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EFT: Removing Blocks to
Growth
Life is either a daring adventure
or it is
nothing!
Helen
Keller
Sobrero Galaxy and other space photos
are courtesy of Nasa
Perhaps the hardest quest that we
have this lifetime is to get beyond the so-called blocks to our
growth, so that we can live a life that radiates love and wisdom.
Many great spiritual leaders and mystics have talked about the
incredible joy and bliss that comes when we are finally freed from
those things that have held us in check. In fact, most of Dr.
Landrith’s clients seem to intellectually know what
things are holding them back, but are unable to do anything about
it. Like a record that has a scratch in it, we seem to be
able to only go so far and then we keep repeating negative patterns
over and over again. As we have seen in the Psychology/Life Coach
section of this website, this problem is caused by innate structures
in our brain, which not only protect us from pain but also keep the
old wounds from being healed. These innate protection mechanisms do
their job so well that we often avoid (both consciously and
unconsciously) the very things that will heal us. (For a more
complete discussion on these problems Dr. Landrith has
written a paper called 'Pathways to Love' click here to obtain this
paper and find out why your love life seems
to be in a rut). So the problem is, how do we somehow heal these old
wounds without re-activating these innate protection mechanisms?
The technology now exists to actually break
through these defense mechanisms and not only heal the old
wounds that have held us back, but also lead us to a life far
beyond anything we could have dreamed
possible. Two of the
techniques that Dr. Landrith uses are meditation and nutrition, and
they have been
extremely successful accomplishing this goal.
However Dr. Landrith often uses a third technique called
EFT
(Emotional Freedom Technique) or what is termed “acupressure for
emotion", which is so effective
that it can literally transform
ones life from one of 'fear from love' to one of 'embracing love'.
EFT
has shown results that are often seen
immediately, even with traumas or pain that have resisted years
of therapy or energy work. Simply put, this technique has
the potential to revolutionize the way that
we can achieve
unlimited growth, especially when combined with the other two
modalities of growth: self-hypnosis/meditation and nutrition. Dr. Landrith who has been
trained in EFT therapy, has participated
in some amazing cures
for his clients for such diverse problems as fears (including public
speaking,
commitment in relationships, sports and business
performance anxiety, and crowd and height anxiety etc.),
as well
as addictions
(including weight problems such as food binging and purging
and the inability to control over-eating, as well as drugs, alcohol,
sex addictions and even smoking), deep rooted anger, love
relationship issues, depression, panic attacks and anxiety,
and even improve self-esteem and physical problems
(such as
asthma and arthritis and the inability to sleep to name just a few).
This technique is based on the ancient Chinese acupuncture
tradition, so the science behind this technique
is thousands of
years old. However, unlike acupuncture that uses needles, this
technique uses fingers to
tap on the energy points to achieve
these incredible results. Modern science explains that all nerve and
brain cell transmissions in our body occur thru electrical
energy. Hence, our
whole physical system is
governed by the flow of this electrical
energy within our body. According to acupuncture theory, when
there is a block in the energy flow, it creates a corresponding
effect in our body that in turn creates
disease or pain. For
thousands of years, acupuncture practitioners have found that by
stimulating certain
energy centers, or meridian points, this can
in turn heal many different types of physical problems.
In fact,
many scientific studies have found that at times acupuncture can
actually heal conditions that
have eluded
traditional medicine.
However Tapping on Acupuncture Points takes this one step
further because it uses the body’s energy
flow to actually heal
negative emotions and fears in our mental world. In theory this
makes a lot of
sense because scientists are finding all sorts of
mind, body and emotional connections that seem to
indicate that
negative emotions can actually cause all kinds of physical problems.
In short what we
are saying is that we can actually heal our
mental world and negative emotions by working on the
electrical
connections in our body. In essence what is being proposed here is
that there is mind,
emotional and body connection that can be
healed, simply by getting rid of the blocks to the flow
of the
energy.
By tapping on
these points what you do is clear out all the blocks, so that the
energy flows in such a
way that we feel like we are on top of
the world or what is commonly termed “being in a zone.” What we
are saying then, is that we now have a technique that will
enable us to be at our best no matter what
the situation.
