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Subject: EFT Newsletter Edition 24
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:22:41 +1100
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*Welcome to Edition 24 of EFT Down Under News*



Thanks in advance to those of you who forward this newsletter to your
friends and colleagues and encourage them to subscribe. See below for
details on how to subscribe or unsubscribe.



*Are you new to EFT?*

Read our article "9 Steps to Getting Great Results with EFT" by clicking
on this link: http://www.eftdownunder.com/eftpet.html#SpeciallyForNewcomers

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*In This Edition:*



1. Today's Tapping Tip.

2. Personal Message from Steve Wells

3. Success Stories from our Workshop Participants

4. Update - What's Exciting in the World of EFT and PET?

5. Article: What's the Research Evidence for EFT? by Steve Wells

6. Cultural Corner

7. EFT Resources for your Success

8. Short Thoughts on The Power of Acceptance

9. About the Authors



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*1. Today's Tapping Tip*



Learn the basics well. Once you know the EFT points 'off by heart' you
have them forever. It is worth investing the relatively short amount of
time it takes to learn all the points. Then when you are working through
issues you can focus on the issue without worrying about having to think
where to tap. If you already know the basics revisit them. Re-read Gary
Craig's manual or our own Pocket Guide to Emotional Freedom
<http://www.eftdownunder.com/products.html#PocketGuide>. I guarantee
you'll gain additional distinctions and also be reminded about something
you've forgotten.

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*2. Personal Message from Steve Wells*



The other day we visited friends who have a 6-month old border collie -
kelpie cross puppy. Exuberant as all young dogs are she was constantly
jumping up on everyone. As we were leaving she jumped up on our youngest
son 6-year old Callum. We though nothing of this until on the way home
in the car he started crying and complaining that he was scared of the
doggy. Unable to stop the car on the freeway I asked his elder brother
Josh, who is now 10, if he could do some tapping for Callum (Callum has
down syndrome so doesn't easily do tapping on himself). He happily did
so and within a few seconds Callum was talking excitedly and happily
about the dog. Josh was so happy to be able to help his brother and
exclaimed "That tapping is amazing!". Unfortunately the treatment didn't
last the whole way home as Callum tuned into some additional aspects,
however this was easily dealt with by a little more tapping when we
arrived home. He went off to bed with no further problems. I mentioned
last week that it is wonderful to be able to help your own children to
cope with their fears using EFT. Well it feels even better to empower
their siblings to help them too.



I'm also pleased to announce that EFT and meridian tapping therapies
have recently been in the news in Australia and overseas. Just two days
ago on Australia Day (26^th January) a full-page article featuring EFT
was published in the Health and Medicine Section of The West Australian
Newspaper. The article, which focused on night terrors, presented EFT as
a viable treatment option for calming childrens night-time fears, gave a
brief description of the technique, and also outlined how our new
children's book Rose and the Night Monsters
<http://www.eftdownunder.com/products.html#Rose> can be used by parents
to assist their own children to calm their fears using EFT.



David Feinstein recently wrote to us regarding an article he's had
published in the January 2005 issue of Psychotherapy Networker. The
article introduces energy psychology to psychotherapists and addresses
some of the credibility issues. In David's words: "It took me two years
of back and forth to get them to publish it. It wound up as the feature
for their "Case Studies" section, but they let me put in a great deal of
other information beyond the four case studies. The presentation is
critiqued by Jay Efran, and then there is an "Author Response."



I know we are always looking for ways to bring more credibility to the
field with our colleagues, and I hope this piece can be another
resource. I unfortunately did not like the editorial changes and title
change that were made at the last minute and without my approval. So I
have posted the version I wish they would have published and noted that
"A revised and condensed version of this article appeared in the January
2005 edition of Psychotherapy Networker."



You can download the preferred version from:

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http://www.innersource.net/energy_psych/ep_article_intro-to-ep_phobia.htm* *

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Many people have already written to David to thank him for his efforts
to enhance the credibility of Energy Psychology and his excellent
article will go a long way to furthering this aim. I highly recommend
you read the article and pass on this link to as many people as possible
and/or purchase copies of the January edition of Psychotherapy Networker
and pass them on to others.



Keep well



Steve Wells



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*3. Success Stories from our Workshop Participants*



Hi Steve and David,



First of all I want to thank you both for the fantastic EFT Workshop,
which I attended in Brisbane recently.



You two work so well together, and this makes the learning experience so
much more enjoyable. I especially appreciated the way you so
effortlessly used humour in your teaching and EFT Therapy.



I would like to tell you about the outcome of all the EFT tapping I did
at your Workshop.



For the past eight years I have not been able to have a normal bowel
motion without having to take herbs every day. However, since the
Workshop, I now have absolutely normal evacuation without taking any
herbs at all!



