![]() ![]() This is known as a setup statement, and according to EFT International, it lays the groundwork for what’s called “the disconfirming experience.” This means that it helps us see our issue for what it really is, as opposed to our emotional response to it.Ĭountering a negative thought with a positive affirmation also serves to neutralize it, theorizes the research article (PDF, noted above), which provides an overview of EFT and other energy therapies. For example: “Even though I’m overwhelmed with work, I deeply and completely accept myself.” One of the first steps in tapping is to identify a feeling or situation that’s bothering you and create a statement that acknowledges the feeling or problem, followed by a phrase of acceptance. However, EFT tapping involves more than stimulating these acupoints - it also incorporates mental focus. Karate Chop (KC) The outer edge of the hand, on the opposite side from the thumb.Top of the Head (TOH) Directly on the crown of your head.Under the Arm (UA) On each side, about four inches beneath the armpits.Collarbone Point (CB) About two inches below and to the side of where your collar bones meet.Chin Point (Ch) The crease between your bottom lip and chin.Under the Nose (UN) The area beneath the nose and above the upper lip.Under the Eye (UE) On the top of the cheekbone under either eye.Side of the Eye (SE) On the bone along the outside of either eye.Eyebrow (EB) Where the eyebrows start at the bridge of the nose. ![]() Standard EFT tapping typically incorporates nine acupoints on the face, hands, and body, according to EFT International: Church has led research studying the effects of EFT tapping on PTSD and obesity.) What Are the EFT Tapping Points? “We’re really building up an inventory of research on what this technique can do for the body.” (Dr. ![]() “Tapping on acupuncture points has been around for thousands of years, but now we can actually measure the effects by looking at gene expression, brain waves, hormones, and neurotransmitters,” says Dawson Church, PhD, founder and CEO of EFT Universe, an EFT training, certification, and education organization. Other research found that stimulating acupoints produces a variety of brain chemicals, including endogenous opioids (pain-relieving chemicals), serotonin (which helps regulate sleep, mood, and memory), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (which has a calming effect on the body), according to a past research article (PDF). After examining acupoints under a microscope, scientists discovered that they contain a high density of nerve endings, nerve fibers that control heat and cold, and a high concentration of white blood cells, according to a review. Research suggests that there’s a physiological response to the stimulation of these acupoints - they’re not simply random sites on the body. Stimulating specific acupoints is thought to improve the energy flow and, by extension, overall health, per Johns Hopkins. TCM holds that this energy flow is responsible for overall health, and disruption of the flow may cause disease. Per TCM, the human body has more than 2,000 acupoints, and these points are connected by pathways, or meridians, through which life-force energy (called “chi”) flows, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. This process evolved over the years as Craig put EFT tapping into practice, and other licensed therapists have put their own spin on the therapeutic approach.ĮFT tapping “is similar to acupuncture in that it uses defined acupoints for the tapping,” says Peta Stapleton, PhD, a registered clinical and health psychologist at Bond University in Queensland, Australia, who leads clinical trials in EFT tapping. While acupuncture dates to about 100 BCE, per the aforementioned research article, the EFT tapping approach that many people in the United States know and use today was developed by engineer Gary Craig in the 1990s and is largely inspired by the work of clinical psychologist Roger Callahan, PhD, per EFT International.Ĭraig’s process, which most people can learn in about five minutes, describes how to tap through different points while saying a particular statement, tuning people into what they are feeling, says Alex Ortner, the Newton, Connecticut–based co-owner and chief marketing officer of The Tapping Solution, a company that provides EFT tapping resources to consumers. One of the earliest known methods is acupuncture, the TCM practice of stimulating acupoints with needles, according to a research article. People have been using acupoints to help treat diseases for thousands of years. ![]()
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