Tag Archives: Physical Response

Pod #29: Turning Your Issues Into Allies In 9 Easy Steps

March 10, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

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 ...

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 #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 ...

Pod #17: Bridging From Physical Feelings To The Emotion and Memories That Are Underneath

October 29, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

photo by Thomas Hawk In this podcast I share part of a client session around the issue of quitting smoking. Even if you are not a smoker you will find this helpful and informative. This session provides a number of clear examples of how we can ...

Medical Implants Effect On Tapping Success

October 12, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Can people with neurostimulator implants or pacemakers receive benefits from tapping? I understand the presence of the body's natural energy (electricity) system, but don't both of these medical devices also produce electrical charges within the ...

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 ...

Pain After Tapping

September 1, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

When I do tapping/EFT I normally tap for thirty minutes (or more). Many times I have noticed that with in the next 24 hours gets very sore, from the top of my head to my tailbone. This is muscle pain and it feels something like lactic acid when you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Feedback – What We Can Learn From Each Round of Tapping

May 1, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I read all these stories about how people get amazing results with EFT right away. It’s just not happening for me. What am I doing wrong? photo by dave_mcmt Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is easy to use, it can be used on many ...

Physical Therapy/Range of Motion

February 26, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

After an accident I have had physical therapy and I’m doing better. As part of my therapy I am supposed to do sit-ups/leg raises, but the strain on my lower back is too much and the next day I can barely stand up or bend over. I know as I do more ...

Moron!

August 30, 2007 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

My boss is a moron. He makes my life miserable. I’ve tapped on the issue, but it’s not getting any better. What can I do? photo by redteam Before we decide how to deal with this problem, I need to explain how to use truth ...

Yawn!

August 15, 2007 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

Sometimes when I’m tapping I yawn a lot. Why do I yawn during tapping, and is it a good or bad thing? photo by Daniel James Fear not! Yawning is good news. There are a number of common physical reactions to tapping, such as ...