EFT which
is an acronym for Emotional Freedom Technique, is a method which uses tapping
on certain meridian points in the body, to defuse the negative emotional
build-up around our daily life events, as well as for past traumas, hurts etc.
In the process of defusing the emotional build-up of whatever it might be like anger,
anxiety, hurt, sadness, fear, helplessness, powerlessness etc, it allows us
to very quickly
1. To accept ourself inspite of the difficult
emotions
2. let go of these emotions,
3. let go of the brooding about the stories
and interpretations and analysis around the events that lead to the emotions
4. view the event in different healthier
perspective
5. see our own limiting beliefs that
lead to the emotional build-up in the first place and let go of them if we
choose to.
Usually when we are faced with a
difficult situation – for example, you have been unfairly criticized. Now you
feel a raging anger and the tendency will be to brood about the event, to
analyse the event to prove that you were not wrong, to interpret the situation –
you will stay with stories going on in your head and your self-talk – all of
which become overwhelming – and in the case of an emotion like anger, may even
cause you to become violent etc… and it can result in your not being able to
live normally for days on end.
When you use EFT, what it first does is have you acknowledge your emotions first, where in your body you are feeling it, and give a numeral rating to it on a scale of 1-10 on how high is the intensity of the emotion and then accept yourself inspite of the emotion.
So an opening statement would go something like this, ‘Even though, I am so angry with ____ and I am feeling it in my chest as a huge pressure at a 10, and it makes me feel so helpless and I want to hit him, I still choose to love and accept myself completely’. And then you would tap on all the meridian points, maybe saying the story of what happened and your feelings and interpretations etc., or if the emotions are too strong to handle directly, there are ways to first bring down the emotional charge some points and then tell the story.
What the tapping does is completely defuse the emotional charge by releasing the disturbing energy that is actually stored in the body – and when the emotional charge is defused you are actually able to look at the situation differently, more objectively.
And as you grow in your understanding of your emotional world, you begin to discover your beliefs that lead to the way you interpret the events that take place in your life and you are able to change those beliefs too.
EFT is a powerful tool you can use for gaining mastery over your emotions. I would recommend this strongly for Vedanta students who are struggling with strong negative emotions because of not knowing how to process them, past traumas or unresolved emotional issues
It is good to invest in your emotional mastery by learning the different ways to use EFT – assimilation of Vedanta teaching becomes very much easier.
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