Updated All Things EFT Tapping

All Things EFT Tapping

Tessa Cason

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Table of Contents 1

Introduction

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Beliefs

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Subconscious Mind

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EFT Tapping – Emotional Freedom Technique

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Tapping Points for the Short Form of EFT

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Yawing While Tapping and Deep Breath After Tapping

10 Integration...What Happens After Tapping 11

How Does EFT Tapping Works?

12 Benefits of Using EFT Tapping 13 Short Form or Long Form of EFT Tapping 14 Intensity Level 15 The Very First EFT Tapping Statement to Tap 16 When to Use EFT 17 We Can use EFT Tapping to Change 18 EFT Tapping Statements Are More Effective When It Agrees with Current Beliefs 19 Using a Negative EFT Tapping Statement 20 What To Do if an EFT Tapping Statement Does Not Clear 21 One Statement per Round of EFT 22 Multiple Statements per Round of EFT? 24 Karate Chop Point (KCP) to Desensitize a Story, Situation, and/or Memory

Table of Contents (continue) 25 Do I Have to Keep Tapping the Same Statements Over and Over if it Does Not Clear? 26 Inner Critic, Negative Self-Talk? 27 Tapping Affirmations 28 I Tapped and I’m Not Better. I Cleared This Issue Before and It’s Still Showing Up in My Life 30 EFT Tapping Doesn’t Work for Me 31 Mind Chatter...A Value Tool 34 Rule #1 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements...Use your own words. 37 Rule #2 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements...Process Emotions before Beliefs 39 Rule #3 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements...The Pay-offs Principles 40 Finishing Touches...Tapping Positive 42 Summary 45 Appendix: 46 The Pay-off Principles 52 Psychological Reversal/Reversed 53 Present Time 54 Endorsers of EFT Tapping 55 About the Author 57 Books for Tessa Cason 60 Testimonials for Tessa’ Workbooks 62 With Gratitude and Appreciation

Introduction

In 2000, as a Life Coach, I went searching for a tool or technique that could help my clients. Together, my clients and I would decide their homework and the tasks they would complete during the upcoming week. Even though the client knew what to do and wanted to do the tasks, somehow the tasks were not getting completed. A book on EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Tapping was recommended as a potential tool to help my clients. How tapping your head would help my clients, I did not know. I had some adventuresome clients (and forgiving if need be) that I taught how to tap. When every every single single client clientreturned for their next appointment and shared how different their lives had been that week because of tapping, I took noticed! I then put all my energy into understanding how tapping worked and how to work EFT.

Our lives don’t change until we change the mis-beliefs, the dysfunctional beliefs on a subconscious level. EFT Tapping is one of the most powerful techniques I found that could do just that; change our beliefs on a subconscious level. Now, EFT Tapping is my main go-to tool to assist my clients in changing the beliefs that prevent them from creating the reality they desire.

Tessa Cason

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Beliefs

Everything in our life is a direct result of our beliefs. A belief is a mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something . It is what we believe to be true, whether it is Truth or not. A belief is a thought that influences energy, whether that be our actions or reaction, all the time. A mismis-belief, a dysfunctional belief is a belief that takes us away from peace, joy, love, stability , acceptance, and harmony. It causes us to feel stressed, fearful, anxious, and/or insecure. The reason we aren’t successful, happy, or prosperous has to do with our beliefs. Our beliefs determine our thoughts and feelings. Our thoughts and feelings determine our choices and decisions as well as our actions and reactions. Beliefs, then, precede all of our thoughts, feelings , choices, decisions, actions, reactions, and experiences.

Beliefs precede precede all of our thoughts, feelings, decisions, choices, actions, reactions, and experiences…

Our beliefs determine our thoughts. Our thoughts determine our feelings. Our thoughts and feelings determine determine our choices and decisions Our thoughts and feelings determine determine our actions and reactions.

Can you determine someone’s beliefs from their actions and reactions? Persons A, B, C, and D just received a compliment that they looked nice today. Person A responds: “Oh, I don’t think so. I so disagree with you.” Person B responds: “My hair is a mess. I couldn’t do anything with it today.” Person C responds: “Okay. What do you want?” Person D responds: “Thank you!” — 2 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Person A A: Totally disagrees. They don’t think they look nice today. Person A definitely has self-esteem and self-worth issues. When we are not able to accept a compliment, it’s a slap in the face for the person giving the compliment. It’s as if Person A is saying, “If you think I look nice, your opinion sucks.” Person B B: Cannot nor will not accept the compliment. They defect the compliment with a reason why they couldn’t look nice. They justify their reason for not accepting the compliment. Think there might be a little bit of anger and/or shame in this type of response?

Person C : They think there are strings attached to the compliment. Anyone that would compliment them must want something. Might trust and discernment be an issue for them? Person Per son D : Well, if the response is genuine, then we know they have a healthy self-esteem and self-worth. If the response was said with arrogance, like “Naturally I look nice today” then we could either have someone who really is arrogant or someone who is insecure and using arrogance to hide the insecurity .

Beliefs precede precede all of our actions and reactions, thoughts and feelings, choices and decisions.

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Subconscious Mind

The Conscious Mind The conscious mind is that part of us that thinks, passes judgements, makes decisions, remembers, analyzes, has desires, and communicates with others. It is responsible for logic and reasoning, understanding and comprehension. The mind determines our actions, feelings, thoughts, judgements, and decisions based based on on the the beliefs. beliefs.

The Subconscious Mind The subconscious is the part of the mind that is responsible for all of our involuntary actions like heart beat and breathing rate. It does not evaluate, make decisions, or pass judgment. It just is. It does not determine if something is “right” or “wrong.” Our beliefs and memories are stored in the subconscious. The subconscious is much like the software of a computer. On the computer keyboard, if we press the key for the letter “a,” we will see the letter “a” on the screen, even though we may have wanted to see “t.” Just as a computer can only do what it has been programmed to do, we can only do as we are programmed to do. Our programming is determined by our beliefs.

If we want to make changes in our lives, we have to change the programming, the mismis -beliefs in the subconscious.

3 Rules of the Subconscious Mind Mi nd Three rules of the subconscious mind include: 1. Personal. Personal It only understands “I,” “me,” “myself.” First person. 2. Positive Pos itive. itive The subconscious does not hear the word “no.” When you say, “I am not going to eat that piece of cake,” the subconscious mind hears “Yummm! Cake! I am going to eat a piece of that cake!” 3. Present time time. Time does not exist for the subconscious. The only time it knows is “now,” present time. “I’m going to start my diet tomorrow.” “Tomorrow” never comes thus the diet is never started. — 4 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

EFT Tapping – Emotional Freedom Technique

If we want to make changes in our lives, long-lasting, permanent, constructive changes, we have to change the destructive, dysfunctional, mis-beliefs in the subconscious. We have to change the programming in the subconscious. EFT Tapping allows us to change the dysfunctional, destructive, mis mis--beliefs on a subconscious level. What is EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique:

EFT is a technique that allows us to change dysfunctional beliefs and emotions on a subconscious level. It involves making a statement while tapping different points along meridian paths. The general principle behind EFT is that the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system. By tapping on locations where a number of the different meridians flow, we are able to release unproductive memories, emotions, and beliefs which cause the blockages. EFT Tapping Statements: An EFT statement has three parts to it: Part 1: Starts with “Even Even though though,” followed by Part 2: A statement which could be thedysfunctional dysfunctional emotion emotion or belief belief, and Part 3: Ends with “I I totally totally and completely accept myself.” myself A total statement would be “Even Even though, though, I fear fear change, II totally and completely completely accept myself.” myself

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The instructions below are described if you were using your right hand. Reverse directions to tap using the left hand. It is only necessary to tap one side. Tapping both sides does not add any additional benefit. I. Begin with circling or the Karate C Chop hop Point (See next page): A. With the fingertips of your right hand, find a tender spot below your left collar bone. Once you have found the tender spot, with your right fingertips, press firmly on the spot, make a circular motion toward the left shoulder, toward the outside, clockwise. B. As your fingers are circling and pressing against the tender spot, make the following statement 3 times: “Even though, [mis-belief statement] , I totally and completely accept myself.” An example would be: “Even though, I fear change, I totally and completely accept myself.” II. II . Tapping: A. After the third time, tap the following 8 points repeating the [mis-belief statement] each time with each point. Tap each point 7 – 10 times: 1. The inner edge of the eyebrow just above the eye. [I fear change.] 2. Temple, just to the side of the eye. [I fear change.] 3. Just below the eye (on the cheekbone). [I fear change.] 4. Under the nose. [I fear change.] 5. Under the lips. [I fear change.] 6. Under the knob of the inside edge of the collar bone. [I fear change.] 7. 3” under the arm pit. [I fear change.] 8. Top back of the head. [I fear change.]

