Question:
Hi,
I'm confused! I've looked at various sites offerng EFT training. Some offer a modular approach, with around 3 modules and some time elapsing between each module. Some offer a modular approach, but you can do the modules one after the other. And a friend has turned up some training by someone who will come to you and do the full training over 2 days.
Can someone explain why the difference, and also advise on which approach is best?
Thanks a lot!
Amber
From a student perspective, I didn't have a problem doing all 3 days in a row. However, I had used EFT for about a year, so the first day was more to fill in the gaps. If you've never done EFT before then I am not sure I'd recommend doing it all in one stretch as there is a lot to take in.
Hi there,
EFT training is:
Either from the DVDs and an online exam
Or from workshops
And ideally from both workshops and studying the DVDs
Workshops are at three Levels. Level 1 is introductory, Level 2 goes further and enables you to charge if you wish to do so, and Level 3 is supervisory. Contrary to what some people think, you do not have to do Level 3 to work with EFT.
You'll find similar approaches and experiences with Reiki.
[ul][*] As with any energy therapy, when you do a course, you also experience the therapy at a very deep level that affects your deepest emotions.[*] Unlike something such as hypnosis or a massage, it's not a matter of lying there and having something passively done for you. With EFT, you take an active part in your therapy and you briefly and as painlessly as possible face some issues. Now usually in a group setting, getting in touch with emotions that are too painful or too private is avoided, but sometimes this comes up for healing when least expected.[*] Sometimes after scratching the surface of emotional issues, a deeper level emerges as our unconscious mind feels it is safe to allow it out. This deeper level may need months of therapy in some cases, depending on how many aspects there are to the problem.[*] The Level 1 workshop is very light but in Level 2 you go further. Again, you may find yourself facing issues you were not prepared for. [*] Ideally, one needs some experience with an energy therapy before getting a certificate setting them loose on the general public. To overcome this, some trainers require you to go away after the Level 2 workshop and submit case studies before obtaining your Level 2 certificate. Some other trainers ask you to go away after Level 1 and submit your case studies on arrival at your Level 2 workshop. Some others don't require case studies.[*] Before you can really be OK seeing "real" clients, you should have worked on your most pressing issues. The last thing a sensitive client needs is their therapist having an abreaction and curling up in their chair unable to carry on!
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With all this in mind, I never offer an EFT novice or a Reiki novice an introductory workshop followed immediately by a professional workshop. That did not use to be my policy. I learned to adapt this policy. I used to think that everyone has the right to learn at the pace they choose, and if they choose the faster pace, it was not up to me to decline them this right. I now think it's my responsibility to ensure their emotional and spiritual wellbeing, even if it means saying no to their wishes. The majority of students are OK with it but the risk is not worth taking imho. Then again, if you feel that you have always been a very happy person, have not had big setbacks or upsets in life, then you will most probably be OK with the fastrack where offered.
The Levels 1, 2, and 3 are not modular as in the sense of some trainers offering training at one or more of these levels in a modular form. For instance, a training organisation may offer Level 1 in three evenings instead of one day. The Levels are just different Levels of standardised minimum requirements of what you get taught.
Most courses are those you have to get to, although some trainers may have an arrangement to work at various venues up and down the country, some training organisations have a team of trainers that work in different areas, and some trainers visit students in certain circumstances (eg if a student is disabled and homebound or if there is a large enough group).
I hope this helps and will be interested in hearing other trainers' views. This sort of discussion often a catalyst to a lively debate in the Reiki forum ;) although I feel it may be more sedate in this one.
I'm confused! I've looked at various sites offerng EFT training. Some offer a modular approach, with around 3 modules and some time elapsing between each module. Some offer a modular approach, but you can do the modules one after the other. And a friend has turned up some training by someone who will come to you and do the full training over 2 days.
Can someone explain why the difference, and also advise on which approach is best?
Thanks a lot!
Amber
Answers:
From a student perspective, I didn't have a problem doing all 3 days in a row. However, I had used EFT for about a year, so the first day was more to fill in the gaps. If you've never done EFT before then I am not sure I'd recommend doing it all in one stretch as there is a lot to take in.
Answers:
Hi there,
EFT training is:
Either from the DVDs and an online exam
Or from workshops
And ideally from both workshops and studying the DVDs
Workshops are at three Levels. Level 1 is introductory, Level 2 goes further and enables you to charge if you wish to do so, and Level 3 is supervisory. Contrary to what some people think, you do not have to do Level 3 to work with EFT.
You'll find similar approaches and experiences with Reiki.
[ul][*] As with any energy therapy, when you do a course, you also experience the therapy at a very deep level that affects your deepest emotions.[*] Unlike something such as hypnosis or a massage, it's not a matter of lying there and having something passively done for you. With EFT, you take an active part in your therapy and you briefly and as painlessly as possible face some issues. Now usually in a group setting, getting in touch with emotions that are too painful or too private is avoided, but sometimes this comes up for healing when least expected.[*] Sometimes after scratching the surface of emotional issues, a deeper level emerges as our unconscious mind feels it is safe to allow it out. This deeper level may need months of therapy in some cases, depending on how many aspects there are to the problem.[*] The Level 1 workshop is very light but in Level 2 you go further. Again, you may find yourself facing issues you were not prepared for. [*] Ideally, one needs some experience with an energy therapy before getting a certificate setting them loose on the general public. To overcome this, some trainers require you to go away after the Level 2 workshop and submit case studies before obtaining your Level 2 certificate. Some other trainers ask you to go away after Level 1 and submit your case studies on arrival at your Level 2 workshop. Some others don't require case studies.[*] Before you can really be OK seeing "real" clients, you should have worked on your most pressing issues. The last thing a sensitive client needs is their therapist having an abreaction and curling up in their chair unable to carry on!
[/ul]
With all this in mind, I never offer an EFT novice or a Reiki novice an introductory workshop followed immediately by a professional workshop. That did not use to be my policy. I learned to adapt this policy. I used to think that everyone has the right to learn at the pace they choose, and if they choose the faster pace, it was not up to me to decline them this right. I now think it's my responsibility to ensure their emotional and spiritual wellbeing, even if it means saying no to their wishes. The majority of students are OK with it but the risk is not worth taking imho. Then again, if you feel that you have always been a very happy person, have not had big setbacks or upsets in life, then you will most probably be OK with the fastrack where offered.
The Levels 1, 2, and 3 are not modular as in the sense of some trainers offering training at one or more of these levels in a modular form. For instance, a training organisation may offer Level 1 in three evenings instead of one day. The Levels are just different Levels of standardised minimum requirements of what you get taught.
Most courses are those you have to get to, although some trainers may have an arrangement to work at various venues up and down the country, some training organisations have a team of trainers that work in different areas, and some trainers visit students in certain circumstances (eg if a student is disabled and homebound or if there is a large enough group).
I hope this helps and will be interested in hearing other trainers' views. This sort of discussion often a catalyst to a lively debate in the Reiki forum ;) although I feel it may be more sedate in this one.
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