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BasicRecipe
TheBasicTappingProcedureTheCenterpieceof
EFT
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeisaneasytousehealingtoolthatprovidestheveryfoundationfor
expandingyouremotionalfreedom.ItisthetappingprocedurethatweuseineveryroundofEFTitis
easytolearnandeasytoapply,whichiswhyEFThasbecomewellknownasatoolthatanyonecanuse.
Byitself,theEFTTappingBasicRecipecanbeappliedtoanyissueyouwant,andalthoughitisstillonly
thefirststeptoEFTsfullpotential,itcontinuestoprovideresultsthatrangefromencouragingto
impressive.Therestofthebenefitscomewhenyoulearnhowtoaimthetappingprocedureatthebest
targets,butyouwillneedtoknowthebasicsbeforelearningtherest,soletsgetstarted!
Arecipe,ofcourse,hascertainingredientswhichmustbeaddedinacertainorder.Ifyouarebakinga
cake,forexample,youmustusesugarinsteadofpepperandyoumustaddthesugarbeforeyouputitin
theoven.
Otherwise....nocake.
TheEFTBasicRecipeisnoexception.Eachingredientmustbeintroducedpreciselyasdescribedand
theymustbeaddedintheproperorder.
AlthoughIamgoingtosomelengthtodescribeitindetail,TheEFTTappingBasicRecipehasonly5
briefsteps(ingredients)andtakesverylittleefforttolearn.Oncememorized,eachroundofitcanbe
performedinabout30seconds.Itwilltakesomepractice,ofcourse,butafterafewtriesthewhole
processbecomesfamiliarandyoucandoitinyoursleep(millionshavedonethis,includingchildren).
Youwillthenhaveapermanenttoolthatyoucanuseforalifetime.
RememberourDiscoveryStatement?
"Thecauseofallnegativeemotionsisadisruptioninthebodysenergysystem.
Itfollows,then,thatenergydisruptionsarethereasonwehaveanykindofemotionalissuelikegrief,
anger,guilt,depression,trauma,andfear.Sincebothphysicalandperformanceissuesoftenhave
emotionalroots,italsofollowsthatclearingenergydisruptionscanbeusefulforthoseaswell.
Oncewefindthoseenergydisruptions,weusethetappingprocesstocorrectthem.TheEFTTapping
BasicRecipeblendsfocusedwordingwitha9pointTappingsequence.Thefocusedwordingtunesusin
totheissueandthis,inturn,pointsustotheenergydisruptions(zzzzzts)thatweneedtoaddress.
Thiswordingisanessentialpartoftheprocessbecauseittellsoursystemwhatweareworkingon.
Negativeemotionscomeaboutbecausewearetunedintocertainthoughtsorcircumstanceswhich,in
turn,causeourenergysystemstodisrupt.Otherwise,wefunctionnormally.One'sfearofheightsisnot
present,forexample,whileoneisreadingthecomicsectionoftheSundaynewspaper(andthereforenot
tunedintotheproblem).
Oncetunedintotheissue,theTappingstimulatestheenergypathwaystherebybalancingtheresulting
energydisruptions(zzzzzts).Also,forclarification,thepointsweuseareatorneartheendpointsofthe
energypathways(meridiansandvessels)ORatpointsalongthesepathwaysthatareclosetothe
bodyssurface.
Youmaybeawarethatacupuncturistsstudyanduseover300meridianpointsonthebodyinsteadofthe
merehandfulthatareusedbytheEFTTappingprocess.Further,unlikeEFT,acupuncturistsassociate
eachoftheenergypathwayswithbodyorgans(kidney,stomach,spleen,etc.)andemotions(anger,fear,
sadness,etc.).Wearenotdenyingthevalidityofthisapproachbutweareignoringit.EFTTapping
representsadifferentuseofthesepathwaysthatallowssomeonewithnoformaltraininginChinese
medicinetorealigndisruptionsontheirownwithasimpleprocess.
YoumaylearntheintricaciesoftheChinesemeridiansystemifyouwish,butthisknowledgeisnot
necessarytogeneratefirstclassresultswithEFT.Inpractice,the12meridiansand2governingvessels
areinterconnectedandthussendingbalancingenergydownonepathwayinfluencesotherpathways.That
iswhyweusuallyneedtoaddressonlyafewpathwaystogetthejobdone.
BeforeIdemonstrateTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeonavideo,let's(1)takealookattheTapping
Points,(2)setthestagewithsomeusefulTappingTipsand(3)reviewthe5StepsinTheEFTTapping
BasicRecipe.
