EFT Exercises

A few nights ago, I woke up in the middle of the night to pee. (Sorry to be undignified, but I just can’t say “urinate” without laughing). You see, I had an Uncle Nate growing up and when my 3 year old cousin would run around at a family party announcing to everyone in a little baby voice: “Urinate, urinate,” my uncle Nate would always shout: “What do you want?”

But I digress. I came back to bed and switched on the TV (I know I should have tapped instead), and there it was in all its glory: the Royal Wedding. And since it was 3 in the morning, I found station-after-station going on and on about what the bride might wear and who would be at the ceremony and who wasn’t invited. And in case you haven’t noticed, it was the wedding of Prince William of England, to the “commoner,” Kate Middleton.

Up until that middle-of-the-night moment, I had absolutely no interest in the marriage of the Queen of England’s grandson. But then I got taken up by the “train wreck” that it was.

If I had my wits about me, I might have started to tap:

KC: Even though I am powerless over watching this middle-of-the-night spectacle, and I feel silly, ridiculous, and embarrassed, I accept myself anyway. (3X)

EB: This silly middle-of-the-night wedding.

SE: I am embarrassed that I can’t seem to tear myself away.

UE: I need my rest.

UN: Do I really care about the bride’s wedding dress?

Ch: How can I ever admit this to my cynical friends?

CB: You stayed up all night to watch what??

UA: I am an American woman who doesn’t believe in “royalty.”

RC: OOOO–look at all those ladies in funny hats!

WR: I am beginning to think it’s okay for me to have this guilty pleasure.

TH: I am choosing to enjoy the pomp and circumstance!

So, the truth is that I actually enjoyed watching the wedding. And I decided why: if you turn on the TV anytime of the day or night, you are bombarded by negative messages about tornadoes and uprisings and death and despair. Even the commercials are depressing–especially the drug commercials.

You see beautiful looking people skipping down the street because they asked their doctor about taking the latest funny-sounding-medicine that’s going to cure everything from headaches to anxiety to the “heartbreak of psoriasis.” And then an ominous (but much lower and quicker) speaking voice says: There are possible side effects such as: depression, suicidal thoughts, loss of limbs, and even death. Just check with your doctor to see if this wonder drug is right for you!

As my grandmother would say: Oy vay! So, for one silly night, I suspended all sense of reality as I know it and watched something that was entirely sweet, romantic, hopeful and respectful. I liked the fact that everyone was dressed in their finest clothes and people were cheering for William and Kate from around the world.

In many of the books I have read about the “Law of Attraction,” there are things mentioned about the great power of concentrated energy. Maybe for that brief moment, enough of the world stopped to smile, and Mother Earth smiled back.

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As long as I can remember, the idea of “New Year’s Resolutions” has been treated as a joke by comedians. People make great promises to themselves and usually break them within weeks, or even days of making them.

I think it’s time to try something different. With the help of tapping, I want to encourage people to seek “solutions” instead of “re-solutions.”

Here’s my idea: I propose that we all take some time going into this new decade to look back at the last year, or even the last ten years, and first acknowledge the good stuff. It is so easy to emphasize the negative: the lousy economy; annoying relatives and bosses; bad weather; bad traffic—the list goes on and on.

Instead, search for the little gems that make life more interesting, and do a tapping sequence to bolster those positive memories. Here’s an example from my own experience:

(KARATE CHOP; EYE BROW; SIDE OF EYE; UNDER EYE; UNDER NOSE; CHIN; COLLAR BONE; UNDER ARM; RIB CAGE; WRISTS; TOP OF HEAD.)

A little trick I learned years ago really helps me to remember the positive. Now that I have my good list, I can give myself permission to complain about 2010 (as long as I tap along with it). The trick is to make a negative statement and then make a positive statement right next to it. The key word is the word “AND.”

The two statements don’t have to be even slightly related, but the message is simple: “Yes, this negative thing happened in my life AND some good things happened too.”

Here is another sample tapping sequence from my own experiences of 2010:

Try this method and see if acknowledging what was positive last year gives you a “solution” for next year.

Happy New Year,

Kiya

Don’t forget — it’s not just about turkey, stuffing (and getting stuffed)! How easy it is to forget about the meaning of the word: Giving Thanks.

What are you thankful for this holiday season? Here is a useful EFT exercise: make a list of all of the things that you are NOT thankful for, and tap on the worse ones. For example:

I am NOT thankful for the economy.

Put that sentence at the top of a page, and then list as many specifics as you can. Be sure to include your feelings and a SUDS number. Here are some examples:

Keep writing down all of your concerns about the economy and tap until you feel some relief, and your SUDS levels are way down. Then make a new list (based on Pat Carrington’s CHOICES method), and list all of the things you ARE thankful for about money. Come up with at least 10, and tap on these points:

EYEBROW: I am thankful that____ I have a home____.

SIDE OF EYE: I am thankful that___I have a place to eat on Thanksgiving___.

UNDER EYE: I am thankful that___________________.

UNDER NOSE: I am thankful that___________________.

CHIN: I am thankful that___________________.

COLLARBONE: I am thankful that___________________.

UNDER ARM: I am thankful that___________________.

UNDER BREAST: I am thankful that___________________.

KARATE CHOP: I am thankful that___________________.

You can do this on any topic. Pick an area of concern, like: “MY HUSBAND”. List all of the things that bug you about him: He doesn’t compliment me; He never does the dishes; he leaves his dirty socks on the floor—-. Tap on the worst negative stuff, bring the SUDS levels way down, and then do your thankfulness list: I’m thankful he never cheats on me; I’m thankful that he’s nice to my mother; I’m thankful that he takes out the garbage, etc.

So, enjoy the holiday, and put lots of THANKS in your Thanksgiving!

Blessings,

Kiya