Last Sunday we met for our third virtual event in our Self-Care Sunday Series – Tap for Anxiety Relief! Thanks to Beecher Leonard-Fritzmeier for introducing us to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) which is also known as tapping, a holistic practice that combines elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine with modern psychology. This gentle technique involves tapping on specific meridian points on the body while focusing on thoughts, emotions, body sensations, or memories. The goal is to release emotional blockages and restore balance to the body’s energy system. The benefits include anxiety relief, emotional healing, immune system regulation, stress management, and overcoming negative habits and addictive behaviors. Beecher shared her journey to tapping which involved burning out at work and her son experiencing anxiety due to an autoimmune condition. She explored different modalities and stumbled upon EFT which really worked to not only help her feel better, but her son too, so it was a win-win! Beecher has made it her life mission to introduce others to EFT and emphasizes the importance of dismantling limiting beliefs and emotions that persist from the past while tapping. Our favorite places to tap were next to the eye which helps with overthinking and the collarbone when wanting to calm down.
Here’s a tapping exercise to get you started. How the Flower Girls felt after the exercise:
Thoughts have definitely slowed down!
Sense of calm😌
I’m feeling more calm and relaxed
Definitely feeling chill 🙂
You’re always told that meditation is a way to reconnect to your body, so I appreciate the physical reconnection! Thank you for making this so approachable!
To learn more about Beecher and her EFT offerings, go here!
