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***MAKE SOME MISTAKES

I'm sure you think it's odd that I am encouraging you to Make Some Mistakes , but think about it – haven't you learned invaluable lessons from what you judged as "mistakes"? I have learned so much from the mistakes I have made in the past, that I no longer even call them "mistakes" – that sounds too negative to me. I…

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By Fatimah Musa
Definition: Negative Emotions

Negative emotions sap your energy and undermine your effectiveness. In the negative emotional state, you find the lack of desire to do anything. The mind is filled with thoughts of fear, doubts and insecurities. Your body experiences fatigue, tightness and muscle tension. nnNotice that your negative emotions arise when you respond to something, attach a meaning to it and picture it in your mind. You add power to it by using words to label and describe the situation or emotion

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By Evergreen Healing Arts Center
Definition: Human Energy Fields

The Human Energy Field, sometimes called the Aura, is a complex combination of overlapping energy patterns which define the unique spiritual, mental, emotional and physical makeup of an individual. A person's Human Energy Field (HEF) is that part of the Universal Energy Field (UEF) associated with that specific individual. There are three basic ways of describing the HEF: in terms of energy meridians, chakras and energy bodies. Each is discussed below as it applies to energy-

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By Susan Quinn, MA., MFT, Certified Life Coach
Definition: EFT Tapping Points

Recent years have seen the development of a family of therapies that offer clinically effective alternatives to traditional, long-term treatments. These Power Therapies only require one to three sessions, but the results are usually permanent. Each of them provides noticeable relief from negative emotions, pain, and trauma by "rewiring neural pathways" in the brain. It doesn't matter whether the pain suffered is physical or emotional. These methods bring relief from fears and

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By Roger Callahan, Richard Trubo
Book Review: Tapping the Healer Within : Using Thought-Field Therapy to Instantly Conquer Your Fears, Anxieties, and Emotional D

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is the psychotherapeutic theory that suggests that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field and that balance can be restored through a sequence of tapping points. Judith A. Wentzel is the Official Guide to Emotional Freedom Techniques .nn Tapping the Healer Within: Using Thought-Field Therapy to Instantly Conquer Your Fears, Anxieties, and Emotional D

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By Gwyneth Moss
Definition: EFT Training

Understanding the EFT Training Levels nnEmotional Freedom Techniques is for everybody. For therapists and trainers, for health workers and teachers, for mums and dads, and for each and every one of us as individuals. Since 2004 Gary Craig the originator of EFT has set guidelines for the content and delivery of three levels of EFT training workshops. nnGary also makes available at low cost EFT workshops on DVD. To supplement workshop participation these DVDs are excellent lear

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Definition: Orgone

Orgone energy is a term coined by psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich for the "universal life energy" which he claimed to have discovered in published experiments in the late 1930s. Reich claimed that orgone energy was a "life energy" which filled all space, was blue in color, and that certain forms of illness were the consequence of depletion or blockages of the energy within the body. These theories are considered pseudoscience.[1][2][3]nn Modern usage nnPsychotherapists and Medica

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By Carol Look
Book Review: Attracting Abundance with Eft: Emotional Freedom Techniques

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is the psychotherapeutic theory that suggests that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field and that balance can be restored through a sequence of tapping points. Judith A. Wentzel is the Official Guide to Emotional Freedom Techniques .nn Attracting Abundance with Eft: Emotional Freedom Techniques , by Carol Look, is a valuable resource for people int

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By Roberta Temes
Book Review: The Tapping Cure: A Revolutionary System for Rapid Relief from Phobias, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is the psychotherapeutic theory that suggests that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field and that balance can be restored through a sequence of tapping points. Judith A. Wentzel is the Official Guide to Emotional Freedom Techniques .nn The Tapping Cure: A Revolutionary System for Rapid Relief from Phobias, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder an

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By Phillip Mountrose, Jane Mountrose
Book Review: The Heart and Soul of EFT and Beyond... A Soulful Exploration of the Emotional Freedom Techniques and Holistic Heal

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is the psychotherapeutic theory that suggests that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field and that balance can be restored through a sequence of tapping points. Judith A. Wentzel is the Official Guide to Emotional Freedom Techniques .nn The Heart and Soul of EFT and Beyond... A Soulful Exploration of the Emotional Freedom Techniques and Holistic Hea

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By Joseph Mercola, Ron Ball
Book Review: Freedom at Your Fingertips: Get Rapid Physical and Emotional Relief with the Breakthrough System of Tapping

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is the psychotherapeutic theory that suggests that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field and that balance can be restored through a sequence of tapping points. Judith A. Wentzel is the Official Guide to Emotional Freedom Techniques .nn Freedom at Your Fingertips: Get Rapid Physical and Emotional Relief with the Breakthrough System of Tapping , by J

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***ADD SOMETHING GOOD

The New Year is fast approaching, and I keep hearing people talk about what they are "stopping" or what they are "not going to do" anymore or what they need to "get rid of" in their lives. How about if you decided to Add Something Good instead of taking something away? I know for me if I keep focused on taking things…

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***It's Time to Shine!

