The gift of EFT is that each person becomes their own personal healer, creating their own perfect balance. For their more immediate symptoms, I teach the tapping methods so well demonstrated on this website, explaining the ritual as a work of art performed lovingly on themselves. However for those with chronic illnesses ‿the majority who present to me ‿I encourage a further exercise to be performed every night in bed before falling asleep.
Firstly, their hands are placed palm downwards over their sternum, or breast plate. Their arms therefore form a figure-of-eight shape, with a meeting, or zero, point over the centre of their chest.
Secondly, a gentle abdominal breathing pattern is established, ensuring the mind and the body is calm and relaxed.
Thirdly, the ‘Even though…‿phrase is repeated three times, using their dominant presenting symptom ie pain, fatigue, sleeplessness, anxiety, sadness etc.
I have found that visualising the words within an infinity sign really helps people connect with this exercise.