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Energy Psychology–Getting the Right Answers–Making The Right Choices
Biofeedback HRV and EFT
Energy Psychology is the overall term used to describe a large group of meridian tapping and energy processes to release present and past stress.
This new science is fast becoming an industry favorite. EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and TFT (Thought Field Therapy) are, in my opinion, the leading edge of this new breakthrough.
I have been practicing EFT for over 8 years and have been astounded at the fast, stable level of person growth possible. There are a lot of great beginning books on TFT and EFT, so I do not wish to cover the same well harvested ground. I will say, just as an overview, that both practices use finger tapping on these, or similar, meridian points while the subject tunes in to and verbalizes the stressful issue in many different forms. Compared to conventional psychology, which I have received as a patient for 9 years and studied for a lifetime, it is indeed a breakthrough!
It is such a breakthrough, in fact, that it further opens the door to even greater breakthroughs than before. This is a testament to its simplicity, flexibility and ease of application. When you have discovered a basic truth a lot of value can emerge in many directions. There are also many off shoots of TFT and EFT and most of those seem to also be very workable.
I would like to now show you how to incorporate Energy Psychology with HRV and HRV with Energy Psychology. Heart Rate Variability is a breakthrough biofeedback technology that has been overlooked, for the most part, in EFT and Energy Psychology. Dr. Rodger Callihan is the founder of TFT, the predecessor of EFT and is no stranger to HRV. He speaks on a YouTube Video of measuring the results of TFT with HRV quite successfully. Dr. Fuller Royal, a HRV specialist and well acknowledged master of the subject, acknowledges that HRV measurement of TFT has set a new standard in therapy results.
At first Dr Royal thought the HRV instrument was broken as it showed a greater result than he had previously witnessed. Now I have heard that he employs a TFT practitioner in his medical office.
I deeply understand the measurement of various psychological processes with biofeedback, as I have performed this activity for over 35 years in my research and consulting practice in personal coaching and research psychology. I started in 1968 and I stopped counting when I had recorded the delivery of 20,000 hours of sessions, training, and 1 to 1 consulting featuring Biofeedback Analysis.
My doctorate is in Biofeedback Therapy. I utilized GSR and Computer Voice Analysis. I was earlier trained as a Psychological Stress Examiner by Cournal Mac Mcquisten who trained me as a polygraph and Stress Examiner. The Polygraph measures GSR, heart rate and breathing rate. It measures the body’s reaction to psychological stress. What stress you measure depends on what questions you ask. I was skilled in the use of the Psychological Stress Evaluator, Computer Voice Analyzer, Galvanic Skin Response and psychological testing. The polygraph, PSA and CVA all measure the standard body parameters–GSR, heart rate and respiration rate.
In my opinion, HRV leads the field in its ability to locate core issues to work with that are stored in the subconscious, inaccessible with the subject’s current awareness. When used properly, with some training, Heart Rate Variability monitors become a very powerful truth detector.
HRV, in its many thousands of published research papers, shows its unmistakable value in clinical use as a predictor for sudden heart attack and sudden death. It is used in thousands of hospitals worldwide, which proves its reliability for risk assessment analysis. But the bigger picture I feel is being consistently missed.
Perhaps the current HRV research body is not familiar with Energy Psychology. It also may be true that up until now no researcher using HRV has had much to do with GSR or Biofeedback Therapy. It also may be true that most HRVers come from a strict medical background and keep their focus in just that risk assessment modality alone.
The truth is that HRV Biofeedback is as much at home in a therapy or coaching session as it is in a hospital setting. The first is preventive, the second is not so much, unfortunately. Now that the price of HRV Monitors has come down to hundreds from formally thousands of dollars, the personal HRV Energy Psychology and HRV Personal Coaching markets have been born. With the compactness of the new HRV devices and the immense popularity of the world wide EFT and Personal Coaching markets, a star has been born.
It is my job to show you what I believe is the next big boom or at least large wave in EFT, TFT, Energy Psychology, Psychological Testing, Personal Coaching, Muscle testing, Biofeedback and HRV. Hang on to your hats!
Most all personal coaching and therapy presuppose that the subject/client/patient knows what is wrong. Yes, generally they do know they need improvement regarding money management, relationships, communication, stress management, problem solving, etc. They know generally what surface issues are up for them.
The trouble is that they are mostly too global or have accepted many wrong answers or wrong indications to begin with. They are also blocked on identifying or specifically naming those feelings. Also the feelings are often composites, a bunch of feelings all bunched together making them appear hard to sort out It is the nature of stress to occlude truth through uncomfortable feelings. They know the general “symptoms” that are unwanted and uncomfortable feelings that they want released. Low self image, stop smoking, be more positive, be a better parent, etc.
What they do not know are what the underlying, unconscious, occluded, masked, deep core issues or core causes are that cause the problem or difficulty. What is the source of that feeling? How do we know this? Because if they knew what was causing the problem, upset, performance issue, fear, anger or resentment they would not have it in the first place! This is psych 101. What you know can’t hurt you, but what you do not know (decisions, beliefs, assumptions, avoidances, intentions, etc) that are embedded in trauma and unawareness can, and do, come back to haunt you. These are suppositions not truth.
One of the first challenges with a client/ patient/student is for them to acknowledge that whatever they think they know about an unwanted persistent condition is not the answer. In fact, what they think they know is data (wrong indications) derived from past failures in releasing the condition. If they knew the precise answer the condition would vanish.
Through proper HRV assessment, core issues can be found.
First we will talk about the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) which controls functions in the body that normally occur mostly involuntary, automatically or unconsciously, such as heart rate, respiration rate, physical preparedness, digestion, rejuvenation and healing. This overall, meta system is responsible for maintaining your body in a self regulated, balanced and optimum state. This balanced optimum state is created by the constant back and forth nature of the two primary branches of your ANS: the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) and the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS). The first represents stress and the second relief.
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is the meta electrical management system of the body. There are two checks and balances nervous systems in the body. The SNS (vertical system) is what is turned on when you are diagnosed with adrenal fatigue-the common SNS generated condition. It is the new diagnosis for busy, stress and burned out people. It is type A all the way. Type A refers to a much earlier group of studies in which type A meant hurried, rushed, nervous and impatient behaviors of personality type A’s) If the SNS only came on when you were in real danger, like being leered at by a saber tooth tiger then its fight or flight chemical preparations reaction would be valuable. The problem here is many people exist consistently in this about to be devoured, danger filled, stressful state a lot of the time. This condition causes premature aging, exhaustion, uneasiness, defensiveness, and anxiety.
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
Your “fight or flight” or stress response can become reactivated by many types of stressors. Emotions such as grief, anger, apathy and fear. It also engages with the presence of stressful attitudes, limiting beliefs, traumatic incidents, problems, upsets, communication breakdowns which also activate the SNS. It further engages by the triggering of traumatic incidents form the past. When your SNS is active it is characterized by:
· Increased heart rate
· Increased cardiac output
· Increased blood pressure
· Increased breathing rate
· Increased muscle tension
· Constriction of capillaries under skin surface
· Increased secretion of adrenaline (epinephrine),
noradrenaline (norepinephrine), and cortisol
· Increased beta brainwave activity
· Increased output of blood cholesterol
· Increased blood sugar levels
· Increased insulin levels
· Inhibited digestion and elimination
· Weakened the immune system (long-term)
· Inhibited of cell growth (long-term)
In our next issue we will cover the Parasympathetic Nervous System and how to use EFT and Heart Rate Variability to identify and release core issues.
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