Thank you for joining us for episode 438 of Live Happy Now. Do you ever wish you had a secret weapon to help calm your mind and body during stressful times? Well, this week's guest says you do. I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and this week I am talking with Brad Yates, an expert in emotional

freedom tapping, or EFT. Tapping, as it's commonly called, combines the principles of acupuncture

and positive psychology to help people overcome fears, relieve stress, and just enjoy greater

well-being. Today, Brad, author of the best-selling children's book The Wizard's Wish and co-author of the

book Freedom at Your Fing Tips is going to explain how tapping works, why it works, and how we can

all get started.

Let's have a listen.

Brad, thanks for being with me here today.

Oh, my pleasure, Paul.

I'm very happy to be here.

This is a great topic. I was

excited when I was approached about having you on the show because tapping is something that I've

studied. I've used in my own practice for many, many years. And I think before we dive into why

it's so awesome, I'm going to have you explain what it is. So tapping, other than

the tap dancing, all these other ways that we can use tapping to be happy, this is a process

based on acupuncture. So for thousands of years in Chinese medicine, they've said there's a flow

of energy through the body along pathways that are called meridians. And when the energy is flowing

naturally, we experience our natural state of health and well-being physically and emotionally.

And when that energy gets stuck, we don't feel so good. And when we don't feel good, we don't

think as clearly, we don't make the best choices. There's all kinds of unfortunate consequences

for that. So in traditional Chinese medicine,

the doctor would stick needles in these key points around the body to stimulate that healthy

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