EFT: Emotional Freedom Technique

Hello, and welcome. My name is Chantini, and today we'll be practicing EFT. EFT stands for emotional freedom technique. And it's a tapping technique that you can use to relieve stress in your everyday life. I love using EFT in those moments where I just need a little to grounding, something tactile that I can feel and bring me back into the present moment.

So we're gonna have some fun with it. I'm gonna invite you to join me to go through this tapping technique. You don't need much. We're just gonna be tapping on acupressure points that I'll guide you through throughout the body. And you'll watch and see how much better you feel.

So you can just close your eyes that your arms go along by your size. You can place them wherever it feels really good for you. And just start to deepen your breath. Just start to turn inward. Allowing your inner gaze to witness the inner landscape.

Just taking a moment to tap in. How's your heart? How's your breath? If it's tight or shallow, you can deepen it here. And at this point, we're not trying to change anything.

We're just witnessing. If you could give yourself maybe a number between 1:10. 1 is you feel very calm. 10 is that you're feeling like you really need support right now. Where are you?

And be really honest with yourself. Take one more deep breath in. And release. And you can flutter your eyes open. Okay.

So now we'll begin. Just keep that number. Just tuck it in your pocket, and then we'll revisit it at the end. So our first point It's gonna be the outer edges of the hands. Okay? So I like to actually 2 for 1 and just tap tap tap tap tap. And you can just deepen your breath.

Take a deep breath in and exhale. Good. And we're just allowing the body's wisdom to do what it does. The next point, you're gonna take your peace side fingers, bring them together, and just tap right on the inner eyebrows. And it doesn't have to be too forceful, but you wanna be be assertive, right? Really take control of this moment. Take a deep breath in and exhale.

And then from here, You'll take it to the outer edges of the eyes. Just taking that deep breath in and a deep breath out. And then we'll come underneath the eyes. And if you're going through this and you're like, where are we going? We're on an adventure. Okay?

By the end of this, you'll see what I mean. Take a deep breath in, and a deep breath out. Now I like to just use one hand. Some people like to use 2 right underneath the nose. I just prefer to use 1.

Just tap tap tap tap tap. And you might even notice you might start to feel a little bit of tingling, which is totally normal. It's just that energy moving. And then we go underneath the lips right above the chin. Take a deep breath in.

And release. Beautiful. Now, the next one, I like to use, like, 3 or 4 fingers, and you just tap tap tap tap tap right underneath your collar bones. Now this one is actually the one where if I have only a little bit of time, this is my favorite. Because it taps into what's called the vagus nerve, which regulates your stress response.

Right? So we're just waking up the parts of the body that know how to keep us calm. Then from here, you'll just cross one hand over, and then you'll take your other hand, and you're gonna tap underneath your rib cage. Just tap, tap, tap, and you can decide how firm you want to go. Right? And then we'll switch sides. Other side. And I like to place my hand right here just because this feels like a little hug.

It's nice. And it's also interesting, because the human body doesn't really know if it's you hugging yourself or if it's someone who loves you, that's hugging you. So it's a really nice regulation technique. And then our last one, top of the head. This one just feels like baby, Shantanu is like, oh, you did good, you know.

Take a deep breath in. And deep breath out. Okay. So now just bring your arms long by your sides, and you can just close your eyes for a moment. We're gonna go through one more time. But before we do, just tune in.

Start to feel all that energy buzzing through your body. Kind of feels like maybe we shook up some of that energy, like glitter, moving around a snow globe, just watching. And then flutter your eyes open. Okay. So we'll go through it one more time for just a little bonus, just a little treat. And I'm just gonna be saying some affirmations that really helped me so that you can take these and put them into your own words and use them in your everyday life.

Your eyes can be closed or they can be open with me. So we'll begin. Start to tap on those first point, stick a deep breath in, big sigh up the mouth. And we tap through the hands, the space where we give and receive. May I give and receive love today?

Without limits may allow myself to be open to all of the opportunity that's already on its way to me. That we take our peace sign fingers into the eyebrows, tapping on the 3rd eye, the seat of our intuition. May I allow myself to be guided may I allow myself to trust my deep inner knowing? Then you'll take those hands out to the outer edges of the eyes right around the temples, take a deep breath in, exhale. Just feel yourself.

Land deeper into the hips. And as we tap on the eyes, the eyes where we see, where we witness. May I choose to see others with compassion, right, courageously being a leader in the way that I witness others in their authentic truth. And then we come underneath the eyes. Take a deep breath in.

Exhale release softening the shoulders. Still with the eyes. May I choose to see myself with the same level of compassion that I see others May I courageously gaze into my own eyes with love and with understanding? And then we come underneath the nose right above the lips. Tap tap. Tap. Take a deep breath in.

Exhale. The lips, the mouth, where we speak, where we communicate, Today may I communicate in integrity with my word that I know cast spells of love and manifestation may be in my highest alignment was my highest good. And then we come underneath Take a deep breath in, exhale. And as I continue to communicate in integrity, I honor the gift that is my voice. The opportunity to speak truth to power.

May I allow myself to be a leader in every space that I speak into? And by doing so, I liberate others to do the same. And we come down to the heart space. Just take a deep breath in here. Big side of the mouth.

The heart may allow myself to always move from here. Even when it's hard, even when it hurts, may allow myself to keep this space wide open. So that as I move through the world, others may know this part of me in a deep, honest, and true way. And then we cross over, tapping the outer edges of the rib cage. May I give myself credit?

Give myself credit as I breathe in And I breathe out. I honor all of the good parts, all of the hard parts, all of the messy parts of myself. And I embrace all the lessons that I learn along the way. Switch sides. Take a deep breath in. Exhale.

I honor my truth. I honor the leadership that comes in me just being in alignment, in owning who I am, and being in my authenticity. Because by doing so, I liberate others to do the same. And then our last point, top of the head. The crown. Take a deep breath in as you exhale.

May I own my crown? May I allow myself to be open to all of the wisdom that I'm being divinely guided to bring through in this life, in my heart, in my community, in my relationships may I allow myself to trust deeper and to be open to the fact that I'm always no matter what, truly supported. And I've got this. And then we release, you can send your arms down, take a deep breath in. Kansing exhale.

You can close your eyes if you haven't already and just notice. Just for a moment. Maybe revisiting, how's your heart? How does your energy feel now? Take a deep breath in.

Deep breath out. Maybe revisiting that number. Maybe noticing if it's gone down half a point or even a full point or more more grounded, more centered. And alignment with ease. I invite you to bring your hands to prayer.

Your thumb tips can come to your heart. I just bow to you, and I celebrate you for showing up today, for just giving yourself a moment to fall back into yourself. It's the most important work you can ever do. I'm sending you so much peace in and peace out. Thank you so much for joining me. My name is Chantani.

Take care of yourself, and I'll see you next time.