http://tappingqanda.com Answers to the most common (and uncommon) questions about using the tapping protocols to regain control of your health and well-being. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:31 +0000 en hourly 1 Every week Gene Monterastelli talks to the brightest minds in tapping, EFT, and change work world. Gene Monterastelli clean Gene Monterastelli gene@tappingQandA.com gene@tappingQandA.com (Gene Monterastelli) Gene Monterastelli/TappingQandA.com 2012 Answers to the most common (and uncommon) questions about tapping and EFT. tapping, eft, emotional freedom techniques, gene monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://tappingqanda.com http://tappingqanda.com/2012/01/warning-asking-these-healing-questions-at-your-own-risk/ http://tappingqanda.com/2012/01/warning-asking-these-healing-questions-at-your-own-risk/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:26 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=6552 We all want to change. We all want better for ourselves. We all want health and well being. Otherwise we wouldn't be learning tapping. BUT change work can be very scary. It requires us to level with ourselves about what is working and many times even scarier why things are the way they are. Here is a simple three step process that will clear the way to healing and change, BUT be very careful. These are dangerous and scary questions. Only read this if you are willing to understand why are are stuck.]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2012/01/warning-asking-these-healing-questions-at-your-own-risk/feed/ 2 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/09/guilty-v-regret/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/09/guilty-v-regret/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:00:49 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=2306 It is very important to spend time doing self-forgiveness work. If we do not forgive ourselves then we are never going to move forward because we are going to be an emotional prisoner to the past. When we refuse to forgive ourselves then it is like we are reliving the past moment over and over again. There are many steps to this process, but one of the concepts I always talk to clients about is the difference between feeling guilty and regretting what happened.]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/09/guilty-v-regret/feed/ 7 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/08/using-eft-for-serious-medical-issues/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/08/using-eft-for-serious-medical-issues/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:00:34 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=253 I have recently been diagnosed with a rodent ulcer on my chest that will need surgery...or will it? I have asked my Reiki students and colleagues to send distance healing and I wonder whether EFT may also be used? I am unsure what affirmation to use in this instance. Do you have any suggestions on phrases that I should use?]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/08/using-eft-for-serious-medical-issues/feed/ 2 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/07/pod-66-fear-as-the-root-of-other-issues-wcolleen-flanagan/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/07/pod-66-fear-as-the-root-of-other-issues-wcolleen-flanagan/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:00:03 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=5519 From my point of view the opposite of love is not hate, but instead fear. Fear is a very powerful force. It is very primal and is going to over ride most other emotions an thoughts. In this interview I talk with Colleen Flanagan about the many different faces of fear and how it can be at the root of many other issues. We spend a great deal of time talking about 5 distinct types of fear that can be used as lens to understand many of our deeper issues. ]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/07/pod-66-fear-as-the-root-of-other-issues-wcolleen-flanagan/feed/ 0 Colleen Flanagan,Fear,Premium Member,TapAlong Member From my point of view the opposite of love is not hate, but instead fear. Fear is a very powerful force. It is very primal and is going to over ride most other emotions an thoughts. In this interview I talk with Colleen Flanagan about the many diffe... From my point of view the opposite of love is not hate, but instead fear. Fear is a very powerful force. It is very primal and is going to over ride most other emotions an thoughts. In this interview I talk with Colleen Flanagan about the many different faces of fear and how it can be at the root of many other issues. We spend a great deal of time talking about 5 distinct types of fear that can be used as lens to understand many of our deeper issues. Gene Monterastelli clean 33:03 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/07/overwhelmed-by-emotions-preventing-it-from-happening-and-dealing-with-it-if-it-happens/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/07/overwhelmed-by-emotions-preventing-it-from-happening-and-dealing-with-it-if-it-happens/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:00:46 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=261 I have so many emotions and memories coming up all at once that I’m overwhelmed by them. It feels like they are queuing up to get fixed! Yes, I’m glad this stuff comes up and I deal with it as it comes, but issues are tumbling out so fast they are landing on top of each other. I can’t spend all day in the bathroom at work! How do I deal with all these emotions without being so overwhelmed?]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/07/overwhelmed-by-emotions-preventing-it-from-happening-and-dealing-with-it-if-it-happens/feed/ 1 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/05/reasons-that-stop-us-from-trying/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/05/reasons-that-stop-us-from-trying/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 12:09:36 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=1203 Often we are ourselves the biggest obstacle to our success. We hold beliefs that prevent us from trying, that prevent us from recognizing the opportunities we have to move forward. “Brian” was in a situation where he wanted to move forward with his business. He came up with a number of brilliant ideas to move his business ahead, but when push came to shove he wouldn’t take the steps he needed to take to move forward.]