It's Time to Shine! You've waited long enough, hiding your talents, putting a lid on your brilliance… It's time to shine so others will benefit from what you have to offer! This definitely scares many people -- Shining? Really? Isn't that dangerous? It's time for all of us to take the lid off our uniqueness and allow…

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***Simplify Your Life...

What if you felt inspired to Simplify Your Life? I wonder how much abundance would flow into your life... Remember, when we want to activate or strengthen the positive results from Law of Attraction, it's all about our communication. And if we were committed to make a serious effort to simplify our lives today, our co…

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***Rehearse Your Success...

Imagine how much abundance you would attract into your life if you started to Rehearse Your Success... When we start to act as if we have already succeeded, something special happens in our brains, our bodies, and in our energy systems. What happens? Our brain doesn't realize that we are just rehearsing, so it starts…

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***Make a Difference…

What if you felt inspired to Make a Difference? Imagine how much abundance would flow into your life... I love love love feeling inspired to Make a Difference - it is one of my top values! Do you want to Make a Difference? Do you want to contribute to other people's lives, better someone's life, help others in small a…

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***Quiet, Please...

When was the last time you were quiet enough to really feel your pulse, to notice the rhythm of your body, and hear your heart's messages? For most of us, it's been a long time, much longer in fact than is good for us. And as a result of not being quiet enough to pay attention to our inner world, we lose touch with th…

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***Drop Your Drama...

When we're willing to give up our \"drama\" our lives will change for the better and abundance will start flowing! Why? Because being embroiled in emotional drama interrupts the energetic signals about success and abundance you have been trying to communicate to the Universe! Yes, it's time to drop our drama. This \"i…

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***Hurry Up, Universe!

When several clients in the same week talked to me about being impatient with the Universe, I thought it was time to write about this topic again to help all of us! Do you feel impatient with the Universe? Do you think you've done everything “right”, yet you still haven't attracted what you want? Have you been using t…

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***Cut to the Chase...

Time is my most valuable asset right now. I wish I had more of it and I've wasted too much of it (tap tap tap). So I have made an effort to just Cut to the Chase more often. It's still a challenge to me because so many projects need my attention, but I'm getting better at it, and attracting more abundance as a result.…

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***Clear Your Fear of Failure...

* If you weren't afraid to fail, what risks would you take? * If you weren't afraid to fail, what new people would you introduce yourself to today? * If you weren't afraid to fail, what ideas would you share with others? * If you weren't afraid to fail, what would you say to your loved ones? Imagine how successful you…

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***Offer Your Best You...

What if you felt inspired to Offer Your Best You? Imagine how much abundance would start to flow into your life! The first question to ask yourself is: \"What is your BEST you?\" What are your best qualities, your best attributes, who are you when you know you are at your best? I recommend that you write a list of you…

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***Just Show Up...

What if you felt inspired to Just Show Up For Yourself and Others? I wonder how much abundance would flow into your life... When was the last time you made the decision to Just Show Up For Yourself and Others and actually followed through? When was the last time you made the decision to Show up in a new way by startin…

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***Welcome All of You

********************** Imagine how much abundance would flow into your life if you could welcome ALL of you... ********************** One of the key ways to reduce resistance and allow abundance into our lives is to accept and welcome all parts of ourselves in the challenging process of healing. This means that we nee…

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***One NOW at a Time

“One NOW at a Time...” What if we made an effort to be present and pay attention to each \"now\" that crosses our path... I wonder how much abundance would start to show up? I am writing about this topic because I am not very good at staying in the now and knew I needed to teach myself something and remind myself of h…

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***More Creativity, Please...

What if you could clear your blocks to creativity and allow an abundance of ideas into your personal and professional life... Wouldn't that be fun? Some of us don't think we have any creativity, others of us think we used to be creative in the past, still others of us haven't felt inspired for years... Which category…

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***What if you felt inspired to Be More Generous?