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B. After tapping, take a deep breath. If you are not able to take a deep, full, satisfying breath, do eye rolls. III. Eye rolls A. With one hand, tap continuously on the back of the other hand between the 4th and 5th fingers. B. Head is held straight forward, eyes looking straight down. C. For 6 seconds, roll your eyes from the floor straight up toward the ceiling while repeating the statement. Keep the head straight forward, only moving the eyes. IV. Take another deep breath.

Karate Chop Point (KCP): For the set up in EFT Tapping, use either the circling or the KCP. It is a matter of preference. One is not more effective than the other. To tap the KCP, use the fingertips of the opposite hand or the KCP of both palms can be tapped together.

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Tapping Points for the Short Form of EFT Emotional Freedom Technique

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Yawning and Taking a Deep Breath

From Oriental medicine, we know that when Chi (energy) flows freely through the meridians, the body is healthy and balanced. Physical, mental, and/or emotional illness can result when the energy is blocked. Dysfunctional beliefs and emotions produce blocks along the meridians, blocking energy from flowing freely in the body. With EFT tapping, as we tap, we are releasing the blocks. As blocked energy is able to flow more freely, the body is now able to “breathe a sigh of relief.” Yawning is that sigh of relief. If, after tapping, we are able to take a complete, deep, full, and satisfying breath, we know that an EFT tapping statement has cleared. This yawn is an indication that an EFT tapping statement has cleared. If the yawn or breath is not a full, deep breath then the statement didn’t clear completely.

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Integration...What Happens After Tapping

After tapping, our system needs some downtime for integration to take place. When the physical body and the mind are “idle,” integration can then take place. Sometimes, in the first 24 hours after tapping, we might find ourselves vegging more than normal, sleeping more than normal, or more tired than normal. This downtime is needed to integrate the new changes. After installing a new program into our computer, sometimes we have to reboot the computer (shut down and restart) for the new program to be integrated into the system. After tapping, our bodies need to reboot. We need some downtime. When we sleep, the new changes are integrated. Healing begins naturally after the body has had a chance to integrate. Sometimes after tapping, we forget the intensity of our pain and think that our feeling better had nothing to do with the tapping. Something so simple could not possibly create the improvement in our state of mind! When we cut our finger, once it is healed, we don’t even remember cutting our finger. As we move toward health, wealth, and well-being, sometimes we don’t remember how unhappy, restless, or isolated we once felt.

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How Does EFT Tapping Work?

1. Acceptance: The last part of the tapping statement we say, “I totally and completely accept myself.” Acceptance brings us into present time. We can only heal if we are in present time . Laughter brings us into present time. “Laughter is the best medicine.” 2. Addresses the current mis mis--belief on a subconscious level: In order to make changes in our lives, we have to change the dysfunctional beliefs, the mis-belief on a subconscious level. The middle part of the tapping statements are the “instructions” for the subconscious. In order to made changes in our lives, we only care what the subconscious hears. su bconscious hears hears 3. Pattern Pattern interrupt: interrupt:Dysfunctional memories and/or mis-beliefs disrupt or block the flow of energy from flowing freely along the meridians. Tapping is a pattern interrupt that disrupts the flow of energy to allow our body’s own Infinite Infin ite Wisdom to come forth for healing. 4. MisMis -direct: One role of the physical body is to protect us. When our hand is too close to a flame, the body automatically pulls the hand back to safety. An EFT Tapping statement that agrees with the current belief is more effective. The physical body is less likely to “sabotage” the tapping if it agrees with the current belief. An Exam Example: ple: The very first tapping statement we need to tap is: “It is not okay or safe for my life to change.” Even though our lives are constantly changing does not mean we are comfortable or okay with change. When we are not comfortable with change, it creates stress for the body. EFT Tapping Statement: “It is not okay or safe for my life to change.” * This statement appeases the physical body since it agrees with the current belief. * The subconscious hears, “It is okay and safe for my life to change.” * The tapping disrupts the energy flow so our Truth can come forth. The body will always to health, and well well--being when the conditions conditions allow always gravitate gravitate to health, wealth, wealth, and it. Tapping Tapping w weeds eeds the garden so that the blossoms can bloom more more easily and effortlessly effortlessly... — 11 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Benefits of Using EFT Tapping

* The last part of the statement is “I totally and completely accept Acceptance accept myself.” Acceptance brings us into present time. Healing can only take place when we are in present time. * By tapping, we are calling forth our truths truths. The key word here is “our our.” our Not anyone else's. If my name is “Lucas,” tapping the statement “Even though my name is Troy,” my name will not be changed to Troy. * Tapping calls forth our own b body’s ody’s Infinite W Wisdom. isdom When we cut our finger, our body Wisdom knows how to heal the cut itself. Once the dysfunctional emotions, experiences, and beliefs have been “deleted,” our body aautomatically utomatically gravitates to health, wealth, wisdom, peace, love, joy… * By changing the mis-beliefs and dysfunctional emotions on a subconscious level, the changes we make with EFT are permanent. * By tapping, we are “neutralizing neutralizing” neutralizing the stored memories that have been blocking energy from flowing freely along the meridians. * Another benefit of tapping and EFT is desensitization. Let’s say, we have a difficult person in our life that ignores us and/or criticizes us and we tap the statement: This difficult person [or their name] ignores and criticizes me." " 

Tapping doesn't mean they will no longer ignore and/or criticize us.

It can, though, desensitize desensitize us so we no longer are affected by their behavior. Once we are desensitized, our perception and mental thinking improves. We are better able to make informed decisions. We don’t take and make everything personally. Our health is not negatively impacted. Our heart doesn’t beat 100 beats/minute. Smoke stops coming out of our ears. And our faces don’t turn red with anger and frustration.

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S hort Form or Long Form of EFT Tapping

The long form of EFT Tapping involves a sequence of tapping on the fingers, eye movements , humming, and counting.

After learning EFT Tapping, I utilized both forms to determine if one was more effective than the other. I wanted to determine if one or the other was more effective in clearing beliefs, emotions, reframing, or for healing a story.

I found there wasn’t a difference.

Tapping the long form did not clear an issue that the short form did not clear. When an issue did not clear with the short form, we tapped the long form. The issue still persisted. Since I could not discern an advantage to using the long form, I decided to use the short form to be able to address more concerns of my clients in the time span of their session. I also discovered that if a statement did not clear, other beliefs, issues, and/or emotions needed to be addressed before the resistant statement would clear.

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Intensity Level

One measure of knowing how much an “issue” has been “resolved ” is to begin, before tapping, by giving the issue an intensity number between 1 – 10, with 10 being high.

For example, you want a romantic partnership yet, you haven’t met “the one.” Thinking about the likelihood of a romantic relationship happening for you, how likely, on a scale of 1 – 10, with 10 being very likely and 1, not likely at all, would a romantic relationship happen for you? Okay. You gave yourself a 2. Now let’s start tapping! When asked what the “issues” might be, “Well,” you say. “It doesn’t seem as if the people I want, want me.” Great tapping statement. So, you tap out, “Even though, the people I want don’t want me, I totally and completely accept myself.” After tapping you check in with yourself, the Intensity Level (IL) has gone up to a 4, a little bit more likely. What comes to mind now? You say, “No one will find me desirable.” Great tapping statement . You tap out, “Even though, no one will find me desirable, I totally and completely accept myself.” Check the IL. How likely? Now you are at a 5. Cool! Progress.

What comes to mind now? You say, “I’m not comfortable being vulnerable in romantic relationships.” Great tapping statement. You tap out, “Even though, I‘m not comfortable being vulnerable in a romantic relationship, I totally and completely accept myself.” Check the IL. Now it is a 6. Still progress. What comes to mind now? “Well, it feels like if I am in a relationship, I will lose a lot of my freedom.” Make this into a tapping statements. “Even though, I will lose my freedom when I am in a relationship, I totally and completely accept myself.” The IL has gone up to a 7. What comes to mind now? “Oh, if I was in a relationship, I would have to be accountable to someone!” Make this into a tapping statement: “Even though, I would have to be accountable to someone if I was in a relationship, I totally and completely accept myself.” Wow...the IL is 9, very likely! Giving an issue an Intensity Level gives us an indication of the progress we are making with resolving and/or healing that issue in our lives. — 14 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

The Very First EFT Tapping Statement to Tap

The very first EFT tapping statement I have clients and students tap is “It is not okay or safe for my life to change.” I have muscle tested this statement with more than a thousand people. Not one person tested strong that is was okay or safe for their life to change.

How effective can EFT or any therapy be if it isn’t okay or ssafe afe for our lives to change?

Since our lives are constantly changing, if it is not okay or safe for our lives to change, every time our lives change, it creates stress for the body. Stress creates another whole set of issues for ourselves, our lives, and our bodies.

Very First Tapping Statement to Tap: It’s not okay or safe for my life to change.

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When to Use EFT Tapping

* Anytime. Nothing special is needed to do EFT. Anything that comes up that seems to cause stress, chaos, hurt, and/or annoyance, we can tap. Anything that seems to pull us off center, off focus, we can make into a statement and tap. * We can tap anywhere. No special location is needed.

