Summary
The host, a tap dancer and holistic health coach, introduces EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) as a Wellness Wednesday topic, drawing a playful connection between her professional tap dancing and this different kind of tapping. She learned EFT from her therapist Terry Cole and recommends the Tapping Solution app by Nick Ortner as the primary resource for learning the technique. She explains that EFT combines ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology, requiring you to tap 5-7 times on nine specific meridian points while focusing on a negative emotion or stressor. The tapping sends a calming signal from body to brain, calming the nervous system, rewiring neuropathways, and restoring the body's energy balance. As a holistic health educator, she emphasizes that emotions are stored in the body and will eventually manifest as anxiety, anger, or disease if not addressed. The episode was recorded during the COVID pandemic, and she specifically recommends Nick Ortner's coronavirus anxiety tapping collection.
Key Points
- EFT combines ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology by tapping on meridian points while focusing on a negative emotion
- Tap 5-7 times on nine specific meridian points including above the eyebrow, below the eye, above upper lip, chin, and collarbone
- Tapping sends a calming signal from body to brain, engaging both the limbic system and the body's energy system
- The technique calms the nervous system, rewires neuropathways, and restores the body's energy balance
- Emotions are stored in the body and will manifest as anxiety, anger, or disease if not addressed
- The Tapping Solution app by Nick Ortner is recommended as a free starting resource
- Can be practiced for as little as 5 minutes morning and evening alongside meditation
- The host learned EFT from her therapist Terry Cole and practices it daily
Key Moments
What EFT is and how it combines acupressure with psychology
The host introduces EFT as a powerful holistic healing technique that combines ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology, explaining that she was introduced to it by her therapist Terry Cole and recommends the Tapping Solution app as a primary resource.
"this is called EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique. And it is a powerful, holistic healing technique that's been proven to effectively resolve a range of issues. It increases energy, eliminates negative emotions, it can help you lose weight, it can create confidence, transform daily habits, relieve physical pain"
How tapping calms the nervous system
The host explains the mechanics of tapping on nine meridian points 5-7 times each while focusing on a negative emotion, which sends a calming signal from body to brain, engaging both the limbic system and the body's energy system.
"tapping these specific meridian endpoints is where the Chinese acupressure comes in. And while you are verbally or mentally addressing the root cause of the distress or the anxiety or the negativity, what it does is it sends a calming signal from the body to the brain, allowing you to feel relaxed and in control."
Why stored emotions manifest as disease if not addressed
Drawing on her holistic health training, the host explains that emotions stored in the body will eventually manifest as anxiety, anger, or disease if not addressed, and that EFT can calm the nervous system and rewire neuropathways.
"you're able to calm the nervous system. You're able to rewind those neuropathways in the brain and respond in a healthier way and restore the body's balance of energy."
