“My horse spooked, I was off balance, and I came out of the saddle. I flew through the air and landed hard on my side, knocking the breath out of myself. I made a couple of convulsive gasps, and then I instinctively did what I’ve programmed myself to do in any crisis—I started tapping.”

“Sometimes the seeds planted don’t seem to sprout right away. But when you eventually learn that they have, the results can be amazing.”

“While the others were still putting, I faced him and simply told him to think about what happened and copy me. We began at the eyebrow point and simply said “this pain”. We followed down the face using the basic recipe. When we got to the collarbone point, he had a strange look on his face. I translated that look as “where are we going with this tapping?” But he then said that the pain was almost gone.”

“I then asked her if she had any anger issues. She stated that yes she did, at work with her boss. Her boss doesn’t appreciate the staff, doesn’t acknowledge them…”

“I’ve noticed that back pain can be rather global, with many different emotions tangled up and contributing. I’ve learned to let those with serious back pain talk and tap, getting out as much frustration as they can while I gently guide the conversation. In this way we can get to some root causes while also addressing as many urgent stressors as possible.”

“If I experience ‘stress moments’ in between my tapping times, I silently massage the sore spot on my chest (when in public) or go directly to the tapping points that I have discovered are most effective for me, which are under my eyes and on my collar bone, and that helps me stay balanced and focused.”

“It is almost as if the seemingly unrelated incident allowed me to bring these emotions into sharp focus so that the tapping could clear them. I love the way healing sometimes comes to us in mysterious and unexpected ways.”

“What’s important in our journey to healing is to discover how our emotional issues can fuel the pain and hold us back…”