From Stress to Success

Faster

Emotionally Focused Transformations

By Kim Jewell

Text copyright © 2012 Kim J Jewell

All Rights Reserved

This book is dedicated to my amazingchildren, Michail, Katija and Curtis, fortheir patience, joy, heartache andunconditional love. They are my greatestteachers.

To Robert G. Smith for putting togetherthis incredible modality that has allowedso many to break free from theirpersonal prisons.

It is also dedicated to you, the reader,for having the courage to start yourjourney to wellness and wholeness bypurchasing this book and jumping in.It is my deepest wish that when youfinish this book you take with you themissing piece of the puzzle that has keptyou trapped and which can no longerhold you back.

“Memories buried alive never die,

They just show up in bigger, ugliershoes.”

Robert G. Smith

______________________________

“The way you talk about yourselfand your life - your story - has agreat deal to do with what showsup in your day-to-day experience.

Your thoughts create filters throughwhich you view your life.

If you think of yourself as a victim,you filter all that happens to you

through the lens of DDT (DreadedDrama Triangle) and you find

plenty of evidence to support thatviewpoint.

That’s why the orientation youadopt is so important: it exerts apowerful influence on your life

direction.”

David Emerald

Table of Contents

DISCLAIMER

INTRODUCTION

BEFORE WE BEGIN

WHAT IS FASTER EFT?

HOW FASTER EFT CAN HELP YOU

Stress Relief

Self Image

Emotional Wellbeing

THE BELIEF SYSTEM OF FASTER EFT

Birth Sets the Stage

Perceptions and Coping Skills

Experiences and Self-Identity

Why: Doctrines of Belief

UNDERSTANDING HOW WE HAVEPROBLEMS

Beliefs

Triggers /Anchors

Feelings

THE FILING SYSTEM OF THE MIND

Our Unconscious Mind

The Amygdala

Reticular Activating System

TWO MODELS OF THE WORLD

Being at Cause or A ChildsView of the World

Being at Effect or TheEmotionally Mature View ofthe World

THE ART OF CHANGE

What you don’t want

What we do Want

Who Am I

The Future

MEMORIES AND THE TRANCE STATE

What is Real?

WHY DO WE TAP

HOW TO TAP FASTER EFT STYLE

FASTER EFT TAPPING TECHNIQUES

CASE STUDIES

Case Study I

Case Study II

Case Study III

Case Study IV

Disclaimer

The information found in this

book, From Stress to Success with

Faster Emotionally Focused

Transformation (Faster EFT) is

provided only as general information

and is intended to be educational in its

nature. All the ideas, techniques,

instruction, information and advice

addressed in this book are for the

purposes of self-help and are to be

used entirely at your own risk.

The information contained in this

book, including the introduction to

Faster EFT, is not intended to suggest

that Faster EFT can be used to

diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any

disease or psychological disorder.

Faster EFT is not a substitute for

medical or psychological treatment.

Reading about or using the techniques

in this book and using the Faster EFT

techniques on yourself should not

replace any form of health care from

medical/psychological professionals.

For long-standing or severe emotional

medical physical or psychological

problems one should seek advice from

your medical practitioner or health

professional.

You, the reader, agree to accept and

assume full responsibility to any and

all risks associated with reading this

book and using Faster EFT as a result

of it.

You understand that your choice to

use Faster EFT is of your own free will

and not subject to any outside

pressure.

You understand that if you choose to

use Faster EFT, it is possible that

emotional or unresolved issues may

surface which could be received as

negative side effects. Emotional issues

may continue to surface after initially

using Faster EFT, as an indicator that

other issues may need to be addressed.

Whilst Faster Emotionally Focused

Transformation (Faster EFT) has

produced remarkable results ,the

author, Kim Jewell does not guarantee

any precise level of improvement in

your physical, mental or emotional

well-being where any specific outcome,

issue, problem or illness are dependant

on specific individuals and many other

outside factors.

The testimonials or stories presented

in the book do not constitute a

warranty, guarantee or prediction

regarding the outcome of you as an

individual using Faster EFT for any

particular issue. While all materials

and references of other resources are

given in good faith, the accuracy,

validity, effectiveness, completeness of

any information in this book cannot be

guaranteed.

The author Kim Jewell accepts no

responsibility or liability whatsoever

for the use or misuse of the

information provided in this book.

Kim Jewell does not accept any liability

for any injury, illness, loss or damage

incurred by the use of, reliance on, or

participation in the techniques in this

book.

Introduction

If you are like me, you have readcountless ‘self-help’ books in thehope of finding that magic bullet. If onthe other hand this is your first,“Congratulations!” This book is setout to help you understand why thereis no “magic bullet” and that no oneelse can “fix” you, except YOU. Thereis a modality out there that simplifiesand creates lasting change, simplyand eloquently without the years of“talk” therapy. It works for all of us,from all walks of life, cultures, races,and religious beliefs. It works on

basic truths and allows each personthe freedom from all that holds themback.

After years of working on myself,several psychologists, counsellors,self-help groups, thousands of dollarsspent on self-help books, seminars,and gurus… many left me “feelinggood”, but none created lasting andtangible results...until I learned aboutthe unconscious belief changetechniques that I found when Iliterally stumbled across Faster EFT,a modality that has taken its conceptsfrom other modalities and put themtogether in a way that is down toearth, simple and logical; it cuts

through the years of “talk” therapy,will power, affirmations and deliversa unique and direct way to identifyand change the unconscious beliefsthat perpetuate stress and problemsin our life.

As I watched the first couple of videoson You Tube, I found myselfwondering how this guy Robert. G.Smith from Oklahoma had managedto create something that had takenme the better half of almost twenty-five years of self-help and constantseeking to come to a similar sort ofunderstanding. Here he was speakingmy language, stating everything that Ihad been learning over the last 25

years in a simple, easy to understandand effective system. It is in a formthat all of us can understand, relate toand put to use in our daily life.

Of course, I plunged head first intothe training provided by RobertSmith and immediately found thatprofound shifts were occurring in mylife. Not earth-shattering revelations,but subtle changes that happenedquietly and almost behind the scenes.Most of these shifts I personallyhadn’t noticed until someone pointedout how differently I was respondingto situations and people that had inthe past set off previously almostuncontrollable triggers and reactions.

They were not the spontaneoushealings that you often hear aboutwith acclaimed self-help gurus butmore along the lines of long-termshifts that feel as natural as neverhaving had the problem in the firstplace.

Ever hear the quote “You will neverbe able to love another until you loveyourself first”? I could neverunderstand this, it baffled me foryears and try as I may I could neverunderstand how to unconditionallylove myself. Intellectually Iunderstood the concept, but I hadnever really understood how to let goof those “unforgiveable” things and

events that had happened to me, norhad I been able to move past some“self sabotaging” behavior. It had notbeen for a lack of trying, I had workedon my “issues” for years, tried justabout everything I could find… andconsequently had just reinforced allthe old dysfunctional beliefs andissues that I had been trying to get ridof in the first place.

Faster EFT showed me that by lettinggo of all the distorted perceptions,belief patterns and taking whateverfeelings were involved offline andinstalling new, healthy imprints. Iwould change and change I did! Themore I let go of the old perceptionsand emotions the more I reallystarted to love myself. Forgivenessdoesn’t mean you approve of whathappened or that it should becovered up, it means releasing theimpact it has on you and finding thegift that was left behind, which isoften not seen because the focus wason looking at the negative.

When we love ourselves more, wedon’t act out of anger because weknow we are the ones who will sufferin the end. When we let go of our oldstories and love ourselves, people,places, events and other things nolonger upset us, because we know wehave the personal power to releasethe upsets. The controls are inside ofus. When we let go and release all thepain, fear, anger, sadness, emotionaltraumas, the powerlessness, and thememories from our past, self-love iswhat is left. When we releasewhatever and whoever offended us,we experience more love within andare able to love others more.

Don’t be fooled, while this process issimple, there is an art behind it, aneed for understanding exactly howwe create our problems and how tobypass that part of our brain thatbelieves it is keeping us safe, acommitment to changing ourselvesand a willingness to tap.

This book is about giving you, thereader, a better understanding ofhow you represent yourself in theworld, how you can effectively makechanges in your life and how youperceive your world. It is not meantas the be all and end all of self-help. As with anything, you will get out of itwhat you put in to it. If you find

yourself stuck, there are countlessresources to draw upon. Use them,heal yourself and in turn you’ll findthat others around you will beintrigued and want to know more.

Peace and love

Kim

Before We Begin

As with many things in today’ssociety it is important to clarify a fewfacts before we begin. This book is anintroduction to the modality ofFaster EFT.

It is not intended to be a trainingmanual and does not cover in detailthe specific tools, techniques andexperimental training that apractitioner gains by attending thespecified training courses.

While the information containedwithin is helpful and gives you an

understanding of Faster EFT as awhole, it is recommended that youundertake formal training beforeusing any of the techniques onanyone other than yourself.

Disclaimer: The information in thisbook is for educational purposes onlyand represents my personal experienceand opinion as a Faster EFTPractitioner. While I have never seenany adverse effects from using any ofthe techniques, I cannot guaranteethat there will be no adverse effects.

Before following or adopting anytreatment or any opinion expressed in

this book, you agree that you will firstdiscuss the treatment or opinion witha appropriate physician or therapistand that you will follow all directionsprecisely and heed all warnings andcautionary information.

I am a Certified Trainer in the field ofNLP, a Certified Consulting Hypnotist,a Level III Faster EFT Practitioner, APersonal Success Coach, a ProfessionalSpeaker and Teacher. I am on a questto help individuals all over the world touncover and discover the truth of whothey really are and to live to theirhighest potential.

Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits,

the rebels, the troublemakers, the

round pegs in the square holes…the

ones who see things differently –

they’re not fond of rules... You can

quote them, disagree with them, glorify

or vilify them, but the only thing you

can’t do is ignore them because they

change things...they push the human

race forward, while some may see

them as the crazy ones, we see genius,

because the ones who are crazy

enough to think that they can change

the world, are the ones who do.

— Steve Jobs

What is FasterEFT?

So what is this thing called FasterEFT and how is it different to EFT? This book endeavors to answer thosevery questions. This book is morethan just a quick overview of thismodality. It is about helping youunderstand yourself at a deeper leveland giving you the tools to transformyour life.

Faster EFT is a simple, fast andholistic process, a powerful

technique that relieves stress of allforms and transforms ourunconscious hard drive. Developedby Robert G. Smith, Faster EFT isderived from various fields of studyincluding several forms of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP),Ericksonian hypnosis, Thought FieldTherapy, Traditional EFT, andvarious other healing systems.Robert found that by combining basictraditional EFT techniques with NLP(Neuro Linguistic Programing)processes we could utilize the mind’sability to transform itself, allowingchange to happen in a fast, easy andeffortless way.

It is a simple process that helps youcommunicate with your unconsciousmind in order to change old beliefsand patterns that are sabotaging yourlife. It is a safe and effective way todissolve resistance to change at theunconscious level.

Founded on the premise “There areno broken people”, this techniqueshows us that in order to have aproblem one must be doingsomething correctly to manifest andproduce the problem that is troublingus. In fact, we have become experts atproducing our problems. FasterEmotionally Focused Transformationshows us how the cause of all our

problems is based on our personalperceptions and emotions that havebeen buried deep inside ourunconscious mind.

Faster EFT works within a structureof a system that always works. Itrecognizes that we all have self-adaptive behaviors that keep usaligned with what we have recordedwithin us, based on our experiences,values and beliefs. These behaviorsthat keep cropping up and creatingdifficulties in our lives are really justour inner programming helping us tostay in alignment with those valuesand beliefs. Our beliefs determine ouractions and our actions determine

our results!

Faster Emotionally FocusedTransformation identifies ourmemories as the “trance” state ofstress. It breaks the physicalresponse to the stress by tapping onacupressure points, blocking thestress signals being sent from thebrain to the body and allowing thebody to give positive feedback to themind, returning the client to a calmer,more relaxed state.

Permanent change is achieved as thememories and old limiting beliefs aretransformed, creating a positiveimprint of an outcome or new

representation of the initial event.The essence of who we are changesas we lose the negative perception ofourself. This is a beautifully simpleyet powerful tool and is easilylearned, anyone can take it and use itto support oneself with change, anytime they feel stressed.

In the early 1970’s co-foundersRichard Bandler and John Grinder ofthe University of Santa Cruz inCalifornia engaged in a study ofpeople who were able to achieveamazing results. The co-founderstook what they learned from themental processes of “exceptional”therapists Virginia Stair and Milton

Erickson MID (the grandfather ofHypnotherapy) and Fritz Pearls, whocreated profound changes in theirpatients as well as with people whohad recovered from terminal illness,phobias, and other life tragedies.

NLP explores the relationshipsbetween how we think (Neuro), howwe communicate (Linguistic) and ourpatterns of behavior and emotions(Programs).

