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It's Time to Shine! - By Carol Look- Hangover Helper Part 2 - Party Without the Hangover - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from Liz LichtiA while back I wrote an article titled ‘Hangover Helper’ where I talked about using EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques to relieve symptoms of a hangover. Now I’m suggesting to go back before the hangover and look at ways to prevent getting hammered in the first place. Don’t worry, this isn’t a ...
Views: 1867 - WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN YOUR “WILD”? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Susanna KearneyA few days ago while standing in line at my local deli I watched a young boy reach for a roll of lifesavers and ask an older man who appeared to be his grandfather, “Can I get these? They help me with my wild!“ His words, “my wild” grabbed me. The older man noticing my fascination turned ...
Views: 1867 - Emotional Stress Management - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Hope TackaberryEmployers lose $200 billion a year due to stress-related ailments and 75-90 percent of employee visits to hospitals are stress-related, according to the National Institute of Health. What amazing statistics! Why we are not attacking stress with the same vigor with which we have attacked drug ...
Views: 1864(2 votes) - You are special! - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2010 from Peter GDo you feel worthless? Do you feel like you’re a mistake? Don’t Believe It! You are special – You are uniquely and beautifully made! I remember as a child, my mother told me in the heat of an argument that she was sorry I was born. When I was in my twenties, she told me the story how ...
Views: 1863(3 votes) - Secret #10 of 10 Highly Profitable, Proven, Time-Tested Secrets to Create the Ultimate First and Last Impression with Your Client - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2014 from John Di LemmeN: Non-negotiable When you give a client a surprise bonus, you’re over-delivering and practically guaranteeing customer satisfaction. A satisfied customer is essential. Don’t hold a debate with yourself about whether you should reward a customer. Make the reward non-negotiable. When it ...
Views: 1861 - Finding the Right Mate for You - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Alina FrankEFT is the most effective tool hands down to break ancient patterns of behavior and thinking both in my opinion and in my experience . Nothing works as elegantly in making links to the past so that all a skilled practitioner has to do is be completely present to what the client is feeling to ...
Views: 1855 - Master the Mindset – Talk Back to Your Fear - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Loren FogelmanYour body is a resource of untapped potential. Your mind has the ability to stop you or propel you forward. Where is your mindset? People don’t want to acknowledge fear. Your fear will keep you stuck. Making excuses, procrastinating and putting off uncomfortable things is easy to do. Instead of ...
Views: 1854 - What If YOU Were Front Page News? Four Steps to Freedom from Secrets - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Julie Donley“You cannot look at someone’s exterior and know what’s going on inside.” This quote from the book The Journey Called YOU is a very profound statement because what it means is that looks can be very deceiving; someone who seems to have it all together may in fact be living a life of ...
Views: 1853(6 votes) - Improve Your Self-Esteem With Tapping Away This Self-Judgement - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2014 from Suzanne ZachariaWe are our own worst enemies sometimes. We can be so cruel to ourselves. "How could I have posibly said That?", "I'm too fat", "How could I have done something so colossally stupid?", "I don't have anything interesting to add to the conversation", "Surely this person will not like me when they ...
Views: 1852 - ***The Law of 10s for 2010: 10 Tips to Brighten Your Life - Part 2 - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Lindsay Kenny - EFT MasterTip # 1: Give something away every day that costs you nothing but can be priceless. Find this and the upcoming tips at www.Powerof10s.com Tip # 2: Change Your Mind to Change Your Life – Thoughts are arguably among the most powerful tools we possess to affect change in our ...
Views: 1847(1 vote) - EFT Tap That Stress Away - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2015 from Suzanne ZachariaCan you literally use your fingers to stimulate your upper body and get rid of stress? Well, that is what we do with EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques. We stimulate the upper body with the fingers whilst connecting to whatever is stressing us, and usually, the stress then goes away and ...
Views: 1846 - Using EFT For Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2008 from Paul KeeneSeven years ago I read that pain will vanish or be reduced with a few minutes of EFT application. I suffered from excrutiating back pain due to an unfortunate accident that damaged my four lower vertebrae, L2 through L5-S1. On a crusade to find alternative pain management, I stumbled across EFT ...
