Marie Holliday EFT- ADV

About two years ago, I lived in a Spanish community where Spanish have a lot of second  homes they visit at holiday time on the coast.My holiday neighbours from Burgos in northern Spain were interested in learning the basics of EFT having heard about it . They are a delightful couple in their sixties who wanted to know more about the technique. I spent half a day teaching them both basic EFT.

On their departure back to Burgos, they discussed how EFT could help their grand child of four year old. She had terrible skin complaint similar to eczema, all over her legs and arms but particularly bad on her legs, where she constantly scratched. It stopped her ' pre school' classes many times and also had a dramatic effect at holiday times, as she could not go on the beach because the sand would irritate her skin and she also felt embarrassed about the way her legs looked . So she wouldn't play with her brother on the beach either.

We discussed possible issues of why she may have developed this at such a young age, was she nervous, had someone upset her, allergies?

As they were due to go back, we had very little time but discussed using EFT on a daily basis with her, particularly on an evening when she was laid in bed. They said this was a good time, as the parents read stories to her and her brother. I suggested the parents, use circular motions or tapping movements and see which she preferred and try to find a name that would make the points fun, or possibly a secret for her, such as ' magic buttons ' or ' secret button '.

Also to use ' stroking ' type soothing movements across her brow as it could be comforting and cover some points at the same time. We discussed making it a time to explore her day and ask questions about the day.
" Have you had a good day? "
" Was that boy nasty to you again?"
" Which teaching assistant do you like most/least like?"
"What do you like doing most in your play group/least?"
" When mummy shouted at you, did it upset you.. are you still upset?"
" Has anyone upset or hurt you to day?

Most of these questions would illicit a response to tap with.

We discussed that if the parents could do this every evening as part of a routine, that it may just help her skin condition. They departed home to Burgos, willing to try out all the suggestions. I moved home soon after but returned to visit a friend  about  six months later. The whole family came rushing across the street with the little girl and were over the moon when they saw me.

The parents had followed all the instructions religiously and said within two weeks all her skin complaint had completely disappeared and that it had started fading within a few days. She was enjoying her play school more, attending regularly and playing on the beach with her brother during holiday times.

I asked how they had used EFT and the parents said they asked questions about her day, and sometimes it may have been one of the parents that  had upset her, or her brother had upset her and there was  a little boy at school who she didn't like. They were surprised at the amount of information they gained about their own little daughter's life on a daily basis and still use EFT every evening, both with their daughter and son who has had some schooling difficulties.

On a personal note, wouldn't it be wonderful if we all grew up from small children, using EFT and eradicating all these negative doubts and fears we carry around with us all our adult lives. As a practitioner, I am constantly amazed how much ' junk' we have stored away from our childhoods that deeply affects us in our later years.

I think it would be so joyous to use EFT on all our children, who knows what the future may then hold for us all?

Marie Holliday EFT- ADV, MAAMET Practitioner & Trainer
www.eftspain.com
eftspain@yahoo.com