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We Can Use EFT Tapping to Change

Beliefs Emotions Self Images Our Story Thoughts Mind Chatter Painful Memories

We can use EFT Tapping to change anything we don’t want anymore.

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EFT Tapping Statements Are Most Effective When They Agree With Current Beliefs

successful essful when it is something that the body The EFT tapping statement is more succ currently believes. One role of the physical body is to protect us from harm. (If our hand gets too close to a flame, our body will pull our hand back to safety.) The body is less likely to sabotage the statement and the process if the EFT tapping statement is one that agrees with the current belief. Thus, it appeases the physical body. Example, we are desiring prosperity and wealth and we tap the statement, “I am prosperous now,” the body could sabotage the tapping by forgetting what we were saying, getting easily distracted, or the mind chatter reminds us we are not prosperous. We could tap and it, most likely, will not clear. If instead the statement we say is “I am not prosperous now,” the “not not” not appeases the physical body and the subconscious hears, “I am prosperous now!”

The body is less like to sabotage an EFT Tapping statement that agrees with the current belief.

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Using a Negative EFT Tapping Statement

Our beliefs precede precede all of our thoughts, feelings, decisions, choices, actions, reactions, and experiences… If we want to make changes in our lives, we have to change the mis-beliefs, the dysfunctional beliefs. Our beliefs are stored in the subconscious. To change our lives, to change a belief, we only care what the subconscious hears when we tap. The subconscious mind does not hear the word “no.” When we say, “I am not going to eat that piece of cake,” the subconscious hears, “Yummm, cake!” Example, if we don’t believe we had what it takes to be successful and we tap the statement, “I have what it takes to be successful,” the body could sabotage the tapping. We could tap and it won’t clear.

If instead the statement we make is “I don’t have what it takes to be successful,” the “ not ” appeases the physical body and the subconscious hears, “I have what it takes to be successful !”

A statement with the word “no” or “not,” although may seem to be co contradictory, ntradictory, works best !

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What To Do if an EFT Tapping Statement Does Not Clear

When a statement might not have cleared, turn the statement into a question. Let’s say that you tapped, “It’s not okay for me to be powerful” and feel it didn’t clear after tapping the statement. Turn Tu rn the tapping statement into a question: “Why isn’t it okay for me to be powerful?” You might have answers such as: * Powerful people are ruthless and heartless. * I’m afraid of being powerful. * Being powerful would change me for the worse. * Power corrupts. * People would laugh at me if I tried being powerful. * I would have to give up my fears and anxieties to be powerful. * I might be called aggressive if I tried being powerful. * I don’t have the abilities, skills, or qualities to be powerful. * Others would make fun of me if I tried being powerful. * Powerful people are thoughtless and self-centered. With these beliefs, it might not be okay for you to be powerful or even explore the idea of being powerful. The statements above are tapping statements. Tap out the answer to the question you asked. After tapping out the answer to the question, then revisit the original statement that did not clear. Most likely, it will now be cleared and you will be able to take a full, deep, and complete breath.

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One Statement per Round of EFT LaserLaser -focused Tapping – Making the Same Statement for all the Tapping Points

I found that the laser, one statement/round of tapping was most effective to heal the beliefs. When a statement does not clear, we can focus on the reasons, excuses, and/or mis-beliefs that blocked the statement from clearing allowing us to heal on a deeper level. Let’s say you tried the laser-focused approach and make one statement at a time. After the first statement “It’s not okay for my life to change,” you were able to take a deep breath. The statement cleared. After the second statement, “I’m not ready for my life to change,” you were not able to take a deep breath. This statement did not clear. Knowing this statement did not clear, we can focus in on reasons, excuses, and/or beliefs we have about not being ready to change our lives. In this example for change: * Maybe the changes you need to make would require more of you than you want to give. * Maybe you don’t feel you have the abilities you would need if your life changed. * Maybe you don’t feel your support system, the people in your life, would support the changes you want to make. Follow-up tapping statements for “I‘m not ready for my life to change” could be: * I don’t have the abilities change would require. * I’m afraid of change. * Others will not support the changes I want to make in my life. * I’m not able to make the changes I want to make. * I don’t have the courage that change would require. * I’m too old to change.

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Multiple Statements per Round of EFT? Shot gun Tapping – Multiple statements in One Round of Tapping

The directions for the Short Form of EFT, the same statement is said all the way through one round of tapping. There is another style of EFT in which a different statement statement is made within one round. Each statement is only said once. One round, tapping on eight points, eight different statements are made.

Multiple statements in one round of tapping is effective for desensitizing a situation as well as “reframing reframing” reframing an issue.

For desensitizing a situation: One round of tapping, tapping on the eight points, on each point, a different statement is made. For example, to desensitize the heartache of a breakup, the following statements could be said, one statement/point:

Even though, * My boyfriend broke up with me. * I am heart broken. * He said he doesn’t love me anymore. * I don’t know how I can go on without him. * It hurts. * I’m sad he doesn’t love me anymore. * I’m sad our relationship is over. * I will never find anyone like him ever again.

Reframing: Reframing is a NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) term. It is a way in which we can view and experience emotions, situations, and/or behaviors in a more positive manner. A different statement is make as a point is tapped. One round of tapping, eight points, eight different statements. — 22 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

An example with EFT Tapping: * I want this chocolate. * Maybe eating chocolate is wanting to reconnect to my childhood. * Maybe eating sugar is a way of being loved. * Maybe I can find a different way of being loved. The shotgun tapping can desensitize the hurt and pain. It can heal the pain of our story. It may not rewrite the beliefs. To clear out the beliefs, it would be necessary to look at the reasons the relationship didn’t work and why the heart is broken.

There are different styles of EFT tapping. Find the style that works best for you, your situation, and the desired end result.

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Karate Chop Point (KCP) to Desensitize a Story, Situation, and/or Memory

Tapping the karate chop point on the side of the hand is an excellent technique to desensitize a story, situation, and/or memory. If there is a memory that still “haunts” you, embarrasses you, and/or affects your actions in anyway, this technique might be perfect to neutralize the memory. Example: As you think of the first dance you attended as a teen-ager, tears well up in your eyes as you feel your heart deflate. Start tapping the karate chop point on the side of the hand as you tell the story: Sasha’s first dance: My best friend, Samantha and I, were so excited about attending our first high school dance. As freshman, we weren’t old enough to drive so Sam’s dad dropped us off in front of the high school auditorium where the dance was held. (Continue to tap the KCP) We were in awe of how the auditorium was transformed into a Palace. Sofas and couches were placed throughout the room around a hardwood dance floor in the center of the room. We promised each other we would be there for the other throughout the night so neither of us would be stranded alone. (Continue to tap the KCP) Well, along came Billy McDaniels. Sam had had a crush on Billy since 3rd grade. He asked her to dance and I never saw her again for the rest of the night. (Continue to tap the KCP) That three hours was probably the worst night of my entire life! No one asked me to dance. Every time I joined a group of girls, once the next song began, everyone of them were asked to dance. Everyone except me. I don’t know why no one asked me to dance. I felt so ugly, abandoned, and undesirable! Talk about wall flower. I thought I was invisible. I wanted to hide from embarrassment. (Continue to tap the KCP) This was back in the days before cell phone. The auditorium didn’t have a payphone to call my parents to come get me. I had to endure three hours of humiliation watching every single girl be asked to dance EXCEPT me. (Continue to tap the KCP) I never attended another high school dance again!

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Do I Have to Keep Tapping the Same Statement Over and Over if it Does Not Clear?

Tapping round after round after round repeating the same statement over and over again as we tap does not ensure success. Example: You tapped the following: “It’s not okay or safe for me to be wealthy.” It doesn’t clear after one round of EFT Tapping. You truly want to be wealth. You so want this statement to clear and for it to be okay and safe to be wealthy. Yet, you tap and tap and tap and still the statement does not clear. What other beliefs might you have about money? * It’s not okay for me to have more than others. * Others would think me arrogant and better than them if I had money. * I don’t know if people would be authentic with me or try to manipulate me for my money. * My spending might go out of control and then I would end up with nothing. With beliefs such as these, then it might not be okay or safe to be wealthy. Rather than tapping round after round after round of the same statement, turn the statement into a question and tap the answers.

“Well, why would it not be okay or safe for me to be wealthy?” The answer you might discover is: * I don’t have the tools and skills to manage money. * I have to work hard for my money. * It’s too much stress to maintain a wealthy lifestyle. * The economy is too volatile and unpredictable. I might end up losing the wealth. Once you uncover the additional beliefs and tap those statements, the previous statement(s) that did not clear, most likely will have cleared. Remember, the body is here to protect us. If having wealth would be harmful, then wealth will be kept at arm’s length to protect us. t o protect us. It is important to heal the cause and not just the symptoms.

— 25 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Inner Critic, Negative Self Self--Talk?

