EFT Research
You can use the Google machine and pull up a ton of websites, research and testimonials on EFT (emotional freedom technique/tapping).
Even though I started using EFT with golfers back in the early 2000’s there is not a huge amount of published information on EFT specifically for golf. That’s part of why I’m on a mission to let the golf world know about this valuable tool!
Here are some published reports on EFT for types of stress more closely related to work or business because invariably, that is what I also end up helping my clients with.
Whether the stress in your life (and body) comes from your golf game or your business/work life EFT will offer the same results – a shift out of the upset and frustration you may be in.
Tap to Relieve Stress and Burnout
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have exponentially increased stress, anxiety and burnout levels for all healthcare professionals and students. The psychological effects of working with COVID-19 patients and the physical stress of working under distressing conditions exacerbate an already stressed workforce. Working long hours, shift work, short staffing, demanding workloads, dealing with death and dying and conflicts with management, other staff and disciplines and poor communication between disciplines are among the issues that can lead to burnout, anxiety and depression. READ FULL REPORT
Psychological Trauma Symptom Improvement in Veterans Using Emotional Freedom Techniques
In this study, EFT far outperformed the effects of standard care for PTSD, and the results were also substantially maintained at the 3- and 6-month marks. In this study, a group of veterans meeting the clinical criteria for PTSD were randomly assigned to either EFT treatment (30 in total) or standard care (29 in total). Over the course of 6 weeks, each participant in the EFT treatment group received one 60-minute EFT session per week with a practitioner. After the 6 weeks, 90% of participants who received EFT no longer met criteria for PTSD (moreover, they would no longer be diagnosed with PTSD). For the group that received standard care only 4% no longer met the criteria for PTSD, moreover, 96% of that group still were clinically diagnosable with PTSD. READ FULL ABSTRACT
EFT Tapping Lowers the Stress Hormone Cortisol by 43%
Bond university replicated the landmark cortisol study, conducted by Dr. Dawson Church in 2012 with great success and in 2020 their findings were published by the APA (American Psychological Association).
In both studies, participants stress hormone levels (cortisol levels) were measured before and after treatment via salivary assays. The original study showed reductions of 24% in salivary cortisol levels after treatment. The replication study confirmed the original outcome: 1 hour of EFT Tapping results in a significant decrease in the stress hormone cortisol of 43%. 53 participants were involved. The only change made to the original study was that treatment was offered in groups instead of individually. READ REPORT SUMMARY
While not work or golf related research, excess weight can be the result of stress eating or even consuming excessive alcohol to take the edge off after a “bad” round.
The mental, emotional and physical strain of extra body fat can also take its toll on the overall quality of life, impacting both golf and work related success further.
Read the following report to see how EFT is an extremely helpful tool for weight loss!
It shows, via fMRI brain scans, that food cravings were reduced for the test group vs. the control participants. ACCESS THE REPORT HERE
What Others Say About Tapping
Tony Robbins / Entrepreneur, Author, Life & Business Strategist
“Tapping is a breakthrough, research-backed technique that I’ve used in my life and seen people around the world get incredible results with.”
Jack Canfield / Chicken Soup for the Soul series, America’s #1 Success Coach
“The good thing about the visualization & the affirmation & the tapping to get rid of negative limiting beliefs & the negative emotions & self-doubt around it, is that it allows the subconscious mind to then become creative.”
Hoda Kotb / American Broadcaster, Journalist, Television Personality
“I do it with my kids every night, and sometimes when I go to sleep myself I sit on the edge of my bed for 45 seconds to a minute. Try it!”
