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Reiki and the Seeker`s Journey

29th May 2018 by Christine Sutton

Phoenix EFT Reiki It seems to be a fact that people are drawn to Reiki as and when the time and circumstances are right for them. As a Reiki student I saw this fact written in many texts and articles about Reiki and I took it at face value. It was certainly true in my own life but I did not fully understand it until I began to teach students myself and went searching for more information.

One of the first questions that I ask every new group of students is:

“Why are you here?”

On the surface the answers that they give may be different but the underlying theme is always the same: “I am looking for something. There has to be more to life than I am experiencing.”

As I have learned more about Reiki from my own experiences and those of the students that I have been privileged to meet it has become very apparent that this underlying quest for “more” is universal-everyone feels the pull of it at some time in their life. We all become Seekers of some sort of destination. How far that quest may be fulfilled in a lifetime is variable but it is the same quest and more and more people are being drawn to it.

Of course this is nothing new-humans have been aware of the quest for many centuries and it has been written into the scriptures of every religion we have ever embraced and into the archetypal stories and folklore of every civilisation we have ever formed. For example, Tarot cards which date from at least the 15^th century embody the quest as the “Seekers Journey” through the pictures and symbolism of the Major Arcana.

The “Quest” to navigate and complete the journey is also found in simple board games (e.g. Snakes and Ladders and Ludo). In more complex game structures the object of the game may appear to be anything from defeating a dark lord to rescuing the princess to simple survival. It is also at the heart of all the great stories ever told. Whenever we play one of these games, become enthralled in a great story or are beginning to embark on the Quest for real we become Seekers of something.

That something beckons us on. We may not have a clear idea of the destination we are seeking, but there is often an eerie but exciting knowledge that it is there, hidden just out of view. We may pause for a while many times on the journey but rarely, if ever, does anyone want to go back to the start point and completely abandon the Quest.

It is an interesting fact that there are more people currently alive who are aware of this pull and who are actively doing something about it than at any point in human history before. This is why there has been such a huge worldwide interest in spiritual development literature and practices such as Mindfulness, Yoga, Meditation and Reiki over the last few decades. The Reiki journey is just one way of fulfilling the quest. It gives a very accessible and easy route into personal and spiritual development.

On an individual scale being somewhere on the Seeker`s pathway really does seem to make a difference. People who are already moving along this pathway using Reiki or other disciplines can often answer “yes” to at least some of these questions:

Are you happier than you were?
Are you more fulfilled?
Is your mind quieter, at least some of the time?
Are you less inclined to judge others quickly and harshly?
Has your work changed for the better?
Have your relationships changed for the better?
Have you let go of old, stuck situations, thoughts and behaviour patterns?
Are you more forgiving of yourself and others?
Are you experiencing more abundance in your life?
Has your physical health improved?
Are you seeing beauty everywhere you go?
Are people responding more positively to you?
Is there “magic” happening in your life?
(i.e. things that cannot be explained by any normal, rational or scientific route)

If the answer to one or more of these questions is “Yes” then you have definitely moved along your personal and spiritual pathway and are now experiencing life at a higher level of vibration.

On a grander scale the journey of each individual contributes to the greater journey of human society. As more people become awake and aware of our unfulfilled potential the level of conscious awareness is (hopefully) rising steadily in the worldwide population. Old, long accepted patterns of thought and behaviour, old institutions and power bases are being challenged in many areas. The result may seem like chaos while the shifts are happening.

How it all works out (the final destination) we don’t yet know – we are still only partway through the journey and cannot yet see the end. En-Joy the Journey!

We are indeed living in “interesting times”!

Christine Sutton
Reiki Master Teacher
Phoenix EFT Therapies and Training

May 2018

Use of EFT during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

9th May 2018 by Christine Sutton

Introduction

Becoming pregnant, carrying a baby to term, giving birth and then becoming a parent with responsibility for the life of an infant is one of the bravest, most exciting, most adventurous and deeply exhilarating things that a human being can ever do.

However, even if the conception, pregnancy and birth are relatively “normal” they can also be scary and uncomfortable in many ways. When things go “wrong” the effects on the well-being of parents and baby can be significant and will extend into the future.

