Imagine, for a moment a healing modality that, in less than 10 years, has become a highly valued method of those in the healing professions.

A modality that:

needs no surgery, no drugs,
is rapid, gentle
is easy to learn
gets measurable results over 80% of the time

Impossible? Read on....

EFT belongs to a new class of treatments known as Energy Medicine. Of all the new approaches that use the body's energy system, experts who write about this subject, note that EFT is the most effective.
EFT is a form of psychological acupressure that uses a simple, gentle tapping technique instead of needles to stimulate traditional Chinese acupoints. The tapping on specific points on the face, torso and hands is combined with verbalizing about the identified problem, followed by an affirmation phrase. Tapping on points and verbalizing on the issue you want to address can initiate a cascade of healthy neurological, chemical, emotional, cognitive and physical effects.

The result?

A RAPID REDUCTION IN THE SEVERITY OF YOUR PROBLEM.

How Does EFT Work?

EFT uses the body's energy meridians. The meridian system is a grid of energy pathways that run throughout the body. Stimulating points on these meridians has been an effective healing modality for thousands of years, most commonly known today as acupuncture.
Research indicates that when acupoints along the meridians are stimulated, the limbic portion of the brain is also stimulated. When the limbic system of the brain is stimulated by biochemicals created by thought or memory, we respond by feeling emotions. If the thought or memory is negative or unhealthy, we will feel negative or unhealthy emotions, such as anxiety, fear, depression, anger, or addictive desires. But, if we stimulate EFT acupoints, we can lower the stimulation of the limbic system. With this lowering of the limbic system stimulation, the result will be a reduction or elimination of the negative or unhealthy emotions and behaviors.

Why EFT?

At the end of the day are you fatigued?
Do you have chronic pain or illness?
Are you dealing with anger that you can't quite manage?
Having trouble getting to that place of peace, calm and appreciation?
Are you caught in a pattern of unhealthy behaviors and can't change?
Could your life be more crazy or overwhelming?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

The American Institute of Stress estimates that 75-90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems
According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 1 in 5 Americans have symptoms of irritable bowel syndromes
More than 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 64 experience frequent back pain
Nearly 1 in 5 adults has arthritis
According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey completed in 2004, two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight
A National Sleep Foundation poll reports that 67% of American women surveyed said they had trouble sleeping
The above statistics come from The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine: www.nicabm.com
Change is hard. Beliefs, thoughts and behaviors often continue as if they have a life of their own. But EFT has solutions.

With EFT you will be able to:

understand and release sabotaging behavior
learn how to get dramatic pain relief
learn tools for overcoming food cravings
improve your health by eliminating negative emotions
I have helped hundreds of people with EFT to eliminate a broad range of issues. And I have confidence that I can help you get the results you are looking for! (telephone coaching sessions)

heal......................change................................create

What People are Saying About Rosemary's EFT Skills and Experience

"After a car accident, I was referred to Rosemary because I was afraid to drive. The EFT completely removed my fear of driving."

M.M., So. Lake Tahoe. CA

"I had Rosemary do EFT on myself and my son. I had immediate effects and noticed immediate behavioral changes in my son. When EFT was done on me, the issues at hand seemed so much easier to deal with. My perspective changed right away. After working on my son, my husband and I noticed some behavioral issues changing. Rosemary made it a game and my son continues to find it fun."

H.B., South Lake Tahoe, CA

"After several sessions of tapping, focusing on the dynamic of my interactions with my father, it came to me that I should "lead from the heart." My father is 93, has mild dementia and has become increasingly more difficult and confused. After EFT, dad became agreeable and almost like his old self. I don't know who has changed more - dad or me."

V.G., South Lake Tahoe, CA

"The results are dramatic. Rosemary provides a warm and accepting atmosphere where one feels safe going where Bonnie Raitt says, 'it's tangled and dark' and then facilitates a remarkable release by simply tapping. Unpleasant events and memories just aren't an issue anymore."

