Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hi Christa, You are not alone... I experienced the exact same thing... tapping to stop a craving but having it blow up even more... and the workshop I attended was run by Craig... perhaps I can help answer your question. Did you go to the presenter and ask them what was happening? Because that is what I did with . We were in a room with about 300 people, was teaching us how to present workshops, and he was demonstrating how to get people's chocolate cravings down. I learned it well, because every demo/workshop I did after was effective. But at the time I was not experiencing it well. My craving (not for chocolate but for sour cream and onion potato chips - made me run to the lobby and buy the chips and they actually had my favorite) actually increased during his tapping. Not only did it increase, but it went from a zero to a 10. I tapped along with everyone else, and all it did was continue to grow. So at the break, I went up to him and told him what happened... because I was ready to eat the entire bag! He answered, there is an emotional attachment behind this. Who or what do these chips remind you of? What attachment do they have to you emotionally? Once I answered that question and tapped for it, those chips no longer had their hold over me. Sure, I still enjoy sour cream and onion potato chips. Except now it's just a handful... not an entire bag! If you paid for the training, ask for your money back. This is what is trying to avoid (and I'm not saying your instructor falls under this category) but lots of people learn EFT and then teach it without the real experience. I have been teaching since 2000, and am still learning! Keep going... you will be the one to learn, practice and teach EFT in your community. EFT is certainly something everyone should know and share! Love & light, Gwenn Gwenn Bonnell 954-370-1552 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) http://www.tapintoheaven.com/ **************************************** Gwenn Bonnell's EFT Level 1 Training with Basic Energy Medicine <http://www.tapintoheaven.com/templearts> begins Wednesday night, Feb. 15, 2006 => http://www.tapintoheaven.com/templearts From: " hovipups " <hovawart_dogs@...> Subject: workshop Hi there, I just went to an EFT level 1 workshop and was rather dissappointed. By the time I left my emotions were sky high. When the instructor did the chocolate craving thing my cravings went up which really made me angry on top of it, because I ended up eating all the chocolate there. What could I have done? what did I do wrong? I can't believe I'm the only one which would this happen to? Also none of the other tapping exercises had any profound effect on me. Otherwise the whole day was pretty boring to me since it just was a repeat of 's CD's. christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Hello, First I'm sorry to hear that you had such a rotten time and that you basically received the opposite of what you had intented or wanted (speaking to the chocolate craving). There could have been a toxic interference within you personally or bad/negative energy in the room itself. For future (if you don't already) whenever going into group situations with all the energy that's there both good and bad, positive and negative, you should always protect yourself. I use White Light and a Protective Bubble this way all my energy stays with me and other's energy isn't allowed to mingle with mine, basically this protective bubble keeps all other's out. Just a good practice to get yourself into for your own safety. In regards to your chocolate cravings going up ... have them settled down or are you still at a high level of craving? Peace & Light, Kathleen www.ahealingmind.com > > Hi there, > > I just went to an EFT level 1 workshop and was rather dissappointed. > > By the time I left my emotions were sky high. When the instructor > did the chocolate craving thing my cravings went up which really made > me angry on top of it, because I ended up eating all the chocolate > there. What could I have done? what did I do wrong? I can't believe I'm > the only one which would this happen to? > > Also none of the other tapping exercises had any profound effect on me. > > Otherwise the whole day was pretty boring to me since it just was a > repeat of 's CD's. > > christa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 --- <hovawart_dogs@...> wrote: > I just went to an EFT level 1 workshop and was rather dissappointed. >> christa Hi Christa! I am new and will shortly post an introduction to myself and share the amazing healing I have created and received for myself with EFT. The first thing that struck me about your workshop experience was that you were possibly psychologically reversed. Did they not address that in the class? I had some issues with my class, too, and it was not until it had been a couple days after that I realized that doing that much tapping on so many different issues I was in a vulnerable mood to misperceive some things. I noticed this from some other people also that as the day progressed and we dealt with and witnessed some very emotional healing that some began to resist the class. I even felt myself resisting in some areas, and after a couple days I realized that it had to do more with my past issues with a group I worked with in the past, that was similar to EFT, being triggered for release through all the tapping. I do have to say that if I also had seen the Dvd's before the Level 1 class and had expectations of learning anything new I would have been disappointed too. Howvever, I made it a point not to even read the manual before attending. It is always my intention not to have expectations when I attend a class so that I will not limit my experience in anyway. This works well for me. I am enjoying all the past posts although I do not think I will ever catch up with 14,000 more to go. Bless your hearts for all the support and sharing you do! Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Gwenn, thank you for writing. Its good to hear I'm not the only one this is happening to. My craving at the workshop went up from 0 (before talking about chocolate) to 8 when starting to work on the cravings to 20+ after working on it and I ended up eating all the chocolate left over. This was a small workshop with only 20 people and I talked to the instructor and she basically just shrug her shoulders and attended to the ones which had positive results. I understand about the attached emotions though and the last days I am trying to figure those out. Have tapped on lots of them already but not sure which ones are really the issue. So I'm still tapping on some more this week and hope I will find a solution. thanks again for you insight (and I will ask for my money back) christa > You are not alone... I experienced the exact same thing... > tapping to stop a craving but having it blow up even more... > and the workshop I attended was run by Craig... perhaps > I can help answer your question. > > Did you go to the presenter and ask them what was happening? > Because that is what I did with . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Kathleen, thank you for writing. One of the reasons I went to the workshop was to experience the group energy. I know from other experiences that this can be very powerful. I had done tapping on cravings before with NO success. I am doing EFT for about 10 month on a daily basis. So, yes, I was expecting or hoping to get some kind of idea how to proceed any different. Unfortunately the opposite happened. Everyone else which was at the workshop had pretty much NO prior experience with EFT or even just heard about it recently. Most seemed to be happy with the results since this was all new to them. Although I have to say its hard for me to believe that 15 people out of 17 are sitting there with pain. I sure have to think that some people just make something up or had pain prior to the workshop so they can work on something. I do some things to protect myself from negative energy because I'm very sensitive to it. But I'm not a visual person, I use other means. But according to the teacher there was very positive energy in the room. christa >> First I'm sorry to hear that you had such a rotten time and that you > basically received the opposite of what you had intented or wanted > (speaking to the chocolate craving). There could have been a toxic > interference within you personally or bad/negative energy in the > room itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Lori, I learned EFT 10 month ago and have been using it pretty much daily. I feel stuck and missing the success most people seem to have. So I did ask the instructor first if it would make sense for me to attend. I also have seen all the EFT tapes from plus I'm in the process reading his new book, which I think is great. So, especially with the chocolate craving which seemed pretty much black and white, I did expect some change to the better. Thats why it was so dissappointing. And from then on everything else was just negative. So for me, I do think the money would have been better spend for a private session. I could have taught that class! And yes, I do expect something for my money especially after explaining to the instructor what my goal is. christa > I do have to say that if I also had seen the Dvd's before the Level 1 > class and had expectations of learning anything new I would have been > disappointed too. Howvever, I made it a point not to even read the > manual before attending. > Lori > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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