The Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT for short, has gained massive popularity over the past few years. The technique was developed by Gary Craig, and was build upon the work of Dr Roger Callahan called Thought Field Therapy (TFT). TFT was formed by combining ideas of quantum theory, kinesiology and acupuncture to create a modern healing technology.

Proof That the Emotional Freedom Technique Works

For all the logical brains out there I've compiled a short list of peer reviewed studies which prove the effects of EFT:

• Elder, at al., 2007 proved the effects of EFT on maintaining weight loss;

• Korber, at al., 202 proved the effects of EFT on anxiety, pain and elevated heart rate following injury;

• Wells, et al., 2003 proved the effects of EFT on phobias.

A simple search on Google will also reveal a bunch of studies I missed out.

The point is this: EFT works! And, it's scientifically proven.

In my personal experience it's helped me tremendously with everything from a fear of heights to removing the thoughts and beliefs that block abundance.

How EFT works

The verdict on exactly how EFT works is still out. The current theory is that perturbations in the energy field cause negative emotions which can lead to negative physical side effects. By tapping on various points throughout the body, you can reset these fields, fix the energy disturbance and remove the negative emotions. The points used are typically the end points of various meridians as taught in Chinese medicine.

Uses for EFT

EFT has been proven to be successful at treating a wide range of problems, from physical to mental issues as well as more intangible issues such as harmful beliefs and thoughts.

My personal favorite use for EFT is to remove blocks to achieving goals and attracting abundance. It works like magic in that respect!

In order to work on physical issues, one would need to elicit the underlying psychological issues behind the physical symptom. This often involves asking questions such as: "If I knew what this back pain was related to, what would it be?"

You're looking for an emotional reason behind the physical symptom. That's where you can put EFT to work and create impressive improvements.

In terms of using the Emotional Freedom Technique to create abundance, one would pick a goal and use EFT to remove the charge behind the negative thoughts and beliefs that come up. Removing the emotional charge from this thoughts renders them powerless.

To go even deeper, one could investigate their deservingness and capability beliefs behind the goal. For example: "Why don't I deserve to have x?" could be used to elicit deservingness issues that could block abundance. The same could be said for beliefs around capability.

How To Do EFT

Unfortunately, EFT is much more effectively taught by demonstration, rather than explanation. In order to learn it as easily as possible, do a search on http://youtube.com.

EFT is an amazing tool for dealing with all kinds of problems from the physical to the psychological to the mental. It is my hope that this article has empowered you to use the Emotional Freedom Technique to improve your life.