1. What are the most significant studies supporting the effectiveness of EFT?

As the leader in the field of energy psychology, EFT has had a few significant studies illustrating the following:

• a meta analysis showing the effectiveness of EFT in improving post-traumatic stress
• a study using MRI technology documents neurological changes in the brain
• 2 studies show physiological changes (reduction of salivary cortisol), immune and epigenetic modifications
• Learn more about the studies HERE.

2. Why do we use language that describes our negative experience as we tap? Shouldn’t we focus on the positive?

This is one of the most common questions I see being asked about EFT and I love answering it!

Imagine buying your dream house or apartment – in the perfect location, but in poor condition; the plumbing needing fixing, cracks in the floors and old paint falling from the moldy walls.

What would you start with? Painting the walls your favorite colors and bringing in the brand-new furniture and decor? Or first focusing for a limited amount of time on repairing what needs to be repaired for a functional, clean, clear place?

That is exactly how EFT works. Because EFT is a clearing tool, first and foremost. What it does is it clears out, it “extracts” the boulders in the river of life force in our energy body.

Once that happens, we now have a clear, open, functional space, ready for the positive to be brought in without any internal resistance. In other words, so it can really “stick”. And most often, simply by clearing out what doesn’t serve us in the present, we experience what we call “spontaneous cognitive shifts” (positive affirmations, beliefs and perspectives that rise up on their own). That’s because the process of healing allows us to step into our true nature, our deeper Self, which, in its essence is pure calm, love, freedom, perspective, wisdom and compassion.

3. But I work with the Law of Attraction. Won’t I then attract more of the negative by tapping on my negative issues during sessions?

Our unique attraction point is made up of the energy, emotions and beliefs we store in our mind-body-spirit complex. By using EFT for a short amount of time and in a focused and structured way, we release the negativity in our mind-body-spirit complex. Therefore, at the end of the process, our unique point of attraction has been modified in the absence of the stored negative. Our ease in raising our vibration will be then considerably higher in the absence of low-level, dense energies, emotions and thoughts.

4. I’ve used EFT on my own/with a practitioner and the problem came back, although EFT is known to produce permanent results for most people. Why isn’t it working for me?

Usually this situation takes place when EFT was used on symptoms and not on the root cause of the issue, or, the issue had what we call, multiple “Aspects”.

If we wanted to remove a diseased tree from our internal emotional garden, we can cut its branches, but the tree will still be there and it will continue to make itself “seen”. But if we remove it from the roots and if we remove all parts of its roots, we know the same plant will no longer grow in that same spot.

So it’s important to keep in mind that an effective EFT process of healing is focused on the root cause of an issue (in the form of Specific Events from the past), thorough testing and measuring of the progress and results.

5. I’ve often felt overwhelmed when doing EFT (by myself or by being guided), and now I’m feeling reluctant. What happened?

This usually happens when we attempt to use EFT on our own as DIY on an issue of great emotional complexity, flooding from the subconscious into our present awareness all at once, or when the EFT process is applied without clear containment techniques.

Imagine trying to pull out a diseased tree whose roots are tangled with the roots of 10 other diseased trees. Chances are all would fall chaotically and dangerously.

That is why it’s important to seek support with issues you feel you can’t handle yourself very well and to make sure your practitioner uses applications of EFT that allows them to bring clearing to your issue in a way that feels gentle, organized and systematic. It’s important that you express your needs during the sessions and when in doubt, ask them how they would approach an issue that causes you significant discomfort.