People are able to effectively changeand transform the way theytraditionally think and act bystudying and learning from thesethree areas of their lives.

NLP grew from the thousands ofpeople who were able to transformtheir lives in dramatic and positiveways. It is a powerful changemanagement tool that transforms theway people think and act creating thegreatest impact in both theirprofessional and personal lives.

NLP is “an attitude and a methodologywhich leaves behind it a trail of

techniques”.

~ Richard Bandler

Emotional Freedom Technique(EFT) is a form of "psychologicalacupressure" - except that needlesare not used. The approach relieves

symptoms by tapping on variousbody locations. This tapping balancesenergy meridians that becomedisrupted when we think about orexperience an emotionally disturbingcircumstance. Typically the result islasting and is also accompanied bypositive changes in thinking.

Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT) evolved from Thought FieldTherapy which was created by USclinical psychologist Roger Callahan.Callahan discovered that stimulatingacupressure / energy points lead topsychological relief for an anxiousclient and through experimentationhe was able to discover a series of

useful points. Gary Craig, whostudied with Callahan, identified acomprehensive set of "all purpose"energy points that could be applied totreat any emotional problem. Hecalled this Emotional FreedomTechniques (EFT) and achievedexcellent results with this approachon a wide range of emotional as wellas physical problems.

Robert G. Smith, who studied bothNLP and EFT, noticed that bycombining key points of both thesetechniques he discovered thatinstead of the (EFT) concept ofpsychological reversal, the FasterEmotionally Focused

Transformation (Faster EFT) beliefsystem states that the body’s systemworks perfectly, there is reallynothing wrong with us, we just needto go in and clean up our “hard drive”.

Instead of a blockage in the meridiansystem, which is the EFT belief,Faster EFT believes it is a physicalreaction to what the mind holds andperceives consciously andunconsciously and by aiming at the“memory, feeling or trigger”, thisallows us to tap on key meridianpoints to release the emotionalcharge, therefore transforming theinternal representation of what themind is holding about the issue,

collapsing the trigger and healing isachieved.

How Faster EFTCan Help You

For many of us the journey of selfdiscovery has been riddled withcountless promises, hopes, dreamsand the trying of various methods ofworking out exactly how and wherewe’ve gone wrong. Most give up andsettle for lives filled with poor healthand emotional baggage. Not havingthe right tools to be able to achievethe life they desire, they are left withaccepting a life of emotional trauma,physical pain, compulsions and

addictions or even just an empty lostfeeling inside.

If you are tired of feelingoverwhelmed, sad, depressed,anxious, discontented, unwell,traumatized, trapped and caught inthe cycle of stress and you’re ready tomove beyond all that and step intothe freedom that comes from lettinggo of all the baggage you’ve picked upalong your journey, you’ve picked upthe right book. If your aim is to growas a person, to flourish and thrive,leaving the past in the past where itbelongs, it’s time to step into beingthe best you, allowing your true selfto shine and live a life that is peaceful,

joyful and fulfilled.

Emotionally Focused Transformationis a therapeutic tool for emotionaland physical issues because of itsability to eliminate stress, fear anddoubt and teaches us to focus ourmind. It is a tool that once appliedwill allow you to step into yourauthentic self and live from that placeof knowing who you are and whereyou are going. It is a fantastic tool forcalming or soothing yourselfemotionally, mentally and physically.There are many ways that using thiswonderful modality will benefit youand the people around you.

The benefits of incorporating thismethodology into your life are toonumerous to list in a short amount oftime. Below are a few key areas;

Stress Relief

Today’s number one cause of illnessis Stress. We all suffer from stressand anxiety at one level or anotherfrom time to time and it shows up inour body in a number of ways; pain,headaches, muscle tension, apounding heart, etc. and often willhave a huge impact on usphysiologically as well as on ourpersonal performance on a day to daybasis. Left unchecked it often buildsup leading to more serious illness.

Whether the amount of stress issmall or starting to take over yourlife, it can be eliminated with the use

of Faster Emotionally FocusedTransformation.

Self ImageMost people suffer from low self-esteem and a poor self- image atsome time or at some level duringtheir life. It is when we are stuck andstay stuck, regardless of howuncomfortable it is, resisting puttingourselves forward or stepping intonew areas that our life begins tospiral downward.

Self-criticism is one of the biggestcauses of poor self-image and stress.That constant feeling as if you are notgood enough, not clever enough, offeeling unworthy or not beingaccepted creates a perpetual state of

stress. There are many reasons whywe have developed the habit of beingso self-critical, why we worry aboutnot measuring up. When using FasterEFT the “Why” is not important, thefocus is on ”How do you know thatyou’re not measuring up?” and “Whatwould it look like if you were goodenough?”

With consistent and effective use ofthe techniques learned here, buildingself- confidence and improving ourself-image becomes effortless. Westart to feel comfortable in our ownskin and moving forward is as naturalas taking a breath.

Emotional Wellbeing

Many of us are at the mercy of ouremotions or not able to allowourselves to feel our emotions forvarious reasons, wary of the sideeffects that might happen if we do.For example; “I can’t let myself getangry because I will not be able tocontrol it or what happens.” Society,culture, and familial beliefs oftenteach us to put a lid on our emotions,teaching us to stuff them deep inside.

Emotions ranging from rage, anger,frustration, sadness, disappointment,embarrassment, shame or guilt areoften shunned. These emotions

trapped within our physical body andnot released are often what have ahuge impact on our health and ourability to perform.

Faster Emotionally FocusedTransformation teaches us a safe,simple and effective way to feel,express and let go of these emotions.It allows us to think more clearly andmake choices from a place ofempowerment. This leads to a senseof calmness and generally results in apositive change in attitude.

Here is a list of just of few issuesthat others have found freedomfrom:

Addictions and Substance abuse

Allergies

Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Anger Issues

Exams

Fear of Failure

Fear of Public Speaking

Financial Issues

Greif & Loss

Illness

Insomnia

Learning difficulties

Pain /Physical & Emotional

Phobias

Performance Anxiety

Procrastination

Relationships

Road rage

Self-criticism

Stress

Shyness

Transition and Change

Trauma

Weight loss

The Belief Systemof Faster EFT

The first thing to know about FasterEFT is, that like many othermodalities, it has a foundation orbelief system from which all theprocesses are established. There areno long, involved processes that needto be learned. Most of what is neededto successfully use Faster EFT isalready part of your daily life.Understanding the belief systembehind the system will give you cleardirections on how to transform your

life. It is user-friendly and it isn’tnecessary to believe anything new inorder to agree with the foundationalbeliefs of this system.

You will find the beliefs needed towork within the Faster EFTframework are true for everybody,whether you are living in the outbackof Australia, a high rise in New YorkCity, an Ashram in India or abungalow on the beach. They workregardless of your background, yourfinancial status, religion or race. Youare not going to be asked to believe inany “new age” or any other “outthere” belief system.

Faster EFT operates on the belief thatall changes happen naturally in thefollowing way: First; by taking a bador negative feeling and removing anyemotional charge from it, (FeelingBad) + add an imprint of a newperception (Feeling Good) =Collapse. Every time there is acollapse of the bad feelings with goodfeelings a shift happens. Tapping is acollapsing process. It allows therelease of bad feelings by firing offtwo emotions at the same timeduring the tapping process.

The following are the basic beliefsthat Faster EFT are founded on:

Birth Sets the Stage

· Birth is the beginning of allour problems.

Believe it or not… every one of ourproblems started the moment wewere born. Take a moment and thinkabout it. Before any of us were born,an environment existed that hascultural and familial dynamics intowhich we enter at birth. Ourparents/caregivers came togetherwith their own very unique set ofbeliefs and values.

Despite the circumstances of ourbirth… regardless of the specifics, the

environment into which we enteredalready had a set of beliefs andvalues. “They” (our parents, relatives,caregivers, siblings, teachers, and thesociety they live in) already had theirskills, their issues and their problemsbefore we arrived. Our mother gavebirth to us and we entered the arena.

Perceptions andCoping Skills

· As an infant we are taking allof our cues from “them” (ourprimary caregivers). In order tosurvive we are dependent onthem (primary caregivers) forclues to survive and thrive.

We start to develop coping skills todeal with the environment in whichwe are a part of. Our goal is to stayalive and we adapt to the uniqueevents that are happening in ourworld. We begin to form perceptionsabout how and what is going on

around us. With the limited capacityof an infant, our focus is on survivaland we are completely dependent onour caregivers and their responsesfor our survival. Very quickly we learnskills to get our needs met, whetherthose skills are dysfunctional or notdoesn’t matter, it is all about survivaland staying safe.

Experiences and Self-Identity

· From the experiences of ourearly years and the perceptionswe have formed about thoseexperiences we (the child) startto form our identity fromwithin.

This self-identity is based solely onthe child’s experiences and how thechild perceives the experience. As achild we often want to emulate ourparents and begin modeling theirbehaviors with our perceptions.Every experience becomes a learning

opportunity. From this identity thechild begins to interact with theworld. What the child learns in theearly environment becomes “normal”to that set of conditions and the childlooks to the world for a way to fit intothat model.

Why: Doctrines ofBelief

· The child then begins to ask“Why” to make sense of theworld in which they live. Theworld responds with doctrinesof belief as to why good or badthings occur.

We grow up with many beliefscoming from our family or culturethat suggest the reasons for ourmultitude of problems and why weare “messed up”. We are offered anynumber of doctrines to attachourselves to in order to explain our

problems and pain.

We start to take of some of thesetheories and use them to explain whythe world is the way it is. See if youcan recognize some of these theoriesthat include but are not limited to:tradition, culture, God’s Plan, theeconomy, sin, virus, my past, badkarma, past lives, genetics, brainchemistry, life lessons, I picked it (Ichoose to be born into this life), Ego.

The common theme that we see hereis the perception of: “There isnothing I can do about it, it’s out ofmy control. It’s just the way it is.” Weare almost encouraged to give all our

power away. That “they” aresomehow responsible for all that ishappening to us.

Faster EFT doesn’t buy into any ofthose beliefs. It works on the premisethat life is full of experiences. Withineach and every person theseexperiences are stored in themind/body as a reference. Based onour references and the proofs that wehold, along with the sensory stimulisuch as images, feelings, and soundsand smells that act as triggers, westart to repeat patterns and in turnbuild more supports for ourproblems.

“Why?” becomes an unproductivequestion because it leads us on a wildgoose chase, giving us more excusesand supporting our problems. Even ifwe knew the cause of a problem itdoes not solve it, it creates a newloop endlessly seeking to find theanswer to “why?”

UnderstandingHow we have

Problems“The significant problems we have

cannot be solved at the same level ofthinking with which we created

them.” ― Albert Einstein

So you think problems find you… thatpeople, things and events outsideyourself create the problems, right? If only certain things hadn’thappened, or if your partner would

only follow the rules, or if your bossunderstood you better, then youwould be okay. If your partner didn’thave so many issues then youwouldn’t have any problems. Well, Ihate to be the one to burst yourbubble, but you are about to find outexactly where and how these peskylittle things called problems comefrom: one place only… that’s right… itis all about YOU, all your problems,issues, dramas, and the whole gamutcomes from inside you. Now noticehow strong that feeling of denial is asyou find yourself wanting tocontradict me… just keep reading,open your mind and find your wayout of all these “problems”.

Beliefs

Our reality is created by our “beliefs”.Our beliefs, mostly unconscious, arethe result of our lifelong“conditioning” and represent apowerful influence on our behavior. Itis from our beliefs that we formattitudes about the world andourselves, and from these attitudeswe develop our behaviors.

From the moment we are born ourbrain is recording every event, everyfeeling, and every reaction, positiveor negative. These experiences, ourperception of the experiences and theemotions associated with them are

stored in the filing cabinet of theemotional brain. This filing cabinet ofthe mind decides how to record andwhere to store the memories basedon the emotional stimuli present atthe time of the event. As we gothrough life this filing cabinet is usedto access emotional responsesaccording to the stimuli being sentthrough our vision, our hearing andour touch, sending a message to ourphysical body which results in anemotional and physical response.Have you ever noticed when you heara song from your past, a time likehigh school, you experience similarfeelings as you did back then?

Imagine if you saved every documentyou ever wrote in your computer’shard drive, everything, you haven’tedited, deleted or reconfiguredanything… imagine how muchunproductive information you wouldhave just lying around, creating amess, making it difficult to sortthrough and find what you need…that is what most of us do with ourunconscious mind. It’s time to go inand clean up the old hard drive anddefragment the motherboard of ourbeliefs.

The only moment in time that is realis the present moment. It is the onlytime we have the opportunity to

make a choice. Anything prior to thatmoment is “history”, it does not existanymore and we cannot change it.The only way we hold on to it is withmemories. When the written word isused to record this history, it isrecorded through the perception ofthe person recording the events.Others use photographs to recordevents and when viewing thesephotographs they view them throughtheir own filter of perception of whatactually happened.