This is like a miracle to me, for which I am truly grateful, and I thank
you so much. The interesting thing is that I never once tapped on this
problem as an 'issue', yet I have obviously released the cause of it!



Thankyou for being the wonderful loving therapists, and creative
geniuses that you both are. I look forward to your next Workshop at the
Gold Coast!



With love and Big Hugs,

Joan V.



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*4. **Update - What's Exciting in the World of EFT and PET?*



*The Power of Self-Acceptance Workshops. First Time in Australia*

These workshops have been very popular and life changing for many in the
USA. In the upcoming workshops in Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast and
Perth David and Steve will use and teach unique advanced energy
techniques to assist you to move to a place of profound personal peace.
More details can be found by clicking on this link:

http://www.eftdownunder.com/ws_selfacc.html




Sydney Corporate Peak Performance Workshop:

This unique workshop uses revolutionary energy techniques to assist you
to break through the barriers and fast track your progress to peak
performance. To view a copy of the pdf flyer, click on this link:

http://www.eftdownunder.com/docs/Achievingthevision2005.pdf

To view the web page, click here: http://www.eftdownunder.com/Peak_Syd.html




Vancouver Workshops, June 2005

Dr. David Lake and Steve Wells will present their Power of
Self-Acceptance and Peak Performance workshops in Vancouver in June. Dr.
Alex Lees from Canada will also present a very special bonus evening
seminar on Mind-Body Connection. For details of these workshops, click
on the following link: http://www.eftdownunder.com/ws_SAPP.html



*PET Workshops, June 2005 to be held in Albuquerque*


A 1-Day Foundations of PET Workshop for beginners will be followed
by a 3-Day PET Workshop. Details of these workshops are available by
clicking on the following link:
http://www.eftdownunder.com/ws_PET4.html



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5. What's the Research Evidence for EFT?



By Steve Wells



We receive a lot of enquiries about what research has been conducted on
EFT so this month I've decided to summarise the research that has been
conducted, let you know about some of the exciting research currently in
progress, and also inform you of where you can go for more information
on research on EFT and related techniques, such as TFT. Below each
summary, I have provided citations for those who wish to quote this
research in their literature or submissions.



Steve Wells, Kathryn Polglase, Dr Henry B Andrews, Dr Patricia
Carrington and Dr Harvey A Baker conducted a scientifically controlled
study on EFT at Curtin University in Western Australia in 1999 and 2000.
The study found that a single 30-minute treatment session of EFT could
produce valid behavioral and subjective effects on specific phobias of
small animals. The significant behavioral improvements that were
obtained following EFT treatment were maintained and possibly enhanced
at 6-9 month follow up. That study was the subject of extensive peer
review, and was published in a peer review journal.



Reference:

Wells, S., Polglase, K., Andrews, H.B., Carrington, P., and Baker, H.A.

*"Evaluation of a meridian-based intervention, Emotional Freedom
Techniques (EFT), for reducing specific phobias of small animals"
Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 59, Number 9 (September 2003) pp.
943 - 966. *



A full pre-print of this paper, is available on our website at:

http://www.eftdownunder.com/research.html



The Wells, et al. study has been scientifically corroborated in a
follow-up study conducted at Queens College in New York by Drs Harvey
Baker and Linda Siegel. Their study, which compared EFT treatment to a
no-treatment control as well as a non-directive counselling condition
for treatment of small animal phobias, produced results that almost
directly paralleled the results achieved in our study.



*Harvey A. Baker and Linda Siegel, "One session of Emotional Freedom
Techniques is effective for reducing fear of specific animals: A
controlled laboratory study," Paper presented at the second annual
meeting of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology, San
Diego, May 2001.*



Psychologists Wendy Waite and Mark D. Holder (2003) from the Department
of Psychology, Okanagan University College in Canada, found that a
single application of EFT produced significant reductions in
self-reported fear in a university cohort. They argued that EFT works
because it shares some of the same components as systematic
desensitization.



*Wendy L. Waite and Mark D. Hodder, (2003) "Assessment of the Emotional
Freedom Technique: An Alternative Treatment for Fear", _The Scientific
Review of Mental Health Practice_, Vol 2, No. 1, pp. 20-25.*



Psychologists Sharon Jones and Dr Henry B Andrews from Curtin University
(Jones and Andrews, 2001) studied EFT treatment (vs. waiting list
control) of public speaking anxiety in treatment sessions of 45-minutes
conducted by psychologists in the University counselling center. The
authors found significant improvements in self-report (Spielberger STAI)
and subjective levels of anxiety for EFT treatment. In tracking the
results of EFT treatment throughout the session, they found that
subjective anxiety was significantly reduced after just 15 minutes of
EFT treatment and continued to reduce throughout the treatment session.