TheEFTTappingPoints
Theseillustrations,togetherwiththewrittenaidsbelowthem,areselfexplanatoryandareexploredin
detaillater(includingvideos).Fornow,justlocateeachofthesepointsonyourownbodyandtoucheach
ofthemwithyourfingertips.
WrittenaidstolocatingtheEFTBasicrecipeTapping
Points
KC:TheKarateChoppoint(abbreviatedKC)islocatedatthecenterofthefleshypartoftheoutsideof
yourhand(eitherhand)betweenthetopofthewristandthebaseofthebabyfingeror....stated
differently....thepartofyourhandyouwouldusetodeliverakaratechop.
TOH:Onthetopofthehead.Ifyouweretodrawalinefromoneear,overthehead,totheotherear,and
anotherlinefromyournosetothebackofyourneck,theTOHpointiswherethosetwolineswould
intersect.
EB:Atthebeginningoftheeyebrow,justaboveandtoonesideofthenose.ThispointisabbreviatedEB
forbeginningoftheEyeBrow.
SE:Ontheboneborderingtheoutsidecorneroftheeye.ThispointisabbreviatedSEforSideoftheEye.
UE:Ontheboneunderaneyeabout1inchbelowyourpupil.ThispointisabbreviatedUEforUnderthe
Eye.
UN:Onthesmallareabetweenthebottomofyournoseandthetopofyourupperlip.Thispointis
abbreviatedUNforUndertheNose.
Ch:Midwaybetweenthepointofyourchinandthebottomofyourlowerlip.Eventhoughitisnot
directlyonthepointofthechin,wecallitthechinpointbecauseitisdescriptiveenoughforpeopleto
understandeasily.ThispointisabbreviatedChforChin.
CB:Thejunctionwherethesternum(breastbone),collarboneandthefirstribmeet.Tolocateit,first
placeyourforefingerontheUshapednotchatthetopofthebreastbone(aboutwhereamanwouldknot
histie).FromthebottomoftheU,moveyourforefingerdowntowardthenavel1inchandthengotothe
left(orright)1inch.ThispointisabbreviatedCBforCollarBoneeventhoughitisnotonthecollarbone
(orclavicle)perse.Itisatthebeginningofthecollarboneandwecallitthecollarbonepointbecausethat
isaloteasiertosaythan"thejunctionwherethesternum(breastbone),collarboneandthefirstribmeet."
UA:Onthesideofthebody,atapointevenwiththenipple(formen)orinthemiddleofthebrastrap
(forwomen).Itisabout4inchesbelowthearmpit.ThispointisabbreviatedUAforUndertheArm.
TappingTips
Thesetipsanswerthemostcommonquestions.
SomeoftheTappingpointshavetwinpointsoneachsideofthebody.Forexample,the
"eyebrow"pointontherightsideofthebodyhasatwinpointontheleftsideofthebody.Years
ofexperiencehavetaughtusthatyouonlyneedtotaponeofthesetwinpoints.However,ifyou
havebothhandsfreeyoucancertainlytaponbothsidesforgoodmeasure.Youwillseemedo
thisofteninourArtofDeliveryvideos.aswellasthenumerousadvancedvideosinGary's
Courses:OnlineCoachingLibrary.
Youcanalsoswitchsideswhenyoutapthesepoints.Forexample,duringthesameroundofThe
EFTTappingBasicRecipe,youcantapthe"karatechop"pointonyourlefthandandthe
eyebrowpointontherightsideofyourbody.ThismakestheTappingprocessmoreconvenient
toperform.
TheTappingisdonewithtwoormorefingertips.Thisissoyoucancoveralargerareaand
therebyinsurethatyourTappingcoversthecorrectpoint.
Whileyoucantapwiththefingertipsofeitherhand,mostpeopleusetheirdominanthand.For
example,righthandedpeopletapwiththefingertipsoftheirrighthandwhilelefthandedpeople
tapwiththefingertipsoftheirlefthand.
Youtapapproximately5timesoneachpoint.Noneedtocountthetapsbecauseanywhere
between3and7tapsoneachpointisadequate.TheonlyexceptionisduringtheSetupstep
(explainedlater)wheretheKarateChopPointistappedcontinuouslywhileyourepeatsome
standardwording.
Theprocessiseasilymemorized.AfteryouhavetappedtheKarateChopPoint,therestofthe
pointsgodownthebody(seetheSequencePointsinthediagramabove).TheEyebrowpoint,
forexample,isbelowtheTopoftheHeadpoint.TheSideoftheEyepointisbelowtheEyebrow
point.Andsoondownthebody.