Common Sources of stress and trauma during pregnancy and the post-partum period:

Difficulty in conceiving, with or without the physical and emotional effects of various IVF procedures
Various forms of physical stress during pregnancy – ranging from illness, to accidents, to medical problems with the developing foetus, placenta or mother
Emotional stress during pregnancy – mood swings due to hormonal changes plus whatever else is going on in the emotional life of the mother including concerns about impending motherhood.
Remember that the developing foetus is intimately connected to the mother`s energy fields, emotions and biochemistry. If the mother is stressed the baby experiences that stress at all levels of being. He/she has no way of filtering the experience, no way of knowing “this feeling is not mine” and so takes everything in.
Changes to stability of pre-existing mental health conditions. This may include the development or exacerbation of eating disorders, OCDs (Obsessive-Compulsive patterns) or other challenges to mental health. Some of these may become acute and require mental health support or interventions.
Tocophobia – fear of giving birth. A degree of anxiety is fairly normal, particularly for first time mums but Tocophobia is more than normal anxiety. It is a strong phobic response which may be due to a previous traumatic experience of giving birth or a result of hearing too many “horror” stories about birth from other people. There may also be deeper factors at work if the prospective mother has been traumatised in other ways at earlier times of her life.
Traumatic birth process. Even if a birth proceeds normally it is often the most intense experience a woman has ever had in her life and is not easily forgotten. Add in a few hitches, a medical intervention or two, overstretched staff who may not have the time to nurture and support the mother as much as they might like to and the stage can be set for a very traumatic experience.The effect of this trauma on the mother can be overlooked in the process of bringing the child safely into the world and then the business of coping with an infant`s needs. Often unresolved trauma remains with the woman. It may affect the parent-child bond, develop into a pattern of peri-natal OCD or even full blown PTSD and may contribute towards the development of post-natal depression.
Separation of baby and mother. Sometimes either the mother or baby needs medical care so one or both are placed in intensive care units at the time when the vital mother-child bond should be forming. This can have huge implications for the subsequent attachment patterns and emotional status of the child as he/she develops.
Pregnancy bereavement –all types e.g. termination, in utero death, still birth, neonatal death.
Development or continuance of complex family or social situations which act as stressors. g. financial problems, various forms of abuse, relationship difficulties, addictive behaviours.

All forms of unresolved trauma and stress tend to accumulate in the body-mind system of both parent and child as disruptions to normal energy flow patterns.

These disruptions always surface at some later point in life and create turbulence in emotions and then effects upon mental and/or physical health, developmental patterns, behavioural patterns, coping strategies and the general sense of well-being of the individual. Patterns of stress that are set up very early in life are highly significant and tend to echo through the rest of that life unless resolution can be found.

Wouldn`t it be great if there was a method for helping parents affected by these and similar stressors to work through them effectively and safely?

Wouldn`t it be wonderful if it was simple enough for parents to be able to use regularly as a self-help method for themselves?

Wouldn`t it be amazing if the same method could be applied to help babies and children of all ages to overcome the effects of early stress and trauma before their well-being and development become adversely affected?

There is! Welcome to the amazing world of EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping!

EFT is an energy therapy. It does not replace normal medical or psychological treatments but works beautifully alongside them to complement and amplify their healing effects by dealing with sources of underlying stress and trauma. It is now in worldwide use for handling many forms of emotional and physical upset and is slowly moving towards mainstream acceptance as a valid therapy modality.

There are still many sceptics out there but anyone who has used or received EFT that has been done correctly knows that it works. There are also now some scientifically based studies which are backing up the very common observation that
“It may seem a bit weird but hey, it really works!”

EFT is a combination of rhythmic tapping on acupressure points coupled with targeted affirmations. The words are tailored to target the problem while the tapping smoothes out energy flow through the meridian network of the body. The results can be rapid, surprisingly good and cumulative. Each issue addressed helps to reduce overall stress levels. Life becomes easier and freer with every EFT session as old fears, losses, anxieties and traumas are worked through and resolved. Results can include improvements in general well-being, in emotional and mental stability, loss of limiting patterns of belief and behaviour, improvements in relationships and sometimes improvement in physical symptoms.

Complex issues are best handled by EFT professionals but the most basic form of EFT can be easily learned and used as a self-help tool to handle issues in a simple but effective way. A free introductory EFT self-help manual is available as a download here: www.aamet.org

Summary of the Basic EFT process:

1. What are you feeling? Identify a problem: e.g. “I am worried I won`t be a good parent”

2. Where are you feeling it? Notice where you are registering that feeling: e.g. “In my belly”

3. What does it feel like? Find some descriptive words: e.g. “Like a hot twisting ache

4. How strong is that feeling right now, 0-10? e.g. “6”

5. Set Up – Create your affirmation, write it down, and then tap on the side of hand (Karate Chop) point while you say the affirmation 3 times:
e.g. “Even though I have this hot twisting achy worry in my belly I deeply and completely accept myself”

Note: EFT affirmations are always stated in the negative sense and present tense – you are describing your problem NOW and setting it up to be dealt with. Trying to tap in “happy-clappy” wishful thoughts just does not work.