Views: 1846 - Fear is the reason why we may be stuck in our lives - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Matthew ButcherWe could have been trying accomplish something great in order to move forwards in our lives but yet we always seem to hit a wall. It could seem that we are just really unlucky or cursed. For example we could have had several attempts in wanting to make it to the next level in a relationship ...
Views: 1843(1 vote) - 3 keys to Creating Powerful Affirmations That Work - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Alan CombiesIn order for affirmations to be effective it is important to understand these 3 keys. Once you grasp these concepts you will be on your way to creating your life by design. Key #1: Affirmations are much more than a written positive statement of what we want. Many people get very excited ...
Views: 1837(1 vote) - Is It Selfish To Love YourSelf? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2017 from Rosemary Nonny KnightI did not realise just how much I did not like myself until I hit bankruptcy and a 4 year period of depression… I had hidden away from my self-dislike – It was not as strong as a self-loathing but it definitely was not self-love. I thought that putting everyone else first was the key to a ...
Views: 1835 - Addiction Recovery in Cape Town - Carmel´s New Flatmate - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Suzanne ZachariaCape Town has more than its fair share of addictions. And any long-term addict is likely poor as a result, leaving them reliant on people that they would not otherwise choose to mix with. Such was the case with ¨Carmel¨ (not her real name), a recovering alcohol and other drug addict. She ...
Views: 1824(1 vote) - What is EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Christa SmithEFT (emotional freedom technique) is a form of psychological acupressure based on the ancient principles of acupuncture. Instead of needles, EFT combines gentle tapping on key acupuncture points while focusing your thoughts on pain, uncomfortable emotions, memories, cravings or any other ...
Views: 1821 - Self-Love EFT Tip - Let Us Start With Calm-Happy-Ish - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2015 from Suzanne ZachariaYou may have suffered some low moments, maybe friends tell you you should love yourself more, or perhaps a therapist has suggested it. You may have read various self-help books about how to find this elusive self-love, all in vain. Whenever you look to improve your self-confidence, up pops ...
Views: 1820 - How You Deal with Conflict - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from Loren Fogelman"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you." BrianTracy When you are part of any community you interact with others. Being part of community is being ...
Views: 1818 - Conscious Immunity: Tapping Your Way to a Happier, Healthier YOU - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Forrest SamnikWhat comes to mind when you think about your immune system? Do you think about an army of special cells, proteins, tissues, and organs ready to go to battle to defend you from organisms and substances that invade your system and cause disease? Do you visualize little Pac-Men like creatures ...
Views: 1815(5 votes) - Five Reasons to Move Out of the City Before Fall - by Submitted on May 30, 2015 from Richard Ruhling1. Fear of loss, especially financial loss is considered by many as the greatest human motivator. You could lose your home and it's contents by failure to act ahead of “economic collapse, 2015,”if the 36 million results on Google mean anything. When it comes to such events, a year early is ...
Views: 1815 - The Angry Pancreas - Part II - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Rossanna MasseyWith every week that passed she started to feel more comfortable, and started recognizing her issues about her own parents without feeling like she was dishonoring them. As in the case of most angry people, she felt that she had already “dealt” with that part of her life, but I knew better. ...
Views: 1814 - Are You A Time Bomb Ready To Explode? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Kate BeedersTick tock, tick tock! Are you a time bomb ready to explode? Stress and overwhelm are one of the biggest complaints I hear from my clients. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Between taking care of their family, personal life and business there just seems to ...
Views: 1811(1 vote) - Definition: EFT Training - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2007 from Debbie MolisUnderstanding the EFT Training Levels Emotional Freedom Techniques is for everybody. For therapists and trainers, for health workers and teachers, for mums and dads, and for each and every one of us as individuals. Since 2004 Gary Craig the originator of EFT has set guidelines for the ...
Views: 1810 - ***Power of 10s for 2010 10 Simple Tips to Brighten Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Lindsay Kenny - EFT MasterSimple Tip # 1: Give something away that costs you nothing, every day for 10 days It could be priceless to the recipient. Do this every day for 10 days and see if you feel differently, or if something good happens to you, or if you make someone else feel better. If you miss a day, start ...
