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Thought Field Therapy (Tft)
Thought Field Therapy is a simple technique which involves tapping or pressing on energy points (marmas) to rapidly
remove phobias, traumas, anxiety and depression. This miraculous phenomenon can seem bewildering to the patient
who has often undergone months and sometimes years of physiological counselling to control the problem; and often to
little or no avail. Th e technique has been developed and refined over the past twenty-five years through the dedication
and perseverance of Roger Callahan, an eminent and highly successful American clinical psychologist. M a n y
practitioners now claim it has an amazing success rate of over 95%.
At the heart of his theory is the belief that behind every emotional problem is an undigested thought or ‘perturbation’.
In stressful situations our minds filter out anything we can’t cope with in order for us to deal more effectively with the
situation in hand. However, the problem here is that if these issues are permanently blocked from our awareness and
we are never given a chance to deal with, them they may eventually pop up as phobias, fears, anxieties that bear very
little or no resemblance to the original problem or situation. A mistake of the intellect during the stressful situation
leads to a ‘perturbation’ in that particular ‘thought field’. It can permanently cloud our judgement surrounding many
seemingly unconnected issues and creates further stress and often causes ill health or dis-ease. As the problem is
simply a wrongly ‘tuned’ frequency connected with that particular past event, it follows that removing or ‘re-tuning’
that thought field will resolve the issue very quickly.
Ayurveda views the mind in a similar way and uses meditation to rectify imbalanced that are present. Meditation
involves introducing a sound into the body’s vibrational field. This sound ‘r eson ates’ within the vibrationary blueprint
of the person and entrains his/her vibrationary field back into balance. During the practice of meditation the mind
transcends through the various ‘perturbations’ or stresses and arrives effortlessly at a state of pure awareness or restful
a l e rtness. This is the realm of pure un-manifest consciousness (the quantum level) th at is fr ee fr om str ess, imbalan ce or
‘perturbation’. As the mind is naturally drawn back from this quantum level to the manifest level of reality it entrains
the mind back into a state of normality. It infuses the mind with vibrant energy and ‘irons out’ perturbations – th e mor e
this takes place the more often these perturbations are dissolved and collapsed and the more balanced the mind/body
b e c o m e s.
While meditation r eleases stresses/imbalances/perturbations on a daily basis and slowly dissolves accumulated mental
debris Thought Field Therapy rapidly tackles specific and often extreme imbalances that are causing severe problems in
the present. The two therefore work hand in hand to create balance and harmony in the physiology. Meditation gently
works away at dissolving perturbations that may cause problems in the future whilst Thought Field Therapy tackles
perturbations that have become a problem and need dissolving or collapsing quickly.
Whilst it is advisable to consult a qualified TFT practitioner if you have a severe problem, many people have cured
th emselves of simple or mild anxieties, fears and phobias using the ‘algorithms’ on the following pages.
Please r efer to Roger Callahan’s book ‘Tapping th e h ealer with in ’ for mor e in-depth information.