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Tag Archives: Resistance

Pod #588: How I designed the 30-Day Tapping Challenge

December 6, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

This November we hosted our most successful 30-Day Tapping Challenge to date. The goal was to, as a community, do 15,000 rounds of tapping collectively. We ended up doing over 20,000 rounds in the month of November alone AND people keep ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: How To, Resistance

Pod #572: Your loved ones want you to change (as long as they don’t have to) – Healing Fundamentals (Part 9)

August 16, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

In this week's podcast we are continuing the Healing Fundamentals series by looking at the ways the people in our lives put up resistance when we heal and change. AND I don't mean the people who don't like us or those who are jealous of what we ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Family, Loved Ones, Resistance, Subconscious, Transformation Fundamentals

Pod #571: When the new normal becomes the normal – Healing Fundamentals (Part 8)

August 9, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

In this week's podcast we are continuing the Healing Fundamentals series by looking at the subconscious mind in a completely different way. When we recognize the ways in which the subconscious mind holds us back from taking positive action, it is ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Memory, Resistance, Subconscious, Transformation Fundamentals

Pod #569: If it weren’t for resistance, change would already have happened – Healing Fundamentals (Part 6)

July 26, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

This week we are continuing the Healing Fundamentals series with a look at resistance. Just because we know what to do, how to do it, and why it is important to take an action, does not mean we will actually take that action. In order for us to ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Resistance, Subconscious, Transformation Fundamentals

Pod #560: Three lenses for uncovering resistance – Finding Root Causes (Part 2)

May 24, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

Sometimes we have to do tasks that we just don't like because they are no fun, such as having to scrub the inside of a smelly old garbage can, or doing yard work at three in the afternoon on a hot summer's day. There are other tasks where the ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Action, Resistance, Root Cause Series

Pod #559: Two questions I always ask when tapping – Finding Root Causes (Part 1)

May 17, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

Just because we know what to do, how to do it, and have everything we need to take action, it doesn't mean we actually take action. For me, this is one of the most frustrating places to be because it is clear that I am set up for success AND I am ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Action, Resistance, Root Cause Series

Pod #556: “AND it does not determine what comes next…” – My favorite tapping phrases (Part 7)

April 26, 2023 by Gene Monterastelli

Our subconscious mind is brilliant at figuring out cause and effect relationships. That is how we learn. If I touch a hot stove and it hurts, I learn not to touch a hot stove again. I smile at someone and find that they are more likely to be nice ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Favorite Phrases, Future, Past, Resistance

Pod #531: Why issues persist even after you clear the past memories

May 11, 2022 by Gene Monterastelli

[Note: There is no audio-only version of this presentation as it requires the visuals to be fully understood. Full video presentation below.] When thinking about the world, a common cliché that actually helps to guide the way I work is: Once is an ...

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Filed Under: Podcast, Video Tagged With: Past, Resistance, Stuck

They Don’t Want You To Change (No Matter What They Say)

August 11, 2021 by Gene Monterastelli

Note: This article was first published May 14th, 2014 and has been updated. I need to warn you upfront: This article may come across as a little harsh. I don’t mean to be harsh. I don’t intend to be mean. But this is an important concept you ...

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Filed Under: Q&A Tagged With: Family, Friends, Resistance

Pod #513: The Root Cause Of Almost Every Issue Is…

July 7, 2021 by Gene Monterastelli

In order to get the most out of a tapping session we know that the more specific we are about an issue, the faster we will get results. In more than a decade of working with clients I have come to realize that 95% of all issues have the exact same ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Action, Fear, Resistance

What If I don’t (or can’t say while Tapping/EFT) “Completely Love And Accept Myself”?

June 30, 2021 by Gene Monterastelli

Note: This article was originally published October 22nd 2012 and has been updated. From the very beginning, the first step of Gary Craig's Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) was to tap on the side of the hand and use what he called the set-up ...

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Filed Under: Q&A Tagged With: Accept, Don't Know What Words To Say, Emotions, Love, Phrases, Physical Response, Resistance

Pod #510: The Reason I Wasn’t Taking Action

May 26, 2021 by Gene Monterastelli

One of my favorite ways to use tapping is to help people to take the actions they want more consistently. At this point it is probably the number one focus of my work with clients in private sessions. It's an issue that I love working with BUT it ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Action, Fear, Resistance, Self Sabotage

Pod #500: Tapping for Jealousy and Professional Jealousy

February 24, 2021 by Gene Monterastelli

For me, jealousy is one the most corrosive emotions. Jealousy floods the mind with all sorts of negative thoughts, leading us to think poorly about ourselves, about the object of our jealousy, and amplifies our feelings about the unfairness of the ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Jealousy, Professional, Resistance, Work

Pod #476: Tapping in less than 10 minutes a day

August 26, 2020 by Gene Monterastelli

Tapping and EFT are powerful tools that can be used for so many different issues it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. The part of us that wants to get our tapping "exactly right" means that sometimes we don't tap because we want to ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: How To, Resistance, start of day

Pod #474: The Reason Why You Don’t Tap More & How To Overcome It

August 12, 2020 by Gene Monterastelli

Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will be able to get more out of your ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Daily Practice, Healing Fundamentals, Resistance

Release Resistance To Taking Action – Video

July 7, 2020 by Gene Monterastelli

Even when we have a clear idea of what we want to do, we can come up against internal emotional resistance to taking action. This tap-along will help you to take more actions, without feeling like you are being careless or reckless. Did you know ...

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Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Action, Core-16, Resistance

Pod #419: Tapping To Create Space For Your Goals

January 6, 2020 by Gene Monterastelli

Recently I was working with a client on using tapping to help him to go after some major goals in his life. He didn’t need to address a particular issue, but instead he was looking for a good way to set himself up to pursue his goals. After we ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Goals, Premium Member, Resistance, TapAlong Member

Pod #398: When you aren’t taking action, three things to tap on before you tap on the issue

October 23, 2019 by Gene Monterastelli

Sometimes it's hard to know where to start tapping on an issue. We know tapping will help. We know that we just need to start. But we don't quite know where to start. Our emotions feel like a knotty, tangled up necklace, with no obvious place to ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Action, Fear, Resistance

Pod #391: Tapping To Take An Action That You Failed At Before

September 30, 2019 by Gene Monterastelli

Trying again where we have failed in the past is one of the hardest things to do. I was recently faced with wanting to do something that didn’t go well in the past. It wasn’t that it went badly, but it was far from as successful as I would have ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Action, Resistance

Pod #387: Do These 3 Things Before You Tap For Maximum Success

September 16, 2019 by Gene Monterastelli

The basics of tapping are so simple that they can be taught in mere minutes. But just because tapping is simple, doesn’t mean that effective tapping is easy. There is so much more to it than knowing the tapping points. In this short audio I ...

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Resistance

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