Views: 1809 - 1 Gigantic Mistake Entrepreneurs Make - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2014 from Kate BeedersThis past month, I’ve been to so many events where I saw entrepreneurs repeatedly make the same mistakes. Ultimately, that is taking them off the fast path to success. Over and over again! These entrepreneurs complain, get frustrated, disappointed and even angry that they’re not having the ...
Views: 1809(1 vote) - Time to Say Goodbye to Self Criticism - Releasing the Inner Critic - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from Loren FogelmanWho are the people in your life that have been the most critical of you? Family, partners, bosses or friends. No matter how hard you tried, it was never good enough. The focus was always on what you did wrong, not what you did right. Hearing those messages repeatedly has an effect. They begin ...
Views: 1805 - Are You A Time Bomb Ready To Explode? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Kate BeedersTick tock, tick tock! Are you a time bomb ready to explode? Stress and overwhelm are one of the biggest complaints I hear from my clients. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Between taking care of their family, personal life and business there just seems to ...
Views: 1804(1 vote) - Definition: Orgone - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2007 from Debbie MolisOrgone energy is a term coined by psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich for the "universal life energy" which he claimed to have discovered in published experiments in the late 1930s. Reich claimed that orgone energy was a "life energy" which filled all space, was blue in color, and that certain forms of ...
Views: 1798 - I Can Do It! - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2010 from Andrea Novakowski“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” ~Anne Bradstreet Imagine a soft, cool breeze blowing through your window and gently, gently touching your face. The gauzy curtain flutters. You hear ...
Views: 1797(4 votes) - EFT and the Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Pat BurnsIn 2005, after several years of chronic pain and all the misery that goes along with that, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. My rheumatologist’s solution was to immediately medicate me. I was prescribed an antidepressant, 2 pain killers, and something to help me ...
Views: 1791 - DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Chelle Thompson"Freedom is a condition of your heart. You can be captive amidst great wealth and free behind bars. Do your fears, insecurities, beliefs and programs still control the way you choose to spend your days? The true freedom in life is feeling free to think, act and speak according to the dictates of ...
Views: 1790(3 votes) - Self-Love in Small Steps - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2014 from Suzanne ZachariaIn classical EFT, tappers often use the Setup statement of "Even though I have this [problem], I deeply love myself". Some tappers cannot say "I deeply love myself" or even "I love myself". This is a sign that self-love can do with a boost. And you may wonder why anyone should worry about ...
Views: 1789 - Being Present - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Rev. Keith HallThe Art of Being Present The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. –Buddha What moment do we have other than this? The past is an illusion long gone. The future is not yet ...
Views: 1788(4 votes) - Mending A Broken Heart With Emotional Freedom Techniques - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2007 from JoAnn SkyWatcher“Karen” found out that her husband had been cheating on her with a mutual "friend" for a couple of years. I had worked with her on her sadness during a mini-workshop a couple of months before, and she had gotten her sadness down to a 5/10 before we ran out of time. We were finally able to ...
Views: 1786 - ***7 Minutes to Natural Pain Release: Pain is a Choice and Suffering is Optional - WHEE for Tapping Your Pain Away - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Sam EtkinWHEE is an amazing new method for releasing pains of all sorts. Users report dramatic improvements with tension headaches, migraines, frozen shoulders, backaches, irritable bowel syndrome, surgery, injuries, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and cancer. Example 1: I was out hiking with a ...
Views: 1785 - Matewis and the Monkeys - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Maureen CramMatewis (pronounced “mat-ear-vis”) is my black cat – whose fear of the hair dryer was successfully treated using surrogate EFT. A couple of months ago she was bitten by (or so we thought) a feral cat that sometimes comes on to our property. She had a huge bite wound at her throat and it was ...
Views: 1785 - Five Reasons to Move Out of the City Before Fall - by Submitted on May 30, 2015 from Richard Ruhling1. Fear of loss, especially financial loss is considered by many as the greatest human motivator. You could lose your home and it's contents by failure to act ahead of “economic collapse, 2015,”if the 36 million results on Google mean anything. When it comes to such events, a year early is ...
