Basics of Simple Tapping (PDF Document) - Tap Into Your Center

“Always begin your search

looking within

as true wisdom lies in our heart.” —Susan Beebe

EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques® Learn the Basics of Simple Tapping

(AKA Tapping)

The following is an excerpt from Nick Ortner’s book: The Tapping Solution: A Revolutionary System For Stress-Free Living “Tapping is a combination of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology. What tapping does, with amazing efficiency is halt the fight-or-flight response and reprogram the brain and body to act and react differently. Science has established that the stress response begins in the amygdala. The almond shaped amygdala is one of the components of the limbic system, or midbrain. The limbic system is the source of emotions and long-term memory, and it’s where negative experiences are encoded. The amygdala has been called the body’s smoke detector. It signals the brain to mobilize the body in the fight-or-flight response. An early negative experience can program the amygdala to raise the alarm when something similar triggers it in the future. Remember, the body does not distinguish between an actual threat and what the amygdala perceives as a threat. Though we are not sure why, tapping seems to turn off the amygdala’s alarm—deactivating the brain’s arousal pathways. Tapping on the meridian end points sends a calming response to the body, and the amygdala recognizes that it’s safe. What’s more, tapping while experiencing—or even discussing— a stressful event counteracts that stress and reprograms the amygdala’s response to it in the future. The amygdala learns not to set off the alarm, and you remain calm.”

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The Tapping Points TH: Top of Head

EB: Eyebrow

UN: Under Nose

SE: Side of Eye

CH: Chin

UE: Under Eye CB: Collarbone

UA: Under Arm

KC: Karate Chop

Five Step Process For Simple Tapping 1

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Identify your MPI (most pressing issue) and devise a short reminder phrase

Rate the intensity of your MPI

Optional: Before beginning Step Four, put a drop of your favorite essential oil on your palm, then take three deep calming breaths while releasing all tension as you exhale.

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Complete three rounds of simple

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Take a deep cleansing breath

on a 0-10 Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS)

Craft a set up statement Example: Even though (insert your MPI). I deeply and completely accept myself.

tapping. Tap through eight points in EFT sequence while saying your reminder phrase out loud; tap five times at each point. Speak to yourself like you would to a close friend..

and rate the intensity on your MPI now; keep tapping until it’s reduced to a three or below.