6. Tap through all of the tapping points in sequence, a few light taps on each one while you repeat words drawn from your affirmation e.g.Top of head: “I am worried I won`t be a good parent”
Eyebrow point: “Hot twisty ache in my belly”
Side of Eye Point: “Worry about being a good parent”
Under Eye Point: “Twisty achy worry”
Under Nose Point: “All this worry”
Chin Point: “Hot ache in my belly”
Collar Bone Point: “Worry in my belly”
Underarm Point: “All this worry”
Side of hand Point: “Worried I won`t be a good parent”

Check in with yourself: How strong is that feeling NOW, 0-10? e.g. “4”

If the numbers are dropping you are making progress.
If the location of the sensation has changed you are making progress.
If the qualities of the sensation have changed you are making progress.

If nothing has changed you probably need words that are more specific. Find some new words!

8. Create your next affirmation with the new score, location and qualities and go again
Summary

EFT has been used very successfully through all stages of pregnancy, labour, delivery and the neo-natal period. Some typical Set Up affirmations that have been used as start points by my clients have been:

“Even though……
..I am angry that I can`t get pregnant yet…
..I am jealous that my sister got pregnant so easily..
..I can`t bear to be around my pregnant friend..
..I feel so sick right now…
..I am so tired of being pregnant..
..I am angry at what the hospital said..
..I dread going for appointments..
..I feel so sad that my twin was lost..
..I feel guilty about losing control..
..I am afraid of going into labour on my own..
..I`m upset the baby wont sleep..
..I have nightmares about the birth……….. I deeply and completely accept myself.

Every one of these clients gained benefit from the EFT work and went on to clear related issues as they gained confidence in tapping for themselves. You can as well. There are no side effects and, provided the basic process is followed, you cannot get it wrong.

Maybe try it out on something simple, see how well it works and notice how your life becomes lighter and brighter.
Maybe learn how to use EFT with infants, toddlers and children and see them begin to feel better as well.

What have you got to lose except your unhappiness?

Remember to contact a professional EFT practitioner if you know or suspect that you need to work with issues that might carry a strong emotional charge. Even very intense memories and emotional upsets can be handled gently and gradually until they resolve into a calm acceptance.

Please get in touch if you would like to know more!

Christine Sutton

Bio. Christine Sutton

Christine is a complementary therapist and therapy trainer based in Solihull, UK. She has 15 years experience working with EFT, Reiki and Reflexology to help deal with emotional issues and increase well-being for her clients. Her client base is very wide but she has particular interest in supporting people who are dealing with cancer and also, more recently, those who are struggling to either become pregnant or who are having problems during pregnancy or the peri-natal period.

Christine and her husband Philip Davis teach EFT and Reiki for self-help purposes and they also train therapists to professional standards. Working together they have developed a pictorial version of EFT called Picture Tapping Technique. https://phoenixeft.co.uk

References and Resources:

EFT therapy and training in the West Midlands, UK: https://phoenixeft.co.uk

Free Basic EFT Manual download and an international directory of professional EFT Practitioners and trainers: www.aametinternational.org

The Science behind EFT:
https://eftinternational.org/discover-eft-tapping/eft-science-research/

www.thetappingsolution.com/science-and-research/

www.efttappingtraining.com/eft-research/

EFT and Pregnancy:

https://aametinternational.org/eft-for-pregnancy/
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Pain Management Article

30th December 2017 by Philip Davis

A Solid Approach to Pain Management

Article published on Gary Craig Website.

Hi Gary,

I am an EFT practitioner who has been practicing for some years here in England. I would like to tell your readers about a case where I removed someone's shoulder pain with EFT. This is not an outstanding case in the EFT greater scheme of things as I am sure that many of your readers achieve such results with great regularity.

However, it once again underlines the fact that you can get to all kind of dis-eases by attacking the emotional roots and also it shows that when you are using EFT on a physical issue such as pain, seeing how fast the 0-10 intensity drops when using EFT on the pain issue alone, gives you a clue as to the way to proceed.