L.M., Zephyr Cove, NV

EFT Research

The Treatment of Combat Trauma in Veterans Using EFT

Church, D. (2009). The Treatment of Combat Trauma in Veterans using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A Pilot Protocol. Traumatology, in press.
With a large number of US military service personnel coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and co- morbid psychological conditions, a need exists to find protocols and treatments that are effective in brief treatment timeframes. In this study, a sample of 11 veterans and family members were assessed for PTSD and other conditions. Evaluations were made using the SA-45 (Symptom Assessment 45) and the PCL-M (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Military) using a time-series, within-subjects, repeated measures design. A baseline measurement was obtained thirty days prior to treatment, and immediately before treatment. Subjects were then treated with a brief and novel exposure therapy, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), for five days. Statistically significant improvements in the SA-45 and PCL-M scores were found at posttest. These gains were maintained at both the 30- and 90-day follow-ups on the general symptom index, positive symptom total and the anxiety, somatization, phobic anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity subscales of the SA-45, and on PTSD. The remaining SA-45 scales improved posttest but were not consistently maintained at the 30- and 90-day follow-ups. One-year follow-up data was obtained for 7 of the participants and the same improvements were observed. In summary, after EFT treatment, the group no longer scored positive for PTSD, the severity and breadth of their psychological distress decreased significantly, and most of their gains held over time. This suggests that EFT can be an effective post-deployment intervention.

Study of Energy Psychology

By Joaquin Andrade, MD and David Feinstein, PhD
The research, which was initiated in the late 1980s and included various studies over a 14-year period.
In preliminary clinical trials involving more than 29,000 patients from 11 allied treatment centers in South America during a 14-year period, a variety of randomized, double-blind pilot studies were conducted. In one of these, approximately 5,000 patients diagnosed at intake with an anxiety disorder were randomly assigned to an experimental group (tapping) or a control group (Cognitive Behavior Therapy/medication) using standard randomization tables and, later, computerized software. Ratings were given by independent clinicians who interviewed each patient at the close of therapy, at 1 month, at 3 months, at 6 months, and at 12 months. The raters made a determination of complete remission of symptoms, partial remission of symptoms, or no clinical response. The raters did not know if the patient received CBT/medication or tapping. They knew only the initial diagnosis, the symptoms, and the severity, as judged by the intake staff. At the close of therapy:
63% of the control group were judged as having improved.
90% of the experimental group were judged as having improved.
51% of the control group were judged as being symptom free.
76% of the experimental group were judged as symptom free.
At one-year follow-up, the patients receiving tapping treatments were less prone to relapse or partial relapse than those receiving CBT/medication, as indicated by the independent raters assessments and corroborated by brain imaging and neurotransmitter profiles.

The Effects of EFT on Long-Term Psychological Symptoms

Rowe, J. (2005). The effects of EFT on long-term psychological symptoms. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 2(3):104.
Many case reports have suggested that energy psychology is an effective psychotherapy treatment that improves psychological functioning. The purpose of the present study was to measure any changes in psychological functioning that might result from participation in an experiential Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) workshop and to examine the long-term effects. Using a time-series, within-subjects repeated measures design, 102 participants were tested with a short-form of the SCL-90-R (SA-45) 1 month before, at the beginning of the workshop, at the end of the workshop, 1 month after the workshop, and 6 months after the workshop. There was a statistically significant decrease (p < .0005) in all measures of psychological distress as measured by the SA-45 from pre-workshop to post-workshop which held up at the 6 month follow-up.

Evaluation of a Meridian-Based Intervention, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), for Reducing Specific Phobias of Small Animals

Wells, S., Polglase, K., Andrews, H. B., Carrington, P. & Baker, A. H. (2003). Evaluation of a meridian-based intervention, emotional freedom techniques (EFT), for reducing specific phobias of small animals. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59:9, 943-966.
This study explored whether a meridian-based procedure, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), can reduce specific phobias of small animals under laboratory-controlled conditions. Randomly assigned participants were treated individually for 30 minutes with EFT (n = 18) or a comparison condition, Diaphragmatic Breathing (DB) (n = 17). ANOVAS revealed that EFT produced significantly greater improvement than did DB behaviorally and on three self-report measures, but not on pulse rate. The greater improvement for EFT was maintained, and possibly enhanced, at 6 - 9 months follow-up on the behavioral measure. These findings suggest that a single treatment session using EFT to reduce specific phobias can produce valid behavioral and subjective effects. Some limitations of the study are also noted and clarifying research suggested.

Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT); An Observational Study

Church, D., Gero nilla, L., Dinter, I.[2009], Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT); An Observational Study. International Journal of Healing and Caring 9:1

This observational study examined the effects of six sessions of EFT on seven veterans, using a within-subjects, time-series, repeated measures design. Participants were assessed using a well-validated instrument, the SA-45, which has general scales measuring the depth and severity of psychological symptoms. It also contains subscales for anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive behavior, phobic anxiety, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoia, psychosis, and somatization.

Participants were assessed before and after treatment, and again after 90 days. Interventions were done by two different practitioners using a standardized form of EFT to address traumatic combat memories.

Symptom severity decreased significantly by 40% (p<.001), anxiety decreased 46% (p<.001), depression 49% (p<.001), and PTSD 50% (p<.016). These gains were maintained at the 90-day follow-up.

Tapping Points

The Five Steps to Tapping

1. IDENTIFY AN ISSUE you would like to work on. This could be an emotion or behavior that no longer serves your well being.	For example: I have anger at my husband because he does not listen to me I have sadness because my son lives so far away
2. ASSESS HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THIS ISSUE MAKES YOU FEEL This is the Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD) Scale, which measures your discomfort. The higher the number, the higher your discomfort. Our goal is to lower the number on the SUD Scale. During our phone session, I will probably ask you, "what is the number?"	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3. CREATE A SET-UP SENTENCE by identifying the emotion or behavior you want to change from identifying your issue. The set-up sentence will have two parts: reminder phrase and affirmation phrase.	For example: anger at my husband sadness that my son lives far away For example: (reminder phrase) Even though I have this anger at my husband, (affirmation phrase) I deeply and completely accept myself (reminder phrase) Even though I am sad that my son lives far away (affirmation phrase) I deeply and completely accept myself
4. FIND A TENDER SPOT on your chest. This is a neurolymphatic point.	Circle with your fingers on the tender spot and repeat your set-up sentence. Do this three times.
5. TAP ON EFT POINTS Tap on the points shown above, tapping gently with your fingers 7 to 9 times on each point. While tapping, repeat the reminder phrase. Reassess on the SUD scale to see if you are feeling better. If your number is not lower, continue to do the tapping until your number on the scale is lower, which means that you are feeling less of the unwanted emotion or behavior.	For Example: This anger at my husband this sadness that my son lives far away

Tapping Tips

1. How are you creating the affirmation phrase when you put together your set-up phrase? The tense you use is important. If you use a future tense, your subconscious is not sure when in the future you mean. In a second? In a week? In a year? Rather than, " I will reach my ideal weight" consider using, "Every day I am reaching my ideal weight".

2. The 80% rule. Another suggestion for the affirmation phrase. If you are using, "I completely love and accept myself" and you do not believe this phrase at least 80%, change the phrase to fit your belief system. For example, " I believe that I am getting closer and closer each day to fully accepting and loving myself".

3. Be specific with the issue you work on with EFT. If you are addressing physical pain, use several adjectives to describe the pain. Rather than stating, "Even though I have this pain in my body...", consider using, "Even though I have this sharp, throbbing pain in my left shoulder...".

4. In a situation where you do not feel comfortable in using the entire EFT sequence? At a meeting or in a crowd? Try using the "emergency tapping point", which is the karate chop point. Keep your set-up phrase simple and tap until you feel a decrease in the emotion or behavior you want to eliminate. When you are in a position to use the entire sequence, do so and use more specific language to further eliminate the unwanted emotion or behavior.

5. Try to make EFT a routine. Even though we know that EFT can be highly successful in eliminating unwanted emotions and behaviors, we often forget to use EFT! Tapping at the same time each day is a good way to create the behavior of tapping.