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Wonderful Experience with EFT As many of you may know, EFT is beginning to emerge as the leader in the world of Energy Psychology. Perhaps thanks to Gary Craig's background (Stanford trained Engineer), EFT is a simple to learn, easily applied technique. It is readily available for anyone to learn, and, instead of simply providing a platform for reading about someone else's success, provides a "hands on experience." I personally approach "new and improved" with a dollop of skepticism, yet usually harbour a private hope that whatever I'm researching will perform "as advertised." Naturally, there have been a few disappointments along the way, but EFT continues to delight and impress me with its consistent and elegant results. In the five plus years that have passed since I first learned about EFT, I have seen learning disabilities, heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, food and other allergies, depression, and anxiety, just to name a few, all dissipate from people with a variety of ages, ethnic groups and gender. For those that haven't been able to follow the progress of EFT, its success has now begun to cause members of the medical profession to take note and express interest. For example a conference
was organized last September in Missouri. The theme was "EFT and Serious
Disease." Over three hundred people quickly signed up. The response
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Those of us that use EFT and have experienced the powerful changes that can occur, also know that EFT can affect change on the physical level. This is what is catching the attention of the medical profession. I am delighted to report on a recent experience at a seminar I presented last weekend. Although the subject of the seminar was "Belief Systems," we had a reason to apply EFT and do some tapping to help one of the seminar participants. Her name is Kimberley and she graciously consented to me writing about her experience at the seminar. Both Berit and I greatly admired Kimberley for having the guts and somehow finding the strength to attend. Kimberley has cancer, and was recently told there wasn't anything else the medical profession could do to help her. Devastating news for anyone to hear.
During the morning session at the seminar Kimberley would nod off occasionally, probably when I wasn't saying something particularly brilliant, but then she would rally, and sit up for a little while. She was in a great deal of pain, and looked so tired and worn out. When we all came back from our lunch break Kimberley was sleeping (she'd brought a large folding cushion just in case she needed a cat nap). I wanted to do something to help her feel better, and hopefully give her the energy and strength to get through the rest of the day. I asked everyone if they would join me in a "group tap," because I wanted to help Kimberley. This is an EFT technique called Borrowing Benefits and was created by Gary Craig, the founder of EFT. Then I explained what I wanted everyone to do... one round of tapping, saying whatever came to mind, something that would make Kimberley feel better, and allow her to participate more fully in the afternoon session of the seminar. Everyone knew Kimberley's condition because she had explained what was going on during the introductions first thing in the morning.
As Kimberley continued to sleep on her cushion on the floor, we all tapped, even the participants that had not heard of EFT before. The tapping took about a minute. The room was silent. We all waited, wondering what was going to happen. No one spoke. Suddenly, Kimberley got up from her cushion and looked around. She looked like a different person! The stress and strain was gone from her face. Her eyes were twinkling. She stretched and said, "What's happening?" We all smiled and welcomed her back. Kimberley had no idea what we'd done. She sat down on her chair and said, "I feel like a warm wave of energy washed over me. OK, what's going on?" Everyone laughed. I briefly explained what we had done, and then went back to presenting the rest of the seminar. Kimberley was a willing and active participant for the rest of the afternoon. She didn't nod off or take a cat nap. She was front and centre, asking questions and participating. This was a wonderful experience. To be able to help someone is a really great feeling and to be part of a "group help" was magic. It just reinforced my belief that with the right intent, and the power of thought, we can do wonders! Thank you Kimberley,
and everyone that attended the "Belief Systems" seminar. Guest Columnist This month, Rehana Webster, a friend and colleague, who lives in New Zealand shares her experience of nearly losing her life. Reading her story, I felt like I was right there and could see, hear and feel everything she went through. Rehana is a psychotherapist, and also presents seminars on NLP and EFT. Her story is amazing in itself, but what is also amazing is that Rehana remembered to tap, at the time of the accident! She's a role model for all of us. Here's Rehana's story. New Zealand ,Tuesday March 11th, 2003 I was in a horrific car accident and came within a nanosecond of being killed (decapitated). I was playing the tourist guide for my friend Jon who had just arrived from LA. We were driving around looking at some property in the country. At lunch time we stopped in the small town of Huntley on the Waikato River. It was a dismal day, grey, wet and blustery so we parked the car in front of a store and peered from the car to see if we could spot a restaurant close by. Everything appeared normal. I looked in the mirrors to make sure it was safe before moving the car and waited for a large truck to pass us. A split second before it thundered past, there was a terrifying explosion like a bomb going off and my car was flung forward with a tremendous jolt. Simultaneously the windows imploded, shattering inward and showering Jon and myself with glass.
