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The Energy Body & its connection to mind and emotions

 

Introduction

In this, modern world, high stress, and competition continually take their toll on the health and self-esteem of every individual on an almost daily basis. Due to negative feedbacks, pressures, and expectations from parents, peers, teachers, or bosses each one of us weighs down by anger, frustration, grief, fear, depression, or anxiety to varying degrees at some point in life. Some of us are able to shrug these off but most of us are pinned down by these negative emotions and beliefs. They inhibit our thoughts and actions in subtle and obvious ways and most of the time restrict our free expressions. This leads to an accumulation of the suppressed feelings of anger, suffocation,  guilt, hatred, and many other negative unresolved issues inside of us on a continual basis. And it is observed that if these negative, unresolved issues to be precise, are carried over by us for a long period of time, they start showing up physically and come out visible as physical, emotional or mental illness or disease. Over a period of time, this accumulated baggage may trigger cravings or addictions, physiological changes, contributing to stress and stress-induced diseases, low self-esteem & depression, and many other physical, mental, and emotional discomforts leading to an unfulfilled and suffocating life.
Here is something astonishing to understand and observe that if we are facing any kind of discomfort in our lives – whether it is physical, emotional, or mental – most of the times there is a significant emotional cause, the unresolved emotional issue to be precise, behind that discomfort or disease. And it’s a proven fact now after so much research in the field of the mind-body connection, healing, and energy psychology that, until we clear that emotional cause, resolve that emotional issue we will not be able to fully recover or come out of that situation or mental and physical condition. This discovery led to the shift of focus from treatment of the outer symptoms to the root causes of the physical, emotional, and mental illness and disease which largely contributes to the imbalance of the energy in the body. 

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EFT – The Universal Healing Aid

There are various methods for releasing or diluting negative emotions – the unresolved negative issues to be precise –  especially in the field of Energy Healing, which addresses disruptions, congestion, or imbalance in the subtle energies in the body.  EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is one of the easiest and proved to be among the most effective ways to address underlying unresolved issues and help us take back the control of our life, attract abundance and well-being.

EFT is based on the ancient 5000 years old well-established healing method of acupuncture which relies on the fact that energy runs through nerve-like structure throughout the body, called meridians. Occasionally these pathways get blocked and create an imbalance in the body’s energy system and applying pressure or tapping on certain points, also known as acupoints, can release these blockages and bring our mind and body back into balance, improving general well being and balances the subtle energies in our body. EFT is also called modern acupuncture without needles. A gentle tapping technique is used on acupressure points located on the head, hands, and chest whilst also focusing the mind on a specific issue or problem.  This is said to release any negative emotions that may be causing a disruption in the body’s energy system which could be manifesting itself as either a psychological or physical issue.

Gary Craig, a Stanford engineer, is the founder of this method, remembered as giving the world the biggest gift of self-healing.  He is the one who is also credited with the spread of awareness of this method among masses. His genius doesn’t only lay in simplifying the process and adding refinement but to produce and document results by applying this method on various physical, emotional, and mental discomfort and diseases. Because of his dedicated work and research today this method is used with confidence by common people and veterans alike around the globe.

Here is an introduction video by Craig himself which shows us how EFT works and what results we can expect from this method.

Original EFT Introduction video by the founder, Gary Craig

As of today EFT has been used effectively and extensively by common people, healers, sportspersons, professionals, and even medical doctors in many countries and demonstrated success with personal improvements, self-esteem, performance enhancement, physical and emotional healing in thousands of individuals for the last three decades.

Gary’s website Emofree.com is the hub of thousands of testimonials of people using this method that d getting tremendous results for their physical, mental, and emotional issues.

EFT is easy, simple, and one of the most effective self-help tools. Here is why?

  • It’s simple.
    – Ya, it’s really simple.  Even kids can learn it.
  • No technical jargon  
  • No hi-fi names 
  • No stringent procedures 
  • No fear-driven strategies
  • No hollow rituals
  • No side effects
  • It goes with your feelings
  • It has a powerful approach to ACCEPT YOURSELF as the first step to moving towards finding solutions
  • It has an inbuilt ability to connect with your core
  • It can’t be manipulated in any way
  • It works on almost every disease, discomfort, and challenges whether its physical, mental, or emotional
  • It is an ultimate empowering tool

EFT is used worldwide in the following areas :

  • Anxiety
  • Low self-esteem
  • Physical illness/disease
  • Fears & Phobias
  • Pain management
  • Abundance
  • Financial issues
  • Relationships
  • Eyesight related challenges
  • Psychological issues
  • PTSD

And many more.

You can check out EFT founders website Emofree.com which has thousands of testimonials about the results of using this technique.

 

Resources

Here are some of the very reliable and authentic resources for your further deep-diving into EFT (Tapping), its fundamentals, tapping principles, the science behind it, and global work being done on EFT, tapping, and Energy Psychology.

EFT (Tapping) – Science and Evidence

 
 
EFT has been found to be an “evidence-based” practice for anxiety, depression, phobias, and PTSD when measured against the standards of the American Psychological Association’s Division 12 Task Force on Empirically Validated Treatments. EFT is also currently under review with the American National Registry of Evidence-based
Programs and Practices (NREPP) for effectiveness.
 
