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"I downloaded the EFT Manual and have had astounding results. I am blown away by this technique!!" Donna Ehrich
"EFT is a phenomenal healing method and is an important centerpiece of my practice. It has helped cure many of my patients with chronic problems." Eric Robins, MD
"EFT has been amazing for backaches! I had nagging backache for many many months and nothing would help. I would do certain exercises, run hot and cold water on it and nothing changed. It didn't get better or worse until I tried EFT. One round and it was gone!" Rita Tyner
"I see the results of EFT on a daily basis, and continue to be amazed....I've yet to find a problem it can't help with." Rachel Gaubert
"I tried your technique 2 days ago and in minutes an eye condition that has been driving me nuts for a year just left. This information is a beautiful gift to all of us." Sally Shallenberg
"I am not a professional practitioner of EFT. I am a housewife, mother, and portrait photographer who stumbled on to EFT two years ago, and fell in love with the gentle healing that EFT allows." Lisa Gunnoe
"We are very excited about this EFT program. My wife got rid of her back pain and too frequent headaches she has had for years. I no longer have acid reflux and no longer have to take a prescription drug for it." Bill Edens
"Two years ago, 1 1/2 hours of EFT work lifted an eight year long depression for which I had been using meds - I KNOW personally how amazing EFT is." Janice Smylie
"I have tried your technique, with a lot of skepticism at first, as it defies all logic....Gary, it worked....not only the first time on my headache, but the second time on my stiff neck and tension headache, the third time on my inability to sleep, and so on." Mary Smith
"I've never found a more user-friendly, dependable and precise technique that could produce such profound change in such a short time." Kim English
"I tried it on myself and shot a game of golf 12 strokes under my previous best game ever." Jack Konrath
"I have used EFT on myself and family members for a variety of quick therapies from shoulder pain to headaches, nausea, and so on. This method is absolutely invaluable." El March, PhD
"My clients have experienced profound & lasting results for weight issues, stress, anxiety, pain, phobias, sports performance, relationship issues, & more." Lindsay Kenny
"EFT has helped my clients deal successfully with addictions, grief, fears, phobias, sexual abuse, performance issues, self-image and stress. Dr. Catherine Saltzman
"EFT is a remarkable gift to the world." Al Viguerie, PhD
"I have gotten great results with EFT personally, and the results that my patients get are often nothing short of miraculous." Ray Mazon, D.O.M.
"EFT is "The Miracle Drug WITHOUT THE DRUG!" Pat Farrell
"EFT is spectacular! I came across EFT on an internet search...best happy accident of my life!" Anita Barber
"Words escape me. EFT is truly astounding. It could change the human race." Michael Killingback
"I have applied EFT 70 or 80 times and I have yet to come across a client who is not happy with the results EFT has given." John Birtwistle
"Wow! People can't believe the results we are getting. Neither can I. This is the best healing method I have ever come across." Jim Eaton
"I'm getting spectacular results with my patients and myself. Thank you!" Joanne M. Hillary, ND

Note: This article assumes you have a working knowledge of EFT. Newcomers can still learn from it but are advised to get our Free EFT Get Started Package or our Affordable DVDs for a more complete understanding. For more, read our EFT Info and Disclaimer Document

The benefits of describing EFT as a relaxation technique

Hi Everyone,

Because EFT appears "different" to newcomers, it can be beneficial to call it "a relaxation technique." Why? Because it can better fit with their beliefs. Steve DeSanto provides some useful examples of this approach with cases involving a potential emotional breakdown and pain.

Hugs, Gary

By Steve DeSanto

My wife and I find that people will almost always accept EFT without question if we simply call it "a little relaxation technique." After all, those words don’t promise much. Relaxation is a familiar term.So when a friend offers a relaxation technique to help relax, it’s no big deal.

When I learned EFT, I had no idea it would open up so many avenues of thought. I had always assumed if people knew a technique that seemed miraculous; one that could relieve all sorts of emotional and physical pain, they would adopt it as quickly as I did. But we all come from different backgrounds of experience and needs. Let’s face it; many people have grown comfortable with their emotional and physical problems. These problems define who they are. I never thought much about this before meeting people resistant to using EFT on an ongoing basis.

The following are cases in which my wife (Nadine) introduced EFT as a relaxation technique to people she met in the schools where she serves as a psychologist. Whether these people continued to use EFT for anything else, we don’t know.

She was at one particular school and had just stepped into the hall when a pretty 13-year-old girl came up and asked if Mrs. X would be able to see her. Mrs. X was out of her office, so Nadine asked if she could be of any help. She also said, "If you'd like to write a note to Mrs. X, I will give it to her."

The girl began to write her note, and then stopped to ask what a complete emotional breakdown was. After they discussed the definition, the girl scribbled over part of her message and they talked some more. The girl was obviously distraught about something. Nadine later learned the poor girl was not living at home and had experienced a very disrupted and abusive family life. Nevertheless, she was outgoing and talkative.

At some point, Nadine told her about EFT, introducing it as a "little relaxation technique," and asked if she wanted to try it. She did. Then Mrs. X, the woman the girl originally wanted to see, showed up with another staff member. Both women knew about EFT but had never tried it.

Nadine asked the girl if she minded if these two women joined their tapping session. That was fine with the girl. Nadine then explained that they could all tap together but didn't have to share the issues they were addressing. So none did. They tapped 3 rounds of EFT. The girl's issue, whatever it had been, was reduced to zero! All her distress was gone and she was smiling. All three mentioned feeling very relaxed, and one woman even said it would be nice to go home and take a nap.

Now, whether the girl was really about to have a complete emotional breakdown is beside the point. The important thing is this girl felt so stressed about something that she felt like she was about to have a complete emotional breakdown. How many counselors, without the aid of EFT, could have offered complete relief in less than 15 minutes?

And now for The Ultimate Relaxation Story

The mother of a child Nadine had tested fell on some ice in the parking lot and tore her pant leg on her way to the front door of the school. She was hurting, upset and embarrassed. She had come from a doctor’s appointment where she was told the results of some medical tests. The results were all good.

Nevertheless, she was still upset. Her leg felt terrible and she thought she had pulled a muscle. Nadine suggested they step into the school clinic where she introduced EFT as a relaxation technique. First they tapped on Even though I have this leg injury... Two rounds of EFT erased the leg pain. Then they addressed emotional issues:

Even though I feel nervous about everything...

Even though I feel anxious about everything...

Even though I’m worried about everything...

Even though I have these negative thoughts...

Even though I’m plagued by negative thinking...

Even though I’m plagued by negative events...

Even though I have this stress in my shoulders...

Even though I have the weight of the world on my shoulders... for remaining tension she felt across the back of her shoulders.

Relief showed on the woman's face and she sighed deeply. Then she said, "I haven't felt this relaxed for a long time." Nadine asked how long, assuming the answer would be a few days or a week. Instead, the woman said, “I haven’t felt this relaxed in 15 years!”

Steve DeSanto

PS: I must admit I hate to downplay EFT by calling it a relaxation technique – even though I use this ploy – because it seems like I'm short-changing what is really close to miraculous. But, unfortunately, a surefire way to make people discount EFT altogether or wonder if you're not quite right in the head, is to talk about the magnitude of what EFT can really do before the other person has experienced personal relief by using it.