As a dreamer, I know what it's like to be looking for the next best experience. Even though it is good to plan ahead, it can often be at the expense of fully experiencing the present.
This tap-along video will help you to feel grounded and connected in the present moment.
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The most common question I hear about tapping is “Will tapping work for [insert issue]?” The second most common question is “What are the right tapping phrases to use for [insert issue]?”
I understand why that question is so often asked. In most tapping trainings you are taught that your tapping phrases need to be as specific as possible to get the most out of tapping.
This concern is compounded when you hear an experienced tapper effortlessly come up with what seem to be the perfect phrases.
In reality, there is no such thing as the “exactly right words” to tap along to. The words themself aren't magic.
In this short audio I explain how best to approach the words and phrases that you can tap to AND the most effective way to come up with the perfect phrases for you.
The good news is that it's much easier than you would think.
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Pride is on the list of the seven deadly sins and whether explicitly and implicitly, our culture discourages us from displaying pride or egotism. Instead, we are taught to do our work and keep our heads down.
Pride is on the list of the seven deadly sins and whether explicitly and implicitly, our culture discourages us from displaying pride or egotism. Instead, we are taught to do our work and keep our heads down.
It is true that some people have outsized egos that cause them (and others) problems, but just because there are egomaniacs in the world doesn't mean that we shouldn't feel pride.
Feeling a sense of pride in our work and our capabilities is healthy. It helps us to stay motivated and continue to do good work and it allows others to see what we can do, what is possible and how we can help them.
Tap along with this week's podcast to cultivate a healthy sense of pride in who you are, what you can do, and what you have accomplished.
[Note: Here is the youtube video for K-OS's song Crabbuckit which is referenced in the podcast]
You can find the full tapping script of this audio as a pdf over at Tapping Q and A Podcast Scripts and Transcripts.
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Good morning,
Eleven years ago on today I published my first ever podcast episode and it was a total disaster.
OK, maybe that's a bit of an overstatement, but there were so many problems with the first episodes that I had to take it offline within the first three hours of publication so that I could re-edit it and re-publish it.
smh 🤦🏻♂️
To be fair, I was brand new to podcasting and I was learning everything on the fly.
Eleven years later there are over 460 episodes in the archive!
It still amazes me that something that started with a $19 microphone in my living room has turned into all of this!
If you would like me to celebrate with me, I have two simple requests for you!
First, I would ask that you subscribe to the podcast. It's free to subscribe to podcasts, not like Netflix or Disney+ where you have to pay a subscription fee. By subscribing you are making sure you don't miss any episodes.
Here are the most common places you can subscribe:
Apple | iPhone | Android | Google | Spotify | Pandora
For more options go to: http://TappingPodcast.com
Second, share the podcast with a friend. The most common way people find a new piece of audio is via a recommendation from a friend.
The beautiful thing about the podcast archive is that it contains all of the shows that are already recorded. No more needs to be done. All they have to do is listen.
AND when the people around us use tools like tapping they are happier and healthier. When they are happier and healthier they show up in the world in a different way. When they show up in the world in a different way everyone's life is better.
Yes, I know how cheesy that last paragraph sounds, but I also know that you know it is true.
I don't want you to spam your inbox and send it to everyone under the sun. Instead, think of three people who might appreciate the podcast. Reach out to them. Tell them what you have found useful from the podcast. And, if you need to, teach them how to listen to a podcast.
I know lots of you already recommend the show. I hear from people all the time telling me they have found the podcast because of the recommendation of a friend. It would mean the world to me if you were to keep passing it along.
Once again, thank you for an amazing eleven years. Thank you for listening. Thank you for sharing.
Here's to another eleven years of tapping!
Much love,
Gene
Striving to make healthy choices and taking care not to overindulge is a good thing. A bit of indulgence is OK, but it's the “over” that becomes problematic.
This tap-along video will help you to strike a balance between indulgence and self-control.
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Multiple studies have shown that stating clear goals makes it more likely that we will be successful. They help us to stay on track and maintain our focus.
But simply having goals is not enough. At one extreme it is easy to become disconnected from our goals because they are too abstract. At the other, we can find ourselves in a situation where we are so focused on our exact goals that we miss other opportunities.
This week's podcast explores the one simple idea that you can add to any named goals that will increase your likelihood of success AND in many cases in a much easier way than planned.
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One of the keys to effective tapping is having an emotion to tap for, but sometimes we aren't able to feel anything deeply.
We may feel numb or ambivalent and even though these two experiences are not the same, they have much in common.
This week's podcast will give you strategies for tapping when you find yourself in a state where you feel disconnected from your emotions. It includes two separate tap-alongs for each of these sensations.
You can find both tapping scripts as downloadable pdfs over at Tapping Q and A Podcast Scripts and Transcripts.
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Wanting to belong and fit in is a natural human desire. But there are times when this gets the better of us as we take action motivated by trying to impress the people around us to win their approval.
This tap-along video will help you to relax and stop trying to impress others.
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One of the most difficult ideas that my clients wrestle with is that of forgiveness and I have found that they often lack a clear understanding of what forgiveness is and what it is not.
When we forgive someone else it can feel like we are saying it is okay, that they don't have to take responsibility for their actions, or that they are allowed to hurt us again.
This is NOT what forgiveness is!
Instead forgiveness is the process of choosing no longer to be stuck in the past emotionally.
