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SUMMER 2011
HE MAGAZINE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MERIDIAN ENERGY TECHNIQ
EFT AROUND THE WOR
Aloha from
NDUSTRY NEWS
TECHNIQUE
THERAPY REVIE
REPORTAAMET Trainers Conference
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Hello!I cant believe the AAMET has reached
its rst year as a legally constituted
Association where does time go?
As a celebration, prepare yourselves
for some big changes in the next few
months starting with our website whichwill take on a new look and feel. The
changes have been made in response to what you told us
you wanted which was a more vibrant website, more visibil-
ity from our Committee members and features on the home
page. You also want to know whats going on in the EFT
community and weve made a start by featuring in this edi -
tion, those in the medical profession who incorporate EFT
into their practice.
From the questions that were being sent to the AAMET, it was
decided to distribute a survey to our trainers to compare their
levels of understanding against the laid down criteria. Theresults will help us to identify where we need to be more ex -
plicit to give our Trainers condence that they are operating
in accordance with our guidelines/regulations. Speaking of
surveys - you may even receive an email asking for your vote
on certain topics so I think were keeping to our word when
it comes to keeping you involved! We are still planning to
develop an AAMET Masters Programme and are working on
a new Trainer of Trainers package. Whilst this is in progress,
we are not appointing any more Trainer of Trainers but we
wont keep you waiting long.
You also asked us for a Newsletter like Gary Craig used tosend out and were working on this also. To make this work
though we need your articles or case studies and you can
start sending them in right now to [email protected]
If you like our magazine (and lots of you tell us that you do)
then why not send it to your friends, family, students or any-
one who may be interested? We have been asked if the
magazine can be available in a different reading format and
Kay, our editor, is researching into this.
Bye for now.
Helena x (AAMET Chairperson)
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LIFE
Summer 2011Contents
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS
Features
AAMET TRAINERS CONFERENCE
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INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT:
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ArticlesTIRED TAPPING:HOW TO IMPROVE
YOUR RATE OF SUCCESS
NEW EU REGULATION:HERBALREMEDIES BANNED
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EFT IN THE NHS:RAPID PAIN
RELIEF IN THE SURGICAL WARD
MEDICINE: THE PRACTITIONERS
HIDDEN GUIDE
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DENTAL PATIENTS FEAR
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SERIES:ALOHA FROM HAWAII
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Aloha from
HawaiiCertified EFT practitioner and self developmentexpert Helen P Bressler currently lives in Oahu,
Hawaii. She holds a first class honours degree in
nursing and is also a professional coach.
Originally trained in energy therapies, energy
psychology & needle-free acupuncture, Helen earned her diploma in
Energy Healing over 12 years ago.
With 20 years of self development expertise, Helen understood that
hidden core issues, limiting self-beliefs and unresolved trauma were
often the cause of stress, addiction and many ailments; and often the
cause of feeling stuck, directionless or unable to achieve desired suc-
cess. Helen uses EFT to diminish trauma, blocks and disempowering
beliefs which get in the way of us discovering or achieving what we
really want.
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They tell us were safe. The water wont reach us. Stay
safe, have enough water, fill the bathtub, bowls, pans
I check on my elderly neighbour and invite him to
spend the night with us. Other neighbors are stating
they have food, others have a generator, others have
extra