EFT and Yoga At School – Jayashree Janardhan Ashok

 

I have used EFT extensively while teaching around 40 children yoga and meridian stretching in school. I use EFT to work on myself and help me manage my class.  Sometimes it is hard to manage a larger class size especially when a few children are completely wired up and restless. EFT has helped me connect to my own needs as well as work patiently with the children by accepting them as they are.  Here is what I have found very useful as a teacher.

 

 I have often tapped on  “my image of a particular child I am having difficulty with” and dissolved the blocks within me that come in the way of my working with the child. For example – Dhruv is a particularly restless 7 year old boy who constantly distracts other children in the class while they are working on a yoga pose. I had tried talking to him several times but of no use. I then tuned into “my image of Dhruv” and completely acknowledged every feeling I had.   Soon the image of Dhruv in my mind began to soften and I could start believing in him.   I then decided to start a small running program before my class to help get some excess energy out. This worked wonders and Dhruv started enjoying my class. We could connect and soon I got to see little Dhruv even participating in the breathing and relaxation exercises in class! EFT helped me acknowledge and get over the blocks inside me. Accepting Dhruv as he is has helped me work with him to unblock him.

EFT has helped the children greatly overcome blocks in their mind about yoga poses. One particular child was reluctant to push himself in class. We tapped on “Even though I feel lazy…..” and it worked wonders. He immediately got into the stretch!  A couple of children were having difficulty and feeling dizzy during some of the partner exercises. EFT helped with the dizziness and helped them participate in class. It has been an amazing experience for me and an affirmation about the power of EFT.

 

At the beginning of every class – the kids first line up and receive EFT from me (tapping on them) for aches and pains usually related to their “blocks” to the yoga poses.  EFT seems to do the magic and the child is “freed” to resume yoga.

 

Some of the older children have also been learning  EFT to manage their emotions. Several of them told me their anger “just disappears” and they can use EFT to calm down. They’ve started keeping a journal of their feelings and find relief in being able to tap. They are slowly getting more aware of their emotions and bodies.