The truth is… we never reallyexperience that moment again,except through a thought process inour mind… our memory, regardless of

whether we are reading it or viewingit, or feeling it, we must engage thethought process and in turn itproduces an emotional response tothe memory.A classic example of this is whenthere is an incident that involvesmultiple people; during theinterviewing process … it is oftenfound that each person involved has adifferent recollection as to whatexactly happened. While they allwitnessed the same event, it has beenfiltered through each person’sperspective and perception leadingto differences in what each saw andexperienced.

So, as a young child when weexperience getting “into trouble”from our parents for doingsomething that could be lifethreatening, from the child’sperception they may hold theemotional belief that there issomething wrong with them, dad ormom doesn’t love them because theyare scolding them. The parent’sperception is that they are trying toteach the child how to navigate theworld and stay within the parametersof the social guidelines. The parentsfeel they are helping their child. Whois right and who is wrong? Neither,it’s just the perceptions of each. It’swhat the child takes away and

practices over and over again thatthen becomes a belief aboutthemselves.

We also engage these thoughtprocesses and perception filters onthe events that are yet to come. Quiteoften using the experiences in ourpast to predict what will happen inour future. To “rehearse” what ouractual response will be if certainthings happen… still not real, justthought processes being practicedover and over.

If you have ever been “dumped” inthe past, there is that constant nigglethat it will happen in the presentsituation as well. The presentmoment becomes lost to that worryand “trance “about the past. We lookfor proofs in the situations around usto solidify our beliefs and emotionsabout the past and then project themon to our future. The mind is trainedto seek out and search for proofs toback up our beliefs.

When we practice these samethought processes repeatedly theyform pathways to the emotional part

of the brain creating a smooth pathfor the emotions to then in turn reachour physical body and create aresponse. When these thoughtprocesses are practiced often enoughthe pathway becomes a highway withmany side roads to produce the sameresult becoming an automatedprocess in the unconscious mind.

It is these beliefs, often concealed inthe very deepest levels of ourUNCONSCIOUS MIND, that make ourlife what it is today and what it will betomorrow. Bear in mind, theunconscious mind is habitual, itthinks concretely (does notdifferentiate between real and

imagined), it is timeless and has anexpanded processing capacity ofthousands of events at a time at arate averaging 4 billion bits ofinformation per second.

“Our minds work the same way ascomputers and over 99% of the powerof our mind is in the subconscious, the

hard drive of our bio-computer.”~ Dr. Bruce Lipton

Triggers /Anchors

Our mind creates reference points forthese previously described pathways,often referred to as “Triggers” or“Anchors”. A “Trigger” is a sensorystimulus linked to a specific set ofstates of being. It is also a way toaccess certain states of being (ie;emotions, awareness, memory, etc.)at a later time. The “trigger” or“anchor” sets the stage and isconnected by aspects of the eventsuch as sight, sound and/or feelings.It is also known as the stimulusresponse conditioning. When we aredealing with behavior, a ‘trigger” is

when something happens orsomeone does something and yousuddenly have an automatic reaction.

These triggers are linked to bothpositive and negative emotions. Thenegative triggers show up and youhave an automatic reaction…sometimes saying or doingsomething that hurts yourself orsomeone else and you’re left withoutunderstanding why it happened.

Triggers can be in the form of words,something we hear, feel, taste, orsmell. They can be a phrase spoken, atouch, or an object. There are bothpositive and negative triggers. When

fired off these triggers will set off achain reaction in our brain leading toan emotional response from a priorevent.

For example: As a young child I lovedspring. The weather is warming up,the sun is shining and when myfather or brothers would mow thelawn, the smell of freshly cut grasswould evoke the feeling that all isright in the world. They mowed thelawn every week from spring toautumn. This sense of wellbeing wasexperienced many times and recalledas often. I grew up and moved away,lived in the city and didn’t have alawn, yet during the spring and

summer months others would mowtheir lawns and I would recall thattime in my life and my body wouldflush with that sense of wellbeing.Now, every time I smell freshly cutgrass I get a warm and fuzzy feelingthat spreads throughout my bodyleaving me with the same “All is rightwith the world” feeling.

Note: There was nothing happeningto me to create the feeling ofwellbeing other than the “trigger” ofthe smell of fresh cut grass. I hadentered a “trance state” calledmemory and the thoughts produced afeeling in my body.

It is important for us to understandthat the human body is made up of asubtle energy system that wenormally do not experience throughour five senses. With just a merethought, this energy travelsthroughout our bodies followingspecific pathways known as channelsor meridians and creating internalreactions within us. The entiresystem is connected, so the flow oflife travels from one meridian to thenext, circulating through out thewhole body. We have all heard aboutthis system in one form or another…you may have heard it being called

Chi by the Chinese, in India they call itPrana, the Japanese call it Ki, theHawaiians call it Mana and inQuantum Physics it is known asenergy.

Any time we experience trauma,stress, negative words and anynumber of other factors it affects theflow of this energy. When thishappens, the amygdala (the primitivebrain) records and stores theinformation “How to react in thefuture” within the neurologicalsystem. This information is stored inboth the mental and physical bodies.

“Research shows that the brain doesNOT know the difference between a

real and a perceived or imaginedevent”. ~ Dr. Anees Sheikh, Professorof Psychology at Marquette University

The unconscious mind knows andutilizes both positive and negativeenergies as references. It uses themto build and maintain the structure ofbeliefs that support past events. Theroot of any of our problems originatesfrom the meanings we give to anexperience or situation, or thereferences we use and the internalprocess that occurs within us duringthe event. It’s how we look at it andthen produce it.

Have you ever seen a hamster get onthe wheel in their cage and go around

and around? It runs at a speedy paceand looks as though it believes it isgoing somewhere. This is similiar towhat we do with our problems. Ourmind wants to keep us safe and wethink by somehow going over andover the problem we will be able towork out a solution. Yet the oppositeis true, all we do is create morepathways to the same issue.

It starts with an internal reference “abelief or perception”. We have anevent that triggers a response withinourselves creating a conscious orunconscious reaction. From here wemake judgments about the situation,leading to more references “beliefs or

perceptions”, and other emotionalreactions, we start to feel the urge toavoid, escape or “numb out” to thefeeling which in turn creates evenmore internal references and aroundand around we go.

As infants and children one of theprimary purposes of our mind was tokeep us alive. When events happenedout of our control our mind was busyfinding ways for us to perceive howwe could stay safe. Again, based onthe perception we held of our worldin the moment. The problem comeswhen the unconscious mind is usingthese old outdated references tostructure beliefs, they are referencesof a very young mind without theability to reason. These beliefs arethen carried forward as we becomeadults and are no longer suitable forour present circumstances, yet weare operating from that unconsciousset of values and beliefs from so long

ago. We experience the methods theunconscious may have once used ormay have been the best choice atanother time. Where the problem liesis that there is no guarantee the“protection ” the mind is trying toprovide is in the individual’s bestinterest at the present moment.

As we get older, most of the initialevents that created the referencesand pathways of our beliefs andtriggers are long forgotten by theconscious part of our mind. Some ofthese events appear to be so subtlethat people do would not believe theywould affect them as adults. It is notuntil we address the emotional,

trance state (memories) and take anyunresolved emotions offline and flipthe way that we hold them in oursubconscious (our internalrepresentation) to a positive imprintthat the issues dissolve and allow usto live in peace.

It’s also important to note that theprimary years are not the only timewe create imprints in our mindsabout events. Anytime a personperceives a life-threatening event,the primitive part of the brain isactivated in order to ensure oursurvival. Each time it is activated itcreates an imprint from which it willdraw on if events appear the same or

have been clustered together.

Let’s say as an adult you witness orare involved in a tragic event like, acar accident. Based on what you tellyourself about the event you eitherreact with resilience or you replaythe trauma over and over trying toask the old “why” or “what if”questions. This replaying of theincident re-traumatizes you eachtime you replay it. Keeping in mindthat the subconscious cannot tell thedifference between what’s real andwhat’s imagined, each time you re-experience the “feelings” around theaccident your mind is creating newpathways. Before you know it, you

are feeling anxious before you getinto a car or go and drive somewhere.You then become focused on theanxiety you are experiencing, andstart to replay that and before longyou are starting to have panic attacksat the very thought of getting into acar or going on a trip. It doesn’t stopthere either… when we allow our selfjudgement to run unnoticed… let’ssay we’ve been clumsy in the past,and each time we attempt to dosomething, that little inner criticsteps up and reminds us of howclumsy we are… this repetitiveprocess will eventually make it’s wayto the subconscious mind and then itbecomes an automated program or

belief structure.

For example, someone learning todrive a car has a high expectation ofhow well they should do and how itshould play out. They have spentyears watching others drive andperceive that it is a simple process.When it’s their turn to learn to drive,they get in the car and as there are somany processes that they have to payattention to in the beginning and theynaturally make a few mistakes. Theinner critic pipes up and tells themthat they are a bad driver. Each timethey get into the car, they findthemselves making some smallmistake and confirming what they

already knew… that they are a baddriver. They then start to own thislabel and repeat it to everyone thatgets into the car with them. FasterEFT refers to this as rehearsing theproblem.They have the emotions and theproofs attached to the belief and ifthey continue affirming tothemselves and others what a baddriver they are, new neuro pathwaysfor this belief pattern start to form. Itgets stored in the filing cabinet of themind and each time the driver getsinto the car the mind will pull up areference as to why they are a baddriver. When we are able to changehow we react to such events stored in

the filing cabinet of the emotionalbrain, we change our internalsoftware, and effectively remove theurges to “numb out” or tranquilizeourselves, thus interupting ourhabitual cycles of trauma, stress oranxiety..

Talk therapy and other modalitiesoften think that there is a prior event,something that happened to “cause”our behavior pattern or symptomsand one must go in and examine this“prior event” with a fine toothcomb.The truth is, the “original event” ishistory and no longer real. Rehashingit will not serve any purpose.

What shows up here in the presentmoment is the “memory of the event”and the belief about the world andourselves. At the time of the “originalevent” our mind was busy creatingand internalizing self-protectivebeliefs. Then as time progressed, weattracted people and orcircumstances to reinforce thesebeliefs. Fast forward to today; we areinfluenced and directed not only bythe beliefs of the original event but allthe other events that mimic the intialevent in some way.

It is these old beliefs that aredirecting and limiting our presentexperiences and so, when you look at

it this way, you can see it doesn’tmatter whether the belief started 20years ago or 20 minutes ago, theeffects and outcomes are the same.

Feelings

Thoughts and feelings come to ourawareness in flashes; they arrivewithout any effort on our part. Allthese feelings and thoughts originatein the unconscious mind. Things likedepression, anxiety, eating andcompulsive disorders, phobias,obsessive thought, and all ourunwanted behavior, they all begin inthe unconscious mind. These persistent, uncomfortablefeelings have a strong influence onour thoughts, decisions and actions.They are what lies underneathcompulsions, fuels addictions and

gives weight to depression.

Since they begin in the unconsciousmind, trying to consciously fight orchange these feelings becomes anendless loop of a battle. We caneliminate these negative feelingspermanently, at their root, bychanging and correcting theinformation stored in theunconscious.

By slowing down the perception oftime, we can then clearly see thepictures that underpin the thoughtsand feelings. We can now get a bettergrasp of the images that influenceevery waking moment. In using this

process we can heal past trauma,abuse, or neglect. This process,Metaphor Therapy, helps locateunconscious parts of the self, andonce found we can reintegrate themback into the psyche. This restoresqualities or characteristics that wethought we had lost. This processgenerates a new sense of wholeness,restoration and strength. The innerhealing promotes outward change.The change leads to more control,satisfaction, acceptance of self andachievement. Restoring the lostqualities of the self gently alwayshelps to quiet the mind and fill thesoul.

Perception, thought andunderstanding is filtered through theunconscious part of our mind; theunconscious forces of the inner mindrules our existence. The good news iswe can now go inside and find outhow we internally represent ourworld in our unconscious mind. Aswe discover consciously the internalworld it allows us to change theexternal world.

Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of Love,Medicine, & Miracles says “the light isbetter in our conscious minds, but wemust look for healing in the darksubconscious.”

The Filing Systemof the Mind

"Brains aren't designed to get results;they go in directions. If you know howthe brain works you can set your owndirections. If you don't, then someoneelse will."

~Richard Bandler~

In order to resolve negative emotions(stress, anxiety, fears and phobias)we have to address and change thecause of the emotion. First it is

important to understand whatcreates emotion. Emotions are thebody’s response to our internalunderstandings or perceptions of ourexternal world (basically ourthoughts, attitudes and beliefs).

Emotion is an internal reaction toperception. When we experience apositive or negative emotion, thebody releases certain chemicals andwe feel it physically. The reaction wefeel physically supports and givesmeaning to the emotion which inturn impacts our mental process.