What makes this
technique so special is that we can also use it for positive
purposes like
before a job interview or before we do a
presentation or just to make us feel good! In fact one
of
the most amazing things about this technique is that it
elevates our mood giving us a natural high
when
used
correctly. But most importantly we can use this simple technique as
a way to create miracles with
our mind.
Psychologist Dr. Roger
Callahan, was one of the first to attempt to apply the principles
behind acupuncture
to psychological problems. What Dr. Callahan
found when he tapped on specific meridian points for
those
suffering from psychological problems, was that he was able to heal
any negative emotion;
including depression, anger, grief, guilt,
post-traumatic stress syndrome, as well as any limiting
emotion
in the performing arts, sports and business, etc. This technique took only
minutes to do,
and the result was usually permanent and, in
fact, greatly surpassed the effectiveness of traditional
psychology therapies.
Gary Craig, one
of Dr. Callahan’s students, expanded these ideas further and was the
one who
developed EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). EFT is one
of the most exciting developments in
the field of psychology
since psychology became a science. Craig developed a system in which
these
techniques could be done by anyone, even if they did not
have extensive acupuncture training.
The program has three different
elements:
1) Evoking energy disruption or negative
emotion.
In order to heal a block in our energies, one
must
first activate the negative feeling or event that caused
this block. There are
specific meridian points
that when tapped help stimulate this
process. But the good thing about this technique is that even if
one does not remember the specific event that caused the stress
or trauma, it will still be possible to
clear out the energy
channels from the unhealed trauma. This technique does not emphasize
dwelling on
negative emotions like traditional psychology does,
but rather uses them only as a starting point.
2) Clearing out the
blocks.
After the trauma memory or event is evoked, one
then taps on a certain
set of meridian points, which are
considered to be the master meridian points. These points, when
stimulated, will clear out all the unhealed blocks as well as
the other hundreds of subsidiary meridian
points. This process
of tapping is done while repeating out loud positive affirmations or
positive words
about yourself. Although tapping on the meridian
points is a very effective way to clear out blocks,
the effect
is only temporary, unless one also changes the negative thought
patterns that cause the
block.
3) Changing
negative thoughts into positive ones.
To change these negative thoughts into
positive ones,
one speaks out loud positive affirmations coupled
with the problem one wants to heal; all the while one
is
tapping on these powerful energy centers. Negative thought patterns
can be conscious, but most often
are in our unconscious and
usually involve a kind of underlying mindset that is quite critical
of who we
are and what we do. Quite often these patterns are
picked up in early childhood because we never
thought we were
good enough to be loved. These feelings are usually affiliated with
an unconscious
feeling of lack of worthiness. Hence, by tapping
on the meridian points, one not only clears the blocks
but also
reinforces this with a positive verbal expression. For example, if
one has a headache, one would be repeating out loud while one is
tapping: “Even with this headache, I deeply and completely accept
myself.”
The only limitation on the tapping technique is that
if one does not address the correct underlying core issue, then the
blocks will keep coming back. For instance, let's imagine that you
have a fear about giving public lectures, and this fear is based
upon the core issue that your parents never gave you support and
unconditional love as a child. If you were to tap about your fear of public speaking, pretty
soon that fear would be diminished. However, because the core
issue is really your parent’s lack of support for you, the fear of
public speaking would again come back. So in order to resolve this
fear permanently, one would need to tap on the issue
concerning ones relationship with ones parents rather than that of
public speaking. In addition, it should be emphasized that
even if one were not able to address the correct core issue, one
would still receive beneficial results from doing the tapping
technique.
In Dr. Landrith's practice, he has seen lifelong fears
and traumas completely healed within a few weeks
of learning
EFT. Many of these clients had previously sought out numerous
psychotherapists without
much success. Dr. Landrith became
interested in the tapping technique a few years ago when several
new clients came to him after starting EFT with another
practitioner. Although
they had gone through
incredible healing by doing the tapping
technique, they were seeking Dr. Landrith’s help to uncover
the
actual core issues that still eluded them. After just a few weeks of
working with Dr. Landrith,
the clients made so much progress
that they no longer needed his help (except for an occasional
pick-me-up session).
