The Clinical EFT Handbook: A Definitive Resource for Practitioners, Scholars, Clinicians, and Researchers Edited by Dawson Church and Stephanie Marohn Volume 1 INTRODUCTION Clinical EFT as an Evidence-Based Practice for the Treatment of Psychological and Physiological Conditions................................................................................................................... 1 Dawson Church Biomedical and Physics Principles CHAPTER 1 An Anatomical, Biochemical, Biophysical, and Quantum Basis for the Unconscious Mind................. 17 James L. Oschman and Maurie D. Pressman CHAPTER 2 What Does Energy Have to Do with Energy Psychology?..................................................................... 33 David Feinstein CHAPTER 3 The Curious Phenomenon of Surrogate Tapping.................................................................................... 55 David Feinstein CHAPTER 4 The Wisdom of Your Cells................................................................................................................. ..... 67 Bruce H. Lipton CHAPTER 5 The Roots of EFT in Medicine and Psychology.................................................................................. ... 75 Dawson Church CHAPTER 6 Energy Healing at the Frontier of Genomics.......................................................................................... 87 Garret Yount CHAPTER 7 PTSD, Neurodynamics, and Memory.............................................................................................. ....... 93 John Arden Psychological Trauma CHAPTER 8 Energy for Healing Trauma: Energy Psychology and the Efficient Treatment of Trauma and PTSD........................................................................................................... 107 Fred P. Gallo CHAPTER 9 How Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Attachment........................................................................ 121 Alina Frank viii THE CLINICAL EFT HANDBOOK CHAPTER 10 Resolving the Frozen Forms of Parents and Children: Energy Treatment Focused on Archaic States and Their Triggers.................................................................... 127 Willem Lammers CHAPTER 11 The Physiology of Trauma: The “Freeze” Response and the Trauma Capsule.................................... 137 Rob Nelson CHAPTER 12 The Affect Bridge in EFT: A Reliable Method for Finding Core Issues.............................................. 143 Brigitte Hansoul and Yves Wauthier CHAPTER 13 Integrating EFT and Traditional Trauma Treatment: A Four-Staged Model for Safely Treating Trauma................................................................................................................... 149 Mary T. Sise CHAPTER 14 EFT for Stress-Related Symptoms after Motor Vehicle Accidents....................................................... 155 Larry Burk CHAPTER 15 EFT-Centered Humanitarian Work: Opportunities and Challenges for Nonprofit Organizations................................................................................................................ .. 163 Carrie McCabe CHAPTER 16 Energy Psychology with Rwandan Orphans....................................................................................... .. 175 Barbara Stone, Lori Leyden, and Bert Fellows CHAPTER 17 Important Aspects of the Healing Relationship in EFT: Bringing the Unconscious into Consciousness.......................................................................................................... 191 Judith H. Frost Fundamental Techniques of Clinical EFT CHAPTER 18 Reframing the Problem........................................................................................................................ 201 Ann Adams CHAPTER 19 Being Specific..................................................................................................................................... 207 Ann Adams CHAPTER 20 Why EFT Focuses on Negative Cognitions First................................................................................. 215 Valerie LisContents ix CHAPTER 21 Daisy Chaining............................................................................................................... ..................... 219 Valerie Lis CHAPTER 22 Tail-enders........................................................................................................................................... 223 Jenny Johnston CHAPTER 23 The Gentle Techniques........................................................................................................ ................. 227 Jan L. Watkins CHAPTER 24 When Physical Symptoms Persist (Persistence)................................................................................... 237 Alina Frank CHAPTER 25 Finding Core Issues............................................................................................................................. 241 Peter Donn CHAPTER 26 Borrowing Benefits........................................................................................................... ................... 249 Karin Davidson CHAPTER 27 Aspects................................................................................................................................................ 255 Karin Davidson and Kathryn B. Sherrod CHAPTER 28 “Tell the Story” and “Watch the Movie” Techniques........................................................................... 265 Rue Anne Hass CHAPTER 29 The Floor to Ceiling Eye Roll............................................................................................................... 275 Claudia Schecter CHAPTER 30 The Constricted Breathing Technique................................................................................................... 