For some of us, emotional eating is a lifestyle.  We might turn to food not only when hungry, but when we are stressed out, bored, frustrated, and even hungry for love, appreciation, and acceptance.  We choose food to feed our emotions, and that often leads to unwanted weight gain, additional frustration, guilt, and unhealthy self-image.

Try using this EFT protocol:

On a scale 0-10, with 10 being as high as possible, identify your stress level.

Karate Chop: "Even though I feel so stressed out and overwhelmed, I love and accept myself deeply and profoundly."

"Even though I tend to comfort myself with food, I choose to feel good about myself anyway."

"Even though I crave attention and affection, and unconditional love seems to be in low supply these days, I accept all of my feelings, even the most conflicting ones, and I give myself permission to relax - I'm good enough.

Eyebrow: I comfort myself with food
Side of eye: So what?
Under eye: I'm so tense and stressed out
Under nose: I'm not perfect
Chin: I'm not even close to being perfect
Collarbone: Not good enough
Under arm: Why even bother?
Lower rib: I'm so upset with myself!
Top of head: What happened to my self-control?

EB: Oh, well... I don't have to perfect.
SE: I'm OK just the way I am.
UE: Oh, yeah? I gain weight even if I just glance at food!
UN: Maybe I can relax and enjoy life.
CH: Maybe I can eat only when I'm truly hungry.
CB: No, I can't!
UA: Yes, I will!
LR: I give myself permission to let go of all of my stress and anxiety.
TH: I already feel better! Good for me!

Take a deep breath and relax.  Check your level of distress again.  Did it go down?  Ideally, you want to bring it down to a zero.

"Call Your Power Back!" TM is the backbone of my work with clients these days.  It's the protocol I developed to help people re-charge their (emotional) batteries.

I have found that there are so many of us out there who are walking wounded on some level... Someone hurt us in the past, and we are still allowing that person to rent space in our head and continue to victimize us day in-day out...

What if you could Call Your Power Back?  What if you could decide - right now - to take responsibility for your life AND your future into your own hands?  What if you could come to terms with your past and reclaim your life? What if...?

Do you give yourself permission to forgive and move on?
Do you allow yourself to heal?
Do you want to stop playing small?

It's time for you to start living your life to the fullest!  Call Your Power Back!

I wish you Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year. Thank you for your trust and encouragement on my "mission" of bringing emotional healing to the families in Iowa and beyond. 

All the best to you and your family!
Sanja

Try using this EFT protocol:

On a scale 0-10, with 10 being as high as possible, identify your stress level.

Karate Chop:"Even though I feel so stressed out and overwhelmed, I love and accept myself deeply and profoundly."

"Even though there's so much to do and there's only one of me, I choose to enjoy this season anyway."

"Even though I'm tired and cranky, I give myself permission to relax and recharge my batteries."

Eyebrow: So much to do
Side of eye: Such an overwhelming experience
Under eye: This year - I want my Holidays to be special.
Under nose: Everything has to be perfect
Chin: Or, I won't even try...
Collarbone: Not good enough
Under arm: Why even bother?
Lower rib: I'm so upset with myself!
Top of head: I waited till the last minute to get started...

EB: So what?!
SE: I don't have to perfect.
UE: I'm not Martha Stewart.
UN: And she's not perfect either!
CH: Maybe I can relax and have fun.
CB: No, I can't!
UA: Yes, I will!
LR: I give myself permission to let go of all of my stress and anxiety.
TH: I already feel better! Good for me!

Take a deep breath and relax.

When was the last time you’ve got a nice hug?  I mean, a BEAR hug? 

Well, if you lived in Ames, Iowa, that could have been quite a possibility.  Just ask about 100 women who chose to stop by my EFT/Tapping booth at the Ladies Expo 2009 a couple of months  ago.  Most of them I approached with Tappy Bear in my arms and words, “Could you use a hug?” or even, “Seems like this was a long day for you.  You look like you could use a hug...” 

The reaction was, in most cases, a sincere surprise, followed by a giggle, and then by words, “Sure!  Who couldn’t use a hug?!”  And the women would rush to hug Tappy, who was a total stranger to a large majority of them. 

The transformation was phenomenal and instant – their eyes would come alive, their faces would light up, and their expression lines (don’t you dare to call them “wrinkles”, as I just joined the “40+ Club” earlier this year!) would soften...  No plastic surgery, no expensive cosmetic treatments, no diamonds, and - no chocolate involved!  Just a nice, soft, warm, bear hug from irresistible Tappy.

I’ve seen all of that before.  In my office.  I specialize in helping people, who had been traumatized on many different levels – by car accidents, war, domestic violence, and especially childhood abuse (often sexual, by a close family member).  My job is to guide them through the process of taking the emotional edge off their memories, calling their power back, and reclaiming their lives. 

