All of us do need to find ways to stay more calm and collected. We try to do our best, but most of the time we need that extra something to help us get through the day. No, we’re not talking about coffee or wine. We’re talking about using the Emotional Freedom Technique — commonly known as EFT or “tapping” — to manage stress, anxiety, and more importantly, toddler meltdowns!

 

What is EFT? (Emotional Freedom Technique)

 

EFT is a simple, effective technique for managing stress that is natural, totally free, and always available. It is a self-administered, acupressure technique that involves tapping acupressure points on your body with your fingertips, while engaging in self-talk (often out loud). In this way you coach yourself through strong emotions when overwhelmed or stressed and send a signal to your body to calm down.

 

When to use it?

 

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Headaches
• Acute or chronic pain
• Increased feeling
• Athletic pain
• Stress
• Food cravings
• ADHD

 

Find your EFT tapping points!

Pressure points on the body to tap are:

• Top of the head
• Inside point of the eyebrows
• Side of the head (on the bone under the outside of the eye)
• Under the eyes/ cheekbones
• Between the nose and the upper lip
• On the chin
• On the collarbone
• Under the arm (below the armpit)
• On the inside of both wrists

Stress is often caused by multiple factors, and it’s easy to let it overtake you completely. Next time, take control of your stress with EFT, and let us know if it worked for you. We would love to hear your thoughts!

 

References:

https://www.emofree.com/eft-tutorial/tapping-basics/what-is-eft.html