“Tapping” Is A Quick Way To Squash Stress — But Avoid These 3 Mistakes
Emotional Freedom Techniques or tapping, is an increasingly popular self-help, self-regulation tool that can be used to ease stress and anxiousness and overcome triggering events from the past and present. It’s a simple practice that involves gently tapping on acupressure points on our body while recalling a stressful event, thought, physical sensation, or belief. (For a more in-depth explanation of how to do the technique, refer to this primer.)
While tapping can yield great results if used properly, there are three main mistakes that I see beginner tappers tend to make that can hinder progress. Keep reading here to learn how to overcome each one.
