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As a teacher I am always curious to discover how EFT might work in new situations at school. It’s fun to try tapping on just about anything and notice the positive results that we get. Recently I had the opportunity to use EFT in two different ways with my class during a medical crisis.  

My students were in the gym playing floor hockey. During the game, Kevin raced in low toward the net to score and was accidentally struck with a hockey stick right above his eye. It was nobody’s fault, just a freak accident. 

Kevin was brought to the office and was attended to by one of my coworkers.  By the time I arrived, Kevin had a cloth and an ice pack over his wound.  He was obviously in pain and very upset. 

I immediately took his hand and began tapping on his karate chop point while he relayed the details of his accident to me. I asked if I could see his cut and was shocked to notice a deep, significant flap of skin come away from his forehead. 

Keeping my own feelings to myself, I asked how he was feeling and he answered quietly, “Sick, I am going to throw up.”  He was in shock: white, clammy and shaking. I thought that he was going to faint so I continued to tap on his karate chop point while someone brought him a bowl.  

While I continued to tap I asked, “Do you want me to say the words for you?” He nodded, so I added, “I’ll just tap on your finger points though, and leave your face alone.” 

By the time his mom arrived to take him to the hospital he was calm enough to walk to the car with our help.

After Kevin left I returned to my class and attempted to teach a lesson, however all of my kids wanted to talk about the accident. There had been a lot of blood on the gym floor, and they were very upset about the whole thing.  The boy who had been in net called out, “I can’t get that visual image out of my head. I was the goalie and saw everything, even the flap of skin with all that blood. It was awful!” 

So we applied EFT in an entirely new way. We called it the “Yuck Factor”. Together we tapped on the blood and all the gory details of the accident until we were ready to create new images of Kevin’s wound being healed with stitches. That helped everyone to calm down so that we could resume our day with some semblance of normalcy. No one mentioned Kevin’s accident again until he returned later from the hospital to show us his scar and seven stitches.  

Kevin’s scar has healed remarkably well. Now that he is over the shock, he has a story that he may enjoy telling for the rest of his life.  

Feeling curious about how effective EFT had been for Kevin during the aftermath of his accident, I recently asked him if he thought the tapping had helped him at all.  He responded with a big smile.

“Yes! he said, “If we hadn’t have tapped I would have thrown up for sure!”

Thank goodness for EFT!

One of the many benefits of teaching EFT to your students is that they are able to quickly and quietly show you by tapping that they are feeling anxious or frustrated or in need of some assistance. 

I realized this shortly after I introduced EFT to my class. I had just completed a lesson on equivalent fractions and saw that I had done a poor job of it because many of my students were struggling with their work.  When I attempted to re-teach the concept I noticed several students tapping on their karate chop points. I smiled and asked, “Do equivalent fractions make you feel that anxious?” One girl grinned right back at me while continuing to tap and announced, “Yep!”

I realized then what a wonderful teaching tool EFT is. Not only does it enable children to relieve anxieties and improve test scores, it can also alert us to their need for assistance. Often the children who are the least vocal are the ones who experience the most anxiety, and tapping is a polite way for them to make us aware that they need some help or compassion.

Not long after that occasion, I noticed a boy quietly tapping while working at his seat.  This immediately made me aware of his need for some assistance, but when I asked if I could help him he responded, “No, I’m just tapping because I’m worried about the District Bike Race this afternoon.”  I invited him to do some tapping with me, but by this time the whole class was listening in. Everyone else wanted to tap as well! They all opened up about their worries and we tapped as a group to alleviate their fears.

Once we arrived at the bike race I was intrigued to notice many of my students tapping on the start line. Later, I was excited to see several of them complete the race so well. But I was especially delighted to notice the boy who had expressed the most anxiety before the race (and had incidentally taken a bad tumble off his bike while riding) come in last with a huge smile on his face.

The most important lesson for me on this day was that because I had noticed just one of my students attempting to tap away his worries, I was able to give everyone in my class the encouragement and understanding they needed, enable them to enjoy the bike race with a worry free attitude, and allow them to affirm that they were awesome kids whether they won or lost this race or finished somewhere in between.

Since then, whenever I have seen children tapping quietly their own, I have tried my best to give them the help and compassion they need and deserve.

