Hello and welcome.
My name is Amanda Salvara and I'll be guiding you through an emotional freedom technique tapping session today on the theme of stress reduction.
Now the tapping session is going to take three rounds our first round will be acknowledging how stress can show up in the body the second round will be the possibilities of what else can be true when we're experiencing stress and the third round will be our integration round taking some of those insights,
Those possibilities and acknowledgements.
And how we can integrate them into our day-to-day lives moving forward.
So with tapping,
You don't have to believe it.
It's just going to be repeating some of the phrases that I say whilst I'm tapping on these meridian points in the body.
And as we're tapping you can use your left or right hand both are fine even if you want to use one or two that's okay and tapping around here underneath the collarbone and one arm down from the armpit or on the bra strap if you're wearing a bra.
We'll be tapping through those eight points each,
Beginning with a setup statement as well for what it is that we're acknowledging and tapping into those thoughts and phrases,
Disrupting our nervous system relationship.
To those aspects to anchor into safety and connection.
When we are tapping on these meridian points in the body.
So as we begin,
I invite you to have a glass of water next to you and you're welcome as well to just stretch in your chair if you need to settle in to our tapping session today.
And we'll get into it,
Inviting you to notice where you are on that subjective unit of distress with stress or tension in the body,
However it's showing up for you,
Whether that's a word,
A phrase,
Emotion or sensation.
Take a moment and sit with what stress brings up for you.
Just notice where is it sitting on that scale?
10 being most intense,
Distressing that you're feeling.
That experience,
Zero being not at all.
And you could be sitting at a four or a 9.
5.
Just acknowledge how it's showing up for you.
And where it's showing up in the body as well.
And as we tap through these rounds,
I'll say a phrase,
But if you find there's something that pops up for you that feels more true for your experience and what's more relevant.
Note that and say that out loud to yourself because the more relevant it is,
The more impact that's going to have for you through these tapping rounds.
You're also welcome to say these out loud or just say them in your mind.
But just give it that fair trial through these three rounds to notice what happens after each round when we do drop into the body and check in where you sit on that subjective unit of distress after tapping.
It's going to show up differently for different people so honour your experience and don't worry about what other people may say what it does for them.
This is your time to work with your body and your thoughts and your mind and notice what comes up for you.
So with that being said,
We'll begin with some setup statements now.
Even though stress can feel overwhelming sometimes.
I deeply and completely accept myself.
Even though it can feel really tense in the body.
I deeply and completely accept myself anyway.
Even though I just want this dress to go away I deeply and completely Accept the stress here now.
Disruptive thoughts.
Feeling stuck in fight,
Flight,
Freeze.
It feels like it's unmanageable.
Noticing stress in this part of my body.
Feeling this subjective unit of distress at this number.
Just wanting to be able to do things more effectively.
Noticing where this stress is holding me back.
I acknowledge this stress now.
I invite you to take a breath in.
And as you breathe out,
Just notice where you land in the body,
Where you land on that subjective unit of distress now.
10 being the most intense.
You're experiencing that word,
Phrase,
Emotion,
Sensation and zero being not much at all.
There anything that came up for you?
During that tapping round of acknowledging stress and how it shows up.
And you're welcome to note this down on a piece of paper or maybe just note this in the mind where you're at.
And if there's any insights maybe that came up.
Maybe a memory or a thought that's now in the foreground that wasn't there before.
Shift it up.
After tapping through that initial aspect that was there.
Let's go with that and do the next round of tapping.
And if you haven't noticed anything shift,
That's okay.
Sometimes it can take a few rounds of tapping to.
.
.
Get to that emotional freedom experience and Also,
Just practicing being present as well with the body.
And that proprioception of noticing sensations the breath the muscles the energy that's just moving around here We'll go into our second round of the possibilities of what Dress could be doing for us.
And you're welcome to take a sip of water again,
Have a stretch.
And just land back in your seat.
And we'll begin Even though stress can show up quite intensely at times.
I know my body is always working for me.
Even though stress has been really great in helping me get motivated.
I can allow myself to rest.
And still be okay.
Even though I sometimes look back and judge myself when I'm stressed.
I can deeply and completely accept myself.
My body is always looking out for me.
What if I can work with this stress?
What if I can give myself permission to rest?
This stress.
Is showing up for me and letting me know what I need.
I can work with my body in meeting my needs.
What if this stress response.
.
.
Isn't needed at this time.
What if I can feel safe?
Knowing that this stress.
Is here for me.
I can work with this dress.
And get to know how to show up,
Fred and myself.
And taking that breath in.
And breathing out,
Notice where you land now on that subjective unit of distress.
Or if there's anything else that's come up for you from that tapping round.
Maybe.
Some insight that's shown up as a phrase,
A word.
Maybe an emotion.
Maybe something.
.
.
Moving sensations or a softening.
And if you're comfortable sharing in the comments.
What you notice shows up for you.
You're welcome to share there or even just journal.
What it is that stood out for you if there was a phrase that was said that can maybe taken away for further reflection to the week ahead Just taking that moment as well to take a sip of water,
Maybe stretching your chair.
And noting.
Where you are in that subjective unit of distress.
Going inwards into where that is now and dialing up that essence.
Is it a softness?
Is it a coolness?
Has the word or phrase maybe weakened the physiological response.
To a situation that might be happening at the moment or a memory that might be triggering that stress response or a habit pattern.
Of a thought triggering a stress response.
And as we go into our third round,
If you still feel that is something that's quite prominent for you in the foreground,
I want you to hold that in mind,
Whether it's showing up as a word or maybe even an image.
As we tap into that.
And if it is an image that's showing up for you,
As opposed to repeating the phrases that I'm saying,
Just hold the image in mind whilst we tap.
And we'll be tapping into ways of integrating this insight,
This wisdom.
That can come up from experiencing stress.
And ways of being with it.
So with that,
We'll begin with our setup statement.
I know that when stress shows up,
It's showing up for me.
When my body gets stressed.
I can still deeply and completely accept myself.
When stress shows up for myself and in others.
I can deeply and completely accept us anyway.
This stress is only temporary.
I can work with stress and learn to relax.
My experience of stress.
Can be experienced differently.
I can allow myself To know it's okay not to need to do anything just now.
My mind and my body is always working for me.
I allow myself to move into rest and out of stress when I need.
I can remember when stress comes up,
I'm having a human experience.
I can learn to soften with stress.
Taking that deep breath in.
Breathing out,
Where are you landing now?
On that subjective unit of distress or intensity.
Around your experience with stress in the body.
And again,
If you're comfortable sharing in the comments.
Maybe which round?
You found most impactful.
Whether that was acknowledging the stress,
The possibilities around it,
Or integrating ways of being with it moving forward.
And where you are in that subjective unit of distress again.
Let's sit and marinate in that.
What does that feel like?
How is it showing up?
As a thought,
Word,
Phrase,
Emotion or sensation in the body.
And what has moved for you or shifted from the first tapping round until just now.
And taking this insight in what that data is that's shown up for you today.
You're welcome to take this on to further reflection for the week ahead.
Perhaps journal.
Some insights in how you might want to reframe stress moving forward.
Whether that's in situations at work,
At home,
Or in relationships,
Or just with your own relationship with your mind and your body.
How you want to recreate or embody that relationship when stress shows up for you moving forward.
So thank you for allowing yourself this time today to be here and tap through that experience of stress and emotional freedom technique around that.
I wish you all the best in the week ahead with all the insights that might continue to show up for you.
Until then,
Take care and all the best for the week ahead.
