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EFT Tapping Group

It’s getting to be that time again!  If you live in the Chicago area, please come and benefit from our monthly “Borrowing Benefits” tapping group on the north side of Chicago.  We meet in my condo from 3 to 4:30 PM on the last Sunday of the month.  The date is Sunday, August 28, 2011.  The cost is $50, and you need no prior experience with EFT.

Bring a friend and benefit from the “2-for-1” sale.  Or, come by yourself, pay $50 and you can come to the September tapping group for free.

Each tapping group has been very successful, with people reporting that they have experienced significant lessening of their own stress levels just by tapping along with whoever is working on their own issues.

If you don’t live in the Chicago area, please call and set up an affordable group of telephone tapping sessions.  Live sessions or telephone sessions are equally valuable, and the cost is $130 for a 60 minute session.  If you prefer to purchase a package of 6 or more tapping sessions, the cost is only $595.

You can pay by check or PayPal.  If you haven’t tried EFT, you owe it to yourself to learn this simple, yet highly effective stress-relief tool. 

I look forward to tapping with you,

Kiya

Dear Tappers,

For the first time since I started my website, I am choosing to skip my monthly newsletter for June.  After a very long illness, my Mom died today, Friday, June 3, 2011.

My mother had a very long and full life.  It is my intention to celebrate her 95 years on this planet, but first I need to take a little time to say “goodbye” not only to her, but to the end of an entire generation of my blood relatives.

I choose to picture her in Heaven dancing with my Dad.  I picture her surrounded by the last 2 generations of grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins welcoming her to her new life free of pain.

Thanks to all of you who have been so supportive along the way.  One little tapping tip that helped me through this long process:  every time I was alone on the very slow elevator going up to my Mom’s room in the nursing home, I said the Ho’Pono Prayer over and over again while I tapped:

EB:  I LOVE YOU,

SE:  I’M SORRY,

UE:  PLEASE FORGIVE ME,

UN:  THANK YOU.

Ch:  I LOVE YOU,

CB:  I’M SORRY,

UA:  PLEASE FORGIVE ME,

RC:  THANK YOU.

Wr:  I LOVE YOU,

TH:  I’M SORRY,

EB:  PLEASE FORGIVE ME,

SE:  THANK YOU.

And I just kept going until the elevator doors finally opened.  I often tapped and recited the prayer at least ten times that way.

Blessings to all of you.  I may blog during this time and I’ll definitely have a newsletter for July. 

Please remember, if you are in the Chicago area on Sunday, June 26, 2011, please register for my Borrowing Benefits* once-a-month tapping group on the north side of Chicago from 3 to 4:30 PM.  The cost is $50 per session.  Call or e-mail me as soon as possible to reserve your space because of limited seating.  Call: 773 880-5492 or e-mail: kiya@eft-tap.com.

* Borrowing Benefits refers to the discovery that people who gather in a group and tap for another person’s issue end up having relief from their own issues that weren’t even addressed.

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.

Upcoming Workshops

If you happen to be in the Chicago area and would like to experience a 2-day tapping event, please click here to contact me or call (773) 880-5492. Individuals who have taken the equivalent of Level 1 Workshops will receive a Level 2 Tapping Certificate. Those of you who just want the chance to work on their own issues for 2 days worth of experience are also welcome to join in.

Space is very limited, so please contact me to participate in this great event. There is great positive power in tapping in a group. Come find out for yourself. Click here to contact me or call (773) 880-5492

The Female Version of the Biblical JOB Story

I never understood the chapter “ JOB” in the Bible until I read my friend, Iyanla Vanzant’s recent book:  PEACE from Broken Pieces.  I highly recommend it (and so does Oprah).  Iyanla tells the story of her life filled with grief upon grief and trial upon trial.  Then she shares her story about gaining great fame and wealth and prestige, only to lose ALL of that and much, much more.

…When you are starting your life over, with a new sense of self, who you once were is going to challenge you.  Who you once were is going to dangle old carrots, old wounds and issues, in front of your face.  When that happens, you will be tempted to revert to old feelings, old patterns of thought, and old patterns of behavior.  When, however, you have made up your mind that the old you is dead and buried, when you have embraced a certain level of clarity about who you are and are not, as well as who you are choosing to be, you have a different response.  You recognize that the new you has a different character….than the old you had….The old you went first to doubt and then to helplessness.  The new you is willing to get up, stand up, and step up for your honor and dignity….from PEACE from Broken Pieces  by Iyanla Vanzant

Because Iyanla chose EFT as one of her many powerful tools to transform her life, I especially encourage my readers to take in her story of triumph over unbearable tragedy.  She cites my dear friend, mentor and teacher, Lindsay Kenny as one of her coaches that supported her through her most difficult journeys.

I am especially inspired by Iyanla’s courageous statement about her most tragic circumstances:

…one day, as I sat helplessly surveying the broken pieces of my mind, heart, and life, I recognized that a broken life is a test of faith of the highest order…

Few of us will ever have to face the incredible roller coaster that has been Iyanla’s life, but her story is a great testimony to the power of great Faith, and a wonderful acknowledgement of the power of tapping.

I just finished teaching a Basic EFT Workshop with an incredible group of people in March, and I’m excited about teaching Basic EFT Level 2 on May 21, 2011 and May 22, 2011 in Chicago.  In the 12 hour workshop, we will review all of the basics plus give you lots of opportunities to practice tapping and receive expert supervision.  If you have taken the equivalent of Level 1 with me or any other practitioner, please call me so we can decide if Level 2 fits for you.  My number is: (773) 880-5492.  The usual fee is $250 for 12 hours of instruction, but if you sign up and send in a non-refundable deposit of $50 by April 11, 2011, the fee is only $227.