{"id":6284,"date":"2017-11-23T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2020-04-07T18:04:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:04:53","slug":"tapping-101-calm-instantly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/blog\/tapping-101-calm-instantly\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapping 101: Calm Yourself Instantly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3653\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-109.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1148\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"3653\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3502 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"460\" data-id=\"3502\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tapping is a technique in which you use your fingers to tap on&nbsp;meridian&nbsp;points in order to relieve stress.&nbsp;&nbsp;We intuitively know, for example, that the key meridian points near the eyebrows, nose, temple, and chest can comfort us, which is why we often unconsciously touch these areas when we are under stress.&nbsp; Tapping lets us access these points in a conscious and deliberate way.<\/p>\n<p>Before you begin, choose an emotional focus you would like to clear from your mind. Then frame it as a phrase, such as, \u201cI am stressed out.\u201d Now insert that phrase into a sentence that ends with \u201cI love and accept myself,\u201d like this, \u201cEven though I am stressed out, I love and accept myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Looking for more great reads?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/2017-holiday-super-sale-perfect-picks.html?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=HD17-New_Tapping101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3458 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/shop-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"74\" data-id=\"3458\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/kicking-sick.html?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Tapping_HolidayGuideAK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3498 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"353\" data-id=\"3498\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excerpted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/kicking-sick.html?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Tapping_HolidayGuideAK\"><em>Kicking Sick<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/amy-kurtz.html?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Tapping_HolidayGuideAK\">Amy Kurtz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3499 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"159\" data-id=\"3499\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/amy-kurtz.html?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Tapping_HolidayGuideAK\">Amy Kurtz<\/a> is a wellness expert, an AADP-certified Holistic Health Coach, speaker, and a regular contributor on popular wellness websites such as mindbodygreen and Yoganonymous. She lives in New York City. 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