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I Feel Worthless

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With any problem we always try to get to the underlying core issue. There are a number of ways of getting there of course through questioning, deep listening and observing our client’s reactions e.g. strain in the voice, change of breathing, flushing of skin and the most obvious – a release of tears.

One of the core issues that often comes up is feeling worthless. You can address this by working on specific memories that made you feel worthless. You will probably need to address the events, situations and people who made you feel worthless too. For this I recommend the movie technique (see previous blog post). I also recommend working with an experienced Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner on core issues.

Below is a generic tapping script for feeling worthless.  Rate your score on a scale of 0 – 10 (10 is maximum intensity) before tapping.

  • Even though I feel really worthless, I’m open to accepting myself anyway
  • Even though I feel so worthless, nothing I do is ever right, I’m ok
  • Even though I feel worthless, I don’t count, I never have, I accept all of my feelings anyway

Eyebrow: I feel really worthless
Side of Eye: I’m worthless
Under Eye: Nothing I ever do is right and it makes me feel I’m worthless
Under Nose: I can’t do anything right
Chin: I feel so worthless
Collarbone: I always get things wrong
Under Arm: Nothing I do or say is worth anything 
Top of Head: I was always told I’m worthless so I must be 

Eyebrow: I’m so worthless
Side of Eye: I never contribute anything worthwhile
Under Eye: I feel so worthless
Under Nose: No-one values me
Chin: I feel so worthless
Collarbone: I don’t value myself
Under Arm: I’m really worthless
Top of Head: I’ve felt worthless all of my life

Eyebrow: I’m open to changing this feeling today
Side of Eye: Maybe I can value myself
Under Eye: What if I am worth something
Under Nose: Letting it be safe for me to change this feeling
Chin: Maybe I can contribute value
Collarbone: I’m open to learning to value myself
Under Arm: Letting it be safe, easy and comfortable to value myself
Top of Head: Maybe I am worth something

Remember to keep tapping until this feeling of worthlessness has come down to 0. Use the movie technique to work on specific memories, situations and feelings that led to you feeling worthless. With core issues like this it is always best to work with an experienced EFT practitioner.

Keep on tapping
Louise
louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk
07866 013 637

Summer Holiday Hell

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Ok so you’ve booked your summer holiday. Got your bags packed, your tickets and passport at the ready. You get to the airport in plenty of time and that’s where it all starts to go wrong! Your flight has been delayed and you begin to feel the stress kick in. 

Departures

Several years ago this exact thing happened to me. I must admit that I completely freaked out and didn’t handle it at all well! Our flight was delayed which meant we missed our connecting flight. We then had to fly a different route with an extra stop over. I was really stressed by this stage and didn’t handle all the extra security at Miami airport at all well. By the time we reached our destination, we were 12 hours late and our luggage was missing. We had 2 hours sleep before starting our tour and I was in a right mood! My boyfriend managed to calm me down (God bless him!).  We were without our luggage for 3 days and it took me until the end of the holiday to see the funny side. It would’ve been a whole lot easier if I had had EFT to calm myself down. Well thankfully now I do! My boyfriend is very grateful too!!!

You can stay calm and enjoy your holiday even though it doesn’t go exactly as you planned it would. You just need to do a bit of tapping.
 
Tap on each individual thing that could go wrong with your holiday. Starting with the one that would stress you or upset you the most. 

Examples include:

  • Stressing whilst packing
  • Getting lost on the way to the airport
  • Arriving late at the airport
  • Flight being delayed or cancelled
  • Missing your connection
  • Lost luggage
  • Missing the bus to the resort
  • The hotel not being what you expected
  • Getting food poisoning 

Use a different setup statement and reminder phrase for each of these different aspects and keep tapping until you have covered them all.

Here is a tapping script that covers the flight being delayed, your luggage going missing and the hotel being sub-standard. These are some of the most common things that can go wrong and stress you out before your holiday has really begun.

