The first ever published book in Swedish written by Swedes that covers detailed instructions for using EFT, EmoTrance and TAT was published in July this year (2010). The title of the book is “EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques – metoden som gör skillnad för stress, hälsa, smärtor, framgång, relationer och …”  That translates to “EFT – a tool that makes a difference for stress, health, pain, success, relationships and ...”  The authors are Ann-Sofi and Kjell Forsberg, AMT Trainers and EmoTrance Trainers, MSc and biologists.

The reviews have been very positive independent of the reviewers background. The authors intention was to make user-friendly Energy Psychology techniques available to all interested, in a format that would be easily understood. The authors have also included three chapters that gives the scientific background. 

The basic instructions of how to use EFT, TAT and EmoTrance are of course covered. Heart-Focus with feelings of gratitude are described with reference to their relative importance compared to the much greater effect that eg EFT has. Energy exercises inspired from the work of Donna Eden are described and explained.

IT'S ALL ABOUT STRESS is a section that explains why almost everything can be viewed as stress that can be measured as an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system. Worries, negative thoughts, phobias, fears, pain, overweight, diseases, procrastination, relationship isssues, addictions and personal performance issues are various sources of emotions or are caused by emotions that ultimately causes biological stress. Our experience is that when people view their problems as a result of eg thoughts and events that causes physiological reactions they are more willing to make the changes necessary for eg well-being.

Themes for inspiration is a section with lots of cases. Fears and phobias, performance issues, trauma, anxiety and panic attacks, pain, migraine, health issues, addictions and overweight, procrastination, relationship issues, EFT for children, teenagers and parents and more are covered.

Mindful tapping as an easy and effective way for everyday tapping that evolves mindfulness into an acceptable tool for modern man. How to find core issues, how to use EFT for whining, how to take care of inner resistance like identity issues. Different ways of getting in contact with problems as well as finding events for tapping.

A section about the new biology with epigenetics, trauma biology and neurobiology and how this new understanding fits into EFT. The connection between emotions, health and performance. Research about the effects of EFT and TAT.
In short the book is covered with lots of tips of how to use EFT, TAT, EmoTrance and other tools for most areas of life. With the section about the new science the book explains and gives a solid background that satisfies all but the most prejudiced.

Please visit www.CenterForEnergiPsykologi.se for more information and for purchase.

Kjell Forsberg and Ann-Sofi Forsberg