Emotional freedom technique (EFT)

To use the Tapping technique, you will need to focus on a specific negative emotion, worry, or problem that you are currently experiencing. This could be something like anxiety, fear, anger, or a feeling of being overwhelmed. While maintaining your focus on this issue, you will then use your fingertips to tap on 9 specific meridian points on your body.

These points include the:

• The Karate Chop (KC) (abbreviated KC) is located at the centre of the fleshy part of the outside of your hand (either hand) between the top of the wrist and the base of the baby finger or…. stated differently…. the part of your hand you would use to deliver a karate chop.
• Eyebrow Point (EB): At the beginning of the eyebrow, just above and to one side of the nose. This point is abbreviated EB for beginning of the EyeBrow.
• Side of Eye (SE): On the bone bordering the outside corner of the eye. This point is abbreviated SE for Side of the Eye.
• Under Eye (UE): On the bone under an eye about 1 inch below your pupil. This point is abbreviated UE for Under the Eye.
• Under Nose (UN): On the small area between the bottom of your nose and the top of your upper lip. This point is abbreviated UN for Under the Nose.
• Chin Point (CP): Midway between the point of your chin and the bottom of your lower lip. Even though it is not directly on the point of the chin, we call it the chin point because it is descriptive enough for people to understand easily. This point is abbreviated Ch for Chin.
• Collarbone Point (CB): The junction where the sternum (breastbone), collarbone and the first rib meet. To locate it, first place your forefinger on the U-shaped notch at the top of the breastbone. From the bottom of the U, move your forefinger down toward the navel 1 inch and then go to the left (or right) 1 inch. This point is abbreviated CB for Collarbone even though it is not on the collarbone (or clavicle) per se. It is at the beginning of the collarbone, and we call it the collarbone point because that is a lot easier to say than “the junction where the sternum (breastbone), collarbone and the first rib meet.”
• Under Arm (UA): On the side of the body, at a point even with the nipple (for men) or in the middle of the bra strap (for women). It is about 4 inches below the armpit. This point is abbreviated UA for Under the Arm.
• Top of Head (TOH) On the top of the head. If you were to draw a line from one ear, over the head, to the other ear, and another line from your nose to the back of your neck, the TOH point is where those two lines would intersect.