*Sharon Jones and Henry B. Andrews, "The efficacy of emotional freedom
technique in reducing public speaking anxiety: An exploratory study."
Paper presented at a meeting of the Western Australian branch of the
College of Counselling Psychologists, March 2001.*



Dr. Paul Swingle and his colleagues (Swingle, Pulos & Swingle, 2000),
studied the effects of EFT on auto accident victims suffering from post
traumatic stress disorder. These researchers found that three months
after they had learned EFT (in two sessions) these auto accident victims
showed significant positive changes in their brain waves and in
self-reported symptoms of stress.

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*Swingle, P., Pulos, L., & Swingle, M. (May, 2000). Effects of a
meridian-based therapy, EFT, on symptoms of PTSD in auto accident
victims. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Comprehensive Energy Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
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In another study, Dr. Swingle used EFT as a treatment for children
diagnosed with epilepsy. The children were administered EFT by their
parents every time each day that the parents suspected a seizure might
occur. Swingle found significant reductions in seizure frequency among
these very young children, as well as extensive clinical improvement in
the children's E. E. G. readings after exposure to two weeks of daily
in-home EFT treatment.



*Swingle, P. (May, 2000). Effects of the Emotional Freedom Techniques
(EFT) method on seizure frequency in children diagnosed with epilepsy.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Comprehensive Energy Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.*

Joaquin Andrade, MD and David Feinstein PhD report on a large scale
study on Energy Psychology (Including EFT and TFT)



In preliminary clinical trials involving more than 29,000 patients from
11 allied treatment centers in South America during a 14-year period, a
variety of randomized, double-blind pilot studies were conducted. *The
largest of the sub-studies, conducted over a five-and-one-half year
period, followed the course of treatment of approximately 5,000 patients
diagnosed with anxiety disorders. *These patients were randomly assigned
to an experimental group (imagery and statements paired with the manual
stimulation of selected acupuncture points - as in EFT and TFT) or a
control group (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy supplemented by medication as
needed).* *Half of them received the energy therapy treatments and no
medication. Interviews at the end of treatment, along with follow-up
interviews at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months, showed that the energy therapy was
significantly more effective than the CBT/medication protocol in both
the proportion of patients showing some improvement and the proportion
of patients showing complete remission of symptoms:



*/Outcome/** Comparisons with 5,000**
*Anxiety Patients at Close of Therapy**







CBT / MEDICATION



ACUPOINT

Some
Improvement



63%



90%

Complete Remission
of Symptoms



51%



76%



Excerpted with permission from /Energy Psychology Interactive/. Emphasis
mine.



*Joaquin Andrade, MD and David Feinstein PhD, "Energy Psychology:
Theory, Indications, Evidence." In David Feinstein, Energy Psychology
Interactive, (Ashland, OR: Innersource 2004, distributed by Norton
Professional Books)*



Brain mapping studies conducted by Dr. Andrade and his team revealed
that subjects with generalized anxiety whose acupuncture points were
stimulated tended to be distinguished by a general pattern of wave
normalization throughout the brain, which not only persisted at 12-month
follow-up, but also became more pronounced. Details of this research and
a sampling of brain scan images from this research can be found in
Energy Psychology Interactive and online at:



Details of study findings:
http://www.innersource.net/energy_psych/epi_research.htm

Imagery: http://www.innersource.net/energy_psych/epi_neuro_foundations.htm



*Further studies on EFT currently underway:*



A controlled study of EFT in a clinical setting is in progress at
Stairways Behavioral Health, an outpatient clinic in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The study consists of a treatment group using EFT, a group using a
psycho-education approach for the same number of weeks as the treatment
group (6 weeks), and a no treatment control group.



A study on the effects of EFT on Math Anxiety is being conducted by
Doctors Lois and Ronald Worthington and Dr Harvey Baker of Princeton, NJ.



A number of studies on EFT are being undertaken and planned under the
guidance of Dr Harvey Baker in conjunction with other researchers including:



A study in the Psychology Department of Queens College in New York, to
determine the effect of EFT vs. gentle calisthenics, and the effect of a
no-treatment control group, on free throws' in basketball.

Clinical research planned by Father Kurien George and Harvey Baker, to
take place in India. These researchers plan to study the effects of EFT
on alcohol addiction in a small village in India.

A different type of replication of the Wells et al. and Baker-Siegel
studies will also be undertaken by Harvey Baker who has just received a
small grant to partially support it. Dr Baker will compare EFT using
the standard tapping points, to a form of "EFT" which uses other body
locations.

Harvey Baker has also designed a study which will use a virtual reality
program for fear of public speaking to assess the effects of EFT on this
fear.