Setup:
Tap on the Karate Chop whilst repeating three times:

  • Even though I really want the whole holiday to go smoothly and it will stress me out if anything goes wrong, I’m open to the possibility that I can remain calm no matter what happens
  • Even though I want this holiday to be perfect, I’ve been waiting all year for it and I just can’t handle anything going wrong, I accept myself and my feelings anyway
  • Even though I want the holiday to go smoothly and that there are no flight delays, lost luggage or sub-standard accommodation, I’m open to dealing with any mishaps calmly and rationally

Eyebrow: I want this holiday to be perfect
Side of Eye: I’ve waited the whole year for this holiday
Under Eye: It’s so important that I be able to relax on this holiday
Under Nose: If anything goes wrong it will spoil it all
Chin: I hope the flight is on time
Collarbone: It will stress me out if it is delayed
Under Arm: It has to go perfectly otherwise I can’t switch off
Top of Head: If my luggage goes missing, I’ll feel so anxious I won’t enjoy my holiday
 
Eyebrow: I just can’t cope if the accommodation isn’t what I expected
Side of Eye: If my bags get lost I’ll stress right out
Under Eye: I want this holiday to go smoothly otherwise it’ll be ruined
Under Nose: I hate it when something goes wrong
Chin: If the hotel isn’t up to my standards, I’ll want to go home
Collarbone: It’s so frustrating if the flight is delayed
Under Arm:  If the holiday doesn’t start perfectly I’ll feel stressed and I won’t enjoy myself
Top of Head: I get so upset if the flight is delayed
 
Eyebrow: I’m open to remaining calm no matter what
Side of Eye: What if I could just relax if the flight was delayed
Under Eye: Maybe I can enjoy my holiday if my luggage goes missing
Under Nose: Maybe the flight being delayed just won’t affect me
Chin: What if I could remain calm even if my luggage went missing
Collarbone: Maybe I can cope if the hotel isn’t up to my standards
Under Arm: What if I can relax and enjoy this holiday even if it isn’t perfect
Top of Head: I’m sure I can focus on having a good time anyway

Use your words where appropriate to really tune in to how you feel. Remember to keep tapping until the issue has fully resolved. 

Beautiful beach

Now please, enjoy your stress free holiday!

Keep on tapping.
Louise
louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk
07866 013 637

How To Tap In The Good Stuff

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How often do you end up focussed on the negative stuff in your life? 

Do you wish you had an easy way to focus on the positives instead?

You can easily use positive situations, events, memories etc to create a positive repository for those days when it seems everything is going wrong or the whole world is against you.

We have so many fleeting positive experiences and we just don’t acknowledge them or relish them, so they are lost.

This technique draws heavily on resource states from NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). Dr Patricia Carrington (EFT Master) utilised NLP resource states and added tapping to create a very powerful technique.

I love using this technique – it is very easy and quick to do. It is wonderful to have a positive memory bank to tap into whenever you feel you need a bit more positivity in your life.

Here’s what to do:

Think of a positive situation, event, memory etc.  It could be eating lunch with your best friend, the time you won a 10k race, feeling a summer breeze whilst sat by a river. Now as you think of that positive memory, turn up the colours, make the pictures brighter, enhance the sounds and really feel those good feelings as if it were happening right now.

Now come up with a statement that sums up your experience, e.g. winning my 1st 10k race, gentle summer breeze caressing my face etc. Now use EFT to tap that experience in.  Tap through the points starting at the eyebrow:

Eyebrow: Winning my 1st 10k race
Side of eye: Winning my 1st 10k race
Under eye: Winning my 1st 10k race

Repeat until you finish at the top of your head.

This is now a powerful resource state you can use in the future. Any time you want to re-experience this lovely memory, just tap on the points starting at the eyebrow and repeat your statement, e.g. winning my 1st 10k race, finishing at the top of your head.

It can be really helpful to enhance this process even more by writing down your resource statements in a journal or on flash cards and carrying them with you. Any time you feel you need a boost, get out your journal/cards and tap in those wonderful positive experiences!

I hope you enjoy using Emotional Freedom Techniques in this way – I certainly do!