In this episode I define what I understand forgiveness is and what it is not. This will help you to embrace forgiveness in a healthier way.
I also demonstrate how I tap for this idea of forgiveness to make it even easier to integrate.
You can find the full tapping script as a pdf of this audio over at Tapping Q and A Podcast Scripts and Transcripts.
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The tool that I use the most often from my hypnosis training while doing tapping and EFT is metaphor.
The subconscious mind often works in imagery as a way of presenting struggle, trauma, and limiting beliefs. Since this is the language of the subconscious mind, it makes sense that when we are doing work on this level that we would use metaphor as well.
In this episode I share with you:
I have also included some of my favorite metaphors to use when doing inner child work.
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It is easy to mistake our desire for someone to have a better, healthier life and taking responsibility for that transformation.
This tapping video will help you to remain connected to the desire for others to heal without taking responsibility for it.
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The majority of the issues that I work on with my clients have something to do with the people in their lives.
Sometimes the issue concerns someone we interact with now, and at other times it is about the limiting beliefs people have given us in the past.
The struggle with issues that have to do with someone else is that we can't change another person and we can't take responsibility for their transformation. And even if someone else wanted us to take on their transformation and we were willing to do so, it can't be done.
To that end I have created a tool called Talk About, Talk To, Talk As If. It is a framework for tapping that allows us to look at a relationship from three different vantage points, giving us the ability to tap on any issue from each of these points of view.
Two important notes: First, I think this tool is so powerful and useful that it's the very first tool I teach people after I have taught them the basics of tapping. Second, this is also the tool I teach people when they ask about surrogate tapping. It is not surrogate tapping, but understanding this tool will help you to understand my approach to surrogate tapping.
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When I am asking my clients why they have made certain past choices, they often say something like, “I don't know. I just had this gut feeling.” OR “I just had this sense of intuition that it was the right thing to do.”
I know exactly what this sensation feels like because I experience it all the time when I am working with clients and also when I am making decisions about my life.
But I don't believe in intuition – well, at least not in the way most people understand it.
When we define our intuition as something mysterious or magical that's somehow beyond our understanding, I believe we undermine what is really happening and prevent ourselves from getting the most out of these feelings.
This week I share with you:
I realize that I am flying in the face of convention on this one and I'd love to hear your thoughts on my interpretation of intuition in the comments below.
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Feeling like we need to take responsibility for our choices and our success is a good thing BUT it's all too easy to get caught up in the mistaken belief that we are responsible for everything.
This tapping video will help you to move away from feeling as if the success of everything in the world is up to you.
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[Note: This is part 10 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.]
Tapping can be used to help manage the functions and systems of our bodies where our systems can often be over- or under-functioning.
Here is a great little tool I use to help tune into the body to gain a sense of how it is working and how we can tap to improve its function. It is called a scoreboard.
In this audio I demonstrate the tool using the example of metabolic function, but the same technique can be used for any of the body’s functions or systems.
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I have always found the law of attraction's teaching of “visualizing a positive outcome and somehow the universe will just magically make it happen” a little suspect.
My doubt was a prompt for me to do some research and when looking into visualizing an outcome without action, this is what I found:
During the course of four experiments, Kappes and Oettingen demonstrated that conjuring positive fantasies of success drains the energy out of ambition. When we imagine having reached what we want, our brains fall for the trick. Instead of mustering more energy to get “there”, we inadvertently trigger a relaxation response that mimics how we would feel if we’d actually reached the goal. Physiologically, we slide into our comfy shoes; blood pressure lowers, heart rate decreases, all is well in the success world of our mind’s making.
The research also uncovers that the more pressing the need to succeed, the more deflating positive visualization becomes. via Forbes.com
This is not to say that visualization doesn't have its place. It can be a useful tool that can become even more powerful when combined with tapping.
This week I share four ways in which you can use visualization to supercharge your tapping (and vice versa).
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It is so hard to take action when we can't see a clear path in front of us because part of our subconscious mind doesn't want us to waste effort by heading in the wrong direction.
In reality, moving forward, even in the wrong direction, will teach us about the best way to progress. This tap-along will help you to take action even when you feel stuck and can't see the path ahead.
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One of the great things about tapping is that we can jump right into doing work any time and anywhere. Even though we can start a tapping session without any preparation, I have found that if we give some thought to how we begin a session, then we will get more out of it.
Here are five easy things to do at the beginning of a tapping session to make sure that you are grounded in your body and in the moment AND that you are fully present to the work you are going to do.
You don't have to do all five, so you can mix and match to the ones that make the most sense to you.
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When we sit down to tap we are doing it because we want to feel better. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling like the only way our tapping will be successful is if we feel absolutely wonderful when we have finished.
In truth, that isn't always possible but there are many times when we can gain relief without achieving total relief.
If we set the standard for tapping that it is only successful if we gain total relief and we only have partial relief, then we will be disappointed with our tapping even though we feel better.
In this podcast I talk about a simple four-step process that you can use to get the most out of your tapping and feel satisfied with your results. Using a process like this means you will get more out of an individual tapping sessions, have a better sense of your transformation, and feel encouraged to tap again in the future.
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Sometimes it feels like everyone else has it easy and we are the only ones who are having to work super hard. And because it feels so unfair, it's hard to keep taking action.
Here is a tap-along to help you through those times.
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