Breath & Tap: Full-Body Tapping Points & Grounded Breathing

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Breath & Tap: Full-Body Tapping Points & Grounded Breathing

by Diana Sturm, LPC

Rated

5

Type

talks

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

3

An instructional tapping practice that combines slow, grounded breathing with a full round of tapping points, from the crown of the head down through the face and collarbone, plus an alternative hand-point sequence for tapping discreetly in public. This practice is for educational and supportive purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care.

Breath Coordinated Release Breathing Tapping Body Awareness Mindfulness Beginner Friendly Grounding Breath

Meet your Teacher

Diana Sturm, LPC

Mobile, AL, USA

Meet your Teacher

Diana Sturm, LPC

Mobile, AL, USA

Transcript

Welcome to MySpace. My name is Diana. And in this video, I'm going to put together the grounded breathing with the tapping. And I'm also going to include the hand points. So we're going to do the points from the head to the collarbone, Plus the hand points. So let's start with the grounded breathing. Put your hands over your chest. And take a long, Slow, Deep breath in. Hold it and slowly let it go. Take another deep breath in. Hold it. And slowly let it go. Take one more deep breath in. All the way to the bottom of the ribs. And slowly let it go. Come up to the top of the head. Tap gently so you feel the sensation of touch. Take a deep breath in. And let it go. The eyebrow points, One finger on the beginning of each eyebrow. Take a deep breath in. And let it go. Side of the eye. Take a deep breath in. And let it go. Under the eye. Take a deep breath in. And slowly let it go. Under the nose. Take a deep breath in. And slowly let it go. Underneath the lower lip. Take a deep breath in. And release it, Slowly let it go. And then on your collarbone. Take a deep breath in. And slowly let it go. These are the tapping points that I'll use in most of the videos that you'll see here. In addition, You can also use hand points. I use these if I'm out in public and I don't want to look strange tapping on my face. So the hand points are the side of the thumb. And the side of all the fingernails, And then the side of the hand. So you would put this in your lap, You'd put your hand in your lap, And you would tap. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. Index finger. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. Middle finger. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. Ring finger. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. And the pinky finger. Take a deep breath in. And release the breath. And the last point is the side of the hand. Take a deep breath in. And just relax. That covers all of the tapping points that are used in somatic tapping. Stay tuned for the next video.