[Note: This article is part 1a of 4 in the series "4 Principles I Never Break As A Practitioner". In this series I am discussing four of the fundamental principles I never break in running my business. A new article will be added to the site every two or three weeks. You can read the full series and you can check out all the free practitioner resources.] photo by Patrick Haney Giving stuff away for free can be a tricky thing to do as a practitioner. On one hand ...
Pod #36: Questions and Answers About Tapping
Gene host's a radio program every other Tuesday @ Emotional Freedom Techniques Community Radio. In the most recent show Gene answered questions from beginners and practitioners alike from all over the world. This week Gene answered: Will tapping right before bed keep you up? Is it possible to tap for things that happen that our subconscious mind is perceiving, but our conscious mind is not? How do I tap for seasonal allergies? How do I tap for Male Pattern Baldness? How do I tap for ...
Being Able To Receive
There are a number of goals I would like to achieve, but I feel like there is so much to do. I would like to ask others for help, but I am having a really hard time asking. Is there a way I can use Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping to help with this issue? photo by Marcin Moga I have always had really hard time receiving things. I was raised to work hard, do everything I can, and be self-reliant. I have always wanted to be successful. I have felt that ...
Pod #35: Improving Performance or Learning with Tapping w/ Jared Tendler
Our ability to be successful with any task is not dependent just on our skill set, but also our mental frame of mind before, during, and after we take action. This frame of mind can impact not only our ability but also how we learn new tasks and improve our skill. In this podcast I talk to Jared Tendler. Jared works with golfers and poker players around their mindset and frame of mind. Both of these games are great for looking at how our mindset affects us because of the immediate feedback we ...
Pod #34: Using NLP Logical Levels w/ Wil Horton
In a number of Gary Craig's original EFT DVDs he talked about how helpful knowing and understanding NLP concepts are. I can speak from my own experience at how valuable these principles, concepts, and techniques are when working with clients or doing self-work. In this pod I interview the National Foundation Of Neuro Linguistic Programming founder Dr. Wil Horton. In this interview we talk about the different logical levels of change. When we recognize all of the different levels in which change ...
Finding the Words To Use – Quick Tip
I love this tip. This is an easy, straight forward way of coming up with phrases by Tania A. Prince. I would encourage you to check out her web site http://www.eft-courses.co.uk/ as well as the interview we did earlier this year (Getting To The Root Of A Current Issue). * * * For many people knowing which words to tap on is a major block that can stop them in their tracks when they think about using EFT. One of the easiest ways to identify the words to tap on is to ask yourself, ...
Pod #33: Two Keys To A Thriving Practice w/ Carol Look
As time passes I am increasingly working with clients on building their own practices. There is a real feeling of "try it on everything" in the Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping community but as we move from helping our friends with headaches and cravings for chocolate to working with clients, we need more than just a willing spirit. In this interview EFT Master Carol Look speaks frankly about two key issues to keep in mind when you are starting a practice. ...
People Might Not Like It When We Change
I have been using tapping for the last six months and love the results. One thing I have noticed is that my family is not excited about my change at all. Some of the members of my family even resent it. Is this common and is there anything I can do about it? photo by Jeremy Brooks At first I was amazed at the number of times that I heard stories like these from my clients. As time has passed I have come to realize that not only is this a common occurrence, but it ...
The Reason For The Weight (9 of 10)
[Note: This is part 9 of a 10 part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.] photo by Wilson Bilkovich The extra weight exists on the body for two basic reasons. The first is the most obvious. When the body takes in too many calories and the system can't burn them fast enough we hold the energy as fat in the body to be used at a later date. ...
Pod #32: Questions and Answers About Tapping
Gene host's a radio program every other Tuesday @ Emotional Freedom Techniques Community Radio. In the most recent show Gene answered questions from beginners and practitioners alike from all over the world. This week Gene answered: Have been tapping for an issue that has been with me for a while. I am making great progress, but when I tap all sorts of thoughts, memories, and emotions come to mind. All of this information is overwhelming. What do I do with it all? I am new to Emotional Freedom ...
