:
It Is a simple and effective tool that works on utilising accu points(based on ancient Chinese medicine ) along the body .Tapping on these particular points together with using a statement helps move and realise stress, anxiety, negative beliefs ect. This allows us to reduce the levels of cortisol and bring us back to a state of equilibrium-being regulated. Peace and calm.
Lots of studies today show us that the Body Keeps the Score. That we store stress and emotions in the body therefor trying to talk ourselves out of feeling bad doesn’t always work. Tapping helps do this in a very real way with immediate results.
old negative beliefs and pattens up from t is a way of stimulating the meridians in your body similarly to accu-pressure. This allows negative and disturbing emotions beliefs and patterns to be worked through your mind body system in a way that can be integrated and offer new ways of regulating your self. When working together on difficult issues I want to make sure you stay regulated within a window of tolerance so that you can process feelings, emotions, beliefs and thoughts without going into overwhelm.
Tapping helps support the mind body system to stay in the window of tolerance and for you to have a tangible tool to regulate your emotions, beliefs and behaviours with. One of the tools that I use together with the tapping is Muscle testing. Muscle testing is away of working together with you to check levels of distress or levels of feeling connected and aligned. We know that muscles have memory and keep information stored inside the cells. By asking you body for a response through Muscle testing we can get an objective read on your levels of connection or distress to a particular belief. together with the tapping we work to reduce the impact of negative and overwhelming patterns and beliefs. This allows you to experience a sense of calm and inner well being. Some clients report that they have more inner space, they feel more calm. they are no longer gripped.
Tapping is very useful for experiences of anxiety and stress as well as overwhelming emotion. Understanding and recognising that you are experiencing a disturbance in yourself and being able to tap it through can offer you a lifelong therapeutic tool. Being able to self-soothe and regulate your system offers short and long term relief.
