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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***EFT Tapping Tips for Pain & Fear of Illness

As an EFT Coach, often clients ask me for support clearing physical ailments which include pain. I generally apply a variety of energy therapy modalities when I work directly with a client. Of course when I want to share simple-to-use steps for self application, I set up an easy EFT & AK point protocol that can be followed, such as I’ve listed below for clearing pain. I hope this is useful for you. Feel free to customize this for your specific case, and use this as a guide.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***EFT Energy Therapy Treatment of Physical Symptoms – Find the Root Emotional Cause

In any energy therapy or EFT coaching situation you will get the most from a session if you take time at the beginning to find the root cause. What do I mean by "root cause"? Some people call this the "underlying issue", and it is basically the deepest, original occurrence of the energetics of what you are suffering in the moment and wish to clear. By clearing an original occurrence you can clear a pattern, a recurring cycle, the issue at hand, and all other related issues.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***N-hanced EFT Tapping Energy Therapy Support for Auto-Immune Disorders:

Each case is different, however there are many similarities and shared issues underlying auto-immune disorders. Included here are several approaches to tapping for weakened immune system conditions or symptoms.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Tapping Tips to Dispel Emotions in Active PTSD

Whenever a client presents to me with an active case of post traumatic stress disorder, I start with a certain protocol which is based on my experience using both Neuro Emotional Technique and Emotional Freedom Technique - both energy psychology modalities. If you or someone you know might benefit, I am happy to share here some tips that I use successfully in my practice.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***EFT & SUBCONSCIOUS PRIORITIES – Why an Issue Might Not Clear At First

If you are familiar with the use of meridian-tapping techniques such as EFT / Emotional Freedom Technique, you will probably have already encountered at least one case of when you tapped on an issue and it seemingly was cleared, but “came back” with more charge on the next day. There are probably many reasons for this, and in this short article I will share several that come to mind and that I feel are often the underlying cause of why an issue will either not lose all of its charge or will show up later with a higher charge.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Clearing Physical Pain with a 10 Step N- EFT Protocol

Whenever a client presents to me with a physical ailment I usually follow a certain basic protocol as I support the person to feel better. Of course this is customized for each case, however, I am happy to share this as a guide. Using my own version of meridian based tapping, N- EFT/ Neuro- Emotional Freedom Technique, here is what I look for and clear:

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Weight Control is an Inside Job!

When I started my first full semester at college I gained 60 pounds. I was miserable in my body and felt like a victim. During the next two years I tried every diet to lose weight and only succeeded in gaining more. Even though I rode my bicycle all over the large campus of Indiana University and exercised playing tennis and squash at least once per week, I could not lose the weight.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

EFT Coaching Case - PTSD and the Dark Night of the Soul

In the past I suffered deep emotional trauma that left me in the deep dark pit of emotional turmoil. I felt so fragile that for weeks I could not leave my house without bursting into tears. I couldn’t listen to the radio or watch TV. Everywhere I looked there were reminders of what I had lost and this fueled the fire of my trauma. I felt so brittle that the least little word, tone, look, comment could send me into a downward spiral of agony. I was in the “Dark Night of the Soul” and had to make the decision whether to survive or not. I decided to do my inner work and re-create my life.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Clearing Causes of Addictive Behavior with Energy Psychology and EFT

Usually when addicts decide to let go of their addictions they exert their own personal force of will to make necessary changes in their lives. For some this works, as long as their faith and willpower both hold up. The many 12-Step programs available are all very helpful. These utilize a connection with Source or God along with community support and the strong force of personal will over the old behaviors.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Balanced, Healthy, Masculine Men

Men who are awakened to the Mind, Body, Spirit connections of life choose to be balanced, healthy, and still maintain their masculinity. I love these guys! And, sometimes in this society this is a challenging balancing act. • How does a man acknowledge his feelings, so as to best manage his energy, when society tells him not to cry? • How does a masculine man learn to show his feminine side and stay balanced? • How does a sensitive man who has probably taken on emotional pain during his earlier life go to war without bringing back deep trauma to his psyche?r

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Using EFT Can Be Very Easy!