Now, many of them have not only a very hard time expressing their emotions, but also feeeeeling anything.  No wonder – it’s so heartbreaking to think even for a moment about their past, that many of them unconsciously retreat into some sort of amnesia.  But we can’t just shove something of that magnitude into our subconscious mind and leave it there undisturbed, because it inevitably starts interfering with our day-to-day living.  Usually, we start thinking of ourselves as being “not good enough”, “less than”, “not deserving”, “unlovable”, and even “dirty”, or “stupid”.  And in order to prevent having nervous breakdowns left and right because of that tremendous inner pain that we walk around with, but are not quite ready to face it and deal with it (yet), we develop all kinds of coping skills, like compulsive eating, shopping, gambling, smoking, drinking, taking drugs, and even sleeping around.

Enter Tappy Bear.  And those same adults that have been struggling for so long with their “baggage” and oftentimes don’t feel safe exploring their past on their own, all of the sudden they embrace Tappy, and start peeling their proverbial personal “onions”, removing layer after layer of old hurts, arriving to the core issues, and releasing trauma, pain and tears. 

Tappy is the BRIDGE to their childhood or simply the safe place of unconditional love.  He doesn’t need to be loved back.  He’s not there to judge anybody.  And while it is a lot of fun to tap on Tappy’s points instead of our own, many times I instruct my clients to just snuggle with Tappy and rub the “sore spot” simultaneously, while tuning into the presenting problem.  And the “magic” happens. 

After all, maybe Tappy’s really ARE “magic” buttons...

BREAKING NEWS: My 25 months old Adam is officially allergy-free!!!

His allergist tested him again on the skin of his back and there are no allergies detectable. A year ago, he had severe allergies to: milk, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts. Six months ago, there was a barely detectable milk allergy left and some egg sensitivity.  Today - nothing!  Thanks EFT! :)

These days, he eats all of the above without any reaction (I used to walk around with an emergency shot called EpiPen Jr. in my purse to help prevent possible anaphylactic shock in case he ate something "funny"). He's crazy about parmesan cheese and loves to eat it with a spoon...

His allergist borrowed a copy of the fantastic EFT/Tapping documentary film titled "Try It On Everything" (recently renamed "The Tapping Solution") from me today. Fun! :)

Best,
Sanja Cooklin
www.EFTguru.com

Come see the movie that everybody's talking about:

"Try It On Everything"

at the Ames Public Library
Community Room (upstairs)
515 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

Wednesday, November 11th
6:30 PM
(the door opens at 6 PM)

This movie follows 10 people from around the country with a variety of challenges, such as Vietnam war veteran's PTSD, chronic back pain, fear of public speaking, fibromyalgia, grief, car accident trauma, abundance blocks, weight management, smoking, and more - and their journey as they learn a cutting-edge stress-management technique called EFT (and you do as well).

The film teaches about releasing pain, how our emotions affect our body, releasing trauma, how our childhood is still affecting us today, how to clear limiting beliefs, using EFT to make the Law of Attraction work for you, and much more!
 

FREE and open to the public
(no children, please)

Bring a friend!

For more info please contact: Sanja@EFTguru.com or call 515-598-5180.

North Grand Mall is hosting the 2009 Ames Wellness Fair, featuring wellness practitioners and wellness oriented businesses! October 24th North Grand Mall in Ames will be your place to meet and talk to wellness providers from central Iowa (10 am to 4 pm). It will be a great opportunity to get your questions answered in a safe, neutral environment about:

• Healthy Weight Loss
• Acupuncture
• Lowering Cholesterol Naturally
• Nutrition and Nutraceuticals
• Emotional Freedom Techniques
• Neuromuscular Dentistry
• Massage and Manual Therapy
• Holistic Physical Therapy
• Chinese Medicine
• Meditation for health
• Meridian/Energetic Feedback Testing
• Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care
• Proper Bra Fitting for Women

Get another perspective on:

• migraines and headaches
• fibromyalgia
• high blood pressure
• lymphadema
• back and neck pain
• pelvic pain and incontinence
• osteoporosis
• diet and exercise
• managing weight and cholesterol
• ADD/ADHD
• nutrition and chronic disease
• insomnia/sleeplessness
• female health issues
• healthy aging
• and more

Participants Include:

Julia Egli, PA-C, (private family practice in Jewell, IA)
Christine Shimkus, LMT, CNMT (massage and neuromuscular therapy)
Valerie Stallbaumer, LAc, MSOM (acupuncture)
Lynette Heetland, RN (bio-energetic feedback)
Dr. Amie Rockow-Nelson (neuromuscular dentistry)
Ria Keniert, MSPT, CLT (physical therapy, body work, women’s health)
Sanja Cooklin (hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques)
Lia and Robert Hidajat of AIO Nutraceuticals
Pepper Ricci (from Essential Bodywear)
Dr. Zachary Ward (Upper Cervical Chiropractor)
Dr. Barbara Read (Upper Cervical Chiropractor)

Come by for:

• Food Tasting from “Take Shape for Life” (10 am to noon)
• Chair Massages with New Client Discounts
• The inside scoop on acupuncture and electro-dermal screening
• Special offers from the above practitioners