Teaching Others How To Tap
I want to share Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping with my friends and family and I would even like to teach workshops on tapping, but I don't know where to begin. Do you have any suggestions on how to teach tapping to others? photo by freeparking Over the last four years I have taught tapping in formal and informal settings. Here are a few tips that I have learned from my successes and failures. Don't Oversell Tapping, Undersell It It is really easy to ...
Self-Sabotage – Why We Don’t Tap When We Know It Works (8 of 10)
[Note: This is part 8 of a 10 part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.] photo by Ennor (Barry) There are times when I drive the people in my life crazy. They will be complaining about something that isn't going well in their life and I will ask (out of curiosity and not condemnation), "Did you tap on it?" Most of the time, if the issue is ...
Fear of Loving and Being Loved
I know I would like to have deeper loving relationships in my life, but for some reason I keep self-sabotaging. Is there a reason I might be doing this and is there a way to us Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping to deal with it? Often times self-sabotage is rooted in the fear of being successful and who would come with us being successful. Right before Valentines Day Deborah D. Miller, PhD (FindTheLightWithin.com) wrote a great article on this topic. Here is the article shared here ...
Pod #31: Using NLP with Tapping
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a powerful tool and can help you to understand where you are standing and help you to make choices to transform your life. NLP and EFT/Tapping are a match made in heaven. More than likely you are already using NLP techniques and don’t even know it. Information on the full series What people are saying about the NLP 4 part class: “I was taking notes but couldn’t get it down fast enough. That was one super-loaded-with-info hour. I loved it! What Gene ...
Using The Ways Others Aggravate Us As A Tool To Self-Healing
Here is a tweet that I love: @robpurdie i am the things i don't like about other people. Sometimes this is a really hard fact to admit, but I know in my own life it is true. When I am really bent out of shape by someone else's actions it is providing me an opportunity to take a look at myself. Here is a simple exercise that I use from time to time. I wish I could remember where I learned it form. For this activity you will need a sheet of paper divided into three columns. 1) Who are ...
Our Relationships Around Food (7 of 10)
[Note: This is part 7 of a 10 part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.] photo by lfl Much of the time we spend with loved ones food is present. It can be in the form of celebration, gift, or just mealtime with loved ones. Because food is present in so may different aspects of our relationships our relationship to food can get tangled up in our ...
Pod #30: Keys For Marketing Mastery w/ Pamela Bruner
Most of us who have private practices or want private practices want to spend our time helping our clients. We don't want to spend time marketing. Not because we don't think marketing is important, but because we aren't very good at it or even worse it is scary. In this podcast I talk to Pamela Bruner and we discover that not only do you need to be marketing for your own sake, but for your clients’ sake. We talk about the unique challenges that transformational entrepreneurs face in marketing ...
Relationship To Food (6 of 10)
[Note: This is part 6 of a 10 part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.] photo by Carl Carpenter One of the places it is easiest to emotionally beat ourselves up is over the types of foods we are eating. There are days that we can feel great because we have eaten "good" food, while other days we can be emotionally distraught be cause we ate ...
Top 9 Articles/Topics (UPDATE)
photo by La Famille Rapp Over the lifetime of this web site I have been keeping a very close tab on the most frequently asked questions and the most popular articles about tapping/EvEFT. Here are nine common topics, most of which are based on conversations with clients and e-mails from readers, dealing with why Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping works, what a person can expect during the healing process, and how to improve one's tapping practice. Please keep the questions ...
Pod #29: Turning Your Issues Into Allies In 9 Easy Steps
One of the most powerful insights I have had in my practice in the last 18 months was the recognition that every issue we have is trying to serve us in some way. This does not mean that issue is successful in doing so, in fact often the effect of the issue is to make our life worse rather than better. In podcast I explain an easy 9 step process you can use with Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping to transform your issues into powerful resources for growth. Resources For This ...