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/05/reasons-that-stop-us-from-trying/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/04/pod-59-fear-of-public-speaking-w-janet-hilts/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/04/pod-59-fear-of-public-speaking-w-janet-hilts/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:58:12 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=4347 "According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy." Jerry Seinfeld Fear of public speaking can effect not only large moments when we speak in front of a group of people, but also in the small moments like asking for help at a store. This is how I originally found my way to tapping. I could speak in front of 8,000 people but couldn't ask for help in a store. In this interview I talk with Janet Hilts on how we can use Tapping/EFT for many different aspects of public speaking. We discuss how sometimes the issue isn't the speaking itself but aspects that touch speaking. We talk about a very simple approach that you use to start tapping for your public speaking fears right away.]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/04/pod-59-fear-of-public-speaking-w-janet-hilts/feed/ 0 Fear,Janet Hilts,Premium Member,Public Speaking,TapAlong Member "According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy. "According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy." Jerry Seinfeld Fear of public speaking can effect not only large moments when we speak in front of a group of people, but also in the small moments like asking for help at a store. This is how I originally found my way to tapping. I could speak in front of 8,000 people but couldn't ask for help in a store. In this interview I talk with Janet Hilts on how we can use Tapping/EFT for many different aspects of public speaking. We discuss how sometimes the issue isn't the speaking itself but aspects that touch speaking. We talk about a very simple approach that you use to start tapping for your public speaking fears right away. Gene Monterastelli clean 26:23 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/03/pod-57-tools-v-delivery-clearing-resistance-finding-roots-cause-and-worry-v-fear/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/03/pod-57-tools-v-delivery-clearing-resistance-finding-roots-cause-and-worry-v-fear/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:07:46 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=4030 Jondi Whitis where we talk about using tapping protocols and how we find our ways to core issues.]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/03/pod-57-tools-v-delivery-clearing-resistance-finding-roots-cause-and-worry-v-fear/feed/ 1 Anxiety,Core Issue,Fear,Jondi Whitis,Kids,Practitioner,Premium Member,Root Issue,TapAlong Member This is a slightly different type of podcast. Instead of a straightforward teaching or an interview it is much more a conversation. The topic of the conversation with my friend Jondi Whitis where we talk about using tapping protocols and how we find ... This is a slightly different type of podcast. Instead of a straightforward teaching or an interview it is much more a conversation. The topic of the conversation with my friend Jondi Whitis where we talk about using tapping protocols and how we find our ways to core issues. Gene Monterastelli clean 45:40 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/02/how-progress-happens-10-lessons-learned-from-working-with-the-feeling-of-anxiety-all-day-at-work/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/02/how-progress-happens-10-lessons-learned-from-working-with-the-feeling-of-anxiety-all-day-at-work/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:47:55 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=3931 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/02/how-progress-happens-10-lessons-learned-from-working-with-the-feeling-of-anxiety-all-day-at-work/feed/ 3 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/02/fear-4-questions-that-will-help-us-to-deal-with-it-part-2-of-2/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/02/fear-4-questions-that-will-help-us-to-deal-with-it-part-2-of-2/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:33:12 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=3912 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/02/fear-4-questions-that-will-help-us-to-deal-with-it-part-2-of-2/feed/ 2 http://tappingqanda.com/2011/01/fear-why-it-exists-part-1-of-2/ http://tappingqanda.com/2011/01/fear-why-it-exists-part-1-of-2/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:08:13 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=3537 Tapping Q and A Facebook Group what topic I should spend some time writing about. The first response back was "Where do I start with unbridled fear?"]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2011/01/fear-why-it-exists-part-1-of-2/feed/ 1 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/12/when-excited-clients-disappear/ http://tappingqanda.com/2010/12/when-excited-clients-disappear/#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:57:37 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=3089 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/12/when-excited-clients-disappear/feed/ 4 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/07/psychological-reversal-2/ http://tappingqanda.com/2010/07/psychological-reversal-2/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:00:31 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=2509 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/07/psychological-reversal-2/feed/ 2 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/06/tapping-for-trauma-w-gwyneth-moss-pod-37/ http://tappingqanda.com/2010/06/tapping-for-trauma-w-gwyneth-moss-pod-37/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:00:38 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=2639 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/06/tapping-for-trauma-w-gwyneth-moss-pod-37/feed/ 1 Fear,Gwyneth Moss,Past,Premium Member,TapAlong Member,Trauma One of the words that we throw around when talking about difficult times is the word trauma. In this interview I talk with EFT Master Gwyneth Moss about the true nature of trauma. She very succinctly examples how we experience trauma and how to deal ... One of the words that we throw around when talking about difficult times is the word trauma. In this interview I talk with EFT Master Gwyneth Moss about the true nature of trauma. She very succinctly examples how we experience trauma and how to deal with it. Trauma is not about something that happens, but the after effects. When we understand the true nature of trauma we are much more likely to be able to heal. This is one