EFT Tapping: Make Peace With Your Changing Body

You looked in the mirror and something stopped you. Clothes that fit last year don’t fit the same way now. Weight settling in new places. Hot flashes that arrive without warning. And everywhere you look, messages telling you to fight aging. Body changes during menopause and perimenopause are real — and so is the grief that comes with them. This 10-minute EFT tapping session is for women navigating these changes, and for anyone who has felt at war with their own body. It will not change what your body is doing. But it will help you find peace with where you are. In three rounds of tapping you will acknowledge the frustration, release the pressure to fight your body, and return to appreciation for everything it has carried you through. Your body is not asking you to fix it. It is asking you to listen. New to EFT tapping? A short video is available on my Insight Timer profile. This session is for general wellbeing only and does not replace professional or medical support.

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You may have looked in the mirror recently and something stopped you. Not because anything was wrong exactly. But because the face-looking back was not quite what you expected to see. Or the clothes that fit last year did not fit the same way now. Wait settling in new places that you did not choose and can't seem to negotiate with. Or the aches in your joints when you get up in the morning, The changes in your skin and hair, The heat that arrives without warning and leaves just as suddenly. And underneath all of it, A feeling that's hard to name but real. That your body has been changing without your permission. And everywhere you look, There are messages telling you to fight it, To fix it, To get your body back. As if this body you're living in right now is somehow the wrong one. It is not. This body is not failing you. It is moving through a natural transition, The same way it carried you through every other season of your life. And today we're going to stop fighting it long enough to listen to it instead. This is your EFT tapping session for making peace with your changing body. Find a comfortable position. Let your body settle. Close your eyes if that feels comfortable. Take a slow breath in through your nose. And a long breath out through your mouth. Again, Breathing in. And letting go. One more time. Inhale slowly. And exhale fully. Releasing any tension. Any worry. Before we begin tapping, Notice how you feel in your body right now. The frustration. Than familiarity. The sense of being at odds with the skin you're living in. Perhaps a fear over changes you can't control. Give that feeling a number from 0 to 10. Pretend being completely at odds with your body. Fighting the changes that are happening. And zero, Feeling peaceful with the changes, Calm and relaxed. Note that number. We're going to move it. Bring your fingers to the karate chop point on the side of your hand. And begin tapping gently, Repeating after me. Even though my body feels unfamiliar right now. Even though my body feels unfamiliar right now. I choose to treat it with kindness. I choose to treat it with kindness. Even though I miss the body I used to have. Even though I miss the body I used to have. I honor and respect the body I have now. I honor and respect the body I have now. Even though I've been hard on my body. Even though I've been hard on my body. I'm willing to listen to it. And be open to change. I'm willing to listen to it. And be open to change. Stop tapping on the karate chop point. And bring your fingers to the inner edge of your eyebrows. Began tapping softly and repeating after me. This body that feels so different. This body that feels so different. Tapping on the side of the eye. I don't recognize myself. I don't recognize myself. Tap it under the eye. These changes I didn't ask for. These changes I didn't ask for. Tapping under the nose. I feel betrayed by my body. I feel betrayed by my body. Tapping on the chin. Frustrated with what I see. Frustrated with what I see. Tapping on the collarbone. I miss how I used to feel. I miss how I used to feel. Tapping under the arm. At war with my own body. At war with my own body. Tapping on the top of the head. All this frustration. All this frustration. Stop tapping. Take a slow breath in. And release it completely. We'll move now into the next round of tapping. Starting with the inner eyebrow. I release comparing myself to before. I release comparing myself to before. Tapping on the side of the eye. I release the voices telling me to fight. I released the voices telling me to fight. Tapping under the eye. My body is not a problem to fix. My body is not a problem to fix. Tapping under the nose. I can stop being at war with myself. I can stop being at war with myself. Tapping on the chin. I let go of old measurements and expectations. I let go of old measurements and expectations. Tapping on the collarbone. I am willing to make peace. I am willing to make peace. Tapping under the arm. This body deserves my kindness. This body deserves my kindness. Tapping on the top of the head. I am willing to come home to myself. I am willing to come home to myself. Stop tapping. Take a breath in. And release slowly and completely. We'll move now into our final round of topping. Starting with the inner eyebrow. This body has carried me so far. This body has carried me so far. Tapping on the side of the eye. Thank you, Body. Thank you, Body. Tapping under the eye. I'm ready to listen to what you need. I'm ready to listen to what you need. Tapping under the nose, And treat you with kindness, And treat you with kindness. Tapping on the chin. I am at home in my body. I honour and love it. I am at home in my body. I honour and love it. Tapping on the collarbone. This body is mine and it is powerful. This body is mine, And it is powerful. Tapping under the arm, And I belong here. And I belong here. Tapping on the top of the head. I am at peace in this body. I am at peace in this body. Stop tapping. Take one long, Slow breath in. And let it go completely. Let your hands rest where they fall. Let your face soften and relax. Unclench your jaws. That your shoulders drop. Let your whole body settle. Breathe into it with appreciation and love. Now I want to invite you to place one hand gently on your heart. And take a moment to thank three parts of your body. For what they've done for you. Your legs that walk you through your days, That carry you towards the people and places that matter to you. Your hands, They create in comfort. And have held the people you love. And your heart. That is kept going. Through every hard season without being asked, Without stopping, Without giving up on you. Take a breath and let that land. Now check back in with that number from 0 to 10. Where are you now? Notice the shift. Is the frustration a little softer? Is there a little more space between you and the story? About what's wrong with your body. I invite you to follow me here on Insight Timer. For more practices to support your well-being through every season. And if you'd like to go deeper, My 10-day audio journaling course, Return to Joy, Is waiting for you. Until then, Be kind to your body today. It is doing its best, And so are you.