Tapping Points with Behaviour Coach, Rae (part 2)

This tool is SUPER potent, and super simple to add to your toolkit.

Tapping exercises” usually refers to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or “tapping therapy”, which combines gentle tapping on specific acupressure points (mainly on the face, upper body, and hands) with focused attention on thoughts or feelings.
It’s sometimes called “psychological acupressure.

Tapping is often used to help with stress, moods, anxiety, pain, emotional regulation, sleep and more. 

How Tapping Works

Calms the stress response: Tapping acupressure points while focusing on a problem seems to dampen amygdala activity and lower cortisol.

Grounding & mindfulness: The tapping sequence often acts like a somatic anchor, promoting presence and self-soothing.

Cognitive-emotional processing: Verbal statements made during tapping may help re-evaluate distressing thoughts.

How to "Tap"

For EFT tapping, you typically tap 5-7 times on each of 7-9 acupoints (eyebrow, side of eye, under eye, under nose, chin, collarbone, under arm, top of head) while focusing on the issue and repeating a setup phrase (e.g., “Even though I feel anxious, I accept myself”).

Sessions often last up to 10-15 minutes.

Keep pressure gentle and rhythm steady; it shouldn’t hurt or bruise.

Find a quiet, calm, safe space and give it a go!