Emotion is More Than a Feeling:
The elements of emotion in action –
Lorrie Brubacher & Alison Lee
Beginning EFT therapists sometimes feel caught in a cul-de-sac of reflecting and evoking feelings and then asking themselves, “What next? How do I engage the partners in accessing and unpacking more of their experience?” Let us take a well known, simple example, used by J. Ledoux in The Emotional Brain, that illustrates how emotions, wired into […]
A Closer Look At Stage 1 – Beth Levine
I am sure, as an EFT therapist, you relish those powerful moments of Withdrawer Re-engagement. It’s fantastic to help the Withdrawer experience his deepest fear, share his experience with his partner, stand in the face-of-fire (so to speak) and ask his partner for what he needs. We love to share those incredible times when we […]
Don’t PRESS, Rather LEAN in and Linger – Jim Thomas
In Stage One work, we access vulnerable, primary emotions (Step 3). When a partner opens up and expresses sadness, hurt, fears and even longings, as a therapist I feel with them and for them. We may slice this emotion thin and prompt a Stage One enactment, “Would you turn to Betty and tell her this? […]
1st EFT International School, London A Great Success! – Sandra Kaestel
In July 2016 EFT therapists from 17 countries gathered in sunny London to participate in the first multi-trainer EFT International School. We were lucky to have Gail Palmer, Scott Woolley, Rebecca Jorgensen and Zoya Simakhodskaya as inspiring and nurturing trainers for this event. The idea behind the EFT International School was to provide intensive learning […]
News from the British EFT Community (BEFT) – Sandra Taylor
We are so pleased to be part of the global EFT network. BEFT Community became affiliated with ICEEFT last year, six years after Gail Palmer led the first Externship in Britain. Since 2009, many more Externships and Core Skills programmes have been facilitated by Gail Palmer, Scott Woolley and Sue Johnson. Training days on special […]