Hi Everyone,

Does your child hate math or any other subject? Chances are there’s a reason behind it that has little or nothing to do with the subject itself. Study Michelle McKinney’s article for a solid approach to this hidden opportunity. She says, “I am grateful for the gift EFT has brought to myself and my children. Think of all the childhood scars that can be healed in the moment! What an opportunity we have.”

Hugs, Gary Craig
from http://www.emofree.com

By Michelle McKinney

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Dear Gary,

Here is a reference to an EFT session I had with my 9 yr old daughter who came home one day and announced she hated math!

My daughter sat down at the kitchen table to do her homework. She was fine with practicing her spelling and reading until she came across a math worksheet. She pulled out a worksheet that was designed to help the children learn how to add three columns of numbers and do carry-overs. This was not a totally new concept to learn as she had added two columns together before.

She immediately became very distressed and upset when she showed me the sheet. It was obvious to me that something happened for her to react in that manner! I asked her why she was upset and she said ” I’m not good at math and I hate it!” I wasn’t buying in to this, I knew in my gut that something else was going on. She explained to me that the teacher asked all the children to “stand up” beside their desks when they had completed their worksheets. My daughter said ” All the kids were standing up and I wasn’t even close to being finished! I can’t do math and I hate it!”

I knew what I had to do for her. I immediately took her hand in mine and started tapping on the karate chop point. This isn’t new to her as we often do EFT together. So, I proceeded, tapping each setup three times.

Even though I was the only kid in class today that didn’t stand up because I wasn’t fast enough to finish the math sheet, I’m a great kid anyway.

Even though I felt really stupid (her word) because all the other kids were standing up and they could see that I wasn’t done yet, I’m a great kid anyway.

Even though this made me feel sad (her words), I’m a great kid anyway.

We then did a full round of tapping inter-changing the phrases … I was the only kid not standing up … I wasn’t fast enough and I felt stupid … I felt really sad.

Taking in a deep breath, I then asked her if there was anything else while still tapping the karate chop. Right away she blurted ” I was worried.” I asked about what? ” I was worried that the teacher would get mad at me because I didn’t know how to do the math like the other kids did.”

I felt that this was the core issue for her. The problem for her was being rejected in some way by her teacher. I think her level of intensity went up here for sure as she began to cry. So, I started tapping with her, again saying the setup phrase 3 times.

Even though I was worried that (teacher’s Name) would be angry with me because I didn’t know how to add the three columns, I’m a great kid anyway.

One full round of the reminder phrase: Worried ( Teachers Name ) would be angry with me

We then did a full round changing the reminder phrase:

I was the only one that didn’t stand up

I felt stupid

What would ( Teacher’s Name ) think?

I was so embarrassed

I felt worried ( Teacher’s Name ) would be angry

I was sad that I couldn’t add three columns

It was scary (her words)

What would the other kids think?

I don’t want (Teacher’s Name) to be angry with me

I just wanted to do my best.

She calmed down quite a bit so I felt this was a good place to interchange the negative with some positives. While tapping on the Karate chop:

Even though I was worried (Teacher’s Name) would be angry I really only wanted to do my best and I’m an awesome kid anyway.

Even though I had a hard time adding three columns of math, I will remember that learning something new takes practice, and I can practice any time I want.

Even though it seemed hard to add three columns together I can always ask for help because asking for help shows how smart I really am.

Two rounds of Positives Statements

I want to do my best in math

Learning something new takes practice

I can always ask for help

With a little practice I can do anything

Mom says I can do it

I am smart

I can do it

I’m a good student

I like doing math

I like doing math and I’m awesome!

I then showed her step by step how to add the columns and carry over. She was in a much better state of mind to learn. We had some extra practice sheets at home so I gave her one and asked her to finish it. She did in record time. When she was finished I said “Now you can stand up” and gave her a “High Five”. She was just beaming! Afterwards she hugged me and said ” Mom you’re my Hero.” WOW! How good did that feel!

I am grateful for the gift EFT has brought to myself and my children. Think of all the childhood scars that can be healed in the moment! What an opportunity we have. By the way I haven’t heard any negative statements about math or any other subject at all since this session!

I can’t thank you enough Gary for sharing this incredible healing technique. The world really needs EFT!

Michelle McKinney