The lady in question was attending one of our seminars and complained of a pain on her right shoulder blade. She had had the pain for 18 months, and said the 0-10 intensity for the pain was about an 8 or 9.

So we did the straight-forward "Basic Recipe" type setup tapping on the KC point and saying "Even though I have this pain in my right shoulder blade... etc." and then tapped saying "Shoulder pain" (Note: The shortcut tapping sequence was used throughout)

Pain went to a 7.

I asked her to give the pain a colour. She said it was a black pain. I also asked her to be more specific about where the pain was. She described it as being under her shoulder blade and towards the bottom.

So we tapped on "Even though I have this black pain underneath the bottom of my right shoulder blade... etc." and then tapped on "This black pain underneath the bottom of my right shoulder blade"

GC COMMENT: Note how Philip gets very specific with the wording. This is usually helpful, especially when the pain doesn't resolve very quickly with EFT.

PHILIP CONTINUES: Pain went to a 6 or maybe 6 and a half.

GC COMMENT: Even the "more specific try" didn't work in this case. This is a clue that there may be emotional drivers involved.

PHILIP CONTINUES: At this point, I saw that we were not going to remove this pain quickly. I was sure that with persistence, we could have done it, but I wanted to be more elegant than that. The fact that the pain was only reducing by one point on each round told me that this issue had to be tackled in a different way. In my experience, it is also a strong indicator that the emotional problems causing the pain were most likely near the surface.

So, I said to her "IF there was an emotional cause for this pain, what would it be?" She replied "I have no idea" So I said "I know you have no idea what the emotional cause might be for this pain, but if you DID know, what would it be?" (I love this way of turning things around, sometimes it can pay big dividends) But this time, she looked blank again and said "No idea"

GC COMMENT: As you will see below, Philip asks her to bring ANY event to mind. As you will see, this was quite effective. Another way to go about is to ask the client to make up a SPECIFIC EVENT. I have found this very effective. Incidentally, the made up memory is not altogether made up. It comes from within the person and thus typically has many useful elements within it. Sometimes the made up issue is better than a real one.

PHILIP CONTINUES: So I asked her to think of ANY emotional event in her life. (I find that when the client is tuned into a problem, the chances are that they will guess at the right one) She said "Sending my mother into a home"

At this point I saw that there were tears in her eyes. I guessed she was at a 9 or 10 on that issue. So I tapped her without saying anything FOR 3 or 4 rounds of the shortcut sequence, to reduce the distress. This worked well and she was ready to continue. So I did one of Gary's Long rambling setups. Space or my memory doesn't permit me to say everything here that I included but I introduced the idea that the guilt she was feeling had manifested as pain in her shoulder blade.

We then tapped on...

"Guilt over sending my mother in to a home"
"Guilt"
"Guilt in my shoulder blade"
"Mother guilt in my shoulder blade"

Her intensity level over the guilt went straight down to a zero. She said "Actually, she does quite enjoy it there." Which made everyone laugh.

Her pain in the shoulder blade also went down to a zero at the same time, and she has been pain free ever since - 6 weeks now!

As I say, its not an outstanding case in EFT terms, but it shows how with a little ingenuity and by allowing the client to direct you, you can achieve some wonderful results by attacking the emotional roots of physical problems.

Philip Davis

Nail Biting Article

30th December 2017 by Philip Davis

Nail Biting Article: A one minute wonder!

A published article by Philip Davis.

I thought I would like to share with you something that happened on a Level 1 course we were giving here in the UK recently.

We were coming up to the first break of the morning and had 10 minutes before the coffee was ready. So I asked if anyone had an issue they wanted working on, and a lady in her mid-30’s said that she bit her nails and wanted to stop. Questioning her, she said that she had bitten them all her life.

So, as an experiment, I did one round of EFT on her. Even though I bite my nails… I did the complete Basic Recipe exactly as described in the EFT Manual.

She didn’t bite her nails at all for the remainder of the day.

Some 2 months later, she came back to do the Level 2 course with us. On the first morning she came up to me and said… “Look!!! (as she drummed her nails on the desk) I haven’t bitten my nails from that day to this. I have had to learn how to file my nails now!!” The big grin on her face was priceless.

I love EFT.

Philip Davis

Height Phobia Article

30th December 2017 by Christine Sutton

A Height Phobia with an unusual cause.

A published Article by Christine Sutton.

