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Energy Psychology

How Does it Work

The approach of Energy Psychology works upon combining the following approaches:

1) using conventionally established psychological principles aimed at thinking about the anxiety-producing issue, while at the same time

2) tapping 2-3 fingers on specific energy points (acupoints) along the surface of the skin to stimulate blocked energy flow.

The energy system of the body is considered the blueprint from which the body creates and continually regenerates itself.  It is the framework of the body.  This energy system is composed of 20 energy meridians throughout the body: 12 main pathways and 8 secondary pathways which form a network of channels. The 8 secondary channels supply energy to the main 12 channels of the body.

Each meridian is related to an organ and system of the body, the main 12 of which are:

1. Lung
2. Heart
3. Pericardum (heart protector)
4. Liver
5. Kidney
6. Spleen
7. Small Intestine
8. Triple Heater
9. Large Intestine
10. Urinary Bladder
11. Stomach
12. Gall Bladder

If an energy meridian is blocked or congested, the organs and systems related to that meridian will be affected.  By unblocking constricted/disrupted energy flow, this can directly influence our physical, mental, and emotional states.

Throughout these meridians there are approximately 2,000 "acupoints" in the body. These points are the locations where the energy of each meridian rises the closest to the surface of the body. Of these 2,000 points, more than 400 points are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). Each point is listed by name, number, and the meridian to which it belongs.

Every thought and emotion experienced throughout our lifetime causes a reaction within the body.  The brain recognizes a similarity between a traumatic situation or upsetting experience in our past to what we currently experience (regardless of whether the association seems logical) due to the energetic imbalance created. The experience of the earlier situation is then activated.  When activated, the previous trauma can intensify the current situation significantly or slightly. A simple example would be eating a banana when hearing very upsetting news such as the death of a family member or pet may cause an energy blockage that triggers upsetting emotions every time a banana is eaten, or even seen. We often make such associations unconsciously.

With Energy Psychology, the root of the emotional imbalance is stimulated by tapping on specific acupoints within the body that relate to the emotional distress.  This stimulation sends electrochemical signals directly to the brain.  Briefly focusing on the situation(s) that created the unwanted emotional response while simultaneously tapping on the appropriate acupoints on the skin in turn causes the brain to shift its response to that situation.

distressing memory --> causes energetic disruption --> causes emotional imbalance

Once the memory has been briefly brought to the surface (there is no need to actually relive the pain and the trauma, but rather simply bring the memory into your current focus) and the energetic blockage/disruption released, the emotional distress simply dissipates.

By working directly and hands-on with the energy system of the body, it is possible to rapidly and non-invasively shift the energy patterns causing the imbalance.

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