Keep tapping.
Louise
louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk
07866 013 637

Do You Dread Social Activities

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Parties, dinners, lunches, meeting for coffee…do they fill you with dread?

We’re supposed to enjoy these things right? Well that is not always the case.

Many people are filled with dread when they receive an invite. They feel they “have” to say yes because that is the “right” thing to do.  It’s difficult to say no because you then have to find an excuse as to why. Most people would rather make up an excuse than have to explain why they don’t actually want to go.

So if that sounds like you then pay attention. What exactly is it that you dread?

  • Is it not knowing what to say
  • The social etiquette
  • Do you hate eating in front of people?
  • Do you worry what people will think of you?
  • Do you fear being judged?
  • Have you had a specific event in the past that triggered your social anxiety

Whatever the answer is you can use that and do some tapping (or EFT), to help you clear these emotions, feelings and negative thoughts. Below is an example tapping script that you can use to get you started. Rate your intensity level on a scale of 0 – 10 first (10 is maximum intensity).

  • Even though I hate eating in public, I deeply and completely accept myself anyway
  • Even though I hate going out with friends, because I have to eat in public and I feel so self-conscious, I’m ok
  • Even though I feel so anxious, my stomach is in knots and I feel so sick I can’t eat anyway, I totally accept all of my feelings anyway

Eyebrow: I hate eating in public
Side of Eye: I dread going out with friends
Under Eye: I really wish I could enjoy it
Under Nose: But it’s so difficult
Under Chin: I feel sick to my stomach
Collarbone: I get so anxious before I go out
Under Arm: I hate having this social anxiety
Top of Head: My stomach is in knots every time I eat out

Eyebrow: I dread eating out in restaurants
Side of Eye: I really enjoy my friends company
Under Eye: But I get so anxious going out
Under Nose: I wish I could just go out and have fun
Under Chin: My stomach gets so knotty and I feel so sick
Collarbone: This anxiety is ruining my fun
Under Arm: I wish I could relax when I go out
Top of Head: I feel so anxious it makes me feel sick

Eyebrow: Maybe I can overcome this
Side of Eye: What if I could relax and enjoy myself
Under Eye: I’m open to the possibility I can get over this
Under Nose: Maybe I can let this anxiety go
Under Chin: What if I felt safe and relaxed when I went out
Collarbone: Maybe my stomach can relax
Under Arm: What if I actually enjoyed myself
Top of Head: Maybe it’s time to let this anxiety go now

Keep tapping until you are down to zero. Then visualise yourself going out with friends and see what comes up for you now. If you feel more anxiety then do more tapping! Repeat this process until you can visualise several scenarios and feel completely calm.

To increase your success rate I highly recommend using the movie technique on specific events that triggered your social anxiety.

With some more investigation and persistent tapping you’ll be able to enjoy yourself socially like you never have done before!

Keep tapping!
Louise
louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk
07866 013 637

Utilising The Movie Technique

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The movie technique is a fantastic EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tool. It is used to reduce the emotional pain felt by working on certain issues. There was a tendency in the past for people to push through the pain and to be “brave”. With this technique there is no need for that. It is very gentle.

Movie Technique

The movie technique is also perfect if you find your tapping statements to be too global. By creating the movie – you automatically get down to the details. This technique is a very gentle way of working with EFT on difficult issues.

So how do you go about this movie technique?  We start with the question:

If it was a movie, how long would it last?

Now, the answer should be minutes not hours or days – if it is the latter then this is still too global and you should break up the movie into smaller ones and work on them in turn.

Next we ask:

What the title of the movie would be?

This should be something specific again e.g. “when I crashed my car at the roundabout” or “the fight I had with my sister at Christmas”.

Next run through the movie in your mind and state the intensity you feel NOW as you imagine it on a scale of 0 – 10. If you feel that doing that will upset you then you can GUESS the intensity level instead. Remember we want this a pain-free as possible! Write this number down – this is your starting intensity level.