The5StepsofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
Thesesimplestepsarealsogiveninthevideobelow.Fornow,justfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeconcepts.
ThevideowillwalkyouthroughthisTappingprocesssoyoucanmemorizeiteasily.
1.IdentifytheIssue:
Allyoudohereismakeamentalnoteofwhatailsyou.Thisbecomesthetargetatwhichyou"aim"the
EFTTappingBasicRecipe.Examplesmightbe:Soreshoulder,myfatherembarrassingmeatmyage8
birthdaypartyorhittingthathighsingingnote.Besureyouareonlytargetingoneissueatatime.Asyou
willlearnlater,tryingtocombineissuesintheprocesswillcompromiseyourresults.
2.TesttheInitialIntensity:
Hereyouestablishabeforeleveloftheissue'sintensitybyassigninganumbertoitona010scalewhere
10istheworsttheissuehaseverbeenand0isnoproblemwhatsoever.Thisservesasabenchmarksowe
cancompareourprogressaftereachroundofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe.If,forexample,westartat
an8andeventuallyreacha4,thenweknowwehaveachieveda50%improvement.Thenumberof
possibleissueswecanaddresswithTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeisendlessandtheydon'tallfitinto
neattestingboxes.ThatiswhywehaveanentiresegmentlaterondedicatedtoTestingYourEFT
TappingWork.Forthisstageofyourlearning,however,herearesomeusefulmethodstohelpyouaccess
yourissue(s)andarriveatyour010numbers.Theyapplytomostissues.
Foremotionalissues,youcanrecreatethememoriesinyourmindandassesstheirdiscomforts.
Forphysicalailmentsyoucansimplyassesstheexistingpainordiscomfort.
Forperformanceissuesyoucanattemptthedesiredperformancelevelandmeasurehowclose
youcometoit.
3.TheSetup:
TheSetupisaprocessweusetostarteachroundofTapping.Bydesigningasimplephraseandsayingit
whilecontinuouslyTappingtheKCpoint,youletyoursystemknowwhatyouretryingtoaddress.
Whendesigningthisphrasetherearetwogoalstoachieve:
1)acknowledgetheproblem
2)acceptyourselfinspiteofit
Wedothisbysaying:
EventhoughIhavethis_______________,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Theblankaboverepresentstheproblemyouwanttoaddress,soyoucanjustinsertthingslike:
Thissoreshoulder:
EventhoughIhavethissoreshoulder,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Thisfearofspiders:
EventhoughIhavethisfearofspiders,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Thishumiliationatmyeighthgradegraduation:
EventhoughIhavethishumiliationatmyeighthgradegraduation,Ideeplyandcompletely
acceptmyself.
Thisdifficultymakingfreethrows:
EventhoughIhavethisdifficultymakingfreethrows,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
NotalloftheissueswillfitneatlyintoEventhoughIhavethis____________,soyoucanusesome
flexibilitywhendesigningyourSetupphrase.Forexample,insteadofthissoreshoulderyoucouldsay
Eventhoughmyshoulderhurts,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.Orinsteadofthishumiliation
atmyeighthgradegraduationyoucouldsayEventhoughmydadhumiliatedmeatmyeighthgrade
graduation.
ByusingEventhoughIhavethis_______________,youwillautomaticallychoosesomethingthat
representsyourexperience,yourreaction,oraproblemthatyourecognizeassomethingthatbelongsto
you,andthatisanimportantfeature.
WedonotwanttouseEFTonsomeoneelsesproblem.Forexample,ratherthan,Eventhoughmyson
isaddictedtodrugs,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself,itsbettertofocusonyourownreaction
whichmightbe,EventhoughImfrustratedbymyson'sdrugaddiction.OrinsteadofEventhough
myhusbandworkstoomuch,bettertotrysomethinglike,EventhoughIfeelalonewhenmy
husbandstayslateattheofficeWewanttoaimEFTatourpartoftheproblemratherthantryingto
fixsomeoneelsesproblem.
Byidentifyingtheproblemwiththisphrase,yousetuptheinitialzzzzztbehindthescenessothe
Tappinghassomethingtoresolve.
Important,Important,Important:
Thelanguagethatweusealwaysaimsatthenegative.Thisisessentialbecauseitisthenegativethat
createstheenergydisruptions(zzzzzts)thatTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeclears(andthusbringspeace
tothesystem).Bycontrast,conventionalmethodsandpopularselfhelpbooksstresspositivethinking
andpreachavoidingthenegative.Thissoundsgoodbut,forourpurposes,itdoeslittlemorethancover
overthenegativewithpleasantsoundingwords.EFT,ontheotherhand,needstoaimatthenegativesoit
canbeneutralized.Thisallowsournaturalpositivestobubbleuptothetop.
