EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique, is a form of emotional acupressure that uses tapping on certain body points to release stuck emotional energy and heal past wounds. It has a process called the Basic Recipe which involves setting a baseline distress level, then tapping while repeating phrases related to the issue. The tapping targets acupressure points while saying phrases to release the emotional intensity, with the goal of reducing the initial distress level towards zero.

1. EFT’s Basic Recipe
Jonah Robins

2. EFT
• EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique
• It allows people to release emotional wounds
from the past
• It is a form of emotional acupressure and energy
healing

3. EFT Cont.
• With EFT, we tap on certain
acupressure and meridian
points on the body
• These meridian points help us
to release stuck or blocked
energy

4. Basic Recipe
• EFT has a process called the Basic Recipe.
• This process has a set up statement, and tapping
regimen

5. SUDs Score
• Before we work on an issue
with EFT, we have to give it a
SUDs score. SUDs stands for
Subjective Units of Distress.
• On a scale of 0-10 when you
think about your problem how
much does it bother you?
• Give this a rating and also
notice where in your body you
can feel the emotional
intensity.

6. Set-Up Phrase
• In EFT, we begin each tapping
round with a set-up statement
• Throughout this set-up
statement we tap on the side
of the hand or karate chop
point
• While tapping you repeat the
phrase “Even though ______ I
deeply and completely accept
myself”

7. Even Though Statement
• Depending on what your problem is, you will fill in
the blank accordingly.
• If you have a fear of spiders you would say,
“Even though I have this fear of spiders, I deeply
and completely accept myself”
• With the Set Up Phrase, you will repeat the
process 3x

8. Tapping and Reminder
Phrase
• After completing the set up
statement you will then tap on
the acupressure points while
repeating the reminder phrase
• This reminder phrase is
usually the phrase that you
used to fill in the blank
• Eg- “This fear of spiders”

9. Repeat!
• Once you have done a round of tapping you will
go back and check your SUDs score on a 0-10
scale.
• Then repeat the Basic Recipe until the problem
has gone down to a 0.