Ok, now start it’s time to start tapping! Tap using the statement:

  • Even though I have “this___________ movie”, I deeply and completely accept myself anyway

 Example:

  • Even though I have “this fight with my sister at Christmas movie”, I deeply and completely accept myself anyway

Repeat 3 times and tap through the points using “this___________ movie”

Repeat several times until your intensity has come down to low numbers or zero.

Now start playing the movie from the beginning until the end. Stop immediately if you feel any intensity. This is very important. 

Use EFT on the bit of the movie that caused your intensity being as specific as possible. When you feel that part is down to zero then continue playing the movie and stop again if you feel any intensity. Keep repeating this process until you reach the end of the movie. It doesn’t matter how many times you have to stop – you want this to be as painless as possible and doing it this way ensures that.

Ok, so now play through the movie again and try to exaggerate the pictures, sounds, colours, turn up the feelings etc and try to get upset about it. If you feel some more intensity then repeat the steps above until you can play the entire movie and there is no emotional charge.

This technique has the added benefit that you don’t need to reveal to a practitioner or someone you are working with the content of your movie.

I hope that you find this technique as useful as I have. I’d love to hear how the movie technique has helped you. Get in touch.

Keep tapping!
Louise
louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk
07866 013637

Having a Choice

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A really powerful way of working with EFT is to use the Choice Method.  This method was developed by Dr Patricia Carrington, a clinical psychologist.  This method is great to do when your intensity level has dropped to 3 or below (that way most of the negative has already been dealt with).
 

Firstly choose a statement that you would like to believe that is related to the problem that you are working on.  For example, if you were working on your fear of public speaking then you could choose to feel calm and confident.  So the set up statement could be:

  • Even though I’m nervous about speaking in front of people I choose to remain surprisingly calm and confident (repeat 3 times) 

 Then during the tapping phase you can either tap on each point repeating the problem (negative) e.g. nervous speaking in front of people, or repeat the choice statement (positive) e.g. I choose to remain surprisingly calm and confident.

You can also do the Choices Trio:

  • Round 1 – repeat the negative reminder phrase on each point (e.g. nervous speaking in front of people)
  • Round 2 – repeat the positive reminder phrase on each point (e.g. I choose to remain surprisingly calm and confident)
  • Round 3 – alternate. Repeat the negative first starting at the eyebrow (EB), then repeat the positive starting at the side of the eye (SE) and keep swapping negative, positive until you end on the crown of the head with a positive.

When creating your positive statements always ensure the following:

1. Be specific in what you want

2. Create pulling choices e.g. I choose to surprise myself by ……  or I choose to find it surprisingly easy to believe in myself

3. Go for the best possible outcome

4. Always state your choice in the positive (i.e. don’t use I choose to not get upset)

5. Do not choose for others – this is about you! It’s an expression of your free will.  e.g. I choose to feel appreciated by my boss rather than I choose for my boss to appreciate me

6. Make choices that are easily pronounced (and preferably not too long)

If you find yourself saying “ah yes but….” to a choice you have made then use EFT to tap on these negatives or deal with the “yes but” in the choice.

Choices are a powerful way of working with EFT, I hope you enjoy using them as much as I do.

Keep tapping!

Louise Woods
louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk
07866 013 637

3 Ways to Enhance Your Sports Performance

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Here are 3 ways to Enhance Your Sports Performance:

  1. Release the negatives
  2. Tap in the positives
  3. Aid your recovery

1. Release the Negatives

We all know that what we think about our performance, affects our performance. So you’ve got to get into your thinking and discover what it is that you are thinking before your event.

Do you visualise yourself winning or succeeding?

If not – then why not? What are you visualising instead?

Do you picture yourself failing? Do you think I didn’t do too well last time? Do you dwell on your mistakes or failures? If so, you are setting yourself up for more of the same!

I’d like to show you a way of using EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques to really empower yourself for winning and success.

Firstly, address your negative thoughts, self doubts, mistakes etc. Now this stage could take some time – so don’t rush it. Try writing down all of the things you think, feel and picture and work on them one by one. Here are some examples to get you started.

