I had a great conversation with my Level 1 graduates last night during a group coaching call. Several things were discussed which I thought I’d share with you because once again, I was reminded of the importance of supervised learning. How essential it is to receive feedback on your EFT application as you gain experience, and before you start working on more complex issues.

One of the students said she was using EFT with someone and she had addressed all the ‘table legs’ (I talked about this earlier in the month, and you can read it here on my blog post). She had identified the core issue, the ‘table top’, and after tapping on that, the person told her she still felt unfulfilled.

Because my student is new to EFT, she was unsure what to do next. I suggested in a situation like that, tap using the words the ‘client’ had said, i.e.

“Even though I’m feeling unfulfilled right now, I want to accept all of me anyway”

Why?

Because that was how the ‘client’ was feeling, that was what she was focused on, and that was the information she had given. As the facilitator, it is our job to “feed back” the information the client has already given us, as we tap the points. We don’t have to be mind readers!

Also, most usually, as we tap on what is at the surface, more thoughts, insights or feelings will come up – and all of this can be tapped on and cleared.Something else that came up in the discussion was when to skip using the Set Up. The purpose of the Set Up is to override Psychological Reversal (PR), and because it is so quick to do, I always encourage my students and clients to incorporate the Set Up in their tapping routines anyway – just in case PR is present.

When do we not need to include the Set Up?

If you are experiencing an emotion very intensely, e.g. shaking with anger, or desperate with sadness, you can jump straight in, tapping on the points on the face and body. Likewise, if you are in extreme pain, go straight to the points. You are already connected to the experience, both consciously and subconsciously. It is unlikely that, regarding this aspect at least, you are psychologically reversed.

We also discussed the importance of getting ourselves out of the way when we are working with someone else. When you are new to EFT and using it to release old limiting beliefs and hurtful memories, you may be easily triggered by the problems of the person you are helping.

If you are planning on helping others with EFT (and that is most usually the reason why people come to my workshops), then make sure you are also helping yourself by working through your own challenges and hurts. That way, you won’t react to, and be hooked into, the other person’s story when you hear it, and you won’t be drawn into giving advice or sharing your stories.

Taking these tips into consideration, you’ll get even greater EFT results!