Using EFT Can Be Very Easy! Each of us has the power to successfully use EFT meridian tapping. Even newcomers to tapping actually have all that it takes to be successful, however often they are told that they need to learn fancy protocols, and I believe otherwise!r

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Using EFT to Align Your Subconscious for Strategic Planning

Sometimes clients focus on a goal... and if it is too early, their subconscious may not be ready for it. Although they set a conscious goal the subconscious won't allow it into their life. As much as they desire it consciously, there is part of them still resisting and pushing the results away from them.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

The Law of Attraction and Letting Go of Addictive Behavior

When people choose to let go of addictive patterns or behaviors they often are successful in doing this using their personal willpower. They set a conscious intention and then terminate the behavior.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Clear Fibromyalgia Naturally

When a client presents to me with fibromyalgia or rheumatoid-type pain, here is what I say first: “I DO feel your pain! I suffered with acute fibromyalgia for over a year… coupled with chronic fatigue. I finally decided I was going to get well… so I called in the information. Within two months I’d lost 20 pounds, the pain was completely gone, I had my energy back, and my memory returned and hair stopped falling out. Here are a few things you can do right now for yourself:

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

EFT Coaching Case - Extra Added Benefits

There are often cases when using Energy Therapies, where a person is focusing on one issue and then other added benefits show up later. You don’t consciously know how the issues and emotional aspects are layered in your bioenergetic field. So even though you may not consciously think you have an issue in one area, you might find out later that by tapping on that issue anyway, say in a group EFT tapping setting around a general shared topic, you might benefit in very dramatic ways.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Steps to Better Health – Diet Change for Success

Did you know that stress-producing thoughts are the most potent toxin producers in your body? And, foods are in second place? You know your eating habits, and in your heart you really know if you are eating as healthily as you can… and as you should to maintain your health. So, I’d like to share some pointers so that you may adjust this inner gauge as you potentially make some changes in what you choose to ingest.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Crossing Your Fear Threshold is Always Rewarded!!

Whenever I feel fearful I remind myself of the wonderful rewards I’ve received in my life for crossing my fear threshold. I am speaking of times when my ego, past social conditioning, old psychological recordings, fear of the unknown buttons are triggered and I hesitate just before running away. In that moment I remind myself, and then I have the faith to go forward and to enter the unknown, fearful area, knowing that something good will come of it all.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Alte ative Medicine and Energy Psychology

Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine are new fields of scientific study and clinical application, both born from the science of quantum physics/ quantum mechanics. For those well-versed in the cutting–edge quantum approach to the Universe, life, the human body, the energy connectedness of all, Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine are givens and the obvious choice for supporting health and wellness of the body, mind, and spirit.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

The Many Benefits of EFT for Coaches

Sometimes coaches have personal fears and doubts about various aspects of coaching. For example, if you have never experienced presenting a group coaching program or tele-class before, that can be very stressful. This is especially true when the recording mechanism doesn’t work or the call center completely shuts down at the moment you are supposed to have the participants calling in, among other frustrations. Using an energy therapy technique like EFT can help you to discharge some of the unexpected emotional frustration, fear, upset - right on the spot.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Childrens Nutrition -What's Eating Your Child?

After using energy psychology modalities to clear emotional blocks to wellness, I often share naturopathic information to support regeneration and healing of the physical body. When searching recently for an up-to-date resource on children’s nutrition I was lucky to find What’s Eating Your Child? by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, and after reading it cover-to-cover, I now highly recommend it to others. And, why do I like it so much? For one thing, it goes along nicely with not only my own beliefs but those supported in my Naturopathic Doctoral studies.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Enhancing Your Self Love Impacts Your Whole Life

Tips to Enhance Your Self Love – a very important topic for everybody! As a seasoned coach and energy psychologist I go much deeper in my suggestions to support self love than most people would. The work I do supports people to clear out their inner demons and subconscious self-sabotage that is stored in their electro-magnetic physiology, so here is what I advise to everyone:

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Seven Health Tips to Remember

Our society depends on the caregivers in homes, schools, health care facilities, and elsewhere. Often the classic profile of a dedicated caregiver is a person who puts others before him/herself. For these special people the concept of “Taking care of #1” first seems selfish and alien to them. It is for all of you wonderful caregivers that I offer the following tips for staying healthy:

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Energy Therapy and EFT Tapping to Clear the Right Issue

Often clients request support for a certain issue and come to a session wanting to jump right into an energy therapy EFT tapping sequence for that issue. A good practitioner knows that the client’s conscious issue of choice may very well NOT be the emotional issue that requires attention! Dr. X presented with an issue about not being able to easily call his chiropractic patients when they had not been seen for quite awhile. He was told by many practice management groups that the personal call from the doctor would bring the patients back and help to support growth in his practice.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***What is Meridian Tapping?