  • Even though I always focus on what I did wrong during my last race, I’m open to accepting myself anyway
  • Even though that last game I played, I didn’t do my best, I accept myself anyway
  • Even though I keep playing over that last race in my mind and everything I did wrong, I’m open to releasing this and focussing on what I did right

Ok, I hope you get the idea. Tap on all the negatives until you have cleared them all. It really is a good idea to write a list down and work your way through it to ensure you get everything.

2. Tap in the Positives

Now, focus on creating a positive visualisation of you in the future. Visualise your race, event, game etc going the best it possibly could. Turn up the colours and make them bright and vivid. Increase the sounds around you if they are important (e.g. cheering from the audience). Turn up the feelings in your body. Make them intense so you really feel good.

Now come up with a summary of your positive visualisation e.g. My perfect race, my game going just as I planned etc. You can now use EFT to tap in the positive visualisation. Repeat the tapping starting at the eyebrow and finishing on top of your head:

Eyebrow: My perfect race
Side of Eye: My perfect race
Under Eye: My perfect race
Etc

My Perfect Race

Use this visualisation and tapping routine often!

3. Aid Your Recovery

If you have an injury then you can use Emotional Freedom Techniques to help your body recover. If there are any negative emotions associated with your injury then work on those. You can also work on your physical injury using EFT being as specific as possible. So if you have strained your gluteal muscle then tap on that. E.g.

  • Even though I have strained this gluteal muscle and it’s causing me pain, I accept myself anyway
  • Even though I have this strained gluteal muscle, I deeply and completely accept myself anyway
  • Even though this right gluteal muscle is hurting like hell, I accept myself anyway

You can also address any frustrations that you have about your injury. E.g.

  • Even though this strained gluteal muscle is frustrating me because I can’t train and I really want to get back to my program, I accept all of me anyway
  • Even though this gluteal muscle is taking way to long to heal, I accept my body is trying it’s best

Keep on tapping until you have fully recovered. Please be sensible and allow yourself to recover from your injuries rather than trying to use EFT to dull the pain and doing it anyway.

Enjoy your enhanced sports performance!

Happy tapping!
Louise

Do I Have to Speak Out Loud?

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Many people ask this when they are new to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). The answer is no. There are many ways of doing EFT and it really is a very flexible technique. The best answer is – experiment with what works best for YOU!

You can try speaking normally. If you are in public (e.g. feeling stressed at your desk at work) you can tap quietly whilst repeating your setup phrase and reminder phrases just in your mind. You can even just tap on your Karate chop point or your fingertips under your desk if you don’t want anyone to see you tapping!

If you are at home and you are not getting results you can try shouting out your setup & reminder phrases and really putting some emphasis into them.

You can whisper them and even hum them! EFT really is that flexible. What you want to do is figure out which method works best for you. Or use the method that is appropriate to where you are. So you could do the silent method at work and speak normally at home.

I use a combination of methods myself, depending on the situation.

Have fun with trying out these different methods. If you’d like some help with EFT, please email me for a free initial consultation.

Happy tapping.
Lou

Four Questions to Help Shift Your Perspective

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Sometimes we are so close to our problem that we can’t figure out what is at the root of it.  We can’t “see the wood through the trees” as it were. We can only see our problem and we are stuck, with no solutions. In order for us to gain perspective, we need to approach the problem differently.  

In NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) we have a useful tool based on quantum linguistics. Quantum linguistics is the powerful use of the language and listening skills. We listen to the temporal words and presuppositions people use to assist them toward positive thoughts and actions.  

Cartesian logic is an excellent tool to use to loosen the boundaries of someone’s thinking and to help shift their perspective and open up new possibilities for them. It is extremely useful to use when you have a decision to make.  

Mathematical cartesian logic is based on geometry:  

  • A,B = Theorem  
  • -A,B = Converse  
  • -A,-B = Non mirror image reverse
  • A,-B = Inverse  

Ok, scary maths bit over! How do we apply this in the real world?  

These four questions can be really useful in helping us shift our perspective, help us make a decision and reveal new possibilities to us.