of those interviews that is worth listening to a number of times. Gene Monterastelli clean 48:37 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/04/fear-of-loving-and-being-loved/ http://tappingqanda.com/2010/04/fear-of-loving-and-being-loved/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:46 +0000 Guest Author http://tappingqanda.com/?p=2131 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/04/fear-of-loving-and-being-loved/feed/ 5 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/01/my-goal-isnt-believable/ http://tappingqanda.com/2010/01/my-goal-isnt-believable/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:00:34 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=2075 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/01/my-goal-isnt-believable/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/01/fear-anxiety-safety-and-freedom-w-rick-wilks/ http://tappingqanda.com/2010/01/fear-anxiety-safety-and-freedom-w-rick-wilks/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:00:54 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=1965 http://tappingqanda.com/2010/01/fear-anxiety-safety-and-freedom-w-rick-wilks/feed/ 1 Anxiety,Audio,Awareness,Emotions,Fear,Freedom,Premium Member,Rick Wilkes,Safety,TapAlong Member Writing a description of an interview with Rick Wilkes is always a difficult task. On the surface there is the topic at hand for the interview, but when we are chatting things move more much far afield into deep issues of healing and well-being than j... Writing a description of an interview with Rick Wilkes is always a difficult task. On the surface there is the topic at hand for the interview, but when we are chatting things move more much far afield into deep issues of healing and well-being than just the topic at hand. In this interview we talk about the spectrum from feeling completely and irrationally unsafe to complete and total inanition. Anytime there is resistance to change it is really important to ask "Do we feel safe making this change?" In the interview we talk about a number of ways of framing this question to make is more accessible for every issue. In addition to talk about extreme fears and uncomfortable situation we talk about finding space that is safe to heal and what true healing means. This is not just about eliminating fear, but being in a space of feeling alive in every way. Gene Monterastelli clean 38:19 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/09/can-i-tap-in-something-bad/ http://tappingqanda.com/2009/09/can-i-tap-in-something-bad/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:00:40 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=1626 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/09/can-i-tap-in-something-bad/feed/ 4 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/08/top-9-articlestopics/ http://tappingqanda.com/2009/08/top-9-articlestopics/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:17:41 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://tappingqanda.com/?p=1580 Please keep the questions coming.]]> http://tappingqanda.com/2009/08/top-9-articlestopics/feed/ 1 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/03/losing-my-ability-to-feel-emotions/ http://tappingqanda.com/2009/03/losing-my-ability-to-feel-emotions/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:03:37 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=458 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/03/losing-my-ability-to-feel-emotions/feed/ 1 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/02/when-our-change-affects-others/ http://tappingqanda.com/2009/02/when-our-change-affects-others/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:39:54 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=430 http://tappingqanda.com/2009/02/when-our-change-affects-others/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/seeing-yourself-as-an-expert/ http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/seeing-yourself-as-an-expert/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:05:57 +0000 Guest Author http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=246 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/seeing-yourself-as-an-expert/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/when-thinking-of-the-problem-is-too-much/ http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/when-thinking-of-the-problem-is-too-much/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:02:15 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=241 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/when-thinking-of-the-problem-is-too-much/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/when-we-dont-know-the-root-cause-of-an-emotion/ http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/when-we-dont-know-the-root-cause-of-an-emotion/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:27 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=239 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/04/when-we-dont-know-the-root-cause-of-an-emotion/feed/ 3 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/02/permission-to-heal/ http://tappingqanda.com/2008/02/permission-to-heal/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:09:21 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=205 http://tappingqanda.com/2008/02/permission-to-heal/feed/ 1 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/09/trouble-on-the-phone/ http://tappingqanda.com/2007/09/trouble-on-the-phone/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:46:09 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=184 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/09/trouble-on-the-phone/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/09/doing-it-all-wrong/ http://tappingqanda.com/2007/09/doing-it-all-wrong/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:31:24 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=169 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/09/doing-it-all-wrong/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/08/im-doing-it-all-wrong/ http://tappingqanda.com/2007/08/im-doing-it-all-wrong/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:04:39 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=147 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/08/im-doing-it-all-wrong/feed/ 0 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/08/fear-of-fear/ http://tappingqanda.com/2007/08/fear-of-fear/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:43:08 +0000 Gene Monterastelli http://www.tappingqanda.com/?p=130 http://tappingqanda.com/2007/08/fear-of-fear/feed/ 1