When we experiencepleasant/positive feelings like love,

joy, or happiness, the body produceschemicals called endorphins anddopamine that have an upliftingeffect on our mental state. When weexperience negative emotions, thebody will produce high levels ofadrenaline, serotonin and cortisol. All emotions, good or bad, are feltphysically. The physical response is a“proof” that gives meaning to ourmemory and to the external world.

Our Unconscious Mind

Understanding the way our mindrecords and stores information isvital in recognizing how we haveproblems and how we can change theinternal representation in ourperceptions.

Our unconscious mind is like the harddrive on our computer. It runsprograms behind the scenes thatallow us to operate on a daily basis amultitude of processes that keeps ourbody alive. The unconscious mindstores our permanent memories, ourhabits and emotions are stored and isresponsible for our protection, real or

imagined. It keeps our heart beating,our hair growing, our organ systemsrunning and the automatic responseof drawing breath.

As infants, we are completelydependent on our primary caregiversfor our survival. From the time weare born to the first nine months ofour life we are at the mercy of ourcaregivers and everything they arefeeling. Our brain has yet to developthe ego defense. Our brains arelearning directly from our caregiversparasympathetic system (theemotional brain). What our parentswere feeling, dealing with and makingdecisions about based on their

perception is being directlydownloaded into our emotionalbrain.

As we grow up we start to developthe ego defense mechanism. We startto see that we are separate fromothers and we start having our ownperceptions, judgments, and beliefsabout the world. As we grow wecontinue to learn and if you practice aprocess often enough it moves fromyour conscious mind to theunconscious and becomes anautomatic process. Do you rememberlearning to tie your shoes? At first itwas difficult and now it is somethingyou do without even thinking about

it.

The Amygdala

The unconscious mind recordseverything that happens to usbetween birth and the presentmoment. It has its own language thatspeaks in pictures, sounds, smells,touch and feelings. Everything thathappens to us is stored in a part ofour emotional brain, the primitivebrain, also known as the amygdala.The amygdala looks like two almondsized shaped nuclei in the brain. Itdecides how to store all the input itreceives and what importance itplays in our survival. All the sensoryinputs that we experience are

recorded and stored based on theperceptions of the individual. Thisbecomes the blueprint for much ofwhat we feel and think, usuallyunseen, as it is so deeply embeddedin our personality and makes up whowe think we are.

Being the filing system of theemotional brain, the amygdala flagseach event with a code and stores itaccording to its importance on oursurvival. Based on the emotionalreaction at the time of the initialevent, the amygdala acts as a storagedevice and when a “trigger” happensit creates a reaction faster than yourconscious mind is aware. These two

little almond sized nuclei within ourbrain set off a lightning fast responseto any emotionally significant event.This response is known as the “Fight,Flight, Freeze” response. Theamygdala is responsible forprotecting us from harm byinterpreting events based on thepreviously stored input..

When we experience painfulexperiences in our life they areaccompanied by patterns of internaland external sensory inputs, ouramygdala then creates a system ofcombined memory patterns that aredirectly related to pain. When it laterrecognizes any of these patterns itsets off the chain reaction alertingour organs to anticipate pain. Someof the painful experiences have beenacquired through our own painfulexperiences in life and others wehave inherited as they have beenpassed down through generations.The combined memory patterns then

allow the amygdala on recognition toreact “immediately”, setting off aknee-jerk reaction- similar to a bullcharging a red rag… the rag is notreally a threat, but it represents one.

The amygdala reacts to emotionallycharged events in many ways but theone we are focused on is theresponse of the sympathetic nervoussystem. It takes our conscious mindaround 300 milliseconds to becomeaware of negative stimuli, it onlytakes 20 milliseconds for theamygdala to set off a series of eventsthat puts our bodies on high alert fordanger. A negative “trigger” sets off achain reaction initiating a sequence

of nerve cells firing and releasingchemicals that prepares our body forrunning or fighting.

When our fight or flight response isactivated, we tend to perceiveeverything in our environment as apossible threat to our survival. Thevery nature of the ‘fight or flight’system bypasses our rational mindand we go into "attack" mode. At thispoint of alert we start to perceivealmost everything in our world as apossible threat to our survival. In thisstate we are likely to see everythingand everyone as a possible enemy.

This reaction was originally used to

keep us alive in times of danger.Today, when we react, we find thatthe amygdala is being fired off moreand more by the everyday stresseswe face as we place more stress uponourselves through unrealisticexpectations and when reliving thepast. Whether we realize it or not,each time we go back and relive inour mind our past experiences, wecreate stronger pathways for thereactions to run their course.

It’s a bit like having more than oneroad to get to the final destination. Our unconscious mind is our owngenie in a bottle, or Aladdin’s lamp.Our every wish is its command. Not

our “Conscious” wishes, the master isthe unconscious which\ is neutralwhen it comes to expressing what wehold within… it just continues toreflect what we already hold deep inour automated processes. This is whyit is so important to go in and cleanup our past memories or “triggers”from the original imprints.

Reticular ActivatingSystem

Now let me introduce the ReticularActivating System, often referred toas the RAS. It is the link connectingthe brain to the spinal cord and isabout the size of a marble.

Its function is to point out what isimportant to you, like an antenna itsearches and finds what ‘you’ believeto be true. It is believed that the RASis the bridge that joins the mind andthe body. It acts as a communicationlink between the two.

In any given moment we receiveabout two billion sensory inputs perminute and it is the unconsciousmind that filters all that informationand then alerts us if there is aproblem. It also points out anythingthat is of importance to us. Thinkabout the last time you bought a newcar. Remember how when youdecided on a make and model youstarted to notice that particular makeand model everywhere, whenpreviously you had not really noticedthat particular kind car in your dailyroutine. It also works when someoneasks you to notice how the chair feelsagainst your back, the temperature ofthe room or to take notice of a certain

color within eyesight. You would nothave noticed any of these things ifthey had not mentioned them to you.

The RAS is like the control room ofour mind/body system. It takes allthe stimuli being received andmatches it with the values and fearsalready stored deep in theunconscious. It works the same waywith beliefs, whether about yourselfor your world. If you believe you arein danger, you start to see dangereverywhere. If you believe you aredumb the RAS will point out ways inwhich you are dumb. Thisprograming often comes from whatwe have experienced in our

environment and from theconditioning of our parents, teachersand the events in our lives.

The RAS acts as an auto pilot systemto keep us on track based on what wehave become comfortable with. If westart to make changes without firstchanging the original imprints in oursubconscious mind it is the RAS thatstarts to create an uncomfortablefeeling, like something is not quiteright, or that something isn’tworking. We start to feel irritable andrestless, then we give up and go backto what feels familiar. It’s as if theautopilot sends out a red alert sayingthat we are off track from our original

destination and so it corrects ourcourse.

We are able to take charge of how wefeel, how we perform and what webelieve by changing our focus andchanging the set point of our RAS. Inorder to do this we must first takeany charge off the emotional imprintswe already have, flip therepresentation of those imprints andthen affirm what it is that we dowant.

Faster EFT uses many references totrees and their roots. Let’s considerthe “supports” of any issue. Everyissue in our life will have manyaspects that support it. Each of theseaspects is likened to a tree in theforest. Take the death of a loved onefor example; you may have severalissues or aspects that support theproblem. (Grief, guilt, loneliness,abandonment, beliefs about whathappens when someone dies, otherpeople’s reactions, etc.) These areissues are like the trees that make upthe forest. As you address each ofthese aspects (or tree) eventually the

whole forest will be cleared.

As we look at a tree, the trunk, limbsand leaves are visible to the eye andrepresent our consciousness. They

are our problems as we see them.They are the parts of our problemsthat we are aware of. Basically thoseparts of the tree that are exposed areour current perception of ourproblems and successes; but the partwe are not seeing is buried below thesurface. The roots are the source orlife force that supports the tree (orproblem).

Our unconscious mind is our rootsystem. It’s the part that knows howto walk or use a fork or knifeautomatically when we need to. It isthe database of all our experiencesand supports and maintains what weconsider to be the answers to

problems in our life. The unconsciousmind knows the causes and all theemotions that support a problem.After repeating something (a thoughtor emotion with proofs to back it up)a number of times it makes it’s wayto the unconscious and becomes anautomated program.

It’s our unconscious mind thatsuccessfully produces what we arenow experiencing. We use all theskills from our earlier problemsolving methods as a resource forhow to interact and react to ourpresent and future issues. The onlyproblem with this is that theseresources are often founded on achild’s mind, their reasoning andexperiences which is not only limitedbut laced with the issues passed onfrom the primary caregivers. Ourfiles need updating, we need to clean

up and clear out the immature,irrational, illogicalemotions/fears/feelings and updatethem to conscious, positive, andemotionally mature references.

The question then becomes “How dowe upgrade these so called files ifthey are deep in our unconscious andwe are not able to “think” our way outof them?”

This is where Faster EFT steps in andshows us a simple, easy to usetechnique that allows us to take thesepesky imprints offline, update ourfiling system and create a newinternal representation in our

amygdala… Faster EFT is thedefragmenter of our unconsciousprograms.

Two Models of theWorld

“We operate within two worlds. Thefirst is the external world and the

second is our internalrepresentations (how we see it) of

the external world. Pain and pleasureare the internal signals (felt in the

body) that give meaning to theexternal world and they supervise

everything we do.”~ Robert G. Smith

Understanding how we view the

world is one of the first steps we takein letting go of old beliefs, imprints ornegative emotions that appear to berunning our lives. In this chapter we’lllook at the two different ways thatmost of us view our worlds. Whilethere are people that make thetransition from the first model ofthinking to the second modelnaturally, there are many more thatappear to be stuck in the first model.

Being at Cause or AChild’s View of theWorld

So what is “Being at Cause”? A causeis a force happening on an object,which puts it into motion. When anevent happens it is often followed by “why did that happen?” For example,when you looked at me like that itmade me feel sad. Why did you lookat me like that?

As infants and children we are at themercy of our environment. We aredependent on others for everything

we need, our food, comfort andsafety. These all come from someoneor something outside of ourselves.We start to form beliefs around ourfeelings and emotions being causedby the actions of others. How ourcaregivers react to events oftenencourages and supports these beliefsystems. If little Johnny falls down thestairs, the parent may respond bysaying “bad stairs” or “naughtystairs”. The parents are implying thatit is the stairs’ fault that the child ishurt instead of the childunderstanding they played a part intheir injury. Another example may bewhen a child becomes ill after eatinga particular food, the child will

“blame” the illness on the food theyate.

We then start to carry this mode ofthinking into to every area of life. Forexample, “I got a failing gradebecause the teacher doesn’t like me”.“I’m not good at something becausethey laugh at me.” “The reason I’mshy is because people make fun ofme.” As we grow up this mode ofthinking that “they” are the cause ofall our unhappiness is confirmed andbecomes our unquestioned reality. This often compounded in theteenage years when the child isseeking its own separate identityfrom their caregivers. The following

statements demonstrate how thethinking in the lower model of theworld operates. She makes me angry.The teachers are unfair. My parentslimit me. My job is stressful and that’swhy I’m grumpy. If you would actdifferently then we’d be happy. You’rethe reason I’m not happy. Thegovernment isn’t taking care of us.

This first model of the world is aproblem when a person believes thatanother person’s actions are thecause of their emotional state.Statements and beliefs like “shemakes me angry” are really a beliefthat another person has directcontrol over our emotional state.

When the truth is that same behaviorwouldn’t necessarily make someoneelse angry. While other people caninfluence our emotions, believingthat they actually have control overour emotions is a very limiting beliefand view of the world. Thinking thatwe control someone else’s emotionalstate or that they have control overours is not only a huge responsibilityfor one to bear, but also animpossible feat.

The other downfall of being stuck inthis model of the world is that we areconstantly asking “why did thishappen?”, it is as if miraculously oncewe found the root cause or the one

that created the problem it would justdisappear. This is another trap of thismode of thinking. We spend endlesshours analyzing the “problem”. Wehope that by understanding “why”something happened it would solvehow we are feeling about it and thuscreates an endless loop. The problemis that we are powerless over people,places and things. In this model of theworld we give our “power” away. Wegive it to “them”, whoever orwhatever “them” may represent.

Even if we could work out whysomeone said or did something, weare powerless to change them ortheir thinking. The inability to change

others and the exterior conditionsleaves the person operating in thismode with the feeling of being avictim of the circumstances. Themain reason we do this is because wehave not discovered that all thecontrol actually resides within us.

This model of the world is alsoreferred to as ‘Below the Line’

thinking or the lower model of theworld. If there were a line drawn inthe sand, each model of the worldwould be represented on either sideof the line. Being “at Cause” keepsone below the line because we areunable to change what others aredoing, thinking or how they arebehaving. We are only able to changeour response to them.

Being at Effect or TheEmotionally MatureView of the World

Being at effect is what happens as aresult of a cause. It’s what happensafter the cause or how one chooses torespond to the event. To determinethe effect we ask the question “whathappened?”

