Karen McLaughlin: 6 Reasons to Keep a Tapping Journal
Karen is an EFT practitioner and Body Joy Coach in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She helps people with chronic
illness, chronic pain, and weight issues make peace with their bodies.Visit Karen's blog: http://bodyjoywitheft.blogspot.com/ Email Karen: bodyjoycoach@gmail.com
The more I use EFT, the more I'm convinced that it's important to keep a written record of your tapping experiences. Certainly, not every single "tap session" needs to be noted. Little things like tapping when you've burned your finger on the stove, or can't find the car keys, probably don't need to be written down (unless either of these is a routine occurrence - then it might be related to a core issue, and worth looking at in closer detail!) I do think it's enormously valuable to keep detailed notes about tapping sessions on the "big issues" you're working on - the chronic ones like an ongoing health challenge.
Here are six different ways that keeping a tapping journal can lead to more effective and powerful EFT sessions:
- Keep track of issues and incidents you want to tap on. This could include your Personal Peace Procedure list, or notes on different aspects of a particular issue (like chronic back pain) that you want to explore in your tapping. Keeping these all jotted down in one place means you won't have to waste time at the start of your EFT session wondering what to tap on!
- Record issues and aspects you've tapped on - note whether you did the work on your own or with a practitioner or tapping buddy. Often, even if you've tapped on something on your own, it may be worth exploring again with a tapping partner - they can help you see aspects you may have missed.
- Document changes in intensity levels (0-10 "SUDS" score) before and after tapping. This allows you to get a clear picture of how effective your tapping is. This is particularly important when you're working on your own - sometimes EFT works so well that you can "forget" that the issue that is now a zero used to be a ten!
- Write down new aspects, incidents and insights that surface during your tapping sessions. These will come in handy for future tapping sessions! It's important to note them down ASAP so you don't forget about them later. These notes may help you see themes that will allow you to detect a core issue.
- Record "homework assignments" and/or tapping phrases suggested by your EFT practitioner or tapping buddy. You can also record anything new that comes up while you're doing your homework assignments, to discuss with your practitioner or tapping partner during your next session.
- Note shifts in perception/experience I ask clients to pay attention to what happens in their life related to the issue we've been tapping on. Sometimes things shift in such a subtle way that if you're not paying attention, you don't notice the change! So, for example, if you've been working on a weight issue, notice any ways that your experiences with your body and/or food feel different to you.
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