Hi Gary,

This was an interesting case I dealt with recently where there was an unusual issue behind a height phobia. The use of freeform EFT with the rambling set-ups to identify the relevant issues and aspects made this fairly easy to collapse.

Kay (name changed) came to me for relief of a height phobia which was becoming very intrusive in her life as it was preventing her from flying, going into any high building or crossing bridges. She seemed very anxious and nervy about trying EFT and about life in general.

We did 2 preliminary rounds of basic EFT on feeling nervous about doing EFT which settled her and also introduced her to the procedure. Initial conversation showed that she had no conscious memory of a triggering event e.g. a fall or being stuck in a high place. This was not likely to be a simple phobia!

I asked how she felt if she thought about being in a high place such as the top of a tall building. She answered that she did not know, and when invited to guess at what her response might be she again said that she did not know i.e. did not want to go there at all. However, as she answered she shuddered and her hands started shaking so we did 2 or 3 rounds on "Even though I've got this jittery, shaky feeling just by talking about high places........" The 0-10 intensity moved down from 9-7.

This was some improvement but not much so I focused in and asked her for a specific time when she had felt like this before. She went straight to a memory of driving in Italy up a mountain road with a rock face on one side of the car and a sheer drop on the other. She had to keep going as she was the only driver present but was sweating and shivering as she drove and could only look straight ahead at the road. By the time she reached the hotel at the top she was so distressed that she fell over and could not get up without help. As she told the story her real time reaction increased to 10 - she really was shivering and shaking.

We tapped 4 rounds on different aspects - "this shivery shaking", "this hot and sweaty feeling", "this panic", "fear of that road". When asked for her intensity on each she said that perhaps it had gone down from 10-9. I felt she was humouring me - a clue in itself as it gave insight into her personality. Then she added spontaneously "I feel so ashamed of myself, acting like a silly child!" Another clue! We tapped for the shame aspect and reduced it to 0 in 2 rounds.

I asked her to tell me the story of the drive again and she went to an intensity of 8. Not much improvement, so I used a rambling type set-up, throwing in several phrases which were relevant. The one which caught her attention was "I feel so unsupported" and we then reduced this from 8-4 in 2 rounds. At last we were making progress!

I asked when else she had felt unsupported and she went straight to an incident when she had got into trouble at school and her mother had said that she must deal with it herself as she was a big girl now (she was 8). 10+ on this. We tapped on "My mother wouldn't help me..." then reframed to "perhaps she was busy that day, perhaps she wasn't very well but she still loved me" and reduced the intensity to 5.

I asked "Did she love you?" Kay answered "Oh yes! She put me on a pedestal!" The penny dropped for me then, and we tapped a long rambler including "Mom loved me so much she put me on a pedestal...it was very high and I was afraid of letting her down and falling off it....( Kay's eyes went very round and she said "Oh!" as the penny dropped for her too)...I accept and love myself and I forgive myself for trying to live up to impossible expectations all my life from Mom and everyone else including myself".

The intensity dropped to 0 within 3 rounds. As a test I asked her to recreate the drive up the mountain road in great detail in imagination - no reaction. I asked her to imagine stopping the car and getting out - no reaction. Then I asked her to imagine walking to the edge of the road to look over the drop. This pushed her back up to 5 which we tapped down until she could look and comment what a beautiful view it was.

I gave her a visualisation of an eagle flying in the clear air in front of her and asked "Do you want to be free like the eagle? " "Oh yes!" she said with some tears. So we did another rambler including the phrases "....clear air around me, no one expecting anything I can't give, I can breathe here, I choose to release all expectations and just be myself because I do so many things so well...I choose to forgive my mother for putting me up on that impossible pedestal....I choose to forgive myself for anything I have done to contribute to this....Now I choose to let all of this go forever...I choose to be free of fear... I choose to fly free like the eagle....." She has some tears and released some huge sighs as we processed different parts of all of this.

I tested her in imagination on as many aspects as possible and got no reaction except feelings of peace and joy.

As I write this Kay is on holiday in France and will be testing out her reactions on a real mountain road. I think she will be fine unless other new aspects arise.

Chris Sutton

Followup: Apparently, no new aspects arose because she drove up that real mountain road and was free of her previous problems. However, she has not tested air travel or being in high buildings. Perhaps other aspects will show up for EFT to handle.

Restless Leg Article

30th December 2017 by Philip Davis

Restless Leg Syndrome and EFT.

Article written by Philip Davis.