4.TheSequence:
ThisistheworkhorsepartofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipethatstimulates/balancesthebody'senergy
pathways.Toperformit,youtapeachofthepointsshownintheSequencePointsdiagram(seeabove)
whilesayingaReminderPhrasethatkeepsyoursystemtunedintotheissue.Ilistthepointsbelow
followedbyadescriptionoftheReminderPhrase:
TopoftheHead(TOH)
BeginningoftheEyebrow(EB)
SideoftheEye(SE)
UndertheEye(UE)
UndertheNose(UN)
ChinPoint(CH)
BeginningoftheCollarbone(CB)
UndertheArm(UA)
TheReminderPhraseisquitesimpleasyouneedonlyidentifytheissuewithsomebriefwording.
Dependingonyourissue,youmightsaythefollowingateachtappingpoint....
"Thissoreshoulder",
"Myfatherembarrassedme",
"Thisdifficultyinsingingthathighnote."
Wecanevaluatetheintensityofanissuefrom010aswesitinthelivingroom,butuntilweactually
challengethosemeasurements,theremaybeAspectsthathavebeenoverlooked.Thebestwaytotest
yourresultsistoputyourselfintheactualsituationthatwouldtriggeryourissueandseeifanyofit
comesback.Asyoumayremember,afteraddressingDavesFearofWaterintheFindingAspectswithin
theEFTTappingProcessarticle,Inotonlyputhiminthepool,butIaskedhimtodunkhishead,and
foundplentyofnewAspectsalongtheway.IalsotookRichouttothebalconytotesthisfearofheights
andaskedhimtoimagineotherscenariosthatmighttriggerhisintensity.Wehavealreadysuggestedthat
youputyourselfinsituationsthatwouldtestyourownissueslikefearofpublicspeaking,socialanxiety,
andrelationships,sotheconceptextendstoanyissueyoucanimagine.
Thepointisthisifwecanstilltriggerintensityontheissue,thenweknowtherearemoreAspectsto
address.Testingyourresultsisamatteroffindingwaystotriggertheissuetoreallyseewhatsleft.As
youwillfind,thiskindoftestingplaysanimportantrolethroughouttheprocess.Why?Becauseeven
thoughitcanseemlikealltheAspectsareclear,mosttestingeffortsdorevealnewones.Eventuallyyou
willseeTestingasawaytogetbetterresults,ratherthanjustawaytoconfirmthatyouaredone.
TheEFTTappingTriad
ThisideaaboutTestingyourresultsiscrucialforanindepthunderstandingoftheEFTTappingprocess
andformsaTriad,orharmonioustrio,withourarticlesonAspectsandBeingSpecific.Forclarity
purposesIhavetreatedthesethreeconceptsseparatelybuttheyare,infact,symphonicallylinked
together.WhenyouareTesting,forexample,arentyoulookingforAspects?Andwhenyouare
lookingforAspectsarentyouexploringspecificsbehindthescenesofanissue?Youbet!Thethreeideas
knittogetherand,artfullyused,cantakeyourTappingskillsthroughmanynewdoors.
WhileknowingaboutAspectshelpsusbreaktheissueintoitssmallerparts,andBeingSpecificisamore
refinedwaytoworkwithAspects,Testingisthestrongesttoolwehaveforactivelydiggingthemupand
confirmingthatourworkiscomplete.
TestingyourEFTworkletsyouknowwhereyouareintheTappingprocess.Itislikeacompassthat
keepsyouoncourseandisanessentialtoolforqualitywork.That'swhyIbuiltthefundamental010
testingscaleintoTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe.
CompleteworkwithEFTmeansfindingalltheAspectsofanissueeventhoughtheyareoftenhidden
belowthesurface,evenoutsideawareness.ProperTesting,whichwewillexploreinthisarticle,candig
upandidentifythosehiddenAspectsthatoccurduringtheTappingprocess.Itisamandatoryfeatureof
EFTandshouldbecomeahabit.YoumayevenconsideritanobligationasIdo.
Infact,ifyoudon'tTestwithgreatregularityyouwilloftenfindyourselfinthedarkwithoutknowingit.
Thisbriefvideopointsthatout.
NotonlyisTestingthemainwaytouncoverAspectsbutitalsoprovidessimplebridgestomanyofthe
othervitalTappingtoolsthatyouwilllearninsubsequentarticles.Thisopensevenmoredoorsthatlead
youtotheelitelevelsofEFT.