It is a
well-known fact that the hardest thing to understand is one’s own
'stuff'. Often times the answers
are right in front of us, but
because they are so close, it is almost impossible to see this
forest because
of the trees. That is why EFT works so well when
combined with meditation, as meditation seems to give
the mind a
chance to withdraw from its limited boundaries and become united
with the same cosmic force
that created the universe.
Utilizing a therapist that has good intuition can also help one find the right
road map that
will guide your
journey.
Dr. Landrith offers a very unique
intuitive approach to EFT
training,
by using it for positive purposes
as well as for healing blocks. Most EFT practitioners
primarily use this technique to cure problems.
However, if one
thinks about it, it seems logical that the next step after clearing
out the negative
blocks is to redirect these incredible energies
and use them as a positive, proactive force in our life.
It is
reasonable to assume that if these energies can hold us back, why
shouldn’t they also have
incredible potential to thrust our
growth forward. So why not use these incredible forces to expand
our own life into one full of material and spiritual abundance?
Dr. Landrith offers not
only highly
intuitive therapy
for help in shedding problems, but also
offers guidance in designing a positive
program
for use after these negative
energies are fully dissipated. For a free
15-minute consultation from
Dr. Landrith to learn how EFT
would expand your life into one of greater abundance call 913 307
2018
or email Garland@theuniverselieswithin.com
Read below
what Dr. Landrith's clients have to say about
EFT:
“Tapping is so
amazing! I have tried acupuncture for physical pains, but tapping
gets into your heart,
soul, and mind. Tapping even changed my
nightmares. For as long as I can remember I had nightmares
that
woke me up at night in a cold sweat and made me get up to check the
doors to see if they are still
locked. Before I started working
with Dr. Landrith, I was scared during the nighttime and I
forced
myself to get up and make sure that I was alone and safe.
Now after many years, for the first time
in my life I have been
able to sleep all night without worries and am waking up refreshed
and brand
new. You know it’s great to feel brand new when you
are 68 years old! It is about
time!!!”
“Tapping
worked for my problem with anger. Anger was so deeply ingrained into
my mental being
because of incest when I was a child, rapes when
I was a teenager, and an abusive ex-husband. I had
repeated
dreams that haunted me at night. After just my second Tapping
session for this anger, the
next day I woke up feeling so brand
new that I had to literally adjust to the new me. For the first
time
that I can remember, I actually woke up calm, relaxed and
completely brand new. The relief of waking up
without anger and
fear is totally liberating. Because you never know when the bad
dreams were going
to happen, I had preferred to live alone and
stay home at nights locked behind the security of my doors.
Now
the bad dreams are gone and so is the anger, and I have a new me
that finally is free from the
old me. And believe it or not I am
becoming more of a social butterfly”
“Tapping has
allowed me to breathe more easily. I had thought my chest
constriction was due to an
operation for
breast reduction, but it turns out that the heaviness and
constriction in my chest was
due to emotional sadness. After
just one tapping session, I can breathe easier now, deep into my
lungs
without the feeling of a sad heaviness. I have been
practicing on my own and it keeps getting better
and better each
day.”
“I liked the
privacy of having phone consultations, without having to face Dr.
Landrith in person. I felt
freer to be more honest and to be
more open, because I did not have to worry about what he would see
me going through. I have seen other therapists before in person,
but doing the tapping on the phone with
Dr. Landrith has worked a
miracle for me. And believe it or not, all these incredible changes
happened
with just a month of phone consultations along with the
meditation and nutrition.”
“Thank you Garland
for freeing me up inside my heart and soul. I would hate to have
another lifetime
of the karma like this lifetime. It is such a
wonderful New Feeling to finally ‘LOVE’ myself now.”
Dr. Landrith
913 307 2018 or Email Garland@theuniverselieswithin.com
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