EFT
Energy Psychology – The NBA’s Best Kept Secret?
Humans and animals often suffer from subconscious blocks to health and happiness. In my healing practice, I use several energy psychology methods to identify and release such blocks.
I love that these powerful techniques are gaining recognition and acceptance in the mainstream, including the U.S. National Basketball Association. Check out this article by Jake Rauchbach.
“If not fully processed on the mental and emotional levels, thoughts, emotions, feelings and images from negatively-charged past experiences can often become trapped within the player’s subconscious mind. When this happens, performance blocks occur, ultimately throwing a wrench into instinctual response, muscle memory and on-court performance execution.”
Bio from the article: Jake Rauchbach is an Integrated Player Development Coach, specializing in High-Performance Mindfulness. He has coached professional and Division-1 basketball. He is the founder of The MindRight Pro® Program and consults on the Olympic, collegiate and professional levels.
The Cat Video That Convinced Me
Cats rule! YouTube is home to millions of cat videos with billions of views. Billions with a capital B.
Everyone loves cats, right? Nope.
Around the time I began learning Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), I attended my first Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) conference. One of the presenters was a San Diego therapist who used EFT (“tapping”) to treat animals. Sometimes I wondered how much the placebo effect came into play with energy techniques, so I was eager to hear this presenter’s stories.
She played a video that blew my mind. A group of boys had captured a cat, tortured it, and then threw it out of their moving car. A kind witness took the injured, immensely frightened cat to an animal hospital. The video began with showing the traumatized cat being held on someone’s lap. (I’ll refer to the cat as a male.) His back was up and his ears were back and flat against his head. He glared into the camera with ferocity. He was not a happy camper.
A friendly dog ambled by, curious to see this new arrival. The cat glared at the dog, too. There was so much glaring going on that it became comical to watch. The therapist, who had been called in to help, had some major work to do!
As she introduced herself to the cat, I thought there’s no way this glaring cat is going to let her touch him, let alone tap on his poor traumatized body. Slowly and gently, she tapped on the cat. He glared. She kept tapping. Oh look! His ears are not so flat. More tapping. Hey! His back is coming down. More tapping. Is he really starting to relax? More tapping. What!? He looks…. happy!
I couldn’t believe the transformation that occurred in just a few minutes. I knew the tapping wasn’t a placebo.
That cat video convinced me about what was possible with using energy techniques with animals. It also removed any doubt about these techniques being “just a placebo.” Thank you, Glaring Cat!
Do you have a pet that has been traumatized? I would love to help. Book an energy healing session with me.
Video: EFT Tapping for Olympic Sports and NCAA Baseball
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), one of the techniques I use in my practice, helps to reduce the jitters and increase performance. Check out this video showing Olympic runner Bralon Taplin (love his last name!) using EFT before his semifinal race. And, yes, he won! See also Jorge Reyes of the Beavers baseball team tapping in the dugout.
