Improving vision with EFT

June 16, 2011 at 8:48 am (EFT, healing, health, Success, wellness)
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This week we have been talking about different physical ailments and how EFT can help them.  Like high blood pressure, EFT can also help with vision problems.  Whether it’s near- or far-sightedness, or a more serious condition like glaucoma or cataracts, the eyes are very sensitive organs.  We use them for everything – they’re “on” for more than half our lives.  They are also subject to particles in the air, pollution, smoke, wind and other irritants.  Generally, our eyes are resilient little buggers – they can wash out most of the irritants the world throws at us.  But, when there are a lot of irritants, and if you add to it tiredness from a lack of rest at night, then our eyes start to protest.  

The way in which they protest is by aching, stinging, and becoming overly dry.  Because most of us sleep too little, work too much (often at the computer, which helps to irritate the eyes), and do not properly protect our eyes when outside in the wind, dust, and smoke-filled areas, we often find ourselves with eye discomfort.

EFT can quickly, painlessly and easily remedy many of these symptoms.  Just reducing stress with EFT to help get a good night’s sleep can dramatically reduce eye discomfort.  The more irritated our eyes become, the worse our vision is.  If we can give our eyes the rest they need, and reduce our stress, then our eyes will be able to heal themselves and feel better.  As our eyes feel better, then our vision improves.

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EFT and blood pressure reduction

June 14, 2011 at 8:38 am (health, Success, Tapping, wellness)
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With our stressed-out lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits, many of us struggle with high blood pressure, and/or already take medication for it.  This potentially-life threatening condition affects millions.  Unfortunately, many of us are unwilling to make the lifestyle changes necessary to correct high blood pressure, such as eating more vegetables, limiting salt and fatty foods, and getting a moderate amount of exercise.  As a result, we continue to take the medications that have their own side effects, continue to eat poorly, and our health steadily deteriorates.

But there is a better way!

The body and the mind are connected intimately, and so if we can get the mind to talk to the body, then we can make real change.  One of the ways we can talk to the body is with EFT.  Using tapping, we can help to unify the mind with the body to lower blood pressure.  First, we can work on our stress levels.  Just reducing our stress can have a significant impact on our blood pressure.  Using EFT on our own – I teach you! – on a regular basis can help to reduce the problem overall.  Once our stress is reduced, it them becomes a little easier to make healthier choices and further improve.  It’s a win-win!  And all because you decided to tap…it’s easy, it’s painless, it’s quick, and it’s effective!

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Why diets don’t work: the need to treat the cause and not the effect

June 2, 2011 at 8:47 am (EFT, healing, health, Success, Weight loss)
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The excess weight is the effect, not the cause, of the problem.  Yes, the excess weight causes problems, but in the first place, the weight was not the problem, but rather the effect of another problem.  Most of the time?  The initial problem was emotional.  One of the things I work on with my EFT clients, when we’re working on weight loss, is a timeline of events.  Were you always overweight?  If not, when did it start?  What was going on in your life at that time?  This exercise usually leads to an “aha” moment, where we can pinpoint the problem, where it started, and how to remove it.

For example, an EFT client of mine in Oakland was not overweight until she completed graduate school. In fact, it was a few months after she graduated that the weight started increasing.  We looked at her life, which at a glance looked great: she was embarking on a great new career, had a wonderful new home, had achieved her dream of completing graduate school, and so on.  But she also was in a relationship that proved to be toxic, though she didn’t “know” it consciously when the weight gain started.  It was only in examining it in more detail that she was able to pinpoint the relationship as the culprit so we could work to remove her blockages from it.

If we commence a diet and/or exercise regime, and fail to address the underlying problems that caused the excess weight in the first place, then our new routines are most likely destined to fail.  We have to work on the emotional as well as the physical to get long-term success.

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Anatomy of Exercise: Core muscles

June 1, 2011 at 8:53 am (EFT, healing, health, Success, Weight loss, wellness)
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Since we’ve been talking about weight loss so much, I thought I’d add in some exercise tips.  Today’s repeat guest blogger is Dr. Haley Harvey, San Ramon chiropractor focused on family health, wellness, and education.  Her contact information is below.

Core strength influences your overall strength, ability to balance, and athletic performance. In my years as a personal trainer I learned quickly that most people are very weak in their core muscles. It took me a little longer to to convince people of their importance! The core muscles play key roles in nearly every movement the human body can accomplish. Put quite simply… they are the muscles that keep you upright! Core strength is vitally important for athletes to increase strength, power output, stability, and for injury prevention. Anyone participating in athletic events whether a professionally or just to stay in shape should have a core strength routine, even kids! Core strength is perhaps the most important for our aging population. As the body ages, our proprioceptive ability (knowing where your joints are in space) naturally decreases, and we become more likely to fall or loose balance frequently. Core strength is vital in the body’s ability to right itself when we loose our balance. Therefore, if core strength is increased, we are likely to see a decrease in falls and injuries. A strong core is also imperative in keeping your spine healthy!

