How EFT tapping helped heal my fear of heights while actually hurtling through space in a revolving cable car is one of my favorite stories I tell and show as a speaker. I tap and talk as I show how I used Emotional Freedom Techniques on myself effectively while up going the cable car in Cape Town. I have been afraid of heights all my life and after my first trip up the cable car left me terrified with clammy hands and queasy stomach, I had avoided it for 15 years.
So much so that my thinking mind had convinced me I would be fine when my daughter and I decided to go up Table Mountain by cable car on her birthday and have breakfast at the restaurant on the top.
We had just set off when I felt the cable car actually rotating on its axis on its way up and terror gripped me. It was like hurtling through space in a tipsy tea cup!
I squeezed close my eyes so as to block out the vista of Cape Town spread out miles below us and clung to the pole in the centre, telling myself it would soon be over.
And then it hit me: “why not try EFT?” I began to tap like I’d never tapped before. Suddenly I felt so much better. I opened my eyes to test it practically – and was confronted by a gaping group, no doubt wondering what this mad woman was doing. One man actually began to “ape” me, indicating that he thought I was playing at being a chimpanzee!
“Leave her alone,” said my daughter protectively. But I didn’t care. I have long overcome the reaction people sometimes have when first exposed to EFT. Sure it can look a bit ridiculous – but what do we care if it gets results?
The point was – I felt miles better from the tapping and on my return journey actually enjoyed the view without so much as a quiver inside!
Think about how we naturally take a loved one’s hand and pat it reassuringly saying, “there there…” Well the top of the hand has a place between the ring and pinky which we call the “gamut point” in EFT. My natural instinct on hearing emotional distress – whether in person or over the phone – is to suggest that the person begin immediately, even in mid-sentence, to tap there or on the other excellent releasing place, the “karate chop” side of the hand while talking.
Excited to see that medical intuitive and bestselling author Caroline Myss’ latest book on the spiritual side of healing is now out. Sometimes her work is a bit dense for me – like Sacred Contracts – but the essence of what she teaches is brilliant and authentic – you can’t argue with someone who literally SEES how and where you are blocked physically and emotionally and pulls no punches telling it like it is!
She did it to me in South Africa some years ago during a workshop. I had a front row seat as a journalist for Longevity magazine and she was discussing POWER and power struggles. From the stage she asked us to put up our hands if were in a power struggle – 10 – 90% of the time… as the percentages went higher I kept my hand up until I was one of a handful admitting to being in a power struggle 95% of the time.
At the time I was entangled in the final stages of my co-dependent 25 year marriage and we were locked in constant battles.
Carolyn took one look, scanning me and my energy body with her laser eyes and said: “You’re desperately afraid of abandonment and being alone,” – or words to that effect. I instinctively covered my solar plexus with my arms – shocked to the core that my “Warrior” Power Struggle was really a case of Frightened Inner Child fearing abandonment. And she barked again: “Don’t try and cover up the truth.”
For the rest of the day I went into shock – because I realized she was right – deep down I so feared abandonment that I stayed stuck in a co-dependent relationship past it’s sell-by date.
As I relate in my book You Can Break-Free Fast, it took a fire to shock me out of my unhealthy stuckness. Eventually I had the courage to face divorce and a new life alone, homeless and penniless. But truthfully it was the best thing that ever happened in terms of my spiritual, emotional and psychological growth.
So I can’t wait to read what Myss has to say about the mystical side of healing.
Defy Gravity by Caroline Myss
Her book Defying Gravity is inspired by ordinary people who overcame a wide array of physical and psychological ailments—from rheumatoid arthritis to cancer.Caroline dove into the works of the great mystics to gain a deeper understanding of healing’s spiritual underpinnings. Based on these studies, she demonstrates how conventional and holistic medicine often fall short in times of need. Both systems rely upon a logical approach to curing illness when there is nothing reasonable about the emotional, psychological, or spiritual influences behind any ailment.
Bottom line according to Myss: You can heal any illness. You can channel grace. And you can learn to live fearlessly. It’s all about defying gravity and breaking through the boundaries of ordinary thought.
Once upon a time I was telling a story of fear and lack around money – less than 10 years ago to be precise.
Today my story is one of financial freedom, security, world travel and fun. After I published my book about how You Can Break-Free Fast – I realized I’ve got a new challenge – expanding my wealth expectations and level – just for the fun of it. I want bigger and bolder when it comes to income stream. I want to expand beyond millionaire to multi-millionaire. And want to share and explore with like-minded others. So I’m studying…
Joe Vitale, Mr Fire, is a mentor who inspires me through his writing and life (I met him in person at the Miracles Weekend in San Diego in 2008 but have followed him for almost a decade). Generosity of heart and action – GIVE GIVE GIVE – is a key piece of advice you cannot ignore in his new book ATTRACT MONEY NOW.
True to his word, he is actually giving away the book as a freeee pdf
Also grooving on the advice of Abraham-Hicks in both book and video entitled: Money and The Law ofAttraction
PS IF YOU WANT A QUICKIE BOOST FOR 27 WAYS TO MONEY SUCCESS: Visit Joe Vitale’s blog
“A fresh new voice of hope, healing and inspiration to change your life and heal the world.”
—Dr Joe Vitale, Bestselling author and start in The Secret
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"Thirty days after my session with Caryl I manifested the car of my dreams."
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