How Does Tapping Work? Understanding EFT Therapy’s Mechanism

Does EFT Tapping Therapy Really Work?

In this article, you will learn all you need to know about EFT Tapping Therapy, how it works, the process involved, and all about the process of EFT Certification.

The aroma of filter coffee and its lingering taste soothed me for a while but did not lift my headache. The one word that kept tapping inside my head was “Freedom”.

It made so much sense. All I wanted now was freedom from these everyday headaches. While I was lost in these thoughts, my friend walked in.

As we sat chatting over a cup of coffee, I brought up the topic of my frequent headaches. Quickly, she started asking questions, and with my permission, she made me talk and mildly tap on some points on my face and hands.

It all seemed weird, but surprisingly my headache finally seemed to be lifting. I was yawning away into that never-imagined relaxed mode within a few minutes. I made a mental note to ask her all about this talk-and-tap technique.

The next day was a bright Sunday morning, and I was all set to know everything about this technique. My friend was a trained therapist.

I had so many questions and she answered them while she briefed me all about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

What is EFT tapping?

EFT Tapping is a powerful and one of the most effective energy healing techniques, that combines tapping on specific points and repeating specific phrases aloud.

This tap-while-you-talk method has been clinically proven to clear physical discomforts, relieve stress, and free you from your emotional trauma.

The basic theory behind EFT Tapping is working on the disruptions in your body's energy system.

The energy system consists of interconnected pathways that run throughout your body and through all major organs.

These pathways are also referred to as energy channels or meridians, which form a network in the body. Energy, also referred to as prana, qi, or chi flows through this network.

Disruptions in the energy system can result in negative emotions and behaviours, coupled with physical discomforts. Specific points along the meridians are used to balance the energy flow in the body.

Some techniques to balance this energy flow are as follows:

Technique	Process
Acupuncture	Insert needles on specific points along the meridians
Acupressure	Use manual pressure to activate specific points along the meridian
EFT Tapping	Use fingers to tap on specific points while repeating specific phrases aloud

Now, it might seem funny and strange to tap and talk out aloud. How does this help? Let’s delve a little deeper.

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Advent of EFT tapping

Now, that you know all about how EFT Tapping works, let’s take a sneak peek into the history of EFT Tapping.

All energy therapies can trace their earliest origins to acupressure and shiatsu.

The graphic below shows how EFT Tapping evolved.

Thanks to Gary Craig, we have this long-lasting, rapid, and gentle tool to free humanity from emotional and physical distress.

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What does EFT Tapping do?

My teacher abusing me as good-for-nothing for drawing crooked lines instead of straight lines in my Geometry class is a distressing childhood memory, which made me sad (a negative emotion), and also made me believe that “I’m not good enough” (a negative belief).

Such distressing memories can cause a disruption in the body’s energy system, which in turn causes negative emotions and negative limiting beliefs. In other words, the energy block causes a mental block.

Tapping is somatic. As you tap on specific points on your body and repeat specific phrases loudly, it directs kinetic energy through all the blocked meridians and clears the energy system to give relief from emotional or physical distress.

After the block is cleared through EFT tapping, the negative emotional charge disappears, which in turn results in a cognitive shift that dissolves the negative beliefs.

EFT Tapping adds to your overall well-being by:

Freeing you from negative emotions and distressing memories
Re-wiring the energy system
Restoring balance in the energy flow
Creating a feeling of peace and calmness, which enables you in letting go and moving on in life
Updating your brain’s learning so that the calming effect lasts over time.

How does Talking Aloud Help?

Tapping on the points clears the energy system while talking out aloud helps you in tuning in to the actual emotional or physical distress. The benefits of verbalising your words aloud are as follows:

Speaking out the initial phrase lets your brain know the specific issue that you are currently ready to resolve or tackle. It adds to acknowledging the problem and also accepting yourself, regardless of the problem.
Repeating some phrases aloud helps your brain to be continuously tuned in to what you are addressing. These phrases act as reminders so that you don’t drift away from the problem that you wish to resolve.

