The History Of EFT – Part 1

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) are really a combination and derivation of two other processes – Thought Field Therapy and Acupuncture. Acupuncture has been studied and practiced by Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners for centuries. Long before the ideas of Traditional Western Medicine were conceived, practitioners were healing and empowering others using meridians and energy fields. (1)

Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is an offshoot of this theory, incorporating tapping at the meridian points accompanied by affirmations or statements. For close to 30 years now TFT has provided relief and assistance to balance the body’s energy system. Unfortunately, TFT requires intensive knowledge and training to use correctly.

Dr. Roger Callahan, American psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders, learned Applied Kinesiology and studied the meridian system of acupuncture. He was the physician who combined the use of tapping for emotional problems and simultaneously focusing on a specific fear. The process was discovered quite by accident with a patient who had significant fear of the water. In an effort to help her calm her stomach pain from the anxiety he inadvertently changed her behavior and eradicated her phobia.

Reference:

(1) Oxford Journals; Rheumatology: A Brief History of Acupuncture

http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/43/5/662.full

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