More often than not, blockages in the natural flow of our vital energies are allowed to dissolve, which in turn brings lasting relief from negative thoughts and emotions as well as physical tension or pain. With EFT, we gently tap on (or sometimes just touch or massage) key ‘acupoints’ located on all the main energy meridians known from Chinese acupressure and acupuncture while naming, and tuning into, the specific issue we wish to address. This in turn appears to be intimately related to a disturbance in the body’s energy field. Experience has repeatedly shown that our unresolved traumas and limiting thought patterns contribute greatly to mental, emotional and physical distress. How does EFT work?ĮFT works directly with the human organism as an energy system. It can be used by trained practitioners in the context of a therapeutic process or as a self-help method by their clients. Developed by Gary Craig in the 1990s as a simplified version of Roger Callahan’s Thought Field Therapy (TFT), EFT represents a synthesis of elements drawn from traditional Chinese healing arts on one hand and contemporary psychological and psychotherapeutic approaches on the other hand. EFT – Emotional Freedom Techniques What is EFT in a nutshell?ĮFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques – a powerful approach that works directly with the body as an energy system in order to release physical, mental and emotional distress.