Guided Imagery and EFT
My wife and I have had a few sessions with Dr. Alex Lees (info at http://dralexlees.com/). He explained a bit about guided imagery and EFT.
Basically, for the guided imagery I fix a picture of my face without any cancer (I use a photo of me taken before I had cancer to help me do this) and I say to myself, “I see myself healthy and free of cancer.”
This is supposed to help reprogram the subconscious mind. This results in it influencing the body to conform to that image.
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique and is a method of dealing with negative emotions. More good and free information can be found at http://www.emofree.com/.
British Columbia lake somewhere at the top - Photo by my late father.
Dr. Lees has found this technique to be as effective as and much more simple to use than other tools he spent years studying. His simple explanation is that when one has a negative thought it triggers a negative emotion that, in turn, triggers a flooding of the body with chemicals that are harmful to the immune system. This, of course, can lead to poor health.
Many studies that show that most people with cancer have suffered a severe trauma, a long string of disappointments, or have an unfulfilled dream. So, every time something triggers a reminder of that, the body is flooded with chemicals that compromise the immune system. Dr. Lees explains that EFT is a way to separate the initial negative thought from the emotion. If one can do that, the immune system will hopefully increase in strength so as to better fight disease.
EFT is basically tapping on certain acupuncture points while repeating a specific phrase. There is a pretty good diagram showing the points to tap, along with certain refinements on Dr. Lees’ web site.
There is a “set-up” sequence followed by a “reminder” sequence. In my case, I say, “Even though I have this killing cancer, I fully and completely love, accept, respect and forgive myself.” I say this three times while tapping on the “karate” edge of either hand. I then repeat the reminder phrase, “this killing cancer” about three times, with feeling, on each acupuncture point.
I sometimes tap on fear, if that comes to mind. I also am trying to remember to tap on other negative thoughts as they occur.
When I reach the point where I can have that negative thought without felling the emotion, I then try to tap in a positive concept such as, “I choose to be healthy and free of cancer.”
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