EFT: Tap Away Your Stress. A Simple Tool for Releasing Blocks and Finding Calm

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Feeling overwhelmed and stressed by your never-ending to-do list? Ready to discover a simple yet powerful technique to shift your energy and calm your nervous system in minutes? This episode introduces you to the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), a transformative practice that combines ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology to help you release emotional blocks and return to center.

As ambitious Latinas, we often carry heavy expectations, working twice as hard while neglecting our own needs. I've been there too—pushing through stress signals until my body and spirit demanded attention. That's why I'm passionate about sharing this gentle yet effective tool that has become my go-to resource for emotional regulation and energy shifting. 

During this episode, I walk you through exactly what EFT is, the science behind why it works, and when to use it in your daily life. Then, I guide you through a complete tapping session designed specifically to release stress and overwhelm. You'll learn the specific meridian points to tap, powerful affirmations to recite, and how to measure the shifts in your emotional state. The beauty of EFT is that once you learn it, you can use it anywhere—before important meetings, during stressful situations, or whenever you need to realign with your manifestation goals.

Whether you're new to spiritual practices or a seasoned manifestor looking to enhance your toolkit, this episode offers a practical technique you can implement immediately. When we release emotional blocks and calm our nervous systems, we create the perfect internal environment for manifestation to flourish. Share this episode with someone who needs relief from stress, and don't forget to tag me on Instagram @manifestingwithnorma with your experience. Your journey to emotional freedom begins with just your fingertips—are you ready to tap into your power?

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Manifesting Latina Podcast
• 1:11 Understanding EFT and Its Origins
• 2:16 The Science of Tapping
• 3:26 Step-by-Step Tapping for Stress Relief
• 9:19 Final Reflections and Resources
• 11:07 Episode Wrap-up and Next Steps

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:04

Welcome to the Manifesting Latina podcast. I'm your host, dr Norma Reyes, a spiritual manifestation coach and your guide to creating simple spiritual routines that bring more calm, peace and inspiration into your daily life. As a busy, ambitious Latina myself, I learned how to ditch the overwhelm by slowing down and connecting with my inner wisdom, and I want to teach you how to do the same. By listening to this podcast, you'll learn how to expand your mindset, your abundance and your ability to receive without the burnout. So if you're ready to step into your power, elevate your spiritual practice and make manifestation a way of life, you're in the right place. So let's get started. Hey everyone, welcome back to the Manifesting Latina podcast, where I blend mindset, manifestation and spirituality with everyday healing. I'm your host, dr Norma Reyes, and today we're diving into a powerful tool that I often use with myself and suggest it to clients to release emotional blocks, and that is the emotional freedom technique, and today I will be guiding you on through releasing some stress and overwhelm with eft. It is a simple tool that really, really works, and I have really leaned into it these last few weeks. What is eft and where did it come from? So eft, or tapping, is a gentle, yet powerful technique that combines ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology. It was developed by Gary Craig in the 1990s and it is based on the idea that negative emotions are caused by disruptions in the body's energy system. It involves tapping on specific meridian points on the face and body, while voicing thoughts or affirmations. It's kind of like emotional acupuncture, but without the needles, and you can do it to yourself, anywhere, anytime. And why does it work? When we are overwhelmed, stressed or holding onto heavy energy, our nervous system goes into fight or flight mode. So EFT helps regulate the nervous system, reduce cortisol, which is stress hormone, and calm the emotional centers of the brain, especially the amygdala. It allows us to shift limiting beliefs, rewire our subconscious mind and feel grounded again. And sometimes that you can use it is when you're stressed and overwhelmed or anxious, when you're about to have a tough conversation or take a big leap, when you feel like you're spiraling or stuck in a negative thought pattern, when you're trying to manifest but your energy feels off. So those are just a few times you can use it, but really anytime that you feel like you want a way to regulate your nervous system or change your vibration or your energy, that is an excellent time to use it. I used it this morning and I was like, oh, I gotta, I gotta make an episode about this.