  • What would happen if you did? (Theorem)  
  • What would happen if you didn’t? (Inverse) 
  • What wouldn’t happen if you did? (Converse)
  • What wouldn’t happen if you didn’t? (Non mirror image reverse)  

Yes I know they scramble your brain a bit…and that is the whole point! When we are locked in to our problem, all we can see is the problem. When we change perspective then we can begin to see solutions and possibilities.  

Lock and key

Try using the cartesian logic for a decision or problem you have and see what new possibilities and solutions  you can come up with – oh and have fun!

Louise Woods

louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk

What Mind Movies Are You Playing?

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When you are thinking, planning, preparing, working, walking or just being we are constantly playing movies in our minds. These could be movies that we create or visualise. They could be movies of things that have actually happened. Just spend a few minutes and think about what type of movies they are.

  • Are they positive mind movies? Do they give you a good feeling, raise your energy, increase your joy and make your body feel good when you play them?
  • Or are they negative mind movies? Do they give you a bad feeling, lower your energy, decrease your joy and make your body feel bad when you play them?

It is an interesting question. Maybe one you have not contemplated before. Now that you have (you have haven’t you?), you can benefit from increased awareness. If you find that your mind movies tend to be of the negative variety, then you can do something about it.

Remember, we get what we focus on. So if you are constantly playing negative mind movies, then you are attracting more negative experiences. It’s the Law of Attraction at work. Like attracts like.

You can try editing your movies to be more positive. You are after all the director, producer and often play the starring role. Tweak your movies into more positive ones. See yourself with things turning out how you want them. Make them more vivid, vibrant and colourful. Tune up the sounds and feelings so it’s really feeling good, looking good and sounding good. Make sure you are saying positive things to yourself as well.

If you struggle with this process then use Emotional Freedom Techniques, to help you release the negative and focus on the positive.

Try the following script to get you started.

  • Even though I keep playing these negative movies in my mind, I accept myself anyway
  • Even though I can’t seem to create positive movies, they always end up being negative, I deeply and completely accept myself
  • Even though I find it really impossible to create positive movies and I keep focussing on the negative, I’m open to this being easier

    • Eyebrow: I always have negative mind movies
    Side of Eye: I’m terrible at creating positive movies
    Under Eye: I’m naturally more negative
    Under Nose: It’s impossible for me to focus on the positive
    Under Chin: I always focus on the negative
    Collarbone: I just can’t create positive mind movies
    Under Arm: I’m so focussed on the negative
    Top of Head: I always creating negative scenarios in my mind

    Eyebrow: I’m open to the possibility of it being easier
    Side of Eye: Maybe I can focus on the positive
    Under Eye: What if it was easy to create positive movies
    Under Nose: It doesn’t have to be difficult
    Under Chin: Maybe I can edit my mind movies easily
    Collarbone: What if I started practising creating positive movies
    Under Arm: Maybe I can start focussing on the positive
    Top of Head: I’m open to creating positive mind movies

    I hope that you find this script useful. Remember to keep tapping until it becomes easier and more natural for you to create positive mind movies.

    Please contact me if you’d like some help using EFT to help you create positive mind movies and get the Law of Attraction working for you.

    How to Listen to Your Body

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    We are told to listen to our body. But mostly everyone I know just doesn’t know how to do this. We have a headache and what do we do? Take a paracetamol.

    Headache

    We have back ache and we pop an aspirin or put on an ice pack. We have a stomach ache and we think – I must have eaten something that didn’t agree with me.  We just don’t take the time to listen to what our body is trying to tell us. We just want a quick fix and off we go again. 

    Painkiller

    Over time we lose touch with our body’s messages and often it takes a serious illness before we stop and properly look after ourselves.

    An easy way to listen to your body is to tune in to your feelings. Then ask yourself the question:  

    “If this pain/ache had an emotion behind it, what would it be?”

    Or if you are tuned into an emotion already:

    “Where do I feel that {insert emotion} in my body?” 