This second way of thinking is havingthe awareness that events, things andpeople do affect us and it’s ourinternal references that create ourreactions. Based on our perceptions

and internal references we allrespond differently to the sameevent. If someone makes a statementusing colorful language, depending onour culture, our values and beliefs wewill all respond differently.

When we are aware that we are incontrol of our own reactions andresponses, we then makeassessments about them. We are nolonger blaming or layingresponsibility elsewhere for how werespond. We now act from a place ofchoice, we can choose to be a victimof the cause or recognize that wecannot change the cause but we canchange our response to any given

event.

Operating from this upper model ofthe world allows us to take our”power” back. It puts us back into thedriver’s seat and creates many morepossibilities for growth, awarenessand change. In knowing that one hasthe ability to look at an event fromour own internal perceptions and atthe same time change how we chooseto perceive this event, it opens up aworld of freedom. We are no longerdependent on anything outside ofourselves for our sense of wellbeingand happiness.

There are three basic ways we react

internally in this second model of theworld: they are self-concept, how itfeels and patterns.

We have a “Self Concept” which iscreated by our judgments, attitudesand beliefs about ourselves. It’s howwe see things, our view of the worldand ourselves. What’s right or wrong,what looks like fun or pleasure, ourmoral viewpoint.

Next, we have “How it feels”. Theseare the emotions that are attached toour point of view. The emotional fixwe get from an object, food or event.The way we feel when we hear ourfavorite song, smell something

delicious, or the pain that we haveattached to a specific event ormemory.

Then there are our “Patterns”. Theseare our habitual coping skills we usein any given circumstance. Thepatterns are our internal programsand the different ways we haverepeatedly done things, making theman automatic way of thinking, doingand performing.

When we start to awaken anddiscover what we are doing internallyand how we are doing it, we can thenbegin creating emotional control. Wethen have the ability to question our“self concepts”, “how it feels” and our“patterns “, allowing us to make the

changes necessary to respond to ourworld with a more evolved, matureand higher thinking process. Thismodel of the world is often referredto as ‘above the line’ thinking or theupper model of the world. It’s fromthis place that we are ready forchange. We are ready to work onchanging these subconsciouspatterns, beliefs and emotions. Sohow do we do that? The way toachieve changes is to use “the ART ofchange.”

The ART of Change

“They say that time changes things,but you actually have to change them

yourself”~ Andy Warhol

There is an art to making the changesneeded to make new imprints on thesubconscious mind. Often peoplestart with the conscious mind,making a decision that change isnecessary. Whilst becomingconscious that changes need tohappen is the first step on thejourney, it is also where the

conscious mind begins to end itsusefulness in the process.

If we look at the major functions ofthe conscious mind we are able tounderstand better the need todevelop a plan to bypass that criticalpart of the conscious mind and stepinto the depths of the subconsciousto make our changes.

The conscious mind is known for itsability to be analytical, it allows us toanalyze data coming in, makedecisions about that data and solveproblems. The rational part of theconscious mind takes in the eventsand decisions and comes up with

reasons and answers for everythingyou do and if it doesn’t get it right itwill create anxious, restlesssymptoms until or unless it finds areason, whether that reason makessense or not. It’s these two functionsthat usually trip us up when trying toinstill change. With the constantanalyzing and rationalizing itsdifficult to get past these twofunctions to reach the automaticprocesses in the subconscious thatare running the beliefs that keep ustrapped in our problems.

Will power is also a part of ourconscious mind, and usually has verylittle to do with lasting change. Will

power is a temporary burst of energy,that can sometime last for a while butis not sustainable in the long term. Everyone can relate to having astrong sense of will power whenmaking a resolution… only to havethe RAS (reticular activating system)pull us back to the automatic patternsof safety again. Temporary memoryis another aspect of our consciousmind; it’s the part of the mind thatsupplies bits and pieces ofinformation that we need to getthrough the day. When we look at thefunctions of the conscious mind wecan start to see why trying to instilllasting change using only this part ofour mind is not very successful.

So how do we get past all of this tomake permanent changes to imprintsmost of us can’t even remember? It’sall in the type of questions we ask.

ART is an acronym for Aim, Releaseand Transform. The huge success ofFaster EFT is based on the quality ofquestions asked before the tappingbegins and by paying close attentionto the demeanor, expressions,emotions and every word uttered inresponse to the aiming questions.

Faster EFT has a framework forworking with problems and findingthe underlying issues that theconscious mind isn’t able to identify.

The ART of Change is a process that isall about the questions we ask beforeand during the tapping process. It’swhat leads us to the underlying issue.Often we think we know what theissue is or have an idea where areproblems come from. More oftenthan not what we think is theproblem is only the tip of the iceberg.What needs to happen is we need toget to what’s under the surface. Inorder to get to this elusive place weask a whole set of questions thatmake up a powerful frameworkenabling you to change any issue tothe outcome you desire.

Each of our problems has a unique

structure:· A belief system· Memories and proofs to back

it up.· Many neural pathways· Family dynamics and where

we fit into the family system· Secondary gains· Unconscious resources

The most powerful part of Faster EFTis aiming. What is aiming? It isnoticing how you know your problemis a problem. Direct your consciousawareness to the internalrepresentation of a negative emotionor impression within your body and

mind. We then begin to ask theaiming questions that bypass theconscious mind and direct theunconscious mind to a primaryimprint.

ART of ChangeQuestions

What you don’t want

If we are to aim at the specificproblem we have to get anunderstanding of its origins and thestructure that supports it. Theconscious mind is often unable toidentify these things. The aimingprocess is crucial because it helps usbypass that critical part of our mindand it develops a map fordisassembling the issue.

· How do you know you have thisproblem?

Defining exactly how we know there

is a problem in the first place gives usclues to how the unconscious createsthe problem. Asking how do youknow it is a problem and askingwhere does it show up in your life?Take note of everything said afterthis question. This will give theblueprint for releasing and changingthe issue to a positive imprint.

The next question we ask is:

· How do you know you don’twant to have this problem?

This question allows us to see if weare really ready to let go of ourproblem. Sometimes we think we are

ready to let go of our issues but wehave created an identity aroundthem. Or, the problems keep us in ourcomfort zone and we may be unsureabout moving forward. This questionalso helps us identify any secondarygains that we may obtain from thisissue. Sometimes, we are actuallygaining something from having theissue, for example, if we are seekinglove and attention, our issue may begetting us attention from those we sodesperately want it from. If we let itgo, will they still give us theattention?

· Have you ever experienced thisbefore?

This question can lead to clues ofexactly what formula the mind isusing to know when and how to havethe problem. It is important tounderstanding that our fears arewishes and affirmations just as muchas a positive affirmation is. We tendto spend a lot more time thinking offearful or negative affirmations thanwe do on positive ones. Our personalblind spot often keeps us fromconsciously noticing that we arerepeating patterns. Stopping andlooking back to see if we haveexperienced something like thispreviously often becomes an eyeopener to many patterns that havebeen running, but which we have

been unable to consciously see.

· Eliciting what is the worst ofthe worst about the problem.What is the worst of the worstabout what we don’t want?

The worst of the worst about whatwe don’t want identifies what isdriving the issue. If we know what theworst of the worst is, it shows uswhat we have been running from, yetwe have been inadvertently runningtowards it by continuingly rehearsingthe issues. It also allows us to see thatwe focus on avoiding the worst of theworst which results in the worstbeing brought closer to reality.

· Who else do we know that has/had the problem or hasexperienced the same issue orproblems and if so whathappened and how long ago?

This helps us recognize the patternsthat run through our lives andwhether if we are acting out someoneelse’s issue. Have we modeled ourparent’s problems and taken them tobe our own? Write it all down for thetapping session as it becomes theguide or map to how we have ourissue.

Understanding the belief about theproblem gives vital clues in how to

flip the internal representation. Itgives us the structure of the beliefsystems operating within us. It is alsowhat we believe is keeping us fromhaving what we really want.

These questions give us the structureof the problem. The answers to thequestions will give us enough to mapout what needs to be tapped on.

What we do Want

Next, it is important to define exactlywhat it is that we do want. Manypeople are more aware of what theydon’t want than what exactly it is thatthey do want.

· What do you want in regards tothis issue?

We need to recognize that what wesay we want actually send outswarning signals to the RAS (reticularactivating system). For lack of abetter way of saying it, if we actuallyget what we want, it will upset thereticular activating system , which

sends warning signals to the mindthat we are off track and must getback to the norm as fast as possible.Unless those references are takenoffline the RAS will keep pulling usback to the familiar (the problem).

Do we really want it? Or is it safer tosay we want it as having our issuegives us a safe way out of having tostep outside of our comfort zone.

We are now ready to release andtransform. Allow the feeling to befully present and intensify the feelingto an amplified state. Releasing isusing tapping as a tool to release thenegative state associated with the

problem. Transform is when wechange the problem to a positiveoutcome.

The next step is to start tapping. Wetap on each part and piece until allemotions or internal referencesdiscovered through the questioningprocess are tapped down to zero. Aseach person taps and the memorybegin to change, we tap on every newreference that comes up in betweeneach tapping round. We are releasingthe past memory and the presentpain together at the same time.

Who Am I

The biggest issue that most of us faceas we begin this process is “I havethis problem. Who will I be if I let allof this go?” We often say that we aretired of the issues that are keeping usstuck but we have no idea just howmuch of our identity has been builton the very problems that we want tolet go of. How often have you heardsomeone say: ”I’m a cancer patient”,“My parents had the same thing, itmust be hereditary.” “I’m an anxietysufferer.” “I have panic attacks,” “I’man addict or alcoholic”. The truth iswe are not those things. They are

labels we give ourselves. We are notcancer… cancer is something weexperience. The same is true withanxiety, panic attacks or stress. Eachof these things is something we do,not have. As we start to work throughour issues we start to notice that theessence of whom we are changes. The releasing of the emotional chargeallows for a change to happen withour perceptions.

You will know you’ve really healedsomething when you take your worstmemory and make it your greatestexperience. In this world of dualitywe often look at each experience andonly view one half of the gift that the

experience offers. More often thannot we focus on the negative aspectbut by taking the emotions offline itopens us up to see the other side ofthe coin and see the positive aspectof the experience.

Many years ago I suffered a traumaticexperience. This experience Iperceived as very negative and itshaped a large portion of my life as avictim. Several attempts at ‘healing’this aspect of my life helped improvemy outlook, but deep inside I still feltthat this experience left meemotionally scarred and still felt likea victim of circumstance. Once I wasable to tap out all the emotional

charge from this experience I wasasked what the gift of this experiencewas. I have to admit, I was stumpedfor a few moments. Sitting there withno emotion attached to ‘the story’ itbecame so clear… that event was thecatalyst for my desire to grow andheal which then lead me to becomethe healer and teacher I am today.

The Future

This last part of the formula is a wayof checking to see if all pathways tothe problem have been addressed. Itis also used as an ecology check. It isimportant to assess if that which wesay we want in the future is in thebest interest for all concerned. It isimportant to make sure that whatsomeone is moving toward is goingto be in their best interest or whetheranyone else that might also beaffected by the outcome. This is alsoknown as future pacing. We use ourimagination to go forward into thefuture to see how we would respond

to the same issues that in the pasthad bothered us. Keeping in mindthat the unconscious is unable to tellthe difference between what is realand what is imagined, this gives agood indication of what has beencleared and what hasn’t. Futurepacing is also useful to createoutcomes that are desirable in muchthe same way that we currentlyproduce the problems we have. Byusing the unconscious mind andfeelings to project and move toward adesired outcome, we start to developnew pathways to the brain thatbrings the desired outcome into ourreality quicker.

Whether we are working withsomeone or working on ourselves,paying close attention to the physicaland emotional responses lets usknow if there is more work to bedone. When we are working withsomeone it is important to notice thefacial expressions as you ask aperson to imagine a future date andthen have the same issue arise. If youare paying close attention, you willnotice small shifts in a persons face ifthey are not congruent with thechanges that have been made, such asa slight twitching of the eyes; lipsmay lose color and other involuntarymovements. If any of these arise it isalways good practice to go back and

clean up anything that might be left.At this point it is also beneficial topicture the people involved with ourissue and look them in the eyes. Oftenthis will reveal any unresolvedemotions or references that mighthave otherwise gone unnoticed. If wefind that there are still triggers wethen go back to tapping until allreferences are gone and the internalrepresentation has been flipped to apositive one. Also, looking forwardwith a positive reference starts to laythe foundation for the new neuralpathways to a more positiveoutcome.

Future pacing can also be used in

laying the foundation for what typesof outcomes and responses we wouldlike to have to any number of events.It can be used in goal setting andchecking out how the body respondsto the goal we are setting.

Memories and theTrance State

“Because we already live with manyscripts that have been handed down to

us, the process of writing our ownscript is actually more a process of

‘rescripting’, or paradigm shifting - ofchanging some of the basic paradigms

we already have.”~Stephen Covey

What is Real?