For more research on the mechanism of how EFT works, please refer EFT Resources and Leaders
The following resources are those which we personally highly recommend for information about EFT (Emotional Freedom  Techniques).

Recommended Websites

 

Emofree.com – Founder Gary Craig’s official website, which has all the basics of EFT and is also the largest collection of testimonials of people who have used the method and got results

Explore Dr Peta’s Professional Research Section – 22 years of experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist in the State of Queensland, Australia. In the health field, she lead clinical trials investigating the impact of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), especially in the treatment of food cravings in overweight and obese adults.

Latest Media Resources in Research of Evidence-Based EFT: – Media Page – you will find loads of handy resources from Dr Peta Stapleton’s evidence-based EFT website.

Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology – A summary of published research and review articles in Energy Psychology is maintained
by ACEP on their website.

AAMET, Association for the Advancement of Meridian Energy Techniques – is the largest professional EFT Association worldwide

EFT Research Bibliography

EFT Research Website

Evidence Based EFT Research Page : Conducted and ongoing trial resources page

 

Leaders in the field

Gary Craig – The Official website of the founder of  EFT

Dr. Peta Stapelton – Clinical & Health Psychologist

Dr. Patrcia Carrington – leading psychologist and pioneer in Energy Psychology and Modern Meditation. She is a widely acclaimed author, researcher, and innovator in energy-related self-development methods and one of a handful of EFT Practitioners worldwide to have earned the designation of Founding EFT Master from EFT’s originator, Gary Craig

Judy Byrne – EFT founding master.

Nick Ortner – New York Times Best-Selling Author of the Book “The Tapping Solution” and producer of the documentary

Brad Yates – The Wizards Wish. EFT for children

Jessica Ortner – author of the Hay House book, “The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence” and a producer of the “The Tapping Solution”. She is also the host of The Tapping World Summit, an annual online event that has attracted more than 500,000 attendees from around the world

Carol Look – Intuitive Energy Healer, Psychotherapist, and EFT Master

Margaret Lynch – Transformational speaker, coach and author

Jack Canfield – co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages

Pamela Brunner – Success Coach and co-wrote the EFT book with Jack Canfield.

Dr. Dowson Church – award-winning author; founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare to study and implement promising evidence-based psychological and medical techniques. Dawson is the editor of Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment, a peer-reviewed professional journal, is a blogger for the Huffington Post, and maintains the website EFT Universe

Dr. Kim D’Eramo – Founder of the American Institute of MindBody Medicine

Meet The Pioneers & Experts

Dr. Peta Stapelton - Clinical & Health Psychologist

Dr. Peta Stapelton Official Website

Clinical & Health Psychologist and leading researcher in EFT since 2012.

Dr Peta Stapleton is a clinical and health psychologist and world researcher in EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) or Tapping.

In 2019, Dr Peta was named Psychologist of the Year by the Australian Allied Health Awards for her research contributions in EFT Tapping. In 2024, she was awarded the Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Science Award from the Australian Psychological Society. Peta has authored The Science Behind Tapping: A Proven Stress Management Technique for the Mind and Body (Hay House), which won Best Self-Help Book (2019 Best Book Awards, American Book Fest). Her latest book is Memory Improvement Through EFT Tapping (McFarland, 2023).

Peta is an accomplished speaker and presenter and has been featured on more than 100 podcasts worldwide. She has presented at more than 100 Australian and international conferences and is the featured presenter of the Everyday Tapping Series for Gaia, the TEDx talk “Is Therapy Facing a Revolution?”, and The Infinite Game. Scientific Research Peta has exceptional performance in psychological research and is well-regarded as an international leader, leading 22 clinical research trials.

She has developed a reputation for taking a niche area (Clinical EFT) and subjecting it to rigorous clinical trials to build a high-quality evidence base. This has had a profound impact on the academic and general communities, directly affecting other university and health department behaviour, government policy, treatment programs, and therapists’ choice of modality. She has led several special editions on Clinical EFT for Q1 journals and sits on the scientific advisory of The Tapping Solution (Nick Ortner), Encephalon LLC (Dr Joe Dispenza), the Mind Heart Connect Foundation, and the editorial boards of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine and Scientific Reports, the 5th most cited journal in the world. Peta sits on the Academic Board for the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, and is a grant and ethics reviewer for the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare, USA.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) or Tapping is a brief stress-reduction intervention that uses a two-finger tapping process on acupuncture points with a cognitive statement. EFT has been researched in clinical trials and has over 250 publications indicating its effectiveness for a range of concerns.

To learn more about EFT/Tapping visit http://petastapleton.com​​ and http://evidencebasedeft.com 

Dr Peta’s Professional Research Page

22 years of experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist in the State of Queensland, Australia. In the health field, she lead clinical trials investigating the impact of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), especially in the treatment of food cravings in overweight and obese adults.

This video is an overview of EFT Tapping and how to apply it for stress reduction.