Emotional Freedom Techniques

I remember when blogging was "a thing"...  All my friends did it.  You had to have a family blog.  (And a business blog.  And a ministry blog...)  And then social media came along and devoured blogs.  I'm taking a step back in time - setting aside social media for awhile... I feel like a stranger in this world I once frequented.  This morning, I visited a few of the abandoned blogs I used to follow and found families frozen in time...it was weird.

I don't have time for all the fancy stuff I used to do...all the photo editing and graphic design.  But, many years ago, I purchased the web domain for my own name - with dreams of using it for my writing one day.  I thought I may as well put the space to use during my sabbath from social media.  

I also took this opportunity to enroll in a 6 week e-course on EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) - an alternative therapy technique that I've been studying on and off for a few years now.  Near the end of my pregnancy with Lyddie, I was having a lot of lower back pain.  My visits to the chiropractor weren't helping anymore, and he recommended acupuncture.  It was one of those times when I was sorta willing to try anything.  I found an amazing therapist in Northfield, and began weekly treatments.  Not only did it provide much-needed relief from my back pain, but it was an unexpected emotional journey as well.  It's difficult to fully describe unless you've experienced it for yourself - but I've since heard others who are typically not really "emotional" or "spiritual" people say the same thing.  A lot of emotions surfaced during my acupuncture sessions, and afterwards, I felt a sense of deep relaxation. Tranquility. Peace.  

So, I was fascinated when I began to study EFT, because it's based on some of the same scientific principles as acupuncture or acupressure.  It came highly recommended by a few doctors that I respect, including my own trusted physician.  It's taken some time for me to sort of sort through my own beliefs about the appropriate application of the technique, from a Christ-centered perspective.  But I have no doubt that it is a powerful resource, and my favorite thing about it is that - with a bit of training - anyone can do it for themselves.  It doesn't require ongoing appointments, there's no significant financial investment...  It's just a simple discipline that, if practiced consistently, can enhance emotional healing and spiritual freedom.  

This offers a little bit of background information when I mention EFT or "tapping" in my journal entries.