Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4, Issue - 3, 1 September 2019 | Page 9

Tap and Trance- The benefits of
Meridian Tapping
I first came across Meridian Tapping during my training in clinical
hypnotherapy. My hypnotherapy teacher came up with the term “Tap and
Trance.” She combined Meridian Tapping with hypnotherapy for her
clients. Meridian Tapping also known as Emotional Freedom Technique
(EFT) is based on the ancient Chinese Meridian Energy system. It was
developed by Gary Craig.
In EFT, we perform gentle tapping movements with our fingertips, on
specific meridian points, to clear the negative emotions. It’s simple,
quick, effective and fast. As we tap on the meridian points, we send a
pulse of energy down the meridian channels, to clear the negative
emotional charge and to calm down the nervous system. Before we
begin tapping, we give take a SUD’s (subjective units of distress) rating
from 0-10, 10 being the most intense. We start tapping on the feelings
and emotions we feel right now. As we tap on the meridian points, we
repeat phrases related to the feelings, thoughts or problem. We continue
to do a few rounds of the EFT tapping sequence. This calms the nervous
system and we then reevaluate the emotional charge by tuning back in
to our feelings and body sensations. We gauge the intensity again, by