“Tapping” has taken the world by surprise and is now performed globally. However, what exactly is “meridian tapping”? The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology accepts “tapping” as a word that can describe the process of manually tapping rhythmically upon, massaging, or holding a meridian or acupuncture point as part of a specific protocol included in one or several of many accepted energy therapy or energy medicine modalities. These include the following:

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***The Human Body is Designed for Balance

The human body is an amazing vehicle which is in constant flux with change, regeneration, cleansing, and re-balance. It is not programmed to be sick, so whenever we feed it toxins or stress it out, then it automatically goes into re-balance mode and recalibrates so that all of its functions can continue to operate. In cases of extreme stress, bad food, polluted air, other stressors, the body may become so exhausted from constantly trying to stay in balance, that it starts to break down and systems shut down or function in a less-than-desirable way.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Autoimmune Disorders and Early Abuse Issues

It makes perfect sense for me as an Energy Psychologist, that when approaching an autoimmune case in a natural, wholistic way, where an individual’s body is starting to work against itself, that I discover somewhere in that person a deep feeling of deserving to be hurt - an unworthiness to be healthy. If this sounds far fetched, then consider that this is the case for many of the clients with whom I work for autoimmune support. I’d like to share more about the possible causes of these feelings of unworthiness, low self-esteem, self-depreciation.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Alte atives to Invasive Medicine

If you are considering Alte ative Medicine, then you may have been dissatisfied with the treatments or protocols that you have used before. • Maybe you question a diagnosis or treatment. • Maybe nobody knows what is causing your discomfort and you are looking for answers. • Possibly you have been sent off with either a “life” or “death sentence” by a traditional practitioner, and you now choose a different path. • Maybe you are on a quest for a modality or wholistic practitioner to provide a better “fit” for your needs.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Your Subconscious Mind, an Introduction

So many people today are talking about neuroscience and the mind-body connection. It is good that science is focusing on this connection at long last, and, it is time for all of us to get back to basics in better understanding our own inner workings and learning about how our own subconscious works. From the vantage point of energy psychology, I would like to introduce you to your subconscious mind.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

NET & EFT for Vertigo

Vertigo, with its debilitating sensations, is a condition we all wish to avoid, however it affects many people – for a variety of reasons. Usually medical doctors look for an inner ear or sinus condition as the cause of the vertigo symptoms. Chiropractors might check for a cervical subluxation resulting in a pinched nerve which could cause vertigo. Other disciplines look to different other possible causes for the dizziness and nausea related.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***A Practitioner’s Introduction to Energy Psychology

Energy Psychology is a wonderful bridge between traditional psychotherapy and the broader fields of Energy Therapy and Energy Medicine. If you are looking for a mental health related modality that includes some left-brain discussion of your issues, easy-to-use tools that you can apply in-between sessions with your therapist, a process that is fast and relatively painless, associated with permanent results, then there is probably an Energy Psychology approach that can be a perfect fit to help you achieve health and well-being of your body, mind, and spirit.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

Energy Psychology Support for Autoimmune Disorders

Each autoimmune case is different, however there are many similarities and shared issues underlying autoimmune disorders. Included here are two exercises that you may use as you begin to apply Energy Therapy meridian approaches to clear some of the emotions associated with your condition or that of someone you treat.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

*** What’s Eating Your Child? – Children’s Nutrition Book Review

After using energy psychology modalities to clear emotional blocks to wellness, the physical body often needs natural healing information to support regeneration and healing. When searching recently for an up-to-date resource on children’s nutrition, What’s Eating Your Child? by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, was highlighted as one of the most up-to-date and complete texts of its kind for use with children, for supporting their bodies through nutrition. It is highly recommended!

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Energy Psychology Supports Alte ative Medicine

Energy Psychology is a field of scientific study and clinical application born of ancient meridian-based energy therapy approaches to health wed with psychology techniques. For those supporting health and wellness of the body, mind, and spirit, Energy Psychology is an obvious approach to support other forms of alte ative medicine.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***EFT Energy Therapy for Couples Automatically Helps Your Partner

Because EFT is such a potent and easy-to-use Energy Therapy modality, it is exciting to utilize it and then notice amazing results in your life and relationships. Quantum science has proven that energy is non-local, so one need not be in close proximity in order to receive blessings from prayer, feel energy shifts, accept love coming from a distant partner, benefit from energy therapy by phone. It also explains how we are all related energetically, so if one person reacts, it is felt by others.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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By Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDRecently published1 topic

***Autoimmune Support – Natural Approaches

When I say “autoimmune support” obviously I am not supporting the illness, but am focused on supporting the rebalance and healing of the immune system. Often the way that traditional medical physicians treat an autoimmune condition is to suppress the over-active and damaging immune system that is turning against itself and harming the host. In one way this slows down the damaging process, yet leaves the patient vulnerable to other outside influences that may attack a shut-down immune system.

Primary topic: Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine

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