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Why does EFT tapping Focus on the Negative?

After being a fan of positive affirmations, I couldn’t digest repeating the negative phrases that defined my problem and destructive emotion.

The rationale was to tune in to the memories and emotions that create the energy disruption. Tuning in and repeating them ultimately neutralises these negative emotions and leads to experiencing positive emotions naturally.

What are the Common Benefits of EFT tapping?

EFT tapping therapy works like magic for many situations, which include:

Pain Relief
Behavioural and performance issues in children
Fear and Phobias
Cravings
Physical and Emotional Discomforts
PTSD

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does eft tapping work?

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is clinically proven to lower stress and other physical and emotional distress. The table below provides a gist of clinical studies and testimonials from people who have used EFT Tapping to work through their disorders:

Distress	Results after EFT Tapping Sessions
Clinical Studies
Traumatic memories in abused adolescents	Single session reduced the impact of the event by 92%
Depression	Reduction in depression by 73% in college students after four 90-minute sessions
Average/ low athletic performance	Performance improves by 26% after 15-minute sessions
Fibromyalgia	Improvement in: Pain Depression Anxiety Mental Health
PTSD	Significant improvements in pain, depression, and anxiety after 6 sessions of EFT coaching supplementary to primary care 86% were free from PTSD after 6 sessions
Insomnia	Significant improvement in insomnia-severity, anxiety, and life satisfaction after 8 sessions of EFT Tapping
Testimonials
Fears and phobias	Gave up fear of gas cylinders (1)
Cravings	Gave up chocolate cravings after one session (2)
Traumatic Past	Let go of the traumatic past (3)

To understand how EFT Tapping has worked in various scenarios, including the above-mentioned disorders, refer to the EFT clinical studies that include scientific evidence, clinical reports, review papers, and outcome studies conducted by researchers around the world about lowering:

Stress
Anxiety
Fears and Phobias
Cravings
Exam nerves
Depression
Inability to sleep

There is clinical proof behind the effectiveness of EFT as an effective adjunct to reducing the severity of general psychological distress.

Many clinical studies conducted over weeks showed that fears, behavioural issues, addictions and many other unwanted emotions of multi-dimensional and complex occurrences and can be effectively eliminated using EFT, providing long-term results.

Learn the exact steps on how to use EFT to eliminate unwanted emotions or behaviours, just like you, to stop the issue during an introduction to EFT.

Now that you know that EFT Tapping works, I bet you want to have a taste of the EFT tapping therapy. There are many options, which include:

Connecting to someone to know if this is the one for you
Attending complimentary seminars, training, and masterclasses
Booking a session for yourself or your loved ones
Learning EFT Tapping for:
- self-work, or
- to become a practitioner and help others

What are your Next Steps?

Important: It is advisable to contact trained professionals.

What happens when you connect to know more about EFT Tapping?

Trained and certified coaches can provide all the information you need about EFT Tapping. You can book a discovery call to know the ABCs of EFT Tapping and decide how to proceed.

You can also attend complimentary seminars and discover the power of EFT Tapping group sessions.

What happens when you book a session?

When you book a session with trained and certified practitioners, you get to fill an intake form with all your details, including the reason for the session and take it forward from there.

Typically, therapists suggest a maximum of 6 sessions. However, it varies from case to case.

Your first session might last an hour and a half, which includes:

Identifying the problem and all associated feelings related to it, including the intensity on a scale of 1 to 10.
Note: If it’s an emotional problem, you can tune into the memory and identify how you felt. If it is physical discomfort, you can assess the pain or tension in the body.
Tapping by using an initial phrase and repetitive phrases based on your words.
The tapping points are as follows:

1 - Top of head

2 - Eyebrow

3 - Side of the eye

4 - Under the eye

5 - Under the nose

6 - Chin

7 - Collarbone

8 - Underarm

9 - Karate chop

10 - Sore spots

Testing, after a round of tapping.

