"My God, My Tourniquet" Part 2

The post prior, debated if Heart-Centered Breathing is enough when presented with a difficult situation. What if the difficulty is sustained, like in the example of my friend in Part 1? For me, Heart-Centered Breathing is a first step, but if a charge remains over a situation I proceed with meridian tapping, or a technique more commonly called EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Meridian tapping is a simple, self-applied technique that accesses the body's acupressure points to release any charge that our bodies hold over situations (showing up as thoughts, emotional upset, body symptoms, etc). If you go to my website you can watch an informative video (blue icon) about how EFT works and cruise around for more information on meridian tapping. 

Here's the basic premise, when physical or emotional trauma of any sort is experienced, the body usually chooses one of three responses: fight, flight or freeze. Most people are familiar with fight and flight but give little attention to the freeze response—our body’s miraculous way of freezing pain until we can process it later when it’s safe to do so. Think of all the times you experienced an emotional or physical jolt; was it appropriate or even possible to fight the source of your discomfort or run from it? Our bodies often hold the distress until it can be dealt with. Fight, flight or freeze are the conventional reactions to trauma; In my Inner Constellation work, I utilize a fourth response—flow. Emotions, including pain, are meant to pass through the body, not remain stuck. Meridian tapping loosens the areas in the body where pain may be frozen, waiting for appropriate release. This mind-body practice also accesses your deep, inner resource, which provides personalized insight and is a storehouse of solutions beyond what any outside source can provide to you. Unfortunately, in western culture we’re rarely taught to honor the inner part of ourselves that meridian tapping acknowledges. In fact, we’re usually encouraged to seek answers outside ourselves in the form of experts, books or substances that provide temporary relief. Through meridian tapping, obstacles are recognized, physically discharged out of the body, and healthier suggestions or “keys” are imbedded in the subconscious mind. These “keys” are always client-generated, for we are most susceptible to our own suggestions. Meridian tapping is used on the body between sessions as a self-awareness tool to access the deep inner mind and provide further healing to the whole system.

So, Heart-Centered Breathing, as discussed in Part 1 is a compassionate response to difficult situations and can provide a temporary "tourniquet" so to speak, but if any charge remains, consider pulling out the big gun--meridian tapping or EFT. Remember, ya'll, I provide no-charge consultation if you wish to contact me, and would love to hear from you if you're interested in literally tapping into the incredible resource of your Inner Constellation!