Just imagine how much abundance would flow into your life! What I have experienced without fail is that when I am more generous with other people, I feel incredibly good, fabulous in fact! And when I'm more generous with myself, I feel better too. This may come as a surprise, but I'm not talking about being generous i…

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***Plant the Right Seeds

What exactly are "seeds"? Seeds come in the form of thoughts, beliefs, and even conversations that you are having with yourself and others. If you aren't enjoying the experiences that are showing up in your life, I highly recommend that you Plant the Right Seeds. I love knowing that we have incredible power over this…

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Overcoming the Subconscious Resistance to Change - Emotional Freedom Techniques

When I work with new clients, I’m always interested in why they have chosen to learn and use EFT. The answer is usually in the negative, “I’m very ill”, “I’m overweight”, “I procrastinate”, or “I don’t have enough money in my life”, etc. As a result of this, I changed one of the questions on my client intake form to read ‘What are your expectations of EFT?’ This ensures the client focuses on what she would like to accomplish rather than what is going wrong in her life. Sometimes it’s easier to give attention to what we don’t want in our lives, rather than what we do want.

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Putting Yourself First

Are you one of those people who is constantly doing things for others, while always putting yourself at the bottom of your own list of priorities? If so, it’s time to look at how you move yourself to the top of the list, where you belong. When you consistently put others ahead of yourself, putting all your energy into doing for them, by the time that you get to yourself, you’ve used up all your energy. There is a big difference between being selfish and recognizing that you are important too.

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"I'm overwhelmed: there's so much to do and so little time!"

It's that time of year when it's easy to become overwhelmed by what needs to be accomplished. EFT not only enables us to feel more relaxed and in control very quickly (which inevitably leads to clarity), it can also be used as a preventative tool. If we anticipate what might happen, we can tap on those conce s ahead of time. For example, there are many reasons why Christmas is not a relaxing, joyful time for some people: family gatherings can become dreaded occassions; gift buying can be expensive and stressful, and with an abundance of food around, it is easy to overindulge.

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Forgiving Yourself: EFT For Self Forgiveness

Forgiveness can be a contentious topic. When someone has wronged you, and you’re carrying a lot of hurt and anger at that person, others around you will tell you that you need to forgive. Forgiveness means different things to different people. To some, forgiving means absolving someone of guilt for something they have done. For many others, including myself, forgiveness does not mean that you’re saying that the person who hurt you is absolved of guilt. It means that you realize that in order to live your life, you need to emotionally let go of what may have been holding you back.

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Is Getting Mad Bad?

I have asked countless number of children “Is getting mad bad?” Very close to 100% answered yes. This has made me very curious as to the message we are presenting to children about anger. It has made me wonder how we adults express our anger and how that affects our children’s perspective that mad is bad. While talking to children about anger I speak to the important role anger plays in our lives. Anger lets us know that something is wrong. It is a signal that we are hurt, scared, or frustrated, our rights are being violated, or our needs are not being met.

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Ask, Act & Allow; using EFT and the Law of Attraction

The same principles apply to all areas of receiving, wheter it is love, money or fulfillment in work or lifestyle. There are many people who say "change your thinking, and change your life" and while that is true, EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques makes change easier and faster than anything I have seen in thirty years of searching. I am always looking for ways to simplify Spiritual practices and Laws such as the Law of Attraction.

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Freedom From Chronic Pain - EFT Identifies and Dissolves the Root Causes

Chronic pain is the body's way of informing us that it is not at peace; it is diseased. It is also a guaranteed way of getting our attention. An enormously effective, safe and non-intrusive way we can respond to pain is by applying Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). In fact, one of the much-publicised benefits of EFT is pain relief. As an EFT Practitioner, and Progressive Emotional Release (Pro-ER) Practitioner specialising in serious illness, I work with people experiencing chronic physical, emotional, or mental pain on a daily basis.

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Balance Your Energy with the People in Your Life

Have you ever met someone that seemed nice enough on the surface, but the two of you just didn’t make a connection? Or, perhaps the opposite is true. You met someone that was completely different from you and you felt an instant connection? Our reactions to others are based on many different aspects. We react to others based on our current mood and attitude, the time of day, the environment we are in and our past experiences. We respond to others based on their appearance, their body language and the sound of their voice.

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Celebrating the Highly Sensitive Personality

Long before I was seriously ill, I often had a sense that I felt emotions more deeply and painfully than many of my friends and colleagues. Things seemed to roll off their backs, while I became greatly affected in some way by what I'd seen or heard. I easily picked up on how others were feeling, and their energies affected my own. I was forever conce ed about what the people around me were undergoing: had I said or done something to offend them, and what did that look they just gave me actually mean? It was important for me to put others' needs before my own.

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Stress Busters: 12 small habits that can make a BIG difference !

1. Pretend to yawn – and welcome the real one that will inevitably follow ! (Not for use during corporate meetings…) 2. When working long hours on the computer, make sure you take a break at least every hour. Stand up, stretch, drink some water, yawn… Use a friendly timer if you tend to forget the time… 3. Take a quick walk outside to get some fresh air – and practice harbouring ONLY positive thoughts while you do ! 4. Place water bottles all over the place in strategic spots to help you remember to rehydrate regularly throughout the day 5.