Is using a negative in an EFT tapping statement parroting our negative self-talk, stimulating our inner critic? Our inner critic and negative self-talk are our teachers. They They are are letting letting us us know know the the path path to healing, to well well--being, and to peace. Since we ignore their words of wisdom, it seems as if the inner voice is critical and negative. It seems as if they are “nagging” us. The truth is this: They are pointing out what needs to be healed in order for us to be healthy, wealthy, happy, and wise! We can make tapping statements out of the inner critic’s pearls of wisdom (negative self-talk). For example, let’s say the inner dialogue goes something like this, “I eat everything in sight. I can’t stop eating.” If we tapped, “II can’t can’t stop stop eating,” eating the subconscious hears “II can can stop eating. I can can stop stop eating. stop eating. I can stop eating.”

Subconscious Subco nscious does not hear the word “no.”

The EFT tapping statement is more effective when it agrees agrees with with the the current current dysfunctional dysfunctional belief. belief The current belief is “I can’t stop eating.” The physical body is less likely to sabotage the process because the statement agrees with the current belief. To make changes in our lives, lasting changes, we have dysfunctional onal have to to change change the current current dysfuncti belief in the subconscious. The subconscious does not hear the word “no.” When we tap, “I can’t stop eating,” the subconscious hears “I can stop eating.”

The inner critic and negative self-talk are actually words of pearls shining light on the path that needs to be healed. “Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” Pema Chondron

— 26 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Tapping Affirmations

* I am healthy and happy. * Wealth is pouring into my life. * I radiate love and happiness. * I have the perfect job for me. * I am successful in whatever I do. If we were to tap “I am healthy and happy now” and we aren’t, most likely as we are tapping we might think, “Yea, right. Sure. I am healthy and happy. My life sucks. I hate my job. I’m always broke. There is never enough money…”

The body knows this not to be true. We aren’t healthy and happy now. When we tap, we might have difficulty remembering what we were saying, lose focus and concentration, and/ or the mind drifts. An EFT tapping statement is most effective when it matches our current belief. The subconscious does not hear the word “No.” One way of tapping affirmations and, at the same time, put in the positives is to put the word “no” into the tapping statements. * I am not healthy and happy. * Wealth is not pouring into my life. * I don’t don’t radiate love and happiness. * I don’t don’t have the perfect job for me. * I am not successful in whatever I do. By tapping the statement above, the subconscious hears: * I am healthy and happy. * Wealth is pouring into my life. * I radiate love and happiness. * I have the perfect job for me. * I am successful in whatever I do. If we repeat affirmations over and over and over before we clear the affirmation with EFT Tapping , repeating the affirmation numerous times will have little affect except to create circumstances in our lives so we can be confronted with the beliefs that don’t align with the affirmation. Once we have tapped out a statement, then repeating the affirmations will have benefit. — 27 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

I Tapped and I’m Not Better. I Cleared This Issue Before and It’s Still Showing Up in My Life

“I processed the issue I had and I’m not any better. Why?” When we process and the same issue persists, it isn’t the process that didn’t work. It’s It’s the the issue we processed. For instance, you resist change and often say, “I know I need to change but…” * Is your resistance to changing or do you lack something to move toward? * You can process being stuck in the past, but the real issue might be that you have nothing to move forward to in the future. * Maybe it’s about the lack of goals or not having the skills to fulfill a goal. * Maybe it’s the lack of dreams and believing that this is the best it will ever be. For instance, you feel you don’t have the courage to trust others. So, you process your lack of courage in trusting others. Trust is a skill. Trust is not about trusting someone else. It is about learning to trust ourselves. Maybe the issue isn’t about courage as it is about the skill of trust and discernment. * Maybe the issue is your lack of discernment skills rather than the courage to trust others. * Maybe the issue is learning to trust yourself or having to build trust with yourself. For instance, you feel it is selfish to put yourself and your needs first. * Something bad will happen to those you love if you don’t put them first. * Or others might call you selfish if you take care of your needs before theirs.

So, you process your selfishness. You process what others might say or think if you put yourself first. Maybe the issue isn’t about what others will think and say. Maybe the issue is you just aren’t that important to yourself. Maybe the issue is self-love, self-respect, and self-worth.

When we process and the same issue persists, it isn’t the process that didn’t work. It’s the issue we processed. — 28 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

For instance, your eating is out of control. So, you process this issue but your eating remains out of control. Maybe the issue isn’t about your eating being out of control. * Maybe the issue is about stress or lack of self-confidence or anger, fear, and/or apathy that results in overeating. * Maybe the issue is the lack of control you feel you have in your life. * Maybe eating out of control is a symptom of your life being out of balance.

If you process and the issue seems to persist, look at the issue again, but from a different perspective. Flip it around. Look at it from the opposite perspective. Process this new perspective. * It might be about the future and not the past. * It might be about trusting yourself rather than others. * It might be about your self respect rather than someone else’s respect of you. * Maybe it’s a symptom for another issue.

Flip it around. Look at the issue from the another perspective.

— 29 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

EFT Tapping Doesn’t Work for Me

Why could EFT Tapping not be working? * The tapping statement might not be worded such that a dysfunctional belief and/or emotion is addressed and eliminated. * The style (laser style vs shotgun style) of tapping may not be effective for the statement to be cleared. * The EFT Tapping statement is only addressing a symptom and not the cause of the issue. To truly make permanent, long-lasting changes in our lives, we have to change our beliefs on a subconscious level. If we don’t change our beliefs, our lives cannot be any different than they already are. * Having an awareness of our issues does not heal the dysfunctional beliefs. * Forgiving ourselves and/or someone else does not heal the dysfunctional beliefs. * Talk therapy does not heal the dysfunctional beliefs. * Desensitizing the emotions does not heal the dysfunctional beliefs. * Healing the experience of a hurtful event does not change the dysfunctional beliefs.

Our beliefs precede everything. All of our thoughts and feelings, all of our actions and reactions, all of our choices and decisions are based on our beliefs. To change our thoughts, to change our actions, to change our choices, we have to change beliefs on a subconscious level where beliefs are stored.

Our lives change when we are able to eliminate dysfunctional beliefs, desensitize hurt emotions, and neu neutralize tralize painful memories. memories.

EFT tapping might not have been effective because * The tapping statement was not worded to address the dysfunctional belief and/or emotion. * The style of tapping, laser vs shotgun style of tapping, may not have been the most beneficial. * Tapping statements did not address the cause of the issue. — 30 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Mind Chatter

My health sucks!

I will never find someone to love.

u t I  ’ve run o ce. o f pa t ien

Not matter what I do, my life will never be any different.

n I am m y o w

o E ver y thing I d in seems to end disas ter.

e weight.

I w i  l l n  o ut    ev  e   r g  o f  d  e t  e bt   .

I t i s h o  p e l e ss t h at I w  ac c om il l      p l is  h t h is  g  e v e r  oa  l .

This job will be the end of me yet.

I will never lose th

.  wors t cr itic

I am totally unlovable. I am a big fat loser!

— 31 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Mind Chatter – A Valuable Tool!

Mind chatter…that constant stream of thoughts that seem to have little value other than to possibly distract us. Most people think of mind chatter as something negative. I disagree. Mind chatter can be a very valuable tool for growth, healing, and learning about ourselves . Does your mind chatter go something like this? “It is hopeless that I will ever accomplish this goal .” “I will never find someone to love.” “I will never lose the weight.” “This job will be the end of me yet.” “My health sucks.” “I will never get out of debt.” “I am my own worst critic.” “I’ve run out of patience.” “Everything I do seems to end in disaster.”

If the desire is personal growth, to learn, grow, and thrive, then maybe mind chatter is attempting to point out that which is preventing preventing us preventing us usfrom learning, growing, and thriving. “It is hopeless that I will ever accomplish this goal .” * Is the issue about hope? * The skills and abilities to accomplish the goal? * Time management? “I will never find someone to love.” * Is this about being vulnerable and the fear of being rejected? * Is it easier to say you will never find anyone rather than process your fears and insecurities? “I will never lose the weight.” * Weight is only a symptom of dysfunctional beliefs. * Are you willing to look at the anger? * Do you really want to be vibrant, visible, and present? “This job will be the end of me yet.” * Are you willing to put the work into creating your dream job? * What can you do to increase your enjoyment of the job you currently have? * Do you need additional training to be able to perform your job more effectively? — 32 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

“My health sucks.” * Are you willing to change your lifestyle so your health doesn’t suck? * What is the issue of focusing time, energy, and money on you? * If you don’t take care of your body, where will you live? “I will never get out of debt.” * What have you done to learn about money management? * Are you willing to curb your spending? * Are you willing to do whatever it takes to get out of debt? “I am my own worse critic.” * Is this a form of self-punishment? * Do you find fault with yourself before anyone else can? * Is this a fear of success, prosperity, of moving forward with your life and all the scary things that can happen when you are successful, prosperous, and visible? “Everything I do seems to end in disaster.” * Everything? Is this an exaggeration or for real? * Does your importance come because everything you do ends in disaster? * Is this your identity, the disaster monster? “I’ve run out of patience.” * At whom? Yourself? Is this a way to make yourself wrong? * Is this a temper tantrum because you aren’t getting what you want? * Do you have the tools, skills, and abilities to do what you are doing differently to have a different outcome?

Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, re sist, persist. persist. Eckhart Tolle

We lose the potential of healing when we resist our mind chatter.

— 33 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Rule #1 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements Use Your Own Words

Eleanor I’m 72 years old. My husband of 50 years died 13 months ago. I’ve been all alone since then. I do have 2 children and 4 grandchildren, but I rarely see them. We live in the same town. They’re too busy to include me in their lives. I baby sit and that’s about it.

I’m too old to start dating. I wouldn’t know how. My husband and I were high school sweethearts and got married shortly after graduating from high school. I’m lonely. All my friends have either died or are dying. And, it just doesn’t feel right to date so soon after my husband’s death. I feel so lonely. I don’t know how to move beyond my grief. I don’t know if I can ever be happy again. I still cry every day because I miss my husband so much. It would have been so much easier to have gone first. My husband was my best friend as well as my lover. How do you heal a broken heart? How do I move beyond my grief? How do I start over when I’m 72 years old? How do I stop the daily flow of tears?

Rule #1 – Using Your Own Words – EFT Tapping Statements for Eleanor: 1. I am all alone. 2. I rarely see my children and grandchildren. 3. They’re too busy to include me in their lives. 4. I’m too old to start dating. 5. I don’t know how to date. 6. I’m lonely. 7. All my friends have either died or are dying. 8. It doesn’t feel right to date so soon after my husband’s death. 9. I don’t know how to move beyond my grief. 10. I don’t know if I can ever be happy again. 11. I cry every day because I miss my husband so much. 12. My heart is broken. 13. I don’t know how to move beyond my grief. 14. I don’t know how to start over. — 34 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Some of the statements will desensitize the emotions. Some will change the story while other statements will change the beliefs. To heal a broken heart, we have to deal with and heal the grief. Eleanor might also want to heal the unwelcomed transition she has found herself in. She’s lonely without her husband or other friendships. How comfortable is she making new friends? What is the issue of making new friends? The death of a spouse is one of the most difficult heartaches to heal. Being by ourselves, sometimes it is so overwhelming, we get stuck in the grief. When we are in overwhelm we don’t even know where to begin to heal. When writing EFT Tapping statements for ourselves, we start by using our own words. We start with desensitizing painful emotions. Once the pain has lessened, then we are able to move on to other issues that need to be healed.

Matthew

I’m 46 years old. The company I worked for downsized and now I am unemployed. I have a family, a wife and 3 children. The kids are in their teens. The oldest just graduated from high school. I thought I would have the money to pay for his college education. And now, I can’t afford to send my son to college. I made very good money. Since I made good money, we lived very well. Now, I have a huge mortgage. The savings are dwindling very quickly. We are in a down economy. I am highly skilled and these are the type of jobs that are not being filled by companies. So, what am I supposed to do? My unemployment benefits are ending soon. I can’t afford the mortgage on my home. I can’t afford the food we eat each day. My credit cards are maxed out. I’ve been searching for a job for 24 months. I send out resumes every day. I don’t even get interviews for jobs that I am highly qualified for. I would take less of a salary if I could just find a job. I’m either over-qualified, too old, or too highly paid. When I was downsized, I thought it would be easy to find another job. I wasn’t concerned. Now I am. I was laid off shortly after the economy tanked. — 35 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Rule #1 – Using Your Own Words – EFT Tapping Statements for Matthew: 1. I have been downsized and now I am unemployed. 2. I thought I would have the money to pay for my son’s college education. 3. I can’t afford to send my son to college. 4. My savings are dwindling quickly. 5. We are in a down economy. 6. The type of job I do are not being filled by companies. 7. My unemployment benefits are ending soon. 8. I can’t afford the mortgage on my home. 9. My credit cards are maxed out. 10. I don’t get interviews for jobs that I am highly qualified for. 11. I can’t find a job 12. I’m over-qualified, too old, or to highly paid. 13. I’m concerned that I won’t find a job. Some of the statements will desensitize the emotions. Some will change the story while other statements will change the beliefs.

* Eleanor tapped “I don’t know how to move beyond my grief.” She is having difficult handling the grief. * Matthew tapped “I can’t afford to send my son to college.” That’s the yucky feeling he was feeling.

When tapping, we are tapping what we no longer want, the yucky feelings we are feeling, and/or what we are having difficulty with.

— 36 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Rule #2 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements Process Emotions Before Beliefs

If we have an emotional emotional attached to a belief, it might be difficult to “let it go.” If a belief, constructive or destructive, healthy or dysfunctional, would put us in harms way, we will protect ourselves. To keep us safe, emotionally we will hold onto a dysfunctional thought, feeling, and/or belief. For example, for the beliefs that “People are cruel” and/or “The world is not a safe place,” the following actions and/or reactions, thoughts and/or feelings, might result: * Fearful of new situations and the unknown. * Fearful of being rejected and/or abandoned because you feel you are damaged good. * Feel as if everything is hopeless. * Feel shamed when you are riddled for being inadequate. * Your fears undermine and destroy most relationships. * You fear conflict, criticism, and being judged. * Everything terrifies you. * You believe that sorrow is your lot in life. * You constantly feel inferior and less than others. * You are lost in your self pity and shame. * You take and make most things personal. * You feel undesirable and unwanted. * You know you are not lovable or worthy of love. * You worry and are anxious about everything. * You feel helpless and powerless. These are emotions that can be processed and tapped. EFT Tapping statements have to be personal, about ourselves. Thus, the statements are in the first person, “Me” or “I.” Turn the feelings into a tapping statement of how you feel. We can only heal that which we recognize and acknowledge in ourselves. * I am afraid of new situations and the unknown. * I am damaged goods. * I fear rejection, abandonment, and heartache. * I feel everything is hopeless. * I am riddled with shame. * I feel inadequate. * I fear conflict, criticism, and being judged. * Sorrow is my lot in life. * I constantly feel inferior and less than others. — 37 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

* My fears undermine and destroy my relationships. * I am lost in self pity and shame. * I take and make most things personal. * I feel undesirable and unwanted. * I know I am unlovable or worthless. * I worry and am anxious about everything. * I feel helpless and powerless. All these feelings are the result of the belief that people are cruel and the world is an unsafe place.

— 38 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Rule #3 – Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements The Pay-offs Principle We have pay-offs for not creating a happy, successful, joyous reality. * Avoidance * Blame * Self-pity * Guarantee * Self Righteousness * Self-importance * Clinging to the Past (For more details on the Pay-offs Principle, see the full article in the appendix beginning on page 46.) EFT Tapping can eliminate the pay-offs. Example: Judy really wanted to be in a romantic relationship, marry, and have a family. Yet, every time a relationship celebrated it’s 6 month anniversary, Judy found something wrong with the man and would end the relationship. Usually, the “fault” that Judy couldn’t live with, was something small and insignificant. One of Judy’s pay-off is avoidance. Judy was afraid that once a man got to know her, really know her, she would be rejected. She didn’t feel deserving of a man’s love. The issue wasn’t the faults the men had. The issue was Judy and her insecurities. Ending the relationships, she avoids the potential of being rejected and her insecurities surfacing. Another pay-off Judy has is Guarantee. She wanted a guarantee that if the relationship would continued, the man would not reject her. Then, alone again, Judy would dip into self-pity. Judy’s three biggest pay-offs were: * Avoidance * Guarantee * Self-pity Judy needed to process these three pay-offs to create the reality she so desired…marriage and a family. — 39 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Finishing Touches (Optional)

If we tap a statement that the body knows not to be true, the tapping statement may not clear. As discussed with the Affirmation section on page 27, first we need to tap the affirmation with the “no” inserted in the tapping statement. Part 1 of Finishing Touches – Read the statements on the following page. If one or more of the statements doesn’t feel true yet, then you might want to do one round of the statements by inserting a “no” into the statement. Part 2 – Some like to finish their tapping with statements that are centering and calming. If this is you, then you might want to try the 16 statements below and/or make up those that you like. The statements below can be said in any order that works for you.

— 40 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Finishing Touches Tapping Location

Statement

Eyebrow

All is well in my life.

Temple

Every day in every way I am getting better and better.

Under the Eye

I am fulfilled in every way, every day.

Under the Nose

My blessings appears in rich appropriate form with divine timing.

Under the Lips

I am an excellent steward of wealth and am blessed with great abundance.

Under the Collarbone Knob

I take complete responsibility for everything in my life.

Under the Arm

I have all the tools, skills, and abilities to excel in my life.

Top back part of the Head

I know I will be able to handle anything that arises in my life.

Eyebrow

All my dreams, hopes, wishes, and goals are being fulfilled each and every day.

Temple

Divine love expressing through me, now draws to me new ideas.

Under the Eye

I am comfortable with my life changing.

Under the Nose

I am able to create all that I desire.

Under the Lips

I know what needs to be done and follow through to completion.

