“I don’t think someone should go into their first time tapping and tackle their biggest memory,” Haley says. Instead, she suggests starting small and seeing how you feel before you go all in. 

“Something that’s good for people to first start tapping on is something that’s just kind of bugging them,” she advises. “It’s not keeping you up at night, it’s just a ‘ugh, this is worrying me.’ That way, you can experiment and build up your faith.” 

In your first EFT tapping session, you'll follow a sequence that looks something like this: First, conjure up the thought, block, feeling, worry, or any other reason you might have to feel distressed; then, rate it on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being "I feel completely fine!" and 10 being "I really, really feel this deep in my gut." 

Now, you can perform your first tapping sequence, using your fingertips to lightly “tap” on the meridian points while you repeat positive statements of self-acceptance and general release. These are usually empowering affirmations, such as: “It’s safe to let this go. I watch this feeling dissolve and disappear right before my eyes. It’s safe to experience a life without this feeling. It’s safe to feel free of this feeling” followed by rewiring affirmations like “Instead, I feel…(positive feeling)” and “It’s safe to experience… (positive feeling).” 

When you’re done, you’ll try to conjure up the feeling again, and check whether you still feel it as intensely as before, or whether it’s gone down a number or two. 

You can perform your sequence as many times as needed, but as Haley notes, even a small release can do its job. “Even if you feel it, say, a 4 on a scale of 1-10,” she explains, “and after a few rounds, you get it down to a 1 or a 2, that’s amazing!”

Maybe changing your life feels like a really big undertaking right now, but something you can do is just release the heaviness of anything that’s bothering you right now ––just some light tapping to bring in some peace.