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In many ways these are turbulent times, however in the art of healing and self management, we are living in the most powerful and enlightened times in known history. This article focuses on a simple and yet so powerful tool known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). This relatively recently discovered tool continues to astound therapists from all walks of life at its simplicity and effectiveness in eliminating long term problems such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, severe phobias and much much more.

EFT comes under the headings of Energy Psychology and Meridian Therapies. Quite often these two defining titles overlap. Following is a definition of each.

Energy Psychology defines a set of therapies that use the as-yet scientifically unproven energy system to eliminate psychological trauma and barriers to a normal healthy life. The range of Energy Psychology therapies is ever increasing and its effects are proving very impressive to date.

Meridian Therapies focuses on therapies that use the Meridian System to bring about mental, emotional and even physical change. The Meridian system was developed and used by the Chinese. The body's energy flows along these Meridian lines and can sometimes become blocked. The Chinese use accupuncture needles and other methods to stimulate and release the stored energy to bring about healing and relief.

EFT is a technique that involves tapping on various points on the different Meridian lines with the intention of reducing or eliminating a particular issue or problem. EFT is derived from TFT (Though Field Therapy) by Roger Callahan. This is also a tapping technique however, it involves different complex tapping protocols for different issues. Gary Craig designed EFT as one single protocol for any and all issues and focuses.

The foundation belief for this technique according to its creator, Gary Craig, is that "The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body´s energy system.". The solution, therefore, is to tap on various points of the body's energy system to eliminate the disruption and restore the system to normal function. As a result, everything from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) to phobias and fears, anxiety, panic attacks, emotionally-based physical and mental illness and pain and much more can be eliminated by tapping on these points.

With such simplicity involved, there are some wonderful benefits to this technique:

• It really really works, often in minutes!
• It is very easy to learn and implement in most cases
• This is a pain-free technique which means that there is no need to delve into your trauma to eliminate it
• If you want to work with a practitioner, it can be done over the phone or even in a chat room!

In future articles on EFT you will learn more about working with it for yourself and others including the surrogate technique very helpful for working with those who you can't tap directly (such as sleeping children).