Faster EFT operates within aframework that states ‘the presentmoment’ is the only moment that isreal. It is the only time that one hasactive choices; everything else is amemory or a trance state. What thismeans is, the present moment is theonly moment in consciousness thatwe can actually make any choice in,change in any way.

When we are not conscious in themoment we are either retrieving pastinformation stored in our mind byneural clusters or we are imaginingwhat could be possible in the future.

Anytime we take our awareness awayfrom the present moment we enter a“trance” state. It is the presentmoment that we are fully aware andconscious of, yet many of us miss thepresent moment by spending muchof our time and awareness either inwhat happened in the past or whatmight happen in the future.

Take a moment and ask yourself, howpresent am I? Are you here, fullypresent reading the words on thispage or even as you are reading thisare you asking yourself what needs tohappen to get ready for what liesahead or are you rememberingsomething that was said on this very

topic previously and if so, recognizethat you have drifted off and spent amoment in the past.

The Past is over and does notExist

Most of us think of our negativebeliefs as if the people involved areactually people in our head trying tomake our life miserable! It is a bit likethinking that every file in ourdocuments folder is actually a realpiece of paper; they do not becomereal until we “print” them out. Sowhere is everything in the computerstored? Just like in our unconsciousmind, the beliefs and memories are

patterns of energy that are stored viaenergy being held in anelectromagnetic field. When wedisrupt that field with a virus or anew program; the pattern changes.Just like changing or deleting files onthe computer, the memories orbeliefs we hold in our memory can bealtered or deleted just as quickly.

Memories are not real, yet they feelreal because we feel them physically.The past is over and does not exist;once the moment has passed we cannever reclaim it or change whatactually transpired. In order to recalla “memory” we have to go through athought process and take our

awareness away from the presentmoment. This sets off the chainreaction in the mind that uses ourmeridian system to send signals toour physical body to produce afeeling.

When we are unaware of our presentmoment we have entered a “trance”. Hypnosis or “trance” is our mindsability to imagine, feel & follow whatwe imagine as if it’s real. A “trance” isour automated programs that havebeen operating for years.

Take a moment, close your eyes andremember the first time you werekissed. In your mind’s eye, see what

you saw, hear what you heard andfeel what you felt during that firstkiss. Where were you, who else wasthere, did you enjoy it? Now openyour eyes, did you notice that bythinking about that first kiss, you hada memory come up? Did you feelwhat you had felt back then, yet, hereyou are. It’s not actually happeningbut your body had a response to thememory or thought around it. Maybeyou noticed that it brought backcertain feelings, or a sense of smell ofwhere you were when it happened.

Why Do We Tap

“Tapping is a lot like toilet paper. Itonly works if you use it. If you don’t

use it, you have a rash of stinkyproblems.”

~Robert G. Smith

The overall goal of FasterEFT is toChange the Structure of ourmemories. Our memories are madeup of many smaller pieces. Inchanging the interpretation of whatthose pieces mean and by changingthe memory and clearing theemotional charge the memory had,

then we can remove the problem.Memories are a reflection of ourinternal belief structures expressedas a metaphor that represents whoand how we are in the world.

If the memories are not real, if theyare just internal representations orstories, then why do we need tochange them? We need to go back tothe primitive brain or amygdala, thefiling cabinet of all our experiences.We tap in order to change how thingsare stored in the amygdala, the partof the brain that creates the fight orflight response.

During the experience of a negative

feeling or emotion, by tapping on themeridian points, the body sends backto the brain the message thateverything is okay in the physicalsystem, allowing the primitive part ofthe brain to turn off the “Danger”signals. The filing cabinet thenreplaces the old memory with thenew emotional response. By elicitingthe problem or negative emotion, wethen immediately tap till the emotionis gone. In this way we then create anew, more positive emotion and itcollapses the problem all together.We can create a whole new “US” bychanging how we hold ourselvesinside our mind.

Faster EFT uses meridian points andtapping which is a process founded inAcupressure. Acupressure is anancient healing art that uses thefingers to press key points on thesurface of the skin to stimulate thebody’s natural self-curative abilities.When the points are pressed, theyrelease muscle tension and promotethe circulation of blood and thebody’s life force that aids in healing.Acupuncture and acupressure bothuse the same points, but acupunctureemploys needles, while acupressureuses the gentle but firm pressure ofhands/fingers or touch. Acupressurewas neglected after the Chinesedeveloped more technology driven

methods for stimulating points withneedles and electricity.

How Acupressure Works

Acupressure points are places on theskin that are especially sensitive tobioelectrical impulses in the body.These points conduct those impulsesreadily. Stimulating these points withpressure, needles, or heat, triggersthe release of endorphins which arethe neuro-chemicals that relievepain. As a result, pain is blocked andthe flow of blood and oxygen to theaffected area is increased. Thiscauses the muscles to relax andpromotes healing.

Because acupressure inhibits thepain signals sent to the brain througha mild and painless stimulation, it hasbeen described as shutting the“doors” of the pain-signaling system,preventing painful sensations frompassing through the spinal cord tothe brain. In addition to relievingpain, acupressure can help rebalancethe body by dissolving tensions andstresses that keep it from functioningsmoothly and which inhibit theimmune system.

Tension tends to concentrate aroundacupressure points. When a muscleis chronically tense or in spasm, themuscle fibers contract due to the

secretion of lactic acid caused byfatigue, trauma, stress, chemicalimbalances or poor circulation. Bypressing the pressure point, thetension in the muscle yields to thefinger pressure, stimulating andenabling the fibers to elongate andrelax. The blood starts to flow freelyand the toxins are released andeliminated. As the circulation isincreased it brings more oxygen andother nutrients to those affectedareas. When the bioelectrical energyand the blood circulate properly, itcreates a greater sense of harmony,well-being and health.

The healing benefits of acupressure

involve both the relaxation of thebody and its positive effects on themind. As tension is released, you notonly feel good physically, but you alsofeel better emotionally and mentally. When our body relaxes, our mindrelaxes as well, creating another stateof consciousness. This expandedawareness leads to mental clarity anda healthier physical and emotionalhealing dissolving the divisionbetween the mind and body.

The meridian points used in FasterEFT represent our organs. Theorgans produce chemicals andelectrical impulses that create the‘ ight or light’ response. Stress andemotion are the expressions ofperceived threats.

Tapping on the meridian pointsdisrupts the electrical/chemicalsystem, it breaks the emotionalconnection by working within themind/body system. Tapping createsa roadblock in the mind/bodypathway, disrupting thatelectrical/chemical system and

sending a different message back tothe mind allowing the perception toshift, thus giving you control overyour unconscious resources, andpulling you into the present moment.

When we tap with Faster EFT it is theoriginal memory or primary imprintthat we are aiming to release theemotional charge around. Theprimary imprint has the emotionalcombination of the how to, what todo, the driving force to act. This isbased on what has been internalizedfrom a previous specific event orfrom combined experiences usingone main reference point.

The primary principle is a beliefsystem that is created from animprinted experience or experiencesthat are stacked up, stored and werefer to or automatically kick in stayin until we find a better way or we re-write the primary imprints thencreate a new imprint to operate from.

Example:

“I hate crowded places.”

How do you know?

“When I was a little girl I got lost inthe Shopping Centre, and couldn’tfind my mother. There were toomany people and I couldn’t find her, I

was so scared I got sick in thestomach. I thought something badwould happen to me.”

The imprinted experience is whatcreates the behavior. Even thoughthe getting sick was not caused by allthe people in the Shopping Centre,but by not being able to find hermother and her level of fear, what thechild perceived was that there weretoo many people there and that’swhat made her get lost and get sick.So crowds will trigger an emotionalresponse based on the imprintedexperience.

Flipping a memory is a re-patterning,

re- imprinting or re-representing of amemory. We change how we hold thememory completely, changing or“flipping it” so a positive outcome isrepresented and re-imprinted in ourminds. Keeping in mind that thememory is no longer real, it is only arepresentation of the mind and thepurpose of “flipping it” is to create ahealthier, more positive imprint.

How to Tap FasterEFT Style

“Tap until it’s gone or until you passout. Either way you will wake up to a

whole new day.”~ Robert G. Smith

So, you’re ready to start tapping andlet go of all those issues andmemories that have kept you stuckfor so long. Where do you begin andhow do you actually tap? Well, withFaster EFT the first thing you do is towrite your “Peace List”. We want to

pull the whole emotional tree out,roots and all. The “peace list”represents the tree and its roots; weneed to list everything that could besupporting the issues or problems. We list everything becauseconsciously we don’t know what issupporting the problems, or theassociations that the subconsciousmind has made to different eventsand listing everything will enable usto get to the root of the problem. Thelist gives us a place to start changingthe primary imprints.

The Peace List

The Peace List is a list that iscompiled in bullet-point form of allthe memories, issues, events,resentments, fears, traumas, moves,schools, job losses, all yourrelationships, any physical,emotional or pivotal points andanything else that comes to mind. List any experiences you rememberfrom your childhood, list ‘suspected’experiences you have no realmemory about. This list is usuallyeasier to compile than a list of thingsyou would like to feel peaceful about.

Understanding the power of what youdon’t want will give you a betterunderstanding of what makes the

“Peace List” so important. Manypeople come to me and say thatthey’ve had enough; they are sick andtired of all the rubbish in their lives.When asked about what they dowant, most people are stumped. Wethen begin talking again about what itis that we don’t want. The problemwith this is because the focusremains on what we don’t want, itgives incredible power to the verythings that we say we don’t want. Wemove on to become experts atproducing the very thing we don’twant and spend our lives in thenever-ending loop of talking aboutand producing just that, what wedon’t want.

If you remember the RAS (reticularactivating system) we spoke ofearlier, you’ll see why continuing torepeat what you don’t want is not agood strategy. The RAS receives overtwo billion sensory inputs a minute.The purpose of our RAS system is tofilter out what is not important to usand bring into focus what isimportant to us. Just like an antenna,continuing to repeat what you don’twant sets the controls of the antennaup to search that out and bring it intoyour field of awareness. Yourattention is drawn to what youbelieve to be true… and it works thesame whether you focus on what youwant or if you focus on what you

don’t want. When there is a lot ofenergy invested in focusing on whatyou don’t want you begin to see, feelor hear that everywhere. So why dowe start with what we don’t want?

Starting with a peace list also allowsus to have a starting place fortapping. If you already have a fewissues that you know you want towork on, great… it is suggested thatyou still go ahead and write out apeace list so that when the big issueshave been cleared, you still have adirection to be moving in. We all willbe clearing past representations forthe rest of our lives.

Measuring Stress Levels

You will need a way to measure thelevels of progress as well as the levelsof stress that may still be presentafter each round of tapping in orderto tell if the stress is actuallydecreasing. For this we will be usingSubject Units of Distress. TheSubjective Units of Distress Scale(SUD), originally developed by Wolpe(1969) provides a precise way tomeasure change in a client’s self-reported emotional state. It is awidely accepted psychological tool ofmeasurement and can be used foralmost any kind of problem as a wayof quantifying the intensity of your

feelings, emotions, pain or stress.Here is how that works:

First you will bring to mind amemory or issue. Take notice ofhow you know you are feeling it.Is it a mental picture,something you feel, orsomething you rememberhearing? Notice, how you know,then gauge the intensity of it ona scale of 0 to 10;

· 0 is the bottom end of thescale – there are no emotions orsymptoms present and you feelcalm and relaxed.

· 5 is the middle of the scale –

you are feeling somediscomfort, but you are able tostand it.

· 8 is where the level ofdiscomfort is severe.

· 10 is being as upset as youwere during the initial eventand the discomfort is as intenseas it can get. 0 being no feelingor reaction to the memory orevent at all.

Write this rating down or justtake a mental note of where youare on this scale in regards tothe issue being worked on.

The next step will be to be ‘ampup’ that level of distress, reallyallow yourself to feel what washappening. The purpose of thisis to intensify the feelings inorder to clarify how muchdistress it represents in yourlife. Amplifying it allows you tofocus on and aim at thosefeelings that need to bereleased.

Always measure the level ofintensity as it exists for youright now in the presentmoment, not how you wouldthink it would be in the actualsituation. After a round of

tapping, when you check in withhow you’re feeling, you mighthave shifted the intensity to alower number but it is notcompletely gone. This is anindication that the issue is notcompletely resolved and thatmore rounds of tapping arerequired, persisting until theintensity is down to a 0 is thegoal.

The real value of using thismodel is to get insight into howyou currently view the problem– your model of the world andyour reference system. You arebreaking down how you’ve

created the problem in yourown mind.

What is interesting is thephenomenon that happensaround the physical discomfort,or symptoms when tapping.You may find that theysometimes change in nature ormove to a different part of thebody. For example, if you areworking with an emotion, youmight notice that the emotionyou started with disappearsand that a different one takesits place or a headache mightturn into an ache somewhereelse in the body, or disappear all

together only for you to noticethat you are now instead feelingtension in your shoulders. Thisis very common when tapping;often there are underlyingemotions that sit just under thesurface of the emotion that wethink we are feeling. When thishappens continue tapping butfocus on the current emotion,feeling, picture, or statementthat comes up.