Under the Collarbone Knob

My health is perfect in every way, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Under the Arm

I invite into my subconscious Archangel Raphael to heal all that needs to be forgiven, released, and

Top back part of the Head

The light of God surrounds me. The love of God enfolds me. The power of God protects me.

— 41 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

* Everything in our life is a direct result of our beliefs. * A belief is a mental acceptance of the actuality of something whether it is Truth or not. * A mis-belief is a belief that takes us away from peace, joy, and love. * Beliefs precede all thoughts, feelings, decisions, choices, actions, reactions, and experiences . * The conscious mind is that part of us that thinks, passes judgements, makes decisions, remembers, analyzes, has desires, and communicates with others. It is responsible for logic and reasoning, understanding and comprehension. * The subconscious is the storehouse of our beliefs. It does not evaluate, make decisions, or pass judgment. It just is. It does not determine if something is “right” or “wrong.” * If we want to make changes in our lives, long-lasting, permanent, constructive changes, we have to change the destructive, dysfunctional, mis-beliefs in the subconscious. We have to change the programming in the subconscious. * Three rules of the subconscious: Personal, Positive, Present time. * EFT is a simple yet, very effective technique that changes dysfunctional beliefs and emotions in 30 seconds. * An EFT Tapping statement has three parts to it: 1. “Even though,” 2. Instructions to the subconscious, 3. Ending with “I totally and completely accept myself.” * As blocked energy is able to flow more freely as a result of EFT Tapping, the body is able to “breathe a sigh of relief.” Yawing is an indication that energy is able to flow more freely along the meridians. * After tapping, we need some downtime for integration to take place when the physical body and the mind are “idle.” — 42 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Summary (continued)

* Acceptance brings us into present time. We can only heal if we are in present time. * EFT addresses the current mis-beliefs on a subconscious level. * Tapping allows our truth to come forth. * Tapping allows our own body’s Infinite Wisdom to move us toward healing. * By changing the mis-beliefs and dysfunctional emotions on a subconscious level, the changes we make with EFT are permanent. * Tapping neutralizes stored memories. * Tapping desensitizes us to hurtful and painful situations. * The very first tapping statement needs to be: “It’s not okay or safe for my life to change.” * EFT Tapping can be used anytime, anyplace, for anything. * EFT Tapping can be use for anything we don’t want anymore. * The responsibility of the physical body is to protect us. * The body is less likely to sabotage a tapping statement and the process if the EFT tapping statement is one that agrees with the current belief. * Tapping statements that agree with the current belief appeases the physical body. * When we use a “no” in an EFT Tapping statement, the subconscious doesn’t hear the “no.” We only care what the subconscious hears.” * A statement with the word “no” or “not,” although may seem to be contradictory, is not! * One measure of knowing how much an “issue” has been “resolved” is to begin, before tapping, by giving the issue an intensity number between 1 – 10, with 10 being high. * If an EFT Tapping Statement does not clear, turn the statement into a question and tap out the answers.

— 43 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Summary (continued)

* Our inner critic and negative self-talk are our teachers, letting us know the dysfunctional beliefs we need to change. * Our negative self-talk can be made into EFT tapping statements. * One statement per round of EFT Tapping is beneficial for eliminating dysfunctional beliefs. * Multiple statements per round is beneficial to desensitize painful emotions and/or “story.” * Multiple statements per round is beneficial to reframe a situation in our lives. * Repeating affirmations over and over might not be beneficial until the affirmation is tapped by adding a “no” into the tapping statements. * If an issue we tapped persists, we didn’t process the correct issue. Turn the issue around and look at it from a different perspective. * Three possible reasons that EFT Tapping may not have worked: 1) The tapping statement might not be worded such that a dysfunctional belief and/or emotion is addressed and eliminated. 2) The style of tapping, laser vs shotgun, may not be appropriate for the “issue” to be resolved or statements to clear. 3) Tapping on a symptom and not addressing the cause of the issue, thus the tapping may not have been as effective. * Mind Chatter is a valuable tool for growth, healing, and learning about ourselves. Mind chatter makes great EFT Tapping statements. * Rule #1 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements is to use your own words. * Rule #2 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements is to process emotions before beliefs.

* Rule #3 for Writing Your Own EFT Tapping Statements is to include statements that will address our pay-offs for not creating our ideal reality.

— 44 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Appendix

— 45 —

The Pay Pay--off Principle: Why We Stay Stuck

Why would we not  want to create a successful reality? Why would we not  want success, happiness, peace, fulfillment, and love? Instead of success and happiness,we weare areseduced seduced by by pain pain and suffering suffering. In our society, we have a belief, “No pain, no gain.” Usually we don’t change until our backs are against the wall, until we’ve reached “rock bottom,” when change becomes a must.

There are “pay“pay-offs” for not creating a successful, prosperous, fulfilling, and joyful reality. Usually we have one or two that is our go go-- to paypay -off. Families have a pay-off that run in the families that might also play out in our lives as well. Might not be our first go-to pay-off but pops up every now and then.

PayPay -off #1 – Avoidance

We would rather avoid…success, failure, being loved, loving, being alone, being with others, risks, challenges, responsibilities, obligations, fears, and the list goes on. Take success, for instant. Think back to all the statements you have heard about success. “It’s lonely at the top.” “How will you know who your friends are?” Your “friends,” do they want to be with you because of you, the person you are or because of your success and what it would mean for them? What about Personal Power? “Power corrupts.” “Powerful people are conceited, ruthless, driven, thoughtless, and self-centered.” Why would anyone want to be powerful?

“You can’t have it all.” “Money brings nothing but unhappiness.” “Money is the root of all evils.” “Will you remember me when you get rich and famous?” “What would I do with the money? I don’t know anything about investing. I’m not smart enough to figure it out. I would hate to lose it all if I had any.” Are you a good steward of money? If you had financial wealth, would you spend it wisely? Would you be responsible and accountable? Or would it “go to your head?” Is it okay to say “no” to someone in need and less fortunate than yourself? Does saying “no” make you selfish, incite insults that you are thinking of no one but yourself? Do you just avoid the whole scenario? — 46 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

I had a client that had inherited $500,000 and became very popular. Six months later, he had less than before he received his inheritance. His bottom line? It was not okay for him to have more than anyone else. When his new friends asked for something, he would fulfill their wish and/or need. He bought one person a $30,000 car. Another asked for money for a down payment on a house. For another he paid their school tuition. When all the money was gone, so were the friends. When he was evicted from his apartment, the person he gave the down payment to for a house would not even let this man live with him. Pay-off #1 is Avoidance. What am I avoiding? What failure am I avoiding? What success am I avoiding? Am I avoiding the responsibility of success? Am I avoiding obligations? Fears? Challenges? Anger? When we do not feel we have the tools and skills to manage our lives, finances, successes, and/or relationships, we will avoid taking action, making decisions, moving forward in our lives, and/or getting involved in relationships. Avoidance.

PayPay -off #2 – Blame

You know the kind…they are always pointing the finger of blame at someone or something else other than themselves. It is never their fault. Never! The words “accountable” and “responsible” are not even in their vocabulary. How many times have you heard, “I am the way I am because of my screwed up parents.” “It’s your fault! Not mine.” “I thought you took care of it.” “My boss treats me as if I am worthless.” “My spouse does not want me to do that.” Pay-off #2 – Blame…We blame others for our failures. It is easier to blame others than to take responsibility, to take an honest look at ourselves. There is always someone else or God/ Goddess that can be blamed. It is always someone else’s fault.

Victim. Hopeless. Helplessness. Powerless. Lack of self-reliance, self esteem, and selfconfidence. Seemingly, without any options. Someone else has the power and control. Someone else is in control of them and their life. Refusal to take responsibility. Not willing to be accountable. Unreliable. Stuck in the denial.

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PaySelf-- pity Pay -Off #3 – Self “Oh, poor woe is me! No one loves me. No one to help me. I have to do this all by myself. I do everything for them and they do nothing for me! No one cares about me or the hell of my life! Nothing ever goes my way. Life has always and will always be a struggle. I never get any breaks in life”…and on and on and on… Another victim…everything is hopeless. Their situation is helpless. No one can help them. If someone offered to help, they would refuse with a number of reasons why someone could not help them. Only they can do it right. No one else would be able to figure it out. It is their “responsibility” so they have to do it themselves. If they let someone else help, it would not be done correctly. They would have to redo it so they might as well do it. They turn down any and all help and then feel sorry for themselves that they have to do the work themselves. Pay-off #3 – Self-pity. Victim. Martyr. Helpless. Life is hopeless. If things were great, too much would be required of them.

PayPay-off #4 – Guarantee “Promise me, if I love you, you will not hurt me, abandon me, reject me, ridicule me. You will marry me, love me forever and ever. We will live happily ever after. When you promise, then I will love you.” Wanting a guarantee is usually a biggie. “Promise me, if I try, I will succeed. I won’t fail. I won’t look stupid. I will succeed the first time. I will be a hero. Others will admire me.”

