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Natural Disasters – Tips & Scripts

By: Sophia Cayer | 25 March, 2019
Categories: Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Trauma

Using EFT in the face of natural disasters

The devastating emotional impact of ferocious storms, fires, floods and earthquakes can leave us in an indescribable state of despair.

So where and how do we begin to address this?

At times like these the idea of tapping may not seem appealing, even though we know it can help. So be gentle with yourself, and consider beginning with one of the two silent options suggested. Going through the process with eyes closed should improve the calming effect.

Touch and Breathe:

Beginning with the Side of the Hand (SH), apply gentle pressure and slowly take a nice deep breath in through the nose, out through the mouth. Repeat the process at each point. Repeat as many times as you like. Remember, eyes closed.

Silent EFT:

Close your eyes and do your best to be in the present moment. Focus on the predominant discomfort, or just take a couple of nice deep breaths and begin to tap, starting with the SH, continuing through the sequence. Repeat as many times as you like.

And below are a few tapping scripts offered with the hope and desire to help whoever this reaches. Kindly share them with anyone you know or believe it might benefit. Thank you!

Key:
SH – Side of Hand (aka KC-Karate Chop)
TH – Top of Head
EB – Eyebrow
SE – Side of Eye
UE – Under Eye
UN – Under Nose
CB – Collarbone
UA – Under Arm
IW – Inside Wrist
(Chart from EFT-Alive)

As always, please adjust/change wording to what best suits your thoughts and feelings.

Set Up:

SH: Even though words can’t express the way I feel, I’d like to find hope and peace within.

Sequence: (2 times)

TH: These overwhelming, indescribable feelings
EB: I have every right to feel this way
SE: But right now it is just too much
UE: This emotion turmoil and confusion
UN: I can’t imagine having hope
CH: And peace within seem impossible
CB: Somehow I’d like to trust
UA: that the Universe is working with me,
IW: helping to show the way.
__________________

Set Up:

SH: Even though I can’t imagine what will come next, and I have no idea where to begin, I choose to trust and believe a sense of normality will return.

Sequence: (2 times)

TH: No idea where to begin
EB: Or what will come next
SE: Shaken and confused
UE: Unable to think clearly
UN: Feeling helpless and hopeless
UL: This deep sense of despair
CB: Too much to comprehend.
UA: But I would like to trust
IW: that clarity is on its way
________________

Set Up:

SH: Even though I am filled with fear, anxiety and stunned disbelief, I would like to trust I am strong enough to move forward.

Sequence: (2 times)

TH: These unimaginable circumstances
EB: This shock racing through body and mind
SE: That won’t let me think clearly
UE: How could this happen?
UN: Why now and why me?
UL: All this fear and anxiety
CB: How could I feel any other way?
UA: I am glad the wiser part of me
IW: is helping me find strength and courage now.
_______________

Set Up:

SH: Even though I don’t feel I have the courage or strength move forward, as I acknowledge those feelings, I choose to have calm resolve flow through me.

Sequence: (2 times)

TH: Helpless and hopeless
EB: Drained of courage and strength
SE: Too exhausted and distraught
UE: Nothing is the same
UN: Afraid to trust myself
UL: No direction and no idea where to begin
CB: This turmoil and emptiness inside
UA: Somehow I’d like to trust
IW: that calm resolve will see me through

Again, thank you for sharing this. May it bring you solace and peace.  Please do contact me if I may be of assistance.

Best wishes,

Sophia

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Sophia Cayer is an Accredited Certified EFT Master Trainer of Trainers, specialising in the treatment of trauma.  She is the author of "EFT Language - creating it and going with the flow.

Comments

  1. Monique says

    3 April, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    Thank you so much for this Sophia. The words and sentiments in this script were absolutely spot on and allowed me to do some incredible releasing this morning. I will be sure to share with others.

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