There was this strange silence like a moment frozen in time. The glass shards were everywhere. There were powdery bits that seemed to get into my eyes and nose and larger bits that stuck in my hair and skin. It was like being in a slow motion movie watching the truck hurtle past my car with an eight foot metal attachment swinging wildly from the back of it. Apparently the flatbed truck, which was carrying a bobcat in a large cage, did not have the cage door secured. As it passed us, the gate had swung open with its iron door swinging like a giant shovel and literally wiping out the back and drivers side of my car, windows plus doors, and the car's roof. I sat there feeling stunned, as if I had hit a brick wall with full impact, trying to take it all in till Jon came to his senses and got us out of the car. It all seemed like a dream, actually a nightmare. My brain felt numb and foggy. We viewed the damage and realized how close I came to losing my head! The gate had narrowly missed hitting my head by 6 inches or less. It was at the same height as my head and had swung past it, knocking out the back and side windows plus the supports which hold up the roof of the car . I felt like I had been hit over the head with a sledge hammer, the result of the shock waves produced by the imploding windows. It seemed very much like an explosive device, bomb or dynamite going off in my close vicinity. Anyway, the police were called and while we waited I took the opportunity to tap. I ran the whole event like a movie in my head, recalling the visual, auditory and kinesthetic sub-modalities of the incident. The things that really stood out in my mind as I tapped were:
I also tapped on the 'could have beens' as well. I was amazed at the results. Not a twitch of fear as I recalled the accident. People were telling me that it was delayed shock. Well, I drove the next day...no jitters, and here it is more than a week later and certainly no sign of delayed shock. In fact I can barely recall any of the shock I felt then, and it is as though the accident happened many years ago instead of last week. The memory of it seems faded and far away. Rehana Webster,
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Alex and I would like to thank all of you that took the time to write us with your best wishes for Lucas. About 85% of the people that receive our newsletter are people we don't know and they live in all corners of the world, so it was especially touching to hear from you. Everyone's heartfelt thoughts and best wishes for Lucas were greatly appreciated! Now... there is no easy way to say the following, so I'm just going to say it... Lucas passed away the day before Christmas. At this time I prefer not to write about how we felt, whether we "tapped" to feel better, or anything along those lines. Suffice it to say, it's been a difficult month for both of us. Actually, all three of us, as our girl dog Kaylie is suffering too. We are taking each day as it comes, and look forward to the time when we can reminisce about Lucas and all the wonderful times we had together during the past seven years. I'm not there yet... the tears just started to flow as I write this. One of the things I really cherish in my life is my friends, especially the "girl" friends. For all you ladies out there - you know what I'm talking about don't you! I've always known who I would call if something horrible happened in my life. It's been a comfort to me knowing that I could pick up the phone any time of day or night and these women would know just the right thing to say to me so I would be OK and even feel better. I wanted and needed, to talk to one of my girlfriends, because something "horrible" had happened. Two of the ladies were at work and I didn't think it was a good idea to call them, especially in the state I was in, so thought it would be better to call Tamara 'cause I knew she'd be at home and she'd be able to talk freely. When I spoke to Tamara I knew instantly she knew how I felt. She told me that when her Mom died, Tamara was driving on the freeway by herself, looking at all the other drivers flying by, and she yelled out loud, "Don't you people realize my mother just died!" I had exactly the same experience... I was standing in the check out line of my local grocery store and looking at the people rushing in and out of the store, all looking very normal, when I screamed inside my head, "Don't you people realize my dog just died!" Good thing I didn't scream out loud, because I'd be writing this article from the psyche ward of our local hospital! Then Tamara followed up our phone call with a card in the mail, and she wrote the following which made me laugh out loud for the first time in a long time... "Let's face it, sometimes you just can't make ice cream out of cat poop!" My friend Fran knew exactly what to say when I was lamenting to her that I felt bad about leaving Kaylie alone for the first time. Kaylie had spent her whole life (four years) at Lucas' side and had never been alone. Alex and I had to go out, so Fran said, "Kaylie can come and play with Auntie Fran for the evening." What a lovely gesture! Kaylie would be safe and have some fun at Fran's house, and I wouldn't worry while we were away. When we went and picked up Kaylie, Fran had prepared a gourmet meal for us to take home... all I had to do was heat and serve. Another good friend, Andy, arrived one day to take me out for lunch and brought a huge bouquet of flowers and a card in which she had written the perfect message to make Alex and I feel better. I'm a very lucky
woman! I'm blessed with terrific friends that each in her own unique
way, helped me to get through a very difficult time. I hope you are
all as fortunate as I am and have wonderful girlfriends in your life!
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married couple in their early 60s was out celebrating their
35th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant.
Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table
and said, "For being such an exemplary married couple and for
being faithful to each other all these years, I will grant you
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