Where’s The Real Stress Relief?

Tapping, the practice that produced a 24% decrease in cortisol after just one hour, blends Western psychotherapy or “talk” therapy with Eastern wisdom about “meridian points” or acupressure.

Here’s how it works:

You tap with your fingertips on a series of eight specific “meridian points” while talking through emotions, beliefs, and memories.

Because it accesses your emotions and body simultaneously, it provides powerful stress relief, lowering cortisol levels faster than most traditional and alternative stress relief methods.

     STUDY FINDINGS: Tapping balances activity between the sympathetic and  

     parasympathetic regions of your brain, producing “a neutral emotional state,” the

     gold standard of health and wellness.

     This is the physiological state you’re in when you feel “on”—making great decisions 

      quickly, closing deals, acing presentations, growing your bottom line, and working

      toward (not away from) your goals and dreams.

WOW! What a difference the right stress relief makes!

Dr. Church, PhD: Tapping “gives you the best of both worlds, body and mind, like getting a massage during a psychotherapy session.”

THE TAKEAWAY:

“High sympathetic/low parasympathetic ratios have been linked to both psychological and physiological disorders and may, in fact, “be the final pathway linking negative states and conditions to ill health.”

CREDIT: Dr. Dawson Church, PhD and Dr. David Feinstein, PhD, “Modulating Gene Expression Through Psychotherapy: The Contribution of Non-Invasive Somatic Interventions”

THE ALTERNATIVE:

EFT Tapping regulates activity between these regions to achieve balanced activity and the optimal health that’s the crucial foundation of effective brain function.

STUDY FINDING: EFT Tapping is “substantially more powerful” than diaphragmatic breathing at lowering cortisol.

Extra Benefit #1: Relieved of the excessive cortisol and “adrenal fatigue,” your brain (and

body) re-balance. Your brain function is optimized, your energy is restored, you sleep better, feel

healthy again. Your creativity and problem solving abilities return. Your metabolism is restored.

Your body is again able to heal itself.

Extra Benefit #2: The comprehensive body/mind stress relief you get from Tapping in minutes

takes hours, weeks, or weeks or months to achieve with meditation, yoga, “talk” therapy, and

other treatments.

Extra Benefit #3: If you already practice meditation, yoga, affirmations, and others, Tapping

can enhance the benefits of those other practices by lowering your cortisol levels much quicker,

promoting even deeper relaxation “on the cushion” and beyond.

WHAT IT ALL MEANS:

Chronic stress is sabotaging your success, your access to abundance, making you more vulnerable

to health issues ranging from depression to heart disease and worse.

EFT Tapping quickly relieves chronic stress on mental, physical and emotional levels.

WHAT IT ALL MEANS:

Chronic stress is sabotaging your success, your access to abundance, making you more vulnerable

to health issues ranging from depression to heart disease and worse.

EFT Tapping quickly relieves chronic stress on mental, physical and emotional levels.

We use food, alcohol, TV and shopping to cope with stress.

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What about aerobic exercise, yoga/meditation, and “talk” therapy?

740% of the population exercises for 30 minutes each on 1 – 4 days per week

Exercise is crucial for optimal productivity, brain function, and of course, a healthy lifestyle. Physical activity promotes the release of endorphins, known as the “feel good” neurotransmitters; makes you “smarter” and more creative by increasing blood flow (and oxygen) to your brain; and acts as “meditation in motion”, providing mental and physical stress relief that can make you more productive.

YES, exercising and staying healthy are CRITICAL to the success of your business, career, and life.

The REALITY: However critical, it’s hours, even days, after that stressful meeting with your client, or that fight with your spouse, before you can seek out the solace of your running shoes.

938% of Americans use “complementary and alternative medicine”,

which includes yoga, meditation and other natural stress relief

These practices provide powerful stress relief, increased focus, creativity, productivity, and lots more.

THE REALITY: Yoga and meditation provide significant stress relief and other benefits that yield significant results in weeks or months with regular, frequent practice. Many who try meditation give up too soon because they feel it’s “not working.”

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What about psychotherapy? Does “talk” therapy provide lasting stress relief?

A study performed by Dr. Dawson Church, PhD and Dr. David Feinstein, PhD, measured cortisol levels before and after treatment.

83 participants were divided into 3 groups: the 1st group received an hour of Tapping, a practice that combines “talk” therapy with acupressure treatments; the 2nd group received an hour of psychotherapy (“talk” therapy); the 3rd group (control group) received no treatment.

RESULTS: The normal rate of cortisol decline is 14% over an hour. The 1st group (Tapping) demonstrated a 24% decrease in cortisol levels, while the 2nd and 3rd groups only showed the normal rate of cortisol decline. The 10% improvement in the 1st group (Tapping) is statistically significant.

THE REALITY: Psychotherapy alone relieves stress, but over a long period of time. The immediate benefits of psychotherapy don’t register in your body, where excessive amounts of the “stress hormone” cortisol still run rampant, putting your brain, your problem solving skills, your creativity, and your overall health, at risk.