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Additional Benefits From EFT

Recently, I worked with a young man in his early 20’s who had just started a new job. Peter was very excited about his job- it was his first step in building a career for himself after graduating from college. He had been hired as an assistant manager for a retail chain and he could hardly contain his enthusiasm. The reaso Peter called me was, although, he loved his new job, he was having a hard time with the “managing” part.

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Tap in the Gratitude With EFT and Speed Up the Healing Process

When we are struggling to overcome a chronic illness or chronic pain, our lives become very focused on what is wrong, and the steps we need to take in order to recover. Our lives may consist of appointments with doctors, specialists, therapists, and various practitioners. In fact, we may feel as though the life we once knew has vanished, or at the very most, been put on hold. Our conversations and our thoughts revolve around how we're going to make it through the next week, month or year and what we need to do in order to make it as smooth as possible.

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De-clutter Your Life and Make Room for the New

Usually when we think of clutter, we're referring to stuff seeping out of basements and closets and garages. We all have things we don't use anymore, whether it's clothes, toys, old gifts, knickknacks, and odds and ends. Most of the time our clutter ends up in piles and we forget what is buried unde eath. Once upon a time our stuff was valuable, but over the years it starts to accumulate and leaves no room for new things. Maybe you have a dress hanging in your closet that w

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Certainty is an Inner Game and You Can Win It!

Certainty is an Inner Game and You Can Win It! Why do you need to master inner certainty? Here's a few reasons: There's a lot of stuff going on in the world that's enough to freak you out. You're accustomed to looking around at the things you trust to be solid and stable to give you some semblance of security. You want to believe everything is going to be all right and that life as we know it is secure. 9/11 was the first big shake up. Though less top of mind, it's still heavy awareness of potential danger.

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The Rubber Band Technique

"Things do not change, we change." Henry David Thoreau Since we get what we think about, talk about, focus on, say to ourselves and believe about ourselves, we first need to become aware of what we are thinking and saying on a regular basis. Are you in the habit of putting yourself down? Are ...

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Deserving Wellness

When I was severely ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the one constant factor in my somewhat restricted life was the unequivocal support I was given by my parents and my husband. If I hadn't received their love and encouragement on a daily basis, I know the journey would have been far tougher and more desperate at times.

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EFT & Music: Tap in the Happiness!

EFT is most often thought of as a way of dealing with emotional or physical problems, and part of the tapping process is to name and tap on the negative emotions that you feel around any given situation. What many people don’t realize, however, is that EFT can also be used to intensify the good feelings you experience. For most of us, listening to music brings back memories. Most often they are good memories of happy times, the kinds of memories that make you smile and look back with nostalgia.

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Tap in the Gratitude With EFT and Speed Up the Healing Process

When we are struggling to overcome a chronic illness or chronic pain, our lives become very focused on what is wrong, and the steps we need to take in order to recover. Our lives may consist of appointments with doctors, specialists, therapists, and various practitioners. In fact, we may feel as though the life we once knew has vanished, or at the very most, been put on hold. Our conversations and our thoughts revolve around how we're going to make it through the next week, month or year and what we need to do in order to make it as smooth as possible.

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Conscious Immunity: Tapping Your Way to a Happier, Healthier YOU

What comes to mind when you think about your immune system? Do you think about an army of special cells, proteins, tissues, and organs ready to go to battle to defend you from organisms and substances that invade your system and cause disease? Do you visualize little Pac-Men like creatures gobbling up all the little buggies? How about cancer? Did just reading the word flame the fire of fear? Say these words out loud right now: "I have cancer." How did your body react? Did your heart race? Face flush? Shoulders tense?

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EFT Saves $500

Here’s a great story I wanted to pass along to share how I was able to save an acquaintance $500 with 20 minutes of EFT! I was visiting “Nancy’s” shop one day and she was complaining to me about the stress in her life. She was recently married, her former boss was suing her for a non-compete and she had just opened up her own shop. As a result of all of this stress, she was grinding her teeth. Her dentist informed her it would cost $500 to buy the necessary “bite guard” to protect her teeth from future grinding.

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Teaching Children Response-Ability

As parents, most of us feel it our duty to protect our children from harm. We can, and should, take all precautionary measures to prevent injury to our children and teach them safety practices and self care. However, protecting them from the natural ebb and flow of life can leave them ill equipped to successfully manage adversity, loss, failure, conflict or disappointment. Like it or not, life is not always predictable or smooth. In fact, the one thing that is predictable is that life will be a roller coaster of ups and downs, highs and lows, calm and storm.

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