This weekend I was up in Stony Point, NY at the Northeast Energy Event. It was two days of fellowship and tapping, and a lot of learning.
Dr Henry Grayson shared a very interesting technique he calls EFTA which pairs specific emotions with specific tapping points.
You can use EFTA for any issue you are working on, using the steps that follow.
Let me know how it works for you!
EFTA – An Adaptation of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
By Henry Grayson, PhD
1. Breathe slowly and deeply into the diaphragm while placing your finger on the lower forehead, above and between the eyebrows. Focus on the problem (trauma, negative emotion, negative belief, or negative identity) you wish to release while continuing to breathe slowly and deeply.
2. Allow scenes, images, or memories which represent the problem (trauma, negative emotion, negative belief, or negative identity) to surface. It might be one scene or multiple scenes, from the distant or recent past.
3. Notice which emotions arise with each scene or memory. Identify those emotion(s).
4. Notice where you feel the emotion(s) in your body and focus your attention there.
5. Then move your finger onto the inside edge of the eyebrow next to the nose and say, “I now release all [emotion you are working on] related to this issue.” Breathe slowly and deeply.
6. Next, place your fingers on the outside edge of the eyebrow and say: “I now release all [emotion you are working on] related to this issue. Breathe slowly and deeply.
7. Place your fingers on the collarbone under the eye and say, “I now release all anxiety related to this issue.” Take a slow and deep breath.
8. Place your fingers underneath the nose and say, “I now release all embarrassment related to this issue.” Breathe slowly and deeply.
9. Place your fingers under the bottom lip (at the indent) and say, “I now release all guilt and shame related to this issue.” Breathe slowly and deeply.
10. Place your fingers underneath the arm, about 4 inches down from the armpit, and say, “I now release all excessive concern related to this issue.” Take a slow, deep breath.
11. Place the fingers of both hands under the rib cage on both sides and say, “I now release all hurt and sadness related to this issue. Breathe slowly and deeply.
12. Place the palm of your hand on the center of your chest cavity, and take several deep breaths as you inhale love into your heart and exhale fear through your solar plexus.
13. Place your fingers on and below the collarbone bone (about where a button down collar would be) and take a slow, deep breath.
Check your level of disturbance, belief or identity on the 0-10 point scale and repeat the exercise until you bring it down to a “0”.