The above was summarised from Pat Carrington's excellent EFT research
site at:

http://www.eftupdate.com/ResearchonEFT.html



*Related research on TFT, Acupuncture, Healing Touch:*



Many related research studies have been conducted on associated
meridian-based approaches including TFT (Thought Field Therapy from
which EFT evolved), acupuncture (from which the acupoints used in EFT
were identified), and therapeutic touch.



Details of some of this related research can be found on the following
websites, and some is also summarised in our (Wells, et al.) research
paper:



Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) Research Page:

http://energypsych.org/research.htm



Fred Gallo's Summary of Research on Energy Psychology:

http://www.energypsych.com/Content/readings-num7.htm



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*6. Cultural Corner*



The Pearl



A raindrop, dripping from a cloud,

Was ashamed when it saw the sea.

"Who am I where there is a sea?" it said.

When it saw itself with the eye of humility,

A shell nurtured it in its embrace.



Saadi of Shiraz

(From: The Way of the Sufi by Idries Shah)

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*7. EFT Resources for Your Success***

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*Practitioners Pack. Just 3 days before January 31 price rise.*

* *

*The Practitioners Pack consists of */a copy of the Second Edition of
our 204-page Manual for Helpers//, /New Energy Therapies: Rapid Change
Techniques for Emotional Healing
<http://www.eftdownunder.com/products.html#NewEnergyTherapiesManual>, 10
copies of our self-help guide to EFT Pocket Guide to Emotional Freedom
<http://www.eftdownunder.com/products.html#PocketGuide>, AND a 5-page
handout on EFT with our permission to reproduce as many copies as you
like to give away to your clients, friends, use in your workshops and
group programs, or any other use you can think of. This handout has all
the EFT essentials including a clear diagram and outline of all the
points and the EFT Basic Recipe, as well as some excellent tips for
dealing with aspects and blocking beliefs. It will save you the time of
having to prepare your handouts for basic courses and also acts as a
handy quick reference to EFT for giving to your clients or friends.



The retail value of the books alone in this package if purchased
separately would be ASUD$254.50. For the rest of this month you can get
the entire pack, including the books AND the 5-page reproducible EFT
handout for just AUD$169.50 (plus postage and handling), a saving of
AUD$85 on the book price alone. Remember, international purchasers do
not have to pay the Australian Goods and Services Tax of 10%, which
means you get a further reduction on this price!



As a special added bonus, when you purchase the Prac Pack you'll also
receive a pack of 10 special EFT cards. These credit-card-sized cards
have a diagram of the shortcut EFT points on the front and brief
instructions on how to apply EFT on the back. They can be given to your
clients or friends to take with them to ensure they always know the
correct points and basic EFT procedure.



At the end of this month (31 January), the price of the Practitioners
Pack will rise to $179.50. To secure your pack now at the reduced rate
click on the following link:
http://www.eftdownunder.com/products.html#PracPack

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*8. *Short Thoughts on The Power of Acceptance**



"We cannot change anything unless we accept it."

- Carl Jung (1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist)

"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do
anything but be yourself."

- Lao Tzu



*Experience the power of true self-acceptance. Attend the Power of
Self-Acceptance Workshop by Steve Wells and Dr. David Lake. Click on
this link for details of Australian workshops:
http://www.eftdownunder.com/ws_selfacc.html *

*Click here for details of Vancouver workshop:
http://www.eftdownunder.com/ws_SAPP.html *

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*9. About the Authors:*



Steve Wells is a psychologist, professional speaker and peak performance
consultant based in Perth, Western Australia. Steve regularly teaches
and consults worldwide with elite athletes and corporate personnel to
improve their performance and enhance the performance of their teams.
Steve holds a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) award from the
National Speakers Association of Australia and was awarded the 2004
Professional Speaker of the Year (Western Australian Branch). Together
with David Lake he conducts personal development seminars and
professional training workshops in Advanced EFT and Provocative Energy
Techniques (PET) throughout Australia, USA and Europe. Steve can be
contacted by email at: info@... <mailto:info@...>



Dr. David Lake is a medical practitioner offering counselling and
psychotherapy from his practice in the northern beaches of Sydney.
Together with Steve Wells, he travels the globe teaching seminars in
Advanced EFT and Provocative Energy Techniques (PET). Dr. Lake has
significant experience in treating trauma, and has also extensively
explored the use of EFT in relationship issues. He is the bestselling
author of Strategies for Stress and She'll Be Right-When Men Aren't
Getting It, and co-author with Steve Wells of New Energy Therapies, and
Pocket Guide to Emotional Freedom. David can be contacted by email at:
dlake@... <mailto:dlake@...>

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