Hi friends!
Welcome to this EFT practice,
Also called tapping,
Because we tap gently on specific points of the body,
The end points of the meridians.
The latest research shows that this sends a calming signal to the amygdala,
The part of the brain that fires when we're stressed or anxious,
Fight or flight.
It helps the nervous system remember it's safe to settle.
It's simple and it works.
So let's begin.
If it's safe to do so,
Let your eyes close and take a gentle breath in and let it go softly.
Take another breath and this time notice,
Is your breath full and deep,
Moving down into your belly or is it tight and constricted up high in your chest?
Just notice.
Now tune into whatever anxiety you might be feeling,
Whatever stress,
Whatever overwhelm,
Let it be here.
And now give it a number from 0 to 10.
How strong is it right now?
I'm going to guide you through the tapping practice now,
Just follow along.
Start tapping on the side of your palm,
They call this the karate chop,
That soft part below your little finger and with two fingers,
Tapping there gently and say out loud in your mind the phrases that I will repeat.
Even though I feel so much anxiety,
I choose to relax and feel safe now.
Continue tapping,
Maybe switching to the other hand and repeat.
Even though this feels so overwhelming,
I choose to relax and feel safe now.
Even though I'm holding so much stress in my body,
It's safe to let it go now.
Now tap with two fingers the beginning part of your eyebrow,
Either one or both at the same time and as you continue tapping,
Repeat.
All of the stress and anxiety.
Now tap the side of your eye towards the temples,
There is so much going on.
Under the eye now on the bone,
Repeat and that is okay.
Tapping under the nose,
Repeating,
It's safe to feel this anxiety.
Tapping under the bottom lip towards your chin,
Repeating,
It's safe to feel all of this.
Now tapping around three centimetre below your collarbone,
Below the beginning and repeat and it's safe to begin to let it go.
Now four fingers below the armpit,
Repeating,
It's safe to feel all the stress.
Tapping the top of your head and it's safe to let it go.
Now we're going to move through this cycle one more time.
Beginning at the eyebrow,
It's safe to breathe deeply.
Side of the eye,
I acknowledge all my stress.
Under eye and I begin to feel safe in my body.
Under nose,
The more I relax.
Under the lower lip,
The more my body settles.
Under the collarbones,
The more I relax.
Under the armpit,
The more I come back to myself.
Tapping the top of the head,
Repeating,
Letting go now.
Gently stop tapping and soften your arms and hands down and take a slow breath in and exhale,
Let it go.
Take a moment to feel into your body.
Notice any sensations that are present and bring back to mind the number you gave,
Your anxiety at the start and feel into what is the new number.
Something may have shifted.
That's the power of this practice.
You can return to this anytime you need and if you'd like to go deeper I have a longer 15-minute version of this practice and the 10-day course called Steady,
A place to land when life feels uncertain.
You'll find both on my Insight Timer profile.
Until we meet again.