Speaker 1: 3:21

So let's go ahead and do a quick tapping round to relieve stress and overwhelm If you're driving or doing something that needs your focus. Come back to this part later. So first we're going to begin by taking a deep breath in through your nose, pause, and out through your mouth. Take another nice deep breath in out your mouth. One last deep breath in and then out your mouth. Go ahead and take a moment to rate your stress or overwhelm level from zero to 10. 10 being the most stress and overwhelm that you've ever felt. Zero meaning no stress, no overwhelm, feeling completely calm. Go ahead and write down the number. It's important to write down the number because this is going to shift your energy and once you are done, you can come back and reflect what number you are at so you can see if it worked or if you need to do another round of this. Okay, go ahead and repeat after me as we tap on the following points. I'm going to share where to tap. The first one is the karate chop point, and this is the side of your hand it's the little plushy part and you're going to use your opposite hand's fingers to tap there. If you haven't ever done tapping before, I will go ahead and put a picture in the show notes that you can reference if you need that. But this is the point is on the hand, on the side of the hand, and then your opposite hand. You're tapping with the fingers gently and as you are tapping, we're going to start on the side of the hand, the karate chop and start.

Speaker 1: 5:12

Even though I feel overwhelmed and there's so much on my mind, I deeply and completely love and accept myself, even though I feel stressed and like I'm falling apart. I honor how I feel and choose to come back to calm, even though I'm holding pressure and urgency. I give myself permission to let it go now. I'm going to repeat this one more time. Even though I feel overwhelmed and there's so much on my mind, I deeply and completely love and accept myself, even though I feel stressed and like I'm falling behind. I honor how I feel and choose to come back to calm, even though I'm holding so much pressure and urgency. I give myself permission to let it go now. Next tapping points the eyebrow. There's so much on my plate. There's so much on my plate. Side of the eye I feel like I can't slow down. I feel like I can't slow down Under the eye. I'm doing my best, but it feels like too much. I'm doing my best, but it feels like too much. Under the nose, all this stress, all this stress At the chin, all this stress At the chin, all this tension in my body, all this tension in my body, collarbone, I've been carrying so much. I've been carrying so much Under the arm. I'm ready to let it go now. I'm ready to let it go now.

Speaker 1: 7:43

Top of the head I'm safe to breathe, release and reset. I'm safe to breathe, release and reset. Eyebrow I'm safe to slow down. I am safe to slow down. Side of the eye I'm allowed to rest. I am allowed to rest Under the eye. I give myself permission to feel peace. I give myself permission to feel peace Under the nose. I trust that things are unfolding perfectly. I trust that things are unfolding perfectly. Chin, I choose to return are unfolding perfectly. Chin, I choose to return to my power. I choose to return to my power. Collarbone, I am calm, centered and grounded. I am calm, centered and grounded Under the arm. This is where the bra line is. It's safe to relax and receive. It's safe to relax and receive Last time top of the head, and I feel lighter, clearer and more aligned.

Speaker 1: 9:16

Now I feel lighter, clearer and more aligned. Now I feel lighter, clearer and more aligned. Now, okay, go ahead and take a nice deep breath in through your nose, take a pause, exhale through your mouth, take another nice deep breath in and, as you do feel how relaxed your body is and release any remaining tension, take a last nice deep breath in, hold it and release. Notice how you feel now. Rate your stress level again. Did it shift? If it didn't repeat it one more time. You can do this tapping anytime, anywhere. The more consistent you are, the more powerful the shifts. If this episode helped you feel even a little better, lighter or more aligned, share it with a friend who needs it too. And remember, leave a review on apple podcast or spotify if this show has helped you in any way, because that will help us reach more powerful mujeres like you.

Speaker 1: 10:29

Remember to join my email list, if you haven't yet, where you'll receive weekly manifestation tips, free freebies, updates and reminders for the next Manifestation Power Hour, and screenshot this episode and tag me on Instagram at manifestingwithnorma. Tell me your favorite takeaway. I love hearing from you. You are doing amazing. You are already shifting. Keep going Until next time. I am sending you so much love and alignment and I can't wait to hear from you. Have a great rest of your day. Thank you for tuning in to the Manifesting Latina podcast. I hope today's episode has inspired you to expand your mindset, embrace your spiritual power and manifest with confidence. Remember, growth happens when you allow yourself to receive, and if you love this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review and share it with a friend who's ready to expand too. Until next time, keep believing, keep thriving and keep manifesting your best self.