277 Claudia Schecter CHAPTER 31 Personal Peace Procedure..................................................................................................................... 281 Angela Amias CHAPTER 32 Treating Psychological Reversal and Secondary Gain to Ensure Lasting Client Results.................... 285 Betsy Bartter Muller CHAPTER 33 EFT Through Phone, Videoconferencing, and Other Online Modalities.............................................. 293 Carol CrenshawTHE CLINICAL EFT HANDBOOK x CHAPTER 34 Testing Your Results and Why................................................................................................. ............. 299 Charles B.Crenshaw, Jr. CHAPTER 35 Dissociation.......................................................................................................................... ............... 305 Valerie J. Burke CHAPTER 36 Tabletops and Table Legs...................................................................................................................... 313 Annie O’Grady CHAPTER 37 The Generalization Effect.................................................................................................... ................. 321 Suzanne D. Alfandari CHAPTER 38 The 9 Gamut Procedure: Procedure, Evidence, Case Histories, Indications, and Clinical Refinements.................................................................................................. 329 Dawson Church Volume 2 Integrative Medical Settings CHAPTER 39 Strategies for an Integrative Medicine Practice.................................................................................... 337 David Lake CHAPTER 40 Building Ethical Mindfulness to Maximize Your Practice of EFT....................................................... 349 Dorothea Hover-Kramer CHAPTER 41 Client Safety................................................................................................................ ........................ 355 Phil Mollon CHAPTER 42 Integrating EFT with Chiropractic Care: Addressing the Emotional Aspects of Pain.......................... 363 Craig Weiner Special Populations CHAPTER 43 Searching for New Myths...................................................................................................... ............... 371 Stanley Krippner CHAPTER 44 Long-Term Weight Loss....................................................................................................................... 377 Peta StapletonContents xi CHAPTER 45 EFT for Procrastination: Six Steps to Success...................................................................................... 389 Gloria Arenson CHAPTER 46 EFT for Veterans................................................................................................................................. 399 Marilyn McWilliams CHAPTER 47 EFT for the Beginning of Life: Supporting Wholeness, Human Potential, and Optimal Relationships................................................................................................................ ... 415 Wendy Anne McCarty CHAPTER 48 Cross-Cultural EFT.............................................................................................................................. 437 David MacKay and Puja Kanth Alfred CHAPTER 49 Tapping for the Highly Sensitive Person.............................................................................................. 447 Rue Anne Hass CHAPTER 50 Healing the Cycle of Addiction............................................................................................................. 457 Carol Look Personal Performance: Business, Sports, Life CHAPTER 51 Creating a Successful EFT-Based Practice........................................................................................... 467 Pamela Bruner CHAPTER 52 EFT in Performance Enhancement: Bridging Psychotherapy, Coaching, and Positive Psychology...................................................................................................... 473 John Hartung CHAPTER 53 Group Energies and Sports: Some Preliminary Speculation and Research.......................................... 483 Eric Leskowitz CHAPTER 54 EFT and Sports Performance................................................................................................... ............. 487 Tam Llewellyn-Edwards CHAPTER 55 Cultivating Peak Performance in Business........................................................................................... 495 Steve Wells CHAPTER 56 The Nature and Treatment of Impediments of EFT.............................................................................. 507 Robert PasahowTHE CLINICAL EFT HANDBOOK xii Innovations in EFT CHAPTER 57 EFT, Change, Forgiveness, and the Positive Pressure Point Techniques.............................................. 517 Philip H. Friedman CHAPTER 58 Energy Frequencies Promote Optimal Health.................................................................................... .. 539 M. Marie Green CHAPTER 59 Matrix Reimprinting: Rewrite Your Past, Transform Your Future....................................................... 557 Karl Dawson and Sasha Allenby CHAPTER 60 The Dream to Freedom Technique: Integrating EP and Dreamwork................................................... 565 Robert Hoss and Lynne Hoss CHAPTER 61 The Power of Personal Choice in EFT: A Positive Option................................................................... 583 Patricia Carrington CHAPTER 62 Creative Languaging Patterns in EFT................................................................................................... 593 John Freedom CHAPTER 63 Tapping Deep Intimacy: EFT for Relationships................................................................................... 611 Dawson Church