Consider what you are Testing. If an issue can have more than
one Aspect, and those Aspects each have their own degree of
emotional intensity, then when you assess a rating from 0-10,
you need to be aware of what youre evaluating. Are you rating
the whole issue which can be seen as a container of Aspects? Or
are you evaluating one piece, or Aspect, of the issue? It is useful
to use the 0-10 intensity scale in both cases, but the answer will
be much more meaningful if you consider what you are
evaluating.
Note:TestingisanessentialtoolinyourTappingtoolkitandthreadsitswaythroughallofyourindepth
EFTwork.Themoreyouknowaboutit,themoreefficientyouwillbe.Ouronlinestoreisloadedwith
fulllengthsessionsthatdisplayTestingandmanyoftheotherEFTtoolsinrealsituations.Specific
Examplesare:
StudyingthesewillaccelerateyourmasteryofalltheTappingskills.
WhenyoufeellikeyouhavereachedazeroofintensityonalloftheAspectsthatyoucanfindonthe
issue,itstimetoputthoseresultstoatestandseeifthezerosarereallyzeros.Hereareafewsimple
waystodothat.
Vivid Visualization:
Onthesurface,thismayseemselfexplanatory.Thegeneralideaistovividlyimaginetheissueorevent
inyourmind...turnupthevolume,makeeverythingbigger,exaggerateallthesights,sounds,colorsand
sizesandreallyTRYtogetyourselfupsetaboutit.Onceyousucceed,youhaveanewaspect(s)to
address.
However,manypeopleareafraidtodothisbecausetheydontwanttoexperiencethepaintheythink
maybethere.TheymayhavemadegreatTappingprogresssofarwithEFTbutaresometimesconcerned
thatthisTestingmethodwillrunthemheadlongintopossiblepain(eventhoughweareexpectinglittleor
nonetobethere).
Accordingly,manypeopledontreallyvividlyimaginetheissue.Instead,theytendtoclosetheireyes
andtiptoelightlyoverit.ThisisNOTagoodtest.ThatswhyIgivespecificinstructionsasclearly
showninthisnextvideoshowingtwoexamples:PamelaandKim.Noticethatweusetheprocessto
activelylookforremnantsoftheissuethathavenotyetbeenaddressed.
Use Props:
HereweTestusingphotos,memorabilia,sounds,moviesandthelike.Thisisparticularlyusefulasa
substituteforthosetimeswhenTestingintherealsituationisnotpossible.Theideahereistotrigger
emotionalissuesandobservewhataspectsorrelatedchallengesarise.Forexample,youmight(1)viewa
photoofadeceasedlovedonetotestyourlevelofgrief,(2)playthesoundsofgunfireorhelicoptersto
Testthetraumaticresponsetowar/abuse,or(3)viewthesnakesceneinthemovieRaidersoftheLost
ArkifyouwishtoTestyourTappingprogressregardingafearofsnakes.
IonceusedarecordedTVseriesasaproptohelpRobert,a52yearoldAfricanAmericanman,withhis
poorselfimagearoundbeingblack.HisinadequatefeelingsconsistentlyimprovedthroughourEFT
phonesessionsUNTILITestedourresultsbyaskinghimtowatchROOTS,theTVseriesaboutblack
slavery.Herecoiledatthisandpleadedthathecouldneverwatchit.
Excellent!,Ithought,"Hereisafabulousopportunitytogetdeeperresults."
ThiswasidealbecauseROOTSconsistentlyTestedthespecificsofRobertsissuesandgavehim
opportunitiesforresolutionrightonthespot.Theresultwasacompletetransformationbecausehenow
beholdsROOTS(andhimself)withasenseofprideforwhathisancestorswereabletoovercome.
ThevideobelowgivesyoutwoexamplesofhowtousepropsinaTappingsession.First,IhelpLucille
withherclaustrophobiabyconfiningherinablanket.NotehowIamconsistentlyrespectfulofherfear
andtheuseofthisprop.ThenIusean8x11cardwithwritingonittoTestJai'sseverevisionproblem
(Keratoconus).
BydiggingdeeperandfindingalltheAspectsofyourissue,theresultsyougetwithEFTTappingwill
increasetremendously.Remember,thesinglebiggestmistakethatpeoplemakewithEFTisnotbeing
thoroughenoughandthusleavingAspectsonthetable,soapplypersistence,diligence,andreallyuse
theseTestingtoolstochallengeyourresults.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedaboutTestingyourTappingresults.
The single biggest mistake that people make with EFT is not
Testing their results completely enough.