You may never have heard of EFT – the Emotional Freedom Technique – much less know what it really is. If you knew what it was and how it could help you in all aspects of your physical, emotional and practical life, you would try it.  It’s simple to learn, even simpler to do – and the potential benefits of EFT are enormous.

EFT developed from Thought Field Therapy (TFT) during the 1990s, through the work of Gary Craig.

It works on a system of ‘meridians’, just like TFT does.

What Are Meridians?

These were discovered over five thousand years ago by the ancient Chinese. They found an energy - invisible to our senses - which flows through everyone’s body. This energy flows along the meridians; these are a bit like the copper wires on an electrical circuit board, carrying this energy to all parts of the body.

Disturbances in this energy flow are likely to cause physical and mental problems and so it is on freeing up these energy flows that EFT works. There are fourteen such meridians in the body which the Emotional Freedom Technique works upon. By really focusing your mind and tapping on these specific meridian points – points on which acupuncture and acupressure therapies also work - you can rid yourself of many physical, emotional and mental issues which may be holding you back and causing you distress.

How Does EFT Work?

This tapping re-balances the energy flow which has been disrupted, causing the unpleasant symptoms you are feeling. Focusing on the problem you want to tackle allows you to tune into the frequency of the disturbance in the way that tuning into a radio does.

Then you tap – or have your EFT therapist tap – on specific points near the end of each meridian associated with the particular problem you are facing. This acts to unblock that particular channel and allows the energy to travel effectively again, thus correcting the problem.

How Is EFT So Effective?

EFT has undoubted success, perhaps largely due to the fact that it treats the subconscious mind as well as the conscious mind and the body. Your subconscious mind can so often hang on to old beliefs which hinder and block your healing process.

What Is EFT Useful For?

EFT works also upon the subconscious mind and breaks down these beliefs so that you are no longer unwittingly sabotaging your attempts to heal and to change. Emotions and subconscious thoughts play a huge role within people feeling pain, too – something which therapies other than EFT often fail to appreciate.

As well psychological trauma, fears and phobias – physical pain can be healed through EFT in this way. Sometimes one session is enough, sometimes it takes several, but long-term, EFT has a great success rate. It is a gentle technique during which you should feel calm and in control, and afterwards, you should emerge feeling refreshed and relaxed.

EFT is also something that you can learn to do for yourself, so a lifelong healing technique is quite literally in your hands through EFT. It is definitely something which you should consider learning more about.