Tag Archives: Peace

Pod #377: When The Body Is The “Enemy” and Weight Release Is A “Battle”

August 12, 2019 By Gene Monterastelli 4 Comments

We often treat our bodies as if they are the enemy and the journey towards better health as a battle. We can feel betrayed by our bodies, and feel hopeless and frustrated by our slow or lack of progress. But our bodies are not our enemy. In ...

Pod #301: EFT for Feeling Stillness and Peace

January 18, 2018 By Gene Monterastelli 5 Comments

Sometimes we tap with the aim of just feeling better, without a clear focus for our tapping. We might feel unsettled or out of sorts, but not in a precise way. From a tapping point of view this can pose a problem because often the best results come ...

Bonus Pod #33: Tapping For Peace In Our Lives And In The World

September 12, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

Another September 11th has come and gone. I spent time this year on a flight into NYC and I took a walk at sunset to look at the city and the memorial lights (see photo) from my home in Brooklyn. I am not one who gets caught up in anniversaries ...

My Holiday Embarrassment

January 6, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 7 Comments

I spent the Christmas holiday in my home state of Wyoming. The last night I was home my sister asked if I could share a way she could tap for a friend who was grappling with a lot of difficult changes in his life. I spent about 30 minutes talking ...

Guilty v. Regret

September 28, 2011 By Gene Monterastelli 7 Comments

[In this series we examine the importance of the words we use and how changing our vocabulary can change our mind giving us opportunity for transformation. More articles can be found in this series @ Tools: Words] photo by ...

Keeping the Long View – How To Understand The Healing Process With Tapping/EFT

August 6, 2011 By Gene Monterastelli 5 Comments

photo by Wally Gobetz Why it is hard to stay focused on one issue over time with Tapping/EFT? I hear from clients all the time that they have a hard time staying focused on an issue that takes more than one session to knock out, or as they work ...

The Hardest and Most Radical Tapping You Can Do

May 28, 2011 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

photo by Abby I was working with a client named “Jane”. Jane really knows Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping. I said to her, “I have a radical suggestion for you. And you don’t need to do it. But it is a thought. I think you need to ...

Letting Go

August 13, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

photo by Melanie Milliken Often times when we are approaching transformation we look to adding new skills and resources (to do new things) or to heal past wound (that have us trapped in the past). These are great paths to pursue with our work, ...

Abundance

September 23, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

At the beginning of every yoga class our teacher asks us to pick a word or short phrase to use as the intention for the class. Last night the word that came to mind was "abundance". Obviously this is something my higher wisdom is wanting me to ...

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 ...