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Tapping Your Way to Freedom from Negative Thoughts

Feeling stuck in a cycle of unhelpful thoughts?
This guided meditation will help you break free and find calm.

Imagine yourself in a quiet, comfortable space — ready to explore the inner workings of your mind.
Begin by simply noticing the thoughts moving through your awareness.
Is there one thought that keeps returning, perhaps feeling heavy or overwhelming?

This meditation uses the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) — also known as tapping.
You’ll gently tap on specific points on your face and upper body while acknowledging that thought, allowing your body and mind to process it safely.

Here’s the key:
As you tap, you’ll shift your focus from believing the thought to allowing it — without judgment.
Instead of getting caught in negativity, you’ll let the thoughts flow through, opening space for calm and clarity.

This process helps you recognise that thoughts are just thoughts.
They do not define you.
You have the power to move through them and return to a balanced, centred state of mind.

The meditation will guide you through gentle tapping points — around the eyebrow, eye, nose, chin, collarbone, and more — while repeating supportive affirmations such as:

“I’m open to the possibility of accepting and loving myself.”

Allow these words to settle into your body as you breathe deeply and tap gently.

Repeat this exercise as often as you can.
Each round helps you release tension, quiet the mind, and reconnect with your inner balance.

With gratitude and appreciation to the 16th Annual World Tapping Summit (2024) for sharing their resources,
and to Dr. Claire Hayes for her guidance on using tapping to work with unhelpful thought patterns.

Music: #Uppbeat – “Firm Foundation” by Brock Hewitt / Stories in Sound

💫Find me @ www.balance-psychotherapy.org

💫 These sessions use EFT-related tapping and opposite-affect work. If you would like to use EMDR-related techniques (such as the Butterfly Hug), please use the clinic’s journal: Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal – Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole, available on Amazon.