Set up Phrase

Faster EFT uses a ‘set up’ phrase thatis entirely different from the oneused in traditional EFT. The set upphrase is used to set the stage for ourunconscious mind, to go ahead andlet go of whatever issue we areworking on. Our minds have becomeso good at avoiding or ‘staying safe’that using only our conscious mind towork on our issue slows the processdown incredibly. In order to be ableto work directly with the

unconscious, the place that all ourautomated responses originate, weneed to use a set up phrase to bypassthe conscious mind and work directlywith the unconscious. This is notcomplicated and can be done with thefollowing phrases:

Once the feelings or memorieshave been intensified, ask;

“If I were holding a bunch ofhelium balloons in my hand and Iopened my hand, what wouldnaturally happen?”

Or “If I were to dig up a tree bythe roots, what would naturallyhappen to the tree?”

In both cases the person beingtapped on naturally responds, “the balloons would float away”or “the tree would fall over anddie.” If the person doesn’trespond straight away, promptthem with the answer.

The intent of the set up phrase is twofold, to pull the person out of the‘trance’ or ‘memory’ and to bypassthe conscious mind, giving thesubconscious permission to let go ofwhat ever is being tapped on. Theseset up phrases are metaphors for theunconscious to let go or release thedominant feeling, memory or issue.You can use the metaphors here or

another metaphor that representsletting go and doesn’t need a lot ofexplaining

The FASTER EFT Tapping Points

Faster EFT uses the primarymeridian for disrupting emotionaltriggers:

· Between the eyes or Eyebrow

point – (Bladder) this tappingpoint starts at the beginning ofthe eyebrow, just above and toone side of the nose.

· Temples or the side of the

eyes – (Gallbladder) This pointis on the bone bordering theoutside corner of the eye.

· Under the eyes – (Stomach)Tap on the bone under the eyein the center of the cheek.

· Collar bone – (Kidney) putyour fingers in the hollow ofyour throat and feel for the twoheads of the collarbones on

either side, then tap directlyunderneath the collarbone.

· Wrist – (lungs, large intestine,

circulation, heart, & triplewarmer) take either hand, wrapyour hand around the otherwrist and give it a gentlesqueeze.

When tapping it doesn’t matter if youare left handed or right handed orwant to use both hands to tap. Themeridian points used in Faster EFThit all the organs responsible for thecreation of the ight and lightresponse.

You might notice that there are fewertapping points than in traditionalEFT, while this is true the Faster EFTtapping points operate just aseffectively. In working withthousands of people, Robert Smithfound that it was not necessary to useall the tapping points to affectchange. By using the tapping pointsin FasterEFT change happens in afaster, more expedient way.

Aim & Tap

What is aiming? Aiming is one of themost powerful aspects of the FasterEFT process. When we aim we askwhoever is being tapped on to“notice how you know”, bringingconscious awareness to an internalrepresentation of a negative emotionor impression within your body andmind. As we tap the negative statemoves toward zero and then crossesover into a positive expression.

1. Ask, “How do you know?” Isit an image, sound, feeling?

2. Notice how you know andwhere you feel it in yourbody.

3. Identify it and notice howyou know it.

4. When you start to tap, tapon the Faster EFT points inthe diagram and focus onand feel where the fingersare actually tapping. Say andrepeat “I release and let go of

this _______, as you move toeach meridian point, repeat;“I let it go, let it go, let it go, itis safe to let it go.”

5. Take a deep breath, blow itout and say “Peace”.

6. Ask, “How has it changed?”aim at it again, notice what’sleft, then go back to it and tapit out with the same tappingpoints.

7. If you find that emotionsare starting to bubble up asyou tap, bring your attentionto the overwhelming feelingsand then notice and bringyour attention to the actualtapping. Then go back tonoticing the feelings andback to the feeling of thetapping on your skin. Go inand out of the feelings.

8. Don’t stop tapping until allthe emotion is gone or the

intensity has dropped downto a zero SUDS rating.

9. “Flip the memory”, changethe internal representationof the memory, re-patterning, or re-imprinting.We ‘flip it’ so that a positiveoutcome occurs and is re-imprinted in our minds.

The TOTEMS Model

The T.O.T.E concept maintains thatall mental and behavioral programsrevolve around having a fixed goaland a variable means to achieve thatgoal. It indicates that, as we think, weset goals in our mind bothconsciously and unconsciously andthen we develop a TEST for when thatgoal has been achieved. If it’s notachieved, we then OPERATE tochange something or do somethingto get us closer to our goal. When theTEST criteria have been satisfied, weEXIT.

When this model of addressingproblems is used you create powerfulresults. When you have reached aSUDS rating of zero you know you aredone. We then go out and test theresults in real life, checking or testing(operating) to make sure it’s all gone. Faster EFT adds two more processesto the T.O.T.E model, these are M-make it come back in the same or anyother way and S-switch it, or flip it sothe person is re-imprinted with apositive memory. These last twosteps allow us to make sure that wehave completely taken the problemoffline and switched how it is being

represented in the unconscious mind.

T – Test- Check the problem orissue and give it a 0-10 rating.

O – Operate - Address theproblem by tapping or othertechniques

T – Test – Check it again byusing the 0-10 SUDS rating andif not 0 continue tapping until itis 0.

E – Exit – When you test andthere is no emotion left thenexit.

M – Make it come back - Havethe person being tapped on try

and make the feeling comeback.

S – Switch it or Flip it - Flip theinternal representation and re-imprint with a positivememory.

Faster EFT TappingTechniques

“Happiness is the result of who you areinside and how you view the world.”

Robert G. Smith

There are several different tappingprocesses used in Faster EFT. Thefirst process is a very simple easy touse process and works wonders onjust about any issue. The Quick Tap

First, you will need to decide whatproblem or issue you want toaddress. Notice how it is a problemor issue. In other words, define theissue and or notice how you know itis a problem. For example, let’s sayyou are worried about yourperformance at work. You’ll discoverwhen asking yourself “How do I knowI’m worried about my performance?”that you will start to experiencephysical symptoms such as yourheart starting to beat faster or a knotin your stomach or emotions maystart to surface, like irritation, oranger when you think that someonemay be judging your performance.

1. Recall the event, issue or

problem in detail. (Notice theemotions and or specific thingsthat support the problem, i.e.physical symptoms).

2. Close your eyes and really allowyourself to associate with theissue or problem bearing inmind “The stronger you feel it,the faster it will go”.

3. Tell yourself to gothere and feel it for the last time.

4. Give the feelings, picture or issuea SUDS rating then amp it up.

5. Open your eyes and for amoment imagine a tree in frontof you. Imagine if you were topull the roots out from under thetree, what would naturallyhappen to a tree without roots?That’s right, it would naturallyfall over and die.

6. Close your eyes again and starttapping, bring your attention tothe way your fingers feel on yourskin as you tap and say thefollowing out loud:

· Tap on the eyebrow point:“I am releasing and letting goof all:

· All sadnesses, all fears, allemotional traumas,

· Side of the eye: all theangers, resentments, guilts,

· Under the eye: All thejudgments, abandonments,all betrayals,

·

Collarbone: All thehelplessness, hopelessness,feelings of no control,rejections and everythingelse.

· Grab the wrist, squeezelightly and say “That’s right,let it all go, It’s safe to let thisgo”.

· Take a deep breath, blow itout and say “Peace”.

· Recheck the problem andnotice how it has changed.Look for any other emotionor physical reaction that mayhave come up.

· Notice what has changedand how it has changed. E.g.;has the pressure changed,has the feeling lessened orincreased, has the paindecreased, moved ordeveloped elsewhere.

· Notice what is left of theissue, emotion, or physicalfeeling.

· Go back in by closing youreyes and start the tapping

sequence again, all the whilesaying “That’s right let it go,let it go, it’s safe to let this go,I let it all go now”. Take adeep breath, blow it out andsay”Peace”.

· Using the T.O.T.E.M.Smodel keep repeating thelast sequence until you canno longer make it come backat all, in any way, shape orform.

· Switch the internalrepresentation; what was thetrue gift of the experience.Replace the negativereference with a positivereference. For example, how

would you have liked for theevent to have happened.

· Then take a moment andplace yourself in the futureone month from today. If thesame issue were to arise,how does it feel? Thenforward to six months fromnow, see how you are feelingnow that this issue is nolonger affecting your life…how are you? How do youfeel? What are you seeing?Now, see yourself one year,two years down the track,how are you now? What haschanged in your life and howis it better? What are you

doing now that you neverthought you would be doingor never believed you coulddo? What about this issue, isit anywhere around oraffecting you? Now stepahead to 5 years from now,….

There are many other emotions thatyou may want to add to the tappingroutine. Add whatever is the mostpredominant emotion showing up:Anxiety, betrayals, apathy, despair,disappointment, rage, shame, terror,frustration, hatred, terror.

Tap until there is nothing left… followthe trail of what rises up inbetweentapping rounds. If the picture orfeeling changes, follow that, tap untilall that’s left is that feeling of beingokay.

A note about the process of taking adeep breath, blowing it away andsaying “Peace”. Often when weexperience stress the first thing wedo is hold our breath. This stepencourages us to breathe while at thesame time letting our unconsciousmind know that we are “Blowingaway” whatever stress is left.

When you get to the “Peace”, take amoment and imagine a time whenyou felt most peaceful. Really allowyourself to go there, see what yousaw, feel what you felt and hear whatyou were hearing when you felt the

peaceful feeling. This step isimportant because we want toanchor in that peaceful feelingbetween rounds.

The Mental Tap

Mental tapping is mentally focusingon the tapping points as if you werephysically tapping. It is often morepowerful than physical tappingbecause of the amount of focus youuse when tapping this way. In yourmind, it’s as if you are tapping all thepoints simply by bringing your focusto those areas as you tell yourself to“let it go”.

To learn this technique, you canprogram yourself by physicallytapping each point and thenmemorizing what it feels like, then

follow with mentally tapping to get itset in your mind.

So, start by physically tapping, noticewhat it feels like, then mentally tap.Once you feel you are able to focusand recreate the tapping feelingmentally, move to the next point,continue this until you havecompleted the whole round. Take adeep breath, blow it away and say“Peace”.

Practice until it is set in your mindhow to do it then all you need to do ismentally tap each point, while silentlysaying “Let it go, let it go” insideyourself and when you’ve done all the

tapping points in your minds eye,grab your wrist, take a deep breath,blow it away and say “Peace“ toyourself.

1. When you notice your stresslevels starting to rise, or havingbeen triggered, imagine yourselftapping on each of the points.Silently say the words “Let it go,it’s safe to let this go, I let this gonow”. Remembering the focus isswitched to the points whereyou are tapping.

2. Check to see if the issue isresolved or you are feeling a

peace with whatever started thestress. If not, continue to“mentally tap” until the stresslevel reaches a Zero on the SUDSscale.

3. Make sure that once it hasreached a Zero level that you flipthe memory or issue finding thegift from the specific issue orthat you’ve reached a sense ofresolution.

Expressions Technique

The benefit of using Faster EFT isthat we are clearing all angles of thememories that have been plaguingus. The goal is to do that with everyaspect and character in the memory.The expression technique is a way ofsubtly flipping memories whileactually tapping on the expression onthe faces of the characters in thememory.

Since Faster EFT operates from thebelief that the only thing that is real isthe present moment, we are aware

that the characters in our memoriesare really aspects of ourselves, thatshow up for healing. With thistechnique we are actually rewritinghow we represent ourselves byaddressing the expressions oneveryone involved within thememory.

1. Tap on an issue or problem asstated in earlier techniques,bringing the SUDS rating downto a Zero rating.

2. Ask yourselfor the person you are tapping todescribe the expression on theface of anyone else that hasshown up in the memory.

3. Notice the feelings and theexpression of the character thatis revealed and start anotherround of tapping with the focuson the expression.

4. Continue totap on the expression until itchanges to something positive.

5. Apply this to every characterthat is in the memory.

6. Be aware that if the facedisappears, it is the mind’s wayof avoiding that feeling, so goahead and tap on “It’s safe to see

what I cannot see”.

7. Continue tapping using theTOTEMS until all aspects of thememory are positive.

The Expression Technique is avaluable technique to use whensomeone says that they have alreadydealt with a memory or issue. It givesyou the means to test to see if theissue or memory has really changedor flipped.

Physical Pain Technique

A powerful way to let go of anyphysical pain is to bring your focus tothe area, identify exactly how it feels,what it represents and be willing torelease it. This technique will oftenbe the beginning point for dealingwith other issues that the pain isrepresenting. Often when I amworking with physical pain I use acompanion book that refers to theemotional aspects that the pain maybe representing. It’s like becoming adetective; our body does not lie to usand is often working hard to notify us

when we are out of balance. Pain isthe warning system that the physicalbody is trying to get our attention.