    For example, say you were feeling stressed out with work.  You could ask yourself  “Where do I feel that stress in my body?”.  This then gives you the opportunity to get in touch with how your body is feeling that stress. 
     
    Examples:
    Do I feel a knot in my stomach?
    Is my heart constricted?
    Is there a lump in my throat?
    Has my breathing become fast and shallow?
    Are my shoulders tense?
     
    Describe your body’s feelings in more detail i.e. is there a size, shape, weight, pressure, temperature associated with it? Is there a colour or sound associated with it?
     
    Examples:
    Sharp blue stabbing lump in my throat
    Red hot burning knot in my stomach
    Black heavy weight in my shoulders

    Whatever response you come up with, you can then use that for your EFT setup statement. 

    Examples:

    Even though I feel my work stress like a red-hot burning knot in my stomach, I deeply and completely accept myself and how I feel.
     
    Even though I feel this sharp blue stabbing lump in my throat, I’m ok.
     
    Even though I feel this black heavy weight of my problems pressing on my shoulders, I choose to relax and let the load lighten.
     
    Keep on tapping using your body descriptions.  Sometimes you’ll do what Gary Craig calls “chasing the pain”.  This happens when the body sensations move location or change in quality.  Keep tuning into how you feel and keep following the body sensations until you feel calm, relaxed and peaceful.
     
    I hope using your body’s feelings helps you get even better results with Emotional Freedom Techniques.  If you have any questions or feedback then please get in touch, I’d love to hear from you.

    You can email me on: louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk or use the form on my contact page. If you want a free consultation, just give me a call on 07866 013 637. I’d love to help you listen to your body’s wisdom.

    I work face to face in Exeter and Tavistock in Devon and in Cardiff. I work over the phone or on Skype worldwide.

    How to Mix it Up

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    When we first learn EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) we tend to stick to a particular routine. What I would like to encourage you to do is to mix it up a bit.  This is particularly useful as you experience different ways of working with EFT and it helps if you find yourself getting stuck. 

    Most people automatically use their dominant hand to do the tapping. It often feels more natural this way. A good way of more fully integrating the emotions you are working on is to switch hands.  You could do this by tapping with your non-dominant hand for the whole day.  Or you could do one round with your dominant hand and the next round with your non-dominant hand. 

    Another variation is to use your right hand to tap the left side of your body and the left hand to tap the right side of your body.  You can switch back and forth between rounds.  Just try swapping hands and see how it helps you.

    Which hand do you use?

     
    Enjoy mixing things up and feeling the benefits.  If you have any questions or feedback then please get in touch, I’d love to hear from you. You can email me on:

    louise@freeflowingenergy.co.uk 
    Happy tapping,

    Louise Woods
    07866 013 637

    For more information on EFT and for my free introduction to EFT eBook please go to: www.freeflowingenergy.co.uk

    Help Heal the Oil Spill

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    If you have been deeply moved, as have I about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, then I invite you to do something about it.

    I know, you’re probably thinking…what can I do about it, right?

    Well, instead of just feeling angry, sad etc we can use our energy in a different way. I was sent this prayer by a friend. I immediately felt moved by it and see it as a way each person can help. You see we’re all connected. Our energy affects others. Our intention, thoughts and prayers do make a difference. So join me now in making a difference.

    This is Dr. Masaru Emoto’s prayer for the Gulf of Mexico:

    “I send the energy of love and gratitude to the water and all the living creatures in the Gulf of Mexico and its surroundings.
    To the whales, dolphins, pelicans, fish, shellfish, plankton, corals, algae, and all living creatures . . . I am sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. ”

    Repeat this prayer daily. If you know EFT then tap along as you repeat the prayer.

    Thank you. Together we can heal the world.

    If you would like to learn more about EFT, please contact me.

    Louise Woods, EFT Practitioner

    www.freeflowingenergy.co.uk

    07866 013 637

    Frozen with Fear?

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    Are you frozen with fear? Is your fear keeping you stuck?

    Is your fear stopping you from enjoying relationships?

    Is your fear stopping you from being a success in your business?