Important: After tapping, it is advisable to drink water for flushing out the released toxins.

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What happens when you choose to learn EFT tapping?

When you choose to learn EFT Tapping, you have two options:

Learn to self-heal
Learn to be a practitioner

Learn to self-heal

Whatever issue drew you to learn EFT Tapping, it is probably your best decision. So, please consider using EFT Tapping as a long-term investment program for emotional well-being.

Regularly using EFT Tapping for your personal peace is the best gift you can give yourself.

Learn to be a practitioner

You might be a therapist looking to update your skills or a newbie looking to start as a practitioner.

EFT Tapping is one of the skills that would help you, your present, and future clients who are looking towards emotional freedom to feel more vibrant, healthy, and happy.

how do i get eft certified?

So now that you know that EFT really works, you can now learn all you need to know about EFT Certification, how to get EFT Certified and more information on EFT Certification.

Have you seen butterflies fluttering by with their vibrantly coloured wings?

You know of their tale of incredible transformation - from struggle into this joyful state.

In the process of flying into freedom, they strengthen their wings inside their cocoons.

Do you wish to experience a holistic transformation in your life, while you help people break free and soar freely like the butterflies?

Whether you are a professional therapist, or new to the world of energy medicine, healing, mental health and wellness, an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) training with certification from globally accredited training organizations is an investment in – ‘You’

What is EFT Certification?

After deciding to attend a formal EFT training from an EFT-certified trainer, you now have two possibilities after the training:

Using it only for your healing, growth, and transformation
Empowering you and others to heal, grow, and transform

The choice is yours!

If you choose the second option, and are passionate about upgrading your EFT skills to step up as a professional practitioner, then a certification after the formal training is just right for you.

EFT certification is an attestation from an internationally accredited organization. It validates your EFT knowledge and proficiency and grants permission to practise it professionally.

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American Essayist

Who are the Certifying Bodies?

Certified trainers can provide the required EFT training and also guide you to get certified through accredited international associations, such as:

Association for the Advancement of Meridian Energy Techniques (AAMET International) or EFT International (5) or Association of EFT Professionals (AEFTP) (6).

Why do you need an EFT Certification?

EFT certification unlocks many new avenues. The table below lists the advantages of being a certified EFT practitioner versus the disadvantages of not being a certified EFT practitioner.

Authorisation to practise EFT Tapping professionally

Open possibilities to multiply your income as a certified EFT practitioner

Create a new career option in the field of energy healing and alternative therapies

Integrate EFT with existing skills as a therapist with a new skill that provides simple, long-lasting, and quick therapeutic results to handle client sufferings, such as:

Stress
Painful anxiety
Loss and grief
Fears and phobias
Past trauma and abuse

Carve your spiritual journey and transform your existing business in physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being

Melt your limiting beliefs and experience effective changes as you work with other clients

Upgrade your skills as a life coach to nurture and support your clients

Boost your confidence as a therapist by working on live cases, as part of the pre-certification requirements

Learn to market yourself and talk about emotional freedom through EFT as you work on your pre-certification live cases

10.

Gain continuous practical experience after a classroom training

11.

Connect and network with other professional practitioners, experts, and mentors to learn and grow

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What is the EFT Certification Process?