1. Identify the pain and its location.

2. Use the SUDS scale to rate thepain level on a scale of 0 to 10with 10 being the worst pain.

3. Gather information about theaspects of the pain; how it feels,sensations, sharp, dull, pressure,constant, or pulsating, etc.

4. Ask, “If this pain had words, whatwould it say?” Take note of thefirst thing that comes to mind…

this is often a map to what theissue underneath the pain is.

5. Say the ‘Tree or Balloon’metaphor to yourself orwhomever you are tapping. “Imagine a tree in front of you,imagine if you were to pull theroots out from under the tree,what would naturally happen tothe tree? It would fall over and die,wouldn’t it.” Or “Imagine if I had afist of Helium balloons in my hand,what would happen naturally if Iopened my hand? The balloonwould float away, wouldn’t they?”

6. Tap the Faster EFT Tappingpoints:

· Between theeyebrows…”I release andlet it go, I let it go…”

· Side of the eye…“Whatever this painrepresents, wherever itcame from…”

· Under the eye…“Whatever it means, it issafe to let it go…”

· Collarbone… “I choose tolet it go, I let it go now.”

· Grab your wrist,squeeze, take a deep

breath, and blow it awayand say “Peace”.

7. Check the pain level; notice whatis left, how has it shifted?Describe how it has changed andwhat aspects are left.

8. Repeat the first 7 Steps till theSUDS rating is at Zero. Be awarethat the pain often shifts fromone location to another. Keeptapping until all pain is gone.

9. Find the gift… or flip thememory, issue or association;

this is a key part to taking theissue offline altogether.

Changing the memory is aboutchanging how you represent thememory in your own mind, howyou would like to have itrepresented when that filingcabinet of the mind brings it to thesurface again.

For example: Getting rejected ordumped can be flipped to seeinghow the relationship was notserving either party and that youhave become a stronger personbecause you are no longer in therelationship. It is not about

denying what happened, justfinding the gift in it.

Case Studies

Case Study I

For many years I have been on aquest to find ways to overcome andundo many of my childhood traumasas well as helpless and stuckfeelings. In my late twenties I foundHatha Yoga, which helped me on theroad to health and wellbeing and Iloved it so much I studied for threeyears under Swami Satchidanadafor my British Wheel of Yogateaching Diploma. I also gained a

certificate in remedial andtherapeutic massage, healing withherbs and looked into anything thatwould help me… Many years later afriend introduced me to FasterEFTwhile I was having difficulties and Ijust couldn’t get a handle on my lifeand everything seemed to be goingwrong…

Faster Emotionally FocusedTransformations helped me in somany ways and on so many levels…Each time I have worked with afellow practitioner I have had majorshifts from being stuck in a job whichwas no longer working for me toovercoming major trauma from my

childhood, to relieving menopausesymptoms, I wanted to know moreso I studied directly under RobertSmith and have gained my levelsone, two and three certificates…

During the level three trainingFasterEFT training course Ivolunteered for a session to betapped on about grief and loss…

So there I was, wondering howrelevant the story I was about todisclose was to the subject of griefand loss… I started telling my storyof how I was at my father’s funeraland I was not included or evenmentioned during the eulogy, which

added to the already sad day and itreally bothered me. On the day Iremember at one point I wanted tophysically stand up and say out loud,“Hello my name is Kim Masters andI’m Jim’s daughter”, but I didn’t, I justsat there feeling really sad andrejected. I remember walking aroundmy father’s coffin and saying mygoodbyes and seeing my brother inthe distance standing with myfather’s wife and I was unable tospeak with them, I just burst intotears and ran out of the buildingfeeling so hurt by the whole ordealand I so wanted to let go of all ofthat and we tapped on all the hurts

and rejections…

During my session the directionchanged and we went back in timeto when I was a little girl and it waswhen I was being sexually abusedby my father. Now what I must sayat this point is that I had done a lotof work around this subject and Ihad forgiven my father and therewas no emotional charge as I sawmyself in that situation again… Butthen I was asked where was Ibefore I was in that situation and itwas in the middle of the night and Iwas in bed asleep. I was then takenback to being in bed and my fatherwas coming into my bedroom to get

me and then I was asked why Ididn’t just scream out for help, well Ifound I just couldn’t do it, because Iwas holding on to the ‘BIGSECRET’. We tapped on the secretand released the secret and I wasasked again to scream out for helpand this time I was very aware that Imay burst everyone’s eardrums inthe room because I was wearing amicrophone, so I was told to placemy hand in front of it and thenattempted the scream out but thistime it was a little weedy sound.More tapping around the fear andthen I was asked who I wanted toscream out for and then I screamed

an almighty scream “HELP MUM!”This was the flip which helped me toovercome the fears I have held allmy life about standing up andspeaking up for myself. Before thissession I had a real fear of publicspeaking but the weirdest thing of allis that I have been a singer and haveperformed in front of thousands ofpeople throughout my adult life but Icouldn’t stand up and talk andaddress a small group of peoplewithout stuttering or tripping over mywords… (Now ever since I had myfirst session of FasterEFT, before Ieven knew what FasterEFT was,I’ve been literally singing the praises

of this most excellent technique, Istarted writing songs and postingYouTube film clips). Back to thesession, we were back at the funeraland I was asked to stand up andwalk to the front of the funeralcongregation and start singing oneof my FasterEFT songs to them,well I can tell you I burst out laughingand now every time I think of myfather’s funeral it brings a smile tomy face…

Ever since I had that amazingsession my whole world haschanged, because now I’m makingvideos, running my own talks,workshops and working with other

practitioners in my community andfearlessly sharing my knowledge andwisdom about the wonderfulmodality and other skills I know andlove with great passion and joy…

Kim Masters – Holistic Health CarePractitioner, renowned inspirationalspeaker and life skills coach...

Case Study II

I was thrilled to be learning this newtechnique… especially when it wasannounced that Robert Smith wasdoing private sessions and I wasgently pushed by my friend to book asession. I had never been able to getup in front a lot of people and exposemy issues, so it looked like theremight be hope of clearing some of mystuff since during the trainingeverything was being filmed. After

years of working on myself, movingbeyond my drug and alcohol issues,yet still feeling stuck, blocked andunable to move on in a couple ofareas of my life, I decided to go aheadand have a private session with thecreator of this technique.

I was told to write out a list in dotpoint form of any and all incidents,events, resentments, moves, oranything that I felt might need to becleared. My first thought was “Youare kidding right?” The session wasonly going to be two hours, a list likethat would surely take the better partof a whole day of work wouldn’t it?.I completed my list and headed formy appointment. The closer I got myanxiety levels rose drastically… Icouldn’t understand it. I almostdecided to pull out of the session, yetanother part of me was determinedto see if this would work where so

many other things I had tried hadhelped but not cleared my issues. The session went quickly, nothingseemed to stand out… the only issuethat seemed to be highlighted was asexual abuse issue… I had blocked itfor many years and had only becomeaware of it in my thirties. After theemotions had been tapped down tozero… and the expression techniquewas used, I was asked to describewhat the gift of this experience was…completely taken aback, I respondedthat I wasn’t sure that there was any. Iwas told that there are always gifts,we usually only focus on the negativegift, so what was the positive gift

from this experience? It took me acouple of minutes, but then it hit me,my whole adult life has beendedicated to helping others,especially people that suffer fromaddictions. If this particular eventhadn’t happened I probably wouldnot have spent the better half of mylife working on myself and thenteaching others what I have learnt. Atthat moment, I felt the flip happen inmy physical body. The sessioncontinued and we got through therest of my very exhaustive list. I leftthat session honestly thinking,“What’s the big deal? I could havedone that at home”. And it’s true, Iprobably could have, but I wouldn’t

have found the gift or been able to fliphow I represented that particularevent in my mind.Two months later, someone pointedout that I had toenails… who cares,right? Well, I have never, ever hadtoenails… I mean never, my wholelife…. I would rip them off, tear atthem, and nothing I had tried in thepast to stop this behavior worked.But sure enough, I needed a pedicure!So, you say, not that big a deal, right?Well, then I had the opportunity to goand spend some time with familymembers… not just a short amount oftime, but an extended amount oftime. What happened next just blewmy mind. I spent that trip with family

and not once did I get triggered. Notan argument, not a melt down, noteven a single misunderstanding. In allmy life I have never been able tospend more than a few days aroundmy family; I would get so triggeredand fall into the helpless, hopelessvictim, this was an absolute first. Itwas so healing not just for me, butalso for everyone involved. Never inmy wildest dreams did I think I wouldbe able to move past this experience.My whole life it had haunted me andnow it’s just a story. Kim Jewell… Level III Practitioner,Author, Renowned InspirationalTeacher and Speaker

Case Study III

On a recent trip to Sydney, I wasstaying with friends and had beenasked by my friend Sally to give heradvice on a problem she was havingat work. After listening to what shedescribed as her problem I suggestedthat we do some Faster EFT. Myfriend was convinced it wasn’t herthat was the problem but a co-worker. Here is what she had to sayafter tapping. I have had a few sessions with Kim,but I have had the mostextraordinary week after she last

tapped on me a week ago. SomebodyI work with, from the day theystarted, has caused me a great deal ofangst and resentment. After mysession with Kim last weekend, Iwent to work on Monday feelingfabulous and was told by a co-workerI was much chirpier than usual. Theextraordinary part was I no longerhad these feelings toward this person– I mean really! Without anyparticular effort, I found I was able tospeak with her at ease and by the endof the week was genuinely interestedin what she had to say. Fromthinking about resigning because ofthis person, to having such acompletely different perspective, if it

hadn’t happened to me, I might nothave believed it. The focus of mysession with Kim had not even beenon this person, but the amazing wayshe has of getting to what is reallygoing on with you and helping you tolet it all go is the key to a happier,more at peace self. Moral of my story? Keep tap taptapping Sally –Sydney

Case Study IV

As a client I often don’t feel that thereis an issue to work on when attendinga session. On this particular occasionthis was indeed the case, so I opted totap on my inability to move past afinancial ceiling that had seemed toprevent me from moving forward inmy business. This seemed simpleand vague enough, I thought I wouldbe safe from having to experienceany uncomfortable feelings.

As the session began and we startedtapping, I got this image of my Fathersitting at the kitchen table smoking a

cigarette. I really didn’t think it hadanything to do with the subject ormyself, so I didn’t say anything. As thepractitioner started to tap again, I gotthis overwhelming, annoying feelingthat the practitioner wasn’t tappinghard enough, which seemed oddlycoincidental, because with the imageof my father, he was telling me that itwas a hard life out there and I wouldnever make it in the big, bad world.So, I told the practitioner, and shethought it was important and wefollowed that line of tapping.

The next thing I knew the image hadshifted and it was now an image ofmy father again, sitting at the dinnertable just before he passed away. Inthis image, as it had happened, I hadlooked up from my dinner and knewhe was dying. I quickly looked backdown at my food and tried to tellmyself it was my imagination. Hepassed away within the hour of apulmonary embolism.

In the session, as that imageappeared, a domino effect happened.I had been told by my father at age 17

to either go to a 12- step meeting ormove out. I had opted for the latter.On that fateful day that my fatherpassed, I had returned home for threedays to visit and had not had a drinkfor a week. My father had said hoursearlier that he was a big man andcould admit it when he was wrong.He had bought a bottle of whiskeyand we were to have a drink whendinner was finished. Only dinnerdidn’t get to finish, he had gotten upfrom the table abruptly and left to goto the hospital… I never saw himagain.

While we were tapping on that imageof him at the table and me looking up,

knowing he was dying, I got it - I hadhid, looked away and tried to pretendit wasn’t real. It had been my chanceto tell him that he had been right allalong, but I wanted the drink more.The realization hit me so hard, I triedto speak, but my throat had closed,the practitioner kept tapping. I alsosaw in that moment that I had beenliving a legacy… he had been rightabout the drinking, he must be rightabout me not being able to make it inthe big, bad, world out there. So… inhonor of him, every time I got close toreaching a level of success I wouldretreat and make up reasons why Iwasn’t ready, or the timing wasn’tright.

It is important to note that thedrinking had not been an issue in mylife anymore, I had stopped drinkingtwo years after my father passed, yetI was still hitting a glass ceiling withmy success. The other interestingthing that the session showed mewas since I had put the alcohol anddrugs down, I had this unbelievableneed to be honest, authentic andcongruent in everything I did. In thatinstant, while the dominoes werefalling, I saw why that had happened, Ihad had my chance to tell him thetruth but just couldn’t in thatmoment. While tapping I was able toforgive myself, flip how I held thememory of that moment, thank my

father for being one of my greatestteachers and see how he had beeninstrumental in turning my lifearound. The new perception becameone of him supporting me while Icontinue to help others uncover anddiscover their true potential.

Two days later, I felt theoverwhelming urge to write this bookand share with the world, somethingso simple, easy and one of thegreatest gifts in my life.

Happy tapping…