Tag Archives: Health

An Unexpected Place To Start With Physical Pain

December 14, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

Recently one of my clients, "Ann," who wanted to do some Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for her ankle, contacted me. She had been jogging in a park. Because of the way the grass had grown she did not see a large hole. She stepped into it and went ...

Do No Harm

July 16, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

[Note: This article is part 2 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 ...

Pre-Emptive Tapping (5 of 10)

February 15, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

[Note: This is part 5 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 Mai Bui Most ...

Pod #27: EFT For Your Professional Life w/ Pamela Bruner

February 1, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

We spend up to one half of our waking hours at work. Not only is it important that we have an effective way of dealing with the stress of our jobs, but we also need to help manage the way this stress might affect the rest of our lives. In this ...

Pod #26: Weight and Emotion w/ Catherine Poole (part 3 of 10)

January 25, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

[Note: This is part 3 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.] The extra weight that we hold is often times ...

Making It Safe To Heal With EFT/Giving Ourselves Permission To Heal (part 1 of 10)

January 4, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

[Note: This is part 1 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 Dan ...

Pod #22: Tapping Insiders Club – Ask The Expert

December 23, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

Each month the Tapping Insiders Club does an "Ask The Expert" interview where they pose questions from their members to a tapping practitioner. For the month of December I was asked to field these questions. In this interview Jessica Ortner asks me ...

Pod #21: Zapping Cravings w/ Pat Carrington

December 9, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

One of the most common uses of tapping is weight release and craving control. In this interview Pat talks about the basic steps we need to take to be success in weight release. After giving this overview Pat talks emotional eating and then talks in ...

Pod #18: Work Related Stress Effects On Performance, Health, & Emotional Well Being w/ Lynne Shaner

November 17, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

We spend as much as half of our waking life at work, thinking about work, or commuting. In this podcast I talk to Lynne Shaner about why it is so important to deal with work related stress. We talk about a range of topics concerning work related ...

Tapping For Physical Issues AND Can I Tap Too Much?

September 30, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

In the past week I discovered that I have high blood pressure. I am fit, a vegetarian, and in my forties. Because of a medical condition from my thirties the high blood pressure is a serious issue. I am under the care of a medical doctor in regards ...

Pod #16: EFT and the Brain w/ Robert Kendall

September 15, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

In this episode we discuss how tapping affects the brain and the biochemistry of the body, and how this in turn affects the way new cells are produced. It is one thing to know that it is possible for us to tap and find relief, but it something ...

You want me to think about what?!?

September 10, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli

photo by wsilver As I write this it is a crisp morning here in Baltimore, Maryland. My neighborhood is abuzz during the day with the return of the university students for the fall semester. Just last week I put my air conditioning unit into ...

Not Knowing Where To Begin/A Good Way To Start

August 20, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

photo by Let Ideas Compete Recently I have been working with a number first time clients. Many of them are very experienced with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/EvEFT) and have come to work with me because they are dealing with something that ...

Losing My Ability To Feel Emotions

March 31, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I have been successful with EFT when it comes to working on minor aches and pains. There are some big emotional things from my past I would like to tap on, but I am afraid. I worry that I am going to tap away my ability to feel emotions. Is EFT going ...

Physical Pain From Injury

January 15, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I am very aware that there are times when we have pain in the body that has an emotional base. There are also times when we just hurt ourselves. I just twisted my knee and it still hurts a few days later. Do I tap in the same way with this sort of ...

I Don’t Deserve Healing

January 5, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 4 Comments

One of the biggest struggles in our process of growing and changing is the fact that we don’t often believe that we deserve healing. We believe: We have too much We have done too much wrong It is too late Sometimes it is just a deep ache ...

Not Knowing What To Tap On/Tapping To Help Getting To Sleep/Tapping For Relaxation

December 19, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

There are times when I want to spend a little time tapping, but I don’t have a specific issue or I don’t really want to dive into a very emotional issue. Is there any benefit to just tapping with no particular intention? [Note: The example in this ...

Tap Away Holiday Stress Audio

December 15, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

How can I use EFT to deal with holiday stress?The holidays can be stressful times. In tthis audio I lead you through many of the most common reasons for holiday stress and then lead you through 30 minutes of tapping. I hope you ...

Kill your Cravings (part 2)

November 21, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Right now I’m having trouble with cravings. There are times I crave Diet Dr. Pepper, but I don’t like the taste. I almost feel like a person possessed. I must consume it even though I don’t enjoy it. How do I use EFT to kill this type of ...