The EFT certification process varies depending on the certifying body. The table below provides the phases of a typical EFT certification process. (7)

Phase	Description
Step 1: Training (8)	Complete the required EFT training from certified EFT trainers.
Step 2: Assessment Test	Pass a written assessment test.
Step 3: Review Certification guidelines	Review the following guidelines: Certification guidelines Code of Conduct guidelines Other certification requirements
Step 4: Case Studies	Conduct Case Studies Conduct the required one-to-one EFT sessions as part of case studies on different clients under the guidance of your trainers and mentors Prepare written reports with case details Conduct one-to-one EFT sessions on yourself Give Practice Sessions - Conduct the required number of EFT practice sessions on clients and log the case details
Step 5: Pre-Certification mentoring and Supervision	Attend pre-certification mentoring and supervision group sessions by trainers and mentors.
Step 6: Submit Case Studies	Submit the following for assessment: Written Case Study reports Audio/ video recordings of sessions, demonstrating the usage of EFT therapy Practice Session details
Step 7: Other Requirements	Submit other relevant requirements as per the pre-certification requirements
Step 8: Assessment	Your submissions are reviewed, and you are certified after you successfully pass the relevant competencies and standards

"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give."

Winston Churchill

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

How useful are EFT Case Studies and Practice Sessions?

EFT certification is an attestation that validates your EFT knowledge and proficiency, approves your capability in turning an existing situation around, and providing a positive change in your client’s life. So, it also requires various additional skills, such as:

Experience
Expertise in EFT techniques
Effective questioning and listening skills
Confidence
Empathy, being present, and highly intuitive

The skills mentioned above are sharpened with continuous EFT practice in various cases. Therefore, conducting EFT cases studies and practice sessions play a vital role in being certified. Certification also involves enhancing these additional skills as you embark on your transformational journey with EFT.

How to maintain your Certified EFT Practitioner Status?

To maintain your EFT Certified Practitioner status, it is recommended to do the following:

Connect – Connect with your fellow practitioners, mentors, and trainers to learn EFT applications from various live cases.
Learn – Engage in professional development by participating in EFT training sessions, participating in mentoring, and supervision sessions
Practise – Engage in practice sessions with fellow practitioners by integrating new leanings

Grow - Grow professionally by attending advanced training.

What is the role of your Mentor?

Although you are responsible for conducting your case study sessions and practice sessions, your mentor is your guiding light who supports and guides you until you are certified and beyond.

You can approach your mentors and seek their guidance in the following:

Application of EFT techniques
EFT certification process
Case Study guidelines
Post-certification support on selective cases

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What is Continuing Professional Development?

Continuing professional development involves carrying out any personal or professional development that adds to your competency as a practitioner. It can include any of the following:

Repeating EFT training sessions
Attending EFT Swap Meets
Contributing to EFT support groups and community to enhance practitioner competency
Examples: Asking questions or responding to questions and sharing learning experiences
Attending other professional training (EFT oriented or otherwise) that could be an additional skill to a practitioner's competency
Writing up your learning and development plan
Staying up to date with developments in EFT, reading relevant books, clinical papers and newsletters
Using EFT and other forms of personal therapy regularly for personal peace, with or without the help of others
Participating in discussion groups or teleconferences relating to EFT

Attending a mentoring session with a nominated EFT Facilitator, your trainer or the trainer of trainers discussing your development plan and challenging cases.

What are your Next Steps?

Are you someone who loves creating possibilities from your learning experiences, looking towards making a life with EFT, and experiencing joy by sprinkling the happiness perfume on your clients? If yes, contact your trainer and take your first step towards EFT certification. (9)

Quick Recap

· EFT Tapping is an easy-to-learn healing technique that provides effective results for emotional, physical, and performance issues.

· EFT Tapping operates on the following rationale:

1. All issues are related to unresolved emotional distress
2. Clearing the emotional distress by clearing the blocks in the body's energy system resolves the issue.

· Gary Craig developed EFT Tapping in 1997, a Stanford engineer turned personal trainer. It evolved from ancient techniques such as Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Thought Field Therapy. It integrates the ancient sciences with modern-day psychology.

· Anyone can learn EFT Tapping, but learning from a professional trainer and getting certified, adds to your skills as:

1. An established therapist or
2. A newbie in the field of mental health, wellness, coaching, and healing

The real testimonial for you about the power of EFT Tapping is not hidden in research papers and clinical studies. It all depends on how well it works for you.

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