Views: 1780 - Attain Personal Development by Controlling Anger - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Mervyn gohSelf Empowerment by Controlling Anger Let's start off with a story that interpret the danger of anger. Once there live a rich woman that is well known in high society for her benevolence who had a maid that was faithful and diligent. One day, out of curiosity, the maid decided to test her ...
Views: 1777 - Overwhelming Circumstances & EFT - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from aileen noblesUsing EFT to build emotional strength in overwhelming circumstances Article from the EFT archives Sometimes life gives us a major dose of "The Overwhelms" where unexpected events seem beyond our ability to handle. Aileen Nobles was handed such a challenge recently when her husband had a major ...
Views: 1776 - Adoptees and Regrets - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Pat BurnsI’ve been working with adoptees for nearly 20 years now, and I thought I had heard pretty much every regret there was to hear from an adoptee, but yesterday I heard one I hadn’t heard before, and it caused me to feel a profound sadness. An adoptee contacted me about scheduling an EFT session, ...
Views: 1767(1 vote) - How To Use EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) On Your Quest To Enlightenment - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2010 from Alicia CramerMost people associate mediation with enlightenment. And I agree with its value, meditation has been used for centuries to attain enlightenment. Gurus, sages, and yogis have taught it as the path to enlightenment. Whenever a new concept is introduced to the general public, it tends to be ...
Views: 1762 - My Aching Head - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Pat BurnsHeadaches…we all get them, and they’re not much fun. Often our headaches are a result of stress, anxiety, anger, frustration and other negative emotions. A bad day at the office or a confrontation with a spouse or child can lead to an aching head and a general feeling of misery. headache ...
Views: 1762(1 vote) - Transition = Opportunities - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2009 from Eileen LichtensteinTapping into opportunity is about working creatively with potential, not being limited by challenges. The key to realizing your own potential is tuning in to how you interpret the events playing out in your own life. It’s about acknowledging fear and anxiety and releasing it. It’s about ...
Views: 1762(1 vote) - Hurting Neck and Shoulder uncovers traumatic memory - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from Patzia Gonzalez"Mary" came to see me because she had been having a lot of pain in her left shoulder and neck. She had seen her doctor, an acupuncturist, a massage therapist and it all helped but the pain kept coming back after a few hours. She was willing to try "this weird technique" to see if it helped her ...
Views: 1755 - 5 Decisions to Shred Fear Out of Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from John Di LemmeI have personally witnessed thousands of people worldwide imprisoned by fear. They are trapped behind the bars of not being worthy of success and shackled to their past mistakes. Are you one of those prisoners? Have you been wrongly convicted and given a life sentence by the enemy of fear? ...
Views: 1752 - Mathew's Story - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Forrest SamnikThough I’ve been utilizing EFT as my main treatment modality in my psychotherapy practice for 7 years, I still can get blown away by the near miraculous results. I’d like to share a recent case with you that really made my heart soar. Mind you, this is a complicated case and continues to be a ...
Views: 1751(5 votes) - EFT For Dealing With a Problem Cat - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2009 from Pat BurnsI am the mom to 3 wonderful and loving cats, each of whom I adore. Each of them is very different from the others, and very special in his or her own unique way, and my daughter and I have taken great pleasure from having these three as a part of our lives. Of the three cats, the most timid ...
Views: 1747(3 votes) - Adoption Search and Rejection - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Pat BurnsRejection. It’s a word that nobody involved in an adoption search wants to think about. Unfortunately, rejection is something that every searcher needs to consider. It happens. It’s terribly sad for all concerned, and can emotionally deeply wound the person being rejected, but it is one of the ...
Views: 1744(1 vote) - Become a Coach: How to Motivate Yourself or Others - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Mackenzie PearceTo get the most from your life, your day, your hour create some powerful questions that put you into a powerfully productive state. Once you understand how powerful this is, work with your clients to create questions that will help put them into their ideal emotional state. Questions such ...
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