AMT Trainer Peter Delves writes: "When using EFT some practitioners grapple with what words to use. Although the basics are addressed in standard trainings, this article describes one of the ways you can create language patterns to help the effectiveness of EFT. It is just one of the approaches which we will be covering at the special one day EFT Language Skills Masterclass on the 5th September."

Read on for the full article...

A free self-help manual that teaches EFT, a cutting-edge mind-body healing technique, is available now at www.EFTfree.net. The EFTfree Manual  is a concise forty-four pages, but offers all of the basics and beyond for those who are interested in learning EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques).

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The Setup Phrase is often an under-valued  part of EFT.   Many of us have used (and taken for granted)  the generic setup phrase that says  “Even though I have this ________,  I deeply and completely love and accept myself.”   This does work  ---  much of the time ---  but not always.

In this article, John Freedom looks at using different, personal set-up phrases to help overcome blocks to healing.

Ed Grimshaw, NLP Trainer & Author of The Perfect Fit, Writes: "In working with clients and seeing people with a variety of issues, one thing that has changed in recent years is treating the client’s presenting problem as real. This was pioneered in the 70s by Virginia Satir (Family Therapist) then by Richard Bandler (NLP originator). They treated the literal meaning of what was said by the client as a true statement of affairs. Of course going back before then and even now with some of the current medical thinking, “the pull yourself together school of thinking” does not get anywhere, its destructive and simply invalidates the poor sufferer."

Read on for Ed's full article...

Nicola Quinn writes: "A lady phoned me last week desperate to know how to make the Dr. Claire Weekes’ method of overcoming panic attacks work. She was just too scared to try it out even though she knew in her heart, from what she had read, that if she could follow it through there was a very good chance she would be free from panic attacks forever."

In this article by AMT Director and author of Life Without Panic Attacks author Nicola Quinn explains how Dr Claire Weekes' methods can be used with EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques.

“If you are blaming the recession for a lack of clients, you are putting your attention in the wrong place. The reason you don’t have enough clients is nothing to do with the recession. It’s to do with your ignorance”

Peter Delves Gives Tips On How To Overcome This Major Barrier...

"Modern energy psychology has the concept of an energy reversal. We talk about "being reversed" on a topic; and this comes from the intriguing observation made by kinesiologists that when a person says and thinks, "Yes!" their muscles are stronger than when they say and think, "NO!" Dr Silvia Hartmann discusses how we can use our power to say "Yes!" or "No!" to prevent self sabotage, psychomatic illness and damage to our self esteem and future aspirations.

Dr Silvia Hartmann writes: Here is a nice, simple method to help with calming down when tapping with EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques when stress is high. Over time, this can also help you build up a better idea how your energy system works, so you can have a personal map you can work with in many different ways.

If you intend to get to a destination and you decide to go by train, would you turn up at the station and tell the ticket officer that you don’t want to go to Manchester, you don’t like Grimsby and you are unsure whether to go to Birmingham? The attendant would expect you to know where you want to go and what time you need to get there.

Why should affirmations be any different?

In this article AMT Trainer Cathy Dixon looks at ways we can improve our minds, both conscious and unconscious, using a combination of EFT and Hypnosis...

Carna Zacharias-Miller Writes: Here is a technique I developed that combines the clearing work of EFT with the PS Classic Game and the Genius Symbols. “Magical EFT” is not for everybody: Usually, EFT trauma work needs to be done before entering into this realm. However, I have noticed that EFT works faster (less rounds) and often in a gentler, more “tearless” way when done in this metaphorical framework...

To find out how read on

Exploring Different Worlds If you decided to tour the world, would you want to know which country you were in? I guess that you would – but why? Why not treat each place and each person as you find them? Well, it would be easier to navigate and communicate if you knew where you were! And at the same time you would still recognise that each person that you meet is an individual and not a stereotype. The same applies to the Enneagram personality system, which informs us that there are nine fundamental personality styles, which you might think of as “psychological nationalities”. If you work with people, it is extremely helpful to be able to recognise their personality style, just as a traveler you might find it helpful to know if you were communicating with an Italian or a Nigerian. By understanding “where a person is coming from” you will be far more effective in whatever capacity you work with them. By knowing your own Enneagram style, you open the door to profound personal development.

We are all familiar with the standard Set-Up Phrase, “Even though I have this __________, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.” It is an all-occasion, one-size-fits-all magic formula that names and counters objections, antidotes Psychological Reversal, and ‘sets the stage’ for EFT to work. And, amazingly enough, it does work ---- most of the time...

Nicola Quinn Writes:The recent trend to drop the finger points, not helped by an article in which Gary Craig says he rarely uses them now, is deeply saddening and a big mistake in my view.

Here is why.

Have you heard this one?

"I (or someone I know) suffers from (insert ANY disease known to mankind). I'm thinking of using EFT - BUT do you know of anyone else who has successfully overcome/healed (disease X) and HOW did they do it?"

Sometimes, you can refer the person to an existing case history, which may or may not be relevant to this case in hand; sometimes you quote Gary Graig and shrug your shoulders and say, "Well just start tapping, Gary says to try it on EVERYTHING ..."

Angie Muccillo Writes: What is Imaginary Tapping?

“Imaginary tapping” is a useful technique children can use when they are in a situation where they are not physically able to tap, for instance during an activity where it is impractical to tap or in public where they may not want to be seen tapping.

Instead of physically tapping children can just think about the problem and at the same time imagine they are tapping by visualizing the tapping points.

Peter Delves writes: "Like many practitioners who work with energy therapies you may have set up a practice because you know the fantastic results that can be achieved with these techniques, and there are thousands of people out there who you could help. Setting up a practice means setting up a business. This means that to be successful it’s going to be beneficial to broaden your expertise beyond your therapeutic skills. Either that or be prepared to buy in the expertise that you don’t possess."

AMT Trainer Kjell Forsberg from Sweden has very kindly translated the popular and easily printable "EFT On A Page" instructions and diagrams into Swedish. As these printable handouts in native languages are extremely useful for many voluntary workers and organisations in the field, we encourage other members and visitors to contribute to our growing multi-national contributions.

Read this fantastic new 'how to' article from Silvia Hartmann, PhD, on extracting EFT opening statements for self-help through the study of linguistic markers in people's speech. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this is a must read for anyone engaging in the EFT process on a personal level or a professional level with clients.

Good morning from Germany! We have just spent 15 minutes standing at a street corner in a snow storm, with rather unsuitable English good weather clothing, and good old EFT provided not just much needed amusement, but also some interesting insights, once again, into the nature of the human condition - and how we can do so much better!