PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PRACTICE:

1> Avoid tapping directly after a heavy meal

2> Drink water, as this technique tends to increase thirst & dehydration hinders results

3> Avoid crossing your legs or ankles during practice

     SHORT CUT METHOD-1:-

Here the focus is on the problem.

1. The short cut method summary-

• Test your Subjective Units of Disturbance(SUD) on a scale of 1 – 10 depending on its intensity
• Set up your affirmation
• Tap a sequence of 8 points while repeating the remainder phrase
• Test your SUD again
• If it’s not zero, then modify your set- up & reminder phrases suitably & repeat steps 2 to 4 until your SUD drops to zero or you are satisfied with your outcome.

. Detailed explanation:

1. SUD refers to the value that you assign to your issue on a scale 1-10, this can be done by closing your eyes, deep breathing & focus on the problem, evaluate its intensity & how much you are affected by it 7 assign a number from 1-10
2. Set up affirmation like “Even though I have this___________ (reminder phrase- your problem), I completely love, forgive & accept myself”
3. Repeat the entire set-up affirmation 3TIMES, all the time tapping on your Karate Chop point (KC point)- on the mid metacarpal region on the ulnar side of the palm. You can do this with forefingers of other palm or gently but firmly hitting on the table top without hurting yourself. For remaining point you can use both hands
4. TAPPING SEQUENCE: use your index and middle fingertips, tap gently but firmly 5-7 times on each of this points. Repeat the reminder phrase at each of these points, as you tap.

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Emotional freedom .

1. Eye Brow Point or EB : just below & inside the inner starting of the eyebrow
2. SIDE of the EYE or SE: bony part of the eye socket on the outer edge of the eye.

• UNDER the EYE or UE: on the bony edge of eye socket below the centre of the eye.

1. UNDER the NOSE or UN point: between your nose & upper lip
2. CHIN or CH point: below lower lip
3. COLLAR BONE or CB point: just below the medial side of the clavicle near the supra sternal notch.

• UNDER the ARM or UA point: mid axillary line, 3-4 inches below axilla at the level of the breast line
• CROWN of the HEAD or CRH point     
•  GV 20 point / apex of the skull. Tap gently in / TOP of the HEAD point   : circular motion-sometimes omitted in short cut  method.
•  IT IS not used in full method.   .           

Emotions of face and body.

1. Test SUD again: take deep breath, re-evaluate & analyze its present intensity, if no difference felt repeat 2-3 rounds.
2. If SUD is less than before then modify your set-up affirmation &reminder phrase eg. “Even though I still have ___________/ remaining intense headache, I still love, accept & forgive myself.
3. Repeat this cycle of testing àset-up à tapping àre-evaluating until SUD=0

INDICATIONS –

• To energize or decrease fatigue- Even though I am feeling quite tired right now I would rather feel energetic/ intend to feel energetic.
• To improve breathing- Even though I’m not breathing fully, I would rather experience better oxygenation now.