The Devastating News
It was the winter school break and my children and I were partly enjoying our time in the country side… And partly recovering from some sort of virus that had gripped our household for several weeks.
I was still doing my studies, learning all about the subconscious mind and about the ways to communicate with it… And in a couple of minutes I had an online class to attend.
I was so excited as this week we were about to practice something new - EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique… And I was eager to dive into it.
But just before the lesson was about to begin…
Something happened.
I received a call from my husband.
A call that made me shiver.
His voice was trembling as he shared the news - his father was asking everyone to come to the hospital… So that he could say goodbye to the family…
And my husband was on his way there.
My body instantly filled with shock. I was physically shaking. My thoughts were racing. I felt dizzy, confused and disoriented. And my heart, with the ferocity that it was beating, felt like it was about to jump out of my chest.
I was shaken and lost. I hadn’t expected this.
I knew I couldn’t go back to the city. I couldn’t be there.
The kids and I would never be allowed into the hospital with a virus that could harm the patients.
So we had to remain here. In the country side.
There was nothing else we could do.
I noticed that my class had already started.
There was a part of me that didn’t want to attend anymore. Not today.
I could easily skip it.
But a little voice within me was nudging me to jump in.
To see if this widely-praised technique would actually work…
Especially in a moment as devastating as this one.
So I joined. Shocked. Frozen. Full of sadness and fear.
And open to anything that could possibly help me in a moment like this.
I remember telling my practice partner that I wasn’t feeling fully present.
That I had just received heartbreaking news. And I would need her to practice on me first…
I wasn’t able to hold space for her just yet.
So that’s what she did.
In the beginning her voice sounded very distant.
I could hear her, but to repeat her words and to simultaneously tap my body (which is the essence of an EFT session) felt like an effort.
My mind kept wondering. My thoughts kept pulling me into a million different directions.
But she was kind and persistent. And I kept coming back to her. To her voice.
I kept repeating her words and tapping my body.
We did it again and again.
Again and again.
More words.
More tapping.
Until I started to notice that my mind wasn’t racing as much.
I could actually follow her words.
My body didn’t feel as tense anymore. My heart began to slow down.
And my inhales were becoming deeper and deeper.
By the end of the practice I felt like myself again.
The sadness hadn’t left me, but once again I felt in control of my mind and my body.
The shock had left. I wasn’t carrying it anymore.
I was even able to return the favour by facilitating an EFT session for my practice partner…
Which, at the beginning of our time together, I was convinced I wouldn’t be able to do.
I couldn’t believe how this one simple technique could be so effective.
But it was.
And I am so glad that I attended that class… Because now I can say with 100% certainty that EFT can support you even in the hardest of times.
With love,
E.
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