Many people reach that fork in the path…one would take them to their heart’s desire, fulfillment, and contentment. The second path, more traveled, takes them down a path of mediocrity that lacks passion, excitement, and joy but will pay the bills. If one sets out on the first path, toward their heart’s desires and their dreams, if they tried and did not succeed, there would be tremendous pain, disappointment, and embarrassment. Everyone knew they had charted their course and set sail. Everyone knew their intentions and hopes. If they failed, they would look foolish, incompetent, and stupid in the eyes of those that love and admire them.

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Or maybe when they reach their goal they will discover the goal did not bring the joy and fulfillment they thought it would. All that work, planning, and sacrificing they would have to do and joy was not the prize. prize. How sad and unhappy they would be. How disillusioned they would feel. So, why even try? Pain, disappointment, embarrassment, embarrassment, disillusionment…is it really worth the risk? But, with a guarantee that they would accomplish their heart’s desire and be a hero, most likely, they would take the first path toward their dreams and heart’s desire. Pay-off #4 – Guarantee…wanting a promise it will work. We hold out for the guarantee even though we know there are no guarantees. We don’t create our reality because we don’t have a guarantee.

PayPay -Off -Off #5 - SelfSelf-Righteous/Anger -Righteous/Anger

Some people would rather be angry than to be at peace. Somehow, they think there is power in being angry. angry. Being at peace is submissive and weak. If they were nice, they would be used and abused. Vulnerability is a handicap, not a strength! These are the people people that constantly complain. Nothing is ever ever right. They never direct their comments to someone that has the power to solve and/or resolve their problem. problem. They would rather find fault with what they perceive as not being right. They have all the answers. But no one has ever asked them for the solution.

Anger is their defense. “Life “Life is cruel and harsh. There are no free lunches.” lunches.” Anger is the mechanism they use to push others out of of their lives. They don’t want anyone to see the true them for fear of rejection. They use their anger anger as a manipulation to control others. They would rather be sarcastic and cynical than be vulnerable. Pay-off #5: Self-Righteous/Anger…righteous so to feel hurt and/or angry. Refusal to resolve the hurt and anger. Wanting to feel hurt. Wanting to feel angry. Wanting to have the right rig right ht to feel angry. This pay-off is about “angers” that they won’t do anything about. If they really wanted to let go of the anger, they would do something about it. — 49 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

Pay Paayayy-Off - Off #6 – Self Importance

These people find their importance in life by being the worst of the worst and/or grander than the best. When you are relating an incident that happened to you, they are the type that have to top your story with a story that is twice as horrendous or magnificent as yours. They have to outdo everything you do, compete with you…even though you were never competing or in competition with them in any way. They have to be better than you by either being the worst of the worst or the grandest of the grand. In 2000, a woman asked if she paid my way, would I be her roommate on a two week trip to Peru with a spiritual teacher? Soon after departing, I was quick to realize why 5 of her friends declined the same offer. She had a morphine pump in her spine, feeding her morphine 24-hours a day. With everyone that sat down at her table for a meal, she went into her whole , painful medical history and problems.

Picture this: Machu Picchu, sunrise service with a shaman, she has has a coughing fit. Does she remove herself herself from the group, group, walk away? No. Seven people went went to her aid, offering offering water, water, cough drops, Reiki, to walk her over to to an area where she could sit. She remained remained in the crowd, refusing any help…all while the shaman is still trying to conduct the ceremony. Pay-off #6 – Self Importance…better than…worse than. Always a competition. Always proving proving how important they are. Always wanting the spotlight.

PayPay -off -off #7 – Clinging to the Past

Moving forward in our lives can be frightening, scary, and not at all fun. The unknown of the future can create a great deal of stress within us, particularly particularly if we do not think we have the tools and skills to handle what needs to be accomplished.

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Childhood was so much easier when we were daddy’s little princess or mom’s favorite. We had a roof over our head, food in the refrigerator. refrigerator. We were cared for, financially supported, supported, and loved unconditionally. Then the time came when we had to grow up, leave home, and and go out into the big, frightening world…all on our own…as adults. By clinging to the past we don’t have to risk moving forward and failing. We don’t have to be courageous, confident, or discerning. We don’t have to face challenges or make decisions. We can blame our incompetence on fear instead of an unwillingness to learn new skills. We don’t have to be truthful to ourselves about the depth of our character. Imagine if Thomas Edison, Alexander Bell, Bill Gates, or Steven Jobs Jobs clung to the past. There would be no electricity, telephones, telephones, or computers. computers. By clinging to the past, we cheat ourselves ourselves of life, new adventures, developing new skills, discovering new facets of ourselves.

“The very things we now wish that we could hold onto and keep safe from change were themselves originally produced by changes. And many of those changes, in their day, looked just as daunting as any in the present do. No matter matter how solid and comfortable and necessary the status quo feels today, it was once new, untried, and uncomfortable. Change is not only the path ahead, but it is also the path behind us.” William Bridges

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P sychological Reversal/Reversed

Psychological Reversal/reversed is when the body’s energy is flowing in reverse. For instance, with muscle-testing, normally with a “yes” response the muscle stays strong, locked in place, and with a “no” response, the muscle is weak. When reversed, a “yes” response is weak and with a “no” response, the muscle stays strong. Reversed. Psychological Reversal/reversed is not a resistance to change.

I have found that when a person is reversed the kidney meridian is flowing in the wrong direction . In oriental medicine, the kidneys are the seat of our fear. Exercises to reverse a reversal are not enough. If one is in fear, simply doing an exercise does not handle the fear. As soon as we are fearful again, we will go back into reversal. If exercises don’t help, what will? Well, gemstones. Even though, initially I wasn’t a believer that gemstones could have an impact on the physical body, after experimenting with a number of different combinations of gemstones, I became a believer. The combination of gemstones I found that is most effective for reversing a psychological reversal is: Rutilated Quartz, Hematite, Garnet, and Chrysocolla. I have worked with children that had difficulty reading and were labeled ADD/ADHD. When I put a pouch of the four stones in their hand, they were able to read without any difficulty. I would then take the gemstones away. Their difficulty to read returned. Both child and parent would be stunned. Every time the child would asked if they could keep the pouch of gemstones. Conclusion: When facing the difficulties of our lives, it is understandable that we could be fearful. It is this fear that can switch the direction of the kidney meridian. If our energy is moving backwards, it is difficult to move forward in our lives. When the energy is moving backwards, we either stagnate or moving forward is like walking in knee-deep mud. The four gemstones can reverse the direction of the meridian as well as the direction we are moving through issues and our lives .

Left to Right: Rutilated Quartz, Hematite, Garnet, Chrysocolla. — 52 — © Tessa Cason, 2014.

P resent Time

When we are in present time, we feel alive, peaceful, and joyful. The world is bright. We know the truth. We know kn ow the answers to the questions we have been asking. We know the actions that must be taken. Our intuition is on target. When we are not in present time, we are either in anger or fear, our regrets or worries. Anger, resentment, jealousy, and hurt keep us in the past. Fear, worry, doubt, and anxiety pull us into the future. Struggles, conflicts, “shoulds,” “musts,” judgments, and resistances pull us out of present time. All of these states of mind seem very real yet are illusions. The decisions and actions we make and take when we are not in present time are based on illusions.

Dragging or Energized? When we are in present time only 5% - 10% of the time, we are dragging. Our energy is low. We can’t stay awake. Being present 15%-20% of the time isn’t much better. We are somewhat tired and sleepy. When we are in present time 90% of the time, we are awake, alert, rockin’ & rollin’.

I’m draggin’.

Ways to Get Present

How can we be in present time when we choose? The obvious are sports, art, and playing a musical instrument. The not-so-obvious are acceptance, gratitude, forgiveness, unconditional love, prayer, laughter.

Laughter, the Best Medicine It is said that laughter is the best medicine. Laughter brings us into present time. We can only heal when we are in present time. To “get” a joke, we have to be in present time. A speaker will start their talks off with a joke. This brings their audience into the present, out of their thoughts, worries, concerns, and they are now able to concentrate on the speaker.