I was at a conference recently and at the end of the first day, a number of the delegates were at a local bar eating a meal, etc. One of the delegates, “C”, suddenly started rubbing her legs, and walking around stamping her feet, rather like she had cramp in her legs.

I asked what was wrong, and was surprised to hear that it was something called “Restless Leg Syndrome” (or RLS). I had never heard of this, so I asked her about it and she said it was a neurological thing that happens to people and there was no known cure for it. She (like many other sufferers of the problem) contracted it soon after giving birth to her son, 20 years ago.

Subsequently, I researched this on the Internet and found it was called Ekboms Syndrome. The symptoms of which are:

· A strong urge to move your legs which you may not be able to resist. The need to move is often accompanied by uncomfortable sensations. Some words used to describe these sensations include: creeping, itching, pulling, creepy-crawly, tugging or gnawing.
· Symptoms start or become worse when you are resting. The longer you are resting, the greater the chance the symptoms will occur and the more severe they are likely to be.
· Symptoms get better when you move your legs. The relief can be complete or only partial but generally starts very soon after starting an activity. Relief persists as long as the motor activity continues.
· Symptoms are worse in the evening especially when you are lying down. Activities that bother you at night do not bother you during the day.

“C” said that she was often kept awake by this problem, she couldn’t settle because all her leg muscles are going in and out of mild spasms. " It's horrible” she said. Sometimes she has to walk around her bedroom for hours. If she was tired, or if she had drunk any alcohol, it tended to make it a lot worse. But, she said “there is nothing that can be done, I just have to put up with it.”

The EFT practitioner inside me immediately rose to this “nothing can be done” challenge and so I suggested we might try some EFT on this. After some discussion about EFT, she was agreeable, and so we started tapping.

She estimated that the 0-10 intensity level was about an 8. So we tapped on…

“Even though I have these restless legs....” Then we tapped the shortcut sequence, including the Top of Head point saying “Restless Legs”

After, she said that maybe it had improved slightly, but they were still jittery. So, we tapped on “Even though I have jittery legs I deeply and completely love and accept myself and I choose to let my legs stay calm and relaxed.” Again she said that it was improved, but not gone.

I asked her about the causes of the problem, and she said that she had read it was a probably a bad connection in the brain, a short-circuit or something like that. Ok, I thought…. If it’s a problem in the brain, maybe a bit of Brain Balancing in the form of the 9 Gamut sequence will help? So we did the 9 Gamut sequence just once through.

The problem immediately disappeared. The intensity went to ZERO. “C” was amazed. She kept on looking at her legs, fully expecting it to return. But it never did that whole evening much to her delight.

There was also no recurrence that night or over the next few days, even though there were times when she would have expected it to happen (when she was tired late at night, for example).

I don’t use the 9 Gamut sequence a lot in my work as a practitioner, usually. It is rare that it makes a major difference like this when I do add it back in. So it just goes to show that my neglected friend the 9 Gamut does have its uses now and then!

I followed up two weeks later to discover that the RLS had returned. Albeit at a much reduced level. Over the 2 weeks, ‘C’ said that she would normally expect to have around 10 full blown attacks of RLS, but she had only experienced it only 3 times, and at a much reduced intensity. She said “it was a very mild version of it, a kind of warning, not the full blown thing”

So, we arranged to meet again and I started chasing the emotional drivers behind the problem. These were rapidly identified as being her home situation with her husband and children. So, we tapped on all the issues surrounding that.

“Even though my husband takes me for granted…”

“Even though my kids don’t appreciate me… “

And so on.

What seemed to really hit the mark was tapping on “Even though my legs want me to run away from home…” so we tapped on some variations of that “Even though I would like to leave this situation, I know its not possible and I accept the messages my legs are telling me but now I choose to allow my legs to be at peace… “ and so on with a whole long rambling set-up.

During the session, I also taught her the basic recipe and the shortcut version.

Over the next 2 weeks, she reported that she rarely gets the problem now, but when it does start, it is always when she feels that she should be doing something, but cant for some reason. For example, when she has lots of computer work to do, but cannot because one of her children are using the computer, or, when she thinks about all the things that need doing, but duty demands she has to go out for the day.

Whenever this happens, she simply taps the RLS symptoms away herself using a couple of shortcut rounds.

All in all, she is delighted that the symptoms she has been suffering for the last 20 years have all but vanished, and I am honoured that I (and EFT) have helped her remove the symptoms of this “incurable” problem.

Philip Davis.