Major core muscles include: rectus abdominus, external and internal obliques, transverse abdominus, quadratus lumborm, and lumbar erector spinae. The most common mistake I see in core strength exercises is incorrect positioning, and too much movement. If the muscles are isolated correctly, movement should be minimal, and very controlled. The safest and most effective exercise to improve overall core strength and proprioceptive ability is the plank. They do not require equipment, and can be done almost anywhere. See picture below:

*Important Tip for Planks*: Keep your elbows directly under your shoulders, draw your shoulder blades downward, and breathe! When your form fails, stop. You will improve quickly, you don’t need to be a superhero the first day! Complete three sets of planks at least four days a week to improve your core strength and work on that six pack!

Now go work that core!

Dr. Haley Harvey is a chiropractor practicing at Anatomy Power Wellness Studio in Danville, CA. Her practice focuses on family health, wellness, and education.  Dr. Harvey has a comprehensive approach to healing and works with her patients to improve their health and teaches them how to prevent future problems.  Dr. Harvey has additional expertise in nutrition, diet and weight loss, exercise, sports injuries, and prenatal care.  Check out her website and Facebook page for more info!

Website:  www.drhaleyharvey.com
Facebook:   www.facebook.com/drhaleyharvey

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The importance of gratitude

May 26, 2011 at 8:46 am (EFT, health, Success, Tapping, wellness)
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I’ve talked about this before, but not in these specific terms.  When I am working on an issue, either with a client or on myself, and it’s a long-standing issue or a particularly powerful one in my life, I always take some time to experience the gratitude I feel to my body for protecting me.  Huh?!  Let me explain.

For example, I have an EFT client in Danville who has insomnia pretty badly, and has had it for some time.  As we worked on the issue, we discovered that the insomnia was protecting her from getting overwhelmed at work.  Because she was so tired, she was less productive, and because she was less productive, she was less successful – and less busy – than she otherwise would be.  As we worked on it, we took some time doing some EFT rounds on feeling and being grateful for the insomnia, to her body for protecting her from the impending feelings of overwhelm.

The body is very smart, and will act on your unconscious desires or fears.  When we are getting rid of our bad habits, difficulties, pains, stresses and anxieties, we need to take a moment to thank our body for the protection and caring it gives us every day.  The better relationship we have to our body and with our body, the better our bodies and minds can work together to heal.

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Setting goals then backing off: EFT and success

April 15, 2011 at 10:43 am (EFT, Success, Tapping)
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It is said that those who set goals and write them down are dramatically more likely to reach them and be successful.  There have been studies that have proved this.  So, if this is the case, why aren’t more of us writing down our goals?  Could it be because we’re holding ourselves back?  I know this was the case for me.

I wanted to be an EFT practitioner and trainer, and I even had the training for it.  But it was months before I even started this website.  I even had a plan, and I had written it down by scratching it all on pieces of a hotel notepad.  So, why did it take me so long to act on my goals?

It took me that long because I was holding myself back from the success and happiness I knew I would find doing this work.  Somewhere, somehow, I learned that I didn’t deserve it, shouldn’t have it, or would be doomed to fail.  Whatever it was, I had to work through it and I used EFT.  Now, it’s easy.  My plans are now in detailed documents on my computer, I am consistent in the work to get to my goals, and I can continue forward on my path instead of being stuck in one place, wishing I was in another place.

It’s kind of like when we move a piece of heavy furniture that’s been in the same place for a long time.  Getting it out of the rut it’s in is the hardest first step.  But once it’s rolling, it moves much easier.  It’s just that we can get stuck, unable to move, and live our entire lives like that.  It may seem easier to just stay in one place, but getting out of the rut can be the most rewarding step we ever make.

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Centering for business and personal success

April 1, 2011 at 9:08 am (EFT, healing, Success, Tapping)
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How often do you center yourself?  Never?  Ah, I thought so.  Would it be worthwhile to spend 30 seconds – yes, seconds! – to center yourself if it meant more business and personal success?

When I work with EFT clients, I take a moment before each session to take a deep breath, calm and quiet my mind, and I ask the universe to help me to help my incoming client to heal.  I ask the universe that there be healing with my client.  Sometimes, I tap, but most often it’s just a deep breath and a calm moment with the request.  Sometimes when I am frazzled or overwhelmed, I’ll take a minute or two instead of just a few seconds, but this is more rare the more I do the centering breath.

After doing this for several months, I started to expand my centering technique to my legal work as well as my personal life. In my personal life, I would take a moment in the car as I was arriving home, and do the same process.  Except my internal request would be dependent on what was going on.  For example, if I’d had a stressful day, I would ask that the stress of the day melt away so I could have quality time with my husband.  I would ask sometimes for calm and peace in the face of a yet-unknown challenge.  Sometimes I would ask for peace in the few hours before sleep due to a busy following day.  In my legal work, I would ask for wisdom to help my clients, and open minds for my clients to hear my knowledge.

The funny thing is that things started looking up once I did this on a regular basis.  Not only did business pick up, but I got more of the clients I consulted with, and my family life became stable and happy.  I changed my outlook and my approach o everything that I do, and all it takes is a few seconds when I move from one issue/task/meeting to another.

Try it!

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