THE NAME MAY conjure images of naked dancing around a totem pole while howling at the moon, but fans of emotional freedom technique (EFT) say it's quite sane, simple - and remarkably effective.
'I went in without any expectations,' says one Central-based banker who didn't want to be named. 'I came out feeling lighter. It unearthed some things that I'd suppressed and helped me release these blockages,' she says. 'In terms of getting an immediate response, I'd say 10 out of 10.'
EFT entails tapping the body's meridians - the same ones an acupuncturist targets with needles. Proponents claim that people store negative emotions in their organs. The idea of EFT is to allow the life force or chi to flow more freely so the person's mind and body is balanced.
Make sense? Maybe not to everyone, but for those facing panic attacks or migraines (said to have been healed in just a few sessions), anything is worth a try - and EFT is non-invasive, fast and, once learnt, can be performed at any time.
During the first session, clients are asked to explain their problems, whether mental or physical. The practitioner then speaks positively about the problems, and this is repeated by the client.
While this is going on, the client follows the practitioner's lead by tapping various meridians of their own body (the forehead is one area), using both hands.