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Endorsers of EFT Tapping

"EFT is a simple, powerful, process that can profoundly influence gene activity, health, and behavior." Bruce Lipton PhD, author of "Biology of Belief." "EFT offers great healing benefits." Dr. Deepak Chopra M.D., M.D Co-founder of the Chopra Center for Well-being in Carlsbad, Ca. and one of the world's leading expert in mind/body medicine. "I have been using EFT for years and have found it a pivotal tool in creating the life of my dreams." Jack Canfield, Canfield author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and "The Success Principles." "EFT tapping has been shown to help people clear the limiting beliefs that hold them back from attracting what they want." Dr. Joseph Mercola, Mercola Founder of the Optimal Wellness Center. "EFT is easy, effective, and produces amazing results. I think it should be taught in elementary school." Donna Donna Eden, Eden author of several books on energy healing. "EFT is destined to be the top healing tool for the 21st century." Cheryl Richardson, Richardson author, speaker, and TV and radio host. "By removing emotional trauma, EFT tapping can help heal physical symptoms too." Dr. Norman Shealy, Shealy co-author of "The Creation of Heal" with Caroline Myss. "EFT is at the forefront of the new healing movement." Candace Pert PhD PhD, author of "Molecules of Emotion." "I frequently use EFT for my patients with great results." Eric Robins, MD, MD Co-author of Your Hands Can Heal you. "EFT produces remarkable recoveries." Daniel J. J. Benor, Benor MD, ABIHM

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About the Author – Tessa Cason, MA

Tessa Cason has been a Life Coach since 1996 and an EFT Practitioner since 2000. She is a mentor, author, teacher, creator, and lecturer. In 2000 she learned EFT Tapping, Emotional Freedom Technique. At that time, she had some clients that were willing to try something new and a bit unusual. After witnessing the success her clients had with EFT, she focused her practice around this simple, yet very effective tool. One of the most important elements with EFT Tapping is the statement that is spoken as we tap. Knowing that beliefs precede all of our thoughts and feelings, choices and decisions, actions, reactions, and experiences, Tessa created 43 Books for Practitioners and 43 Workbooks for Everyone that are filled with mis-belief EFT Tapping statements. Tessa has a very diverse background. She has both her BA and MA in Physical Education from SDSU, San Diego State University. She taught Physical Education at SDSU as well as Grossmont Community College. In 1977, she began a company that manufactured greeting cards and stationery. Within 8 years her company was grossing a million dollars on 50 cent greeting cards. Tessa purchased a newly constructed home in La Jolla in 1985. Unbeknownst to her, a natural gas pipe have been severed during construction and not properly repaired. The gas leak went undetected for 2 1/2 years, 850 days. In 1988, she closed her business to focus on her health. While working on her health, she ran a medical clinic in which she was able to correlate a patient’s illness with dysfunctional beliefs. In 2005 Tessa was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In her research, she discovered that 20 years after exposure to natural gas, thyroid issues would result. From the time she was diagnosed and had surgery, for those 6 weeks Tessa only focused on the issues dealing with the thyroid and tapped. In the recovery room after surgery, the surprised doctor told Tessa that even though two different labs came back with the diagnoses of cancer, it was not cancer. Tessa knew the EFT Tapping had changed the energy of the cancer to non-cancer. — 55 —

Currently, Tessa is creating several EFT Tapping Statement Programs, including an EFT, Weight, and Emotional Healing, “Shame to Enlightenment, Moving Up David Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness,” “Reaching the Pinnacle: Achieving Greatness,” as well as programs for other authors and practitioners. Her Workbooks for Everyone and her Kindle eBooks can be found on Amazon. The eBooks for Practitioners and eWorkbooks can be found on her Publisher’s (White Sage Publishing, Inc.) website: www.EFTstatements.com. Tessa’s website is: www.TessaCason.com

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Books and Kindles eBooks by Tessa Cason

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Abandonment Abundance, Money, Prosperity Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Anger, Apathy, Guilt Anxiety/Worry Being A Man Being, Doing, Belonging Champion Change Conflict Courage Dark Forces Decision Making Depression Difficult/Toxic Parents Difficult/Toxic People Emotional Healing Fear Forgiveness God Grief Happiness/Joy Intuition Leadership Live Your Dreams Life Purpose/Mission People Pleaser Perfectionism Personal Power Relationship w/Others Relationship w/Self, Commitment to Self Self Confidence Self Worth/Esteem Sex Shame Stress Success Survival Transitions — 57 —

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EFT Workbook and Journal for Everyone: Trust/Discernment EFT Workbook and Journal for Everyone: Victim, Self-pity, Self-Defeating Behavior, Shadow Self EFT Workbook and Journal for Everyone: Weight and Emotional Eating Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners:

Abandonment Abandonment Abundance, Money , Prosperity Addictions Adult Children Anger, Apathy, Guilt Anxiety/Worry Being A Man Being, Doing, Belonging Champion Change Conflict Courage Dark Forces Decision Making Depression Difficult/Toxic Parents Difficult/Toxic People Emotional Healing Fear Forgiveness God Grief Happiness/Joy Intuition Leadership Live Your Dreams Life Purpose/Mission People Pleaser Perfectionism Personal Power Relationship w/Others Relationship w/Self and Commitment with Self Self Confidence Self Worth/Esteem Sex Shame Stress

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Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners: Shadow Self Mis-belief EFT Statements for Practitioners:

Success Survival Transitions Trust/Discernment Victim, Self-pity, Self-Defeating Behavior, Weight

80 EFT Tapping Statements for Abandonment, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Abundance, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Addictions, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Adult Children of Alcoholics, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Anger, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Anxiety, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Change, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for “Less Than” and Anxiety, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Manifesting a Relationship, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Relationship with Self, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Self Esteem, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Social Anxiety, Book 1 80 EFT Tapping Statements for Weight, Book 1

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Testimonial for Tessa EFT Tapping Books and Workbooks

Reviews for Tessa’s Kindle eBooks: This is the best understanding I have encountered in a book on anxiety; and it was delivered in less than a page, Amazing! Ms. Tessa Cason tells you a story, through analysis helps you to see the problems clearly, and provides you with solutions. That's worth a $150.00/hour, But what I enjoy is that her definitions and what to do, why it is to be done, and how it is to be done are so clear. Even her book format is subconsciously designed that you learn and grow each time you read one of her books (clever book format). After reading this book and doing the tapping exercises I experienced a dramatic shift in my perceptual existence. I was feeling sad and tired then after completing the exercises in this book I felt joy and peaceful tears. It's truly amazing! Thank you so much Tessa! You are a gift in my life and am so grateful for the healing you have given me! Tessa's books really have healing power. Read them. They will literally change your life.

Tessa has a profound way of working with EFT that is different and unique from other practitioners. I find her newest work to be exceptional concerning self-esteem. I urge anyone, whether new to or familiar with EFT, to try it. You will not be disappointed. I love Tessa's work, you will never be lost for words to tap on. This book is for any level Tapping, I have recently bought several of her downloadable e-books and I find them to be a treasure. Easy to follow and her statements resonate with what I am looking for. I will always continue using her work. Very creative concept, I no longer have to figure out exactly what I want to say. This book is needed by all who suffer self esteem issues, deserving , worthy, belonging, and the list continues. It zero's in on our root issues so we can tap and thrive to a healthier more abundant life. Isn't that what everyone wants. You got a winner here Tessa, you are the bomb.

This is what other Practitioners have ssaid aid about Tessa's Practitioners Practitioners Series: Series:

"I have used EFT in my practice for seven years. Recently I came across Tessa's ebooks for Practitioners and decided to give them a try with several of my clients. Working with the mis-beliefs has expanded the effectiveness of EFT and the success level I have with my clients. It is a joy to watch the life return to my clients' eyes. I know it is a result of the EFT statements from this material." "I am a beginning practitioner. I knew I needed additional resources to use with my clients. I found Tessa's ebooks online and purchased several ebooks. Having a step-by-step process has really helped my confidence level. My clients are having success as well." — 60 —

"EFT is a remarkable tool. Working with Tessa's mis-belief statements has made my job easier ." Here is what others have said ab about out using Tessa's books for Everyone: Everyone: "It was 2003 and I had just suffered a devastating divorce. I felt as if I was on my knees before the Universe when someone recommended Tessa to me. We began working with the mis-beliefs for Survival as I was almost unable to function. My personal growth grew in leaps and bounds and I now have a thriving business along with an amazing marriage." "I had tried everything to help my increasing anxiety problems. I was almost incapacitated by situations that were common, everyday events to most people. I had tried several prescription drugs, traditional therapy, several self-help books, even alcohol, and nothing worked. Out of sheer desperation I decided to try EFT and one of Tessa's workbook. I thought EFT was a strange process at first, but a week after my first session I was able to make it through an entire workout at the gym without a panic attack or even one heart palpitation! It continues to amaze me how effective EFT and working with Tessa's books have been." "I am writing to express my most gracious appreciation for your work. You are one of God's most profound Light Workers. In just 2 sessions, I have let go of a great deal of blocked energy and re-focused my life in directions I could not have imagined. Your work with EFT can, literally, save everyone years on their healing journey. Superb!"

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With Gratitude and Appreciation

There are several people I would like to thank: * I am thankful for Roger Callahan’s, Gary Craig’s, and Pat Carrington’s work developing TFT and EFT. Without their willingness to break the mold, we might still be lying on the couch telling our stories rather than healing our hearts and mis-beliefs. * I am very thankful for my clients in 2000 that were willing to try something new, something untested, something that was outside the norm. I learned so much watching their growth and evolution. * I am thankful for Nick Ortner and The Tapping Solution. Nick is willing to defend EFT Tapping and brave the way for the rest of us. * I am thankful for the research that Dawson Church has put into legitimizing EFT Tapping. * I am thankful for all the practitioners and people that believe and continue to tap even though it is not quite widely accepted yet. * I am thankful for the support and friendship of Faith Shevlin and Marie Brennan.

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