    Does your fear stop you doing things, going places, flying?

    Has the fear of your fear taken over your life?

    Well now it’s time to conquer your fear. EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques can help you overcome your fear. You can tap on all the aspects of your fear – the thoughts you have, the feelings you get and what your fear stops you doing.

    Firstly, what does your fear look like? What sounds are associated with your fear?

    What do you say to yourself when you think of your fear?

    Where do you feel your fear in your body?

    Now, write down your answers and use this information to help you release your fear. On a scale of 0 – 10 (where 10 is the worst fear), what is your fear score?

    Below is a general tapping script addressing a fear of flying.

    Aeroplane
    Fear of flying

    Follow along and use your fear, thoughts, words, body feelings where appropriate.  This script will help you get idea of how to tap on your fear.

    • Even though I’m terrified of flying, I accept how I feel about this
    • Even though I’m so scared of flying, I feel so unsafe and out of control, I deeply and completely accept myself anyway
    • Even though I get this tight knot in the pit of my stomach if I just think about flying, I accept myself anyway

    Eyebrow: I’m so scared of flying, I get this tight knot in my stomach
    Side of Eye: I’m terrified of flying
    Under Eye: I get terrible tight knot in my stomach when I think of flying
    Under Nose: I’m so scared of flying
    Under Chin: I hate feeling this tight knot in my stomach
    Collarbone: I really don’t want to feel this fear
    Under Arm: I’m so scared of flying
    Top of Head: I’m terrified of flying

    Ok, now take a nice easy breath.  Rate your fear again. Repeat the tapping until your score is down to 0.

    There may be different aspects to your fear, different pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that make up your fear as it were. So it is important to tap on each aspect in turn. For example, with our flying fear you may have to address the following aspects:

    • Fear of crashing
    • Noise of the engines
    • Fear of heights
    • Fear of confined spaces
    • Feeling trapped
    • Feeling out of control
    • Not being able to see straight ahead
    • Vibration of the aeroplane

    There could be lots of different aspects to your fear, so keep tapping until each aspect is down to 0. When you think you are done, you need to test. Visualise the thing that you were scared of. So again with our example, visualise arriving at the airport, getting your boarding card, checking in, getting onto the plane, taking your seat, putting on your seat belt, aeroplane taxi-ing to the runway, the plane taking off, etc. Visualise it as vividly as possible and keep checking in with yourself to ensure no fear is left as each stage. This ensures you haven’t missed any aspects with your tapping. If you can vividly imagine without any feelings coming up then you are ready for a real life test. Remember to be careful and not put yourself in any danger when you do this!

    Enjoy your new-found freedom!

    If you have a fear that you would like some help with, please contact me for a session. I work with Skype/phone anywhere in the world or face to face in Cardiff and Devon, UK.

    Keep tapping!

    Soundz Magic Sound Bath

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    Last night I had a truly amazing experience. I attended the first CThA (Complementary Therapists Association) meeting in Kingskerswell, Devon. Martyn Rudin of Soundz Magic did a demonstration involving tibetan singing bowls, Paiste Symphonic Gong, Shruti Box (a small harmonium) and voice. We sat comfortably in our chairs and closed our eyes. Martyn started the sound bath by striking the tibetan bowls. The layers of sounds was amazing. He mentioned learning to really listen. As I sat there, I withdrew my senses and lost touch with everything but the sound and vibration. The intensity of the gong was wonderful. The room we were in was quite small and the gong reverberated around the room so at one point it felt like it coming from behind us. Martyn finished the sound bath with the shruti box and his voice. He chanted the Gayatri mantra (one of my favourites) and I had tingles going up and down my spine. He followed this with other mantras and singing.

    We then had the opportunity to play the singing bowls ourselves and I picked up a few tips and will definitely be playing my bowl more often. This was a truly magical experience and one I will definitely be doing again. Music and sound truly move us and have been used for healing, ceremonies and special occasions since time began. It was fantastic to experience this sound bath and I’d highly recommend trying it.

    Checkout Martyn Rudin of Soundz Magic to find out more.