There are two distinct ways in which NLP and EFT compliment each other so perfectly, they should be taught together wherever possible. EFT is a slightly unusual and to begin with, certainly a new and unfamiliar technique. To make matters more difficult, the a person (and this may be a client or yourself) is asked straight away to contact negative emotions - and they will not do this unless they feel safe, protected, and trustful towards the facilitator. Being able to establish rapport quickly with clients eases them past those possible sticking points to the treatment and makes the whole experience not just far more pleasant to the client, but is also a tremendous time saver.
The more at ease the client feels with the facilitator, the faster they will allow themselves to get to the core issues that require the EFT treatment in order to be healed permanently. Paying focussed, uptime attention to the client is essential to establishing a good level of rapport quickly, but even just breathing and speaking at the same rate as the client will help overcome a very common problem when beginner EFTers without NLP training start to teach others to tap - namely the clients preferences for the strength and speed of tapping, rubbing or TABbing the treatment points. Although the treatment still works when the client feels uncomfortable/out of sync with above factors relating to the physical stimulation of the treatment points, I have found it far easier to create the shifts required when they are entirely comfortable and the whole procedure fits right in with their own personal preferences. Advanced rapport skills come into their own when an experienced EFT practitioner uses these to track the client's states and shifts in their own experience.
The opening statements (set ups, reminder phrases, sometimes e) of EFT in order to contact the problem/s successfully are the most important aspect of a successful treatment. Only when the problem has been contacted successfully can the treatment work. This is so because when there is no emotion to release, endeavouring to release it becomes rather futile! The greatest difference between truly skilled EFT practitioners and amateurs is the ability to facilitate the client to get in touch with the emotions behind the problems. NLP calibration skills are absolutely perfect for ascertaining whether a client is beginning to find the right opening statements; to ascertain whether a client is shifting and how much; to be able to feed back perceived shifts and changes to the client to help them ratify the changes to the conscious mind and thereby lessen the occurrence of the dreaded "Apex Effect"; and finally, to help the client discover root causes, "stuck states" and negative beliefs.
Voice calibration in particular is extraordinarily helpful, as is to take careful note of shifts in the client's breathing patterns, to discover the statements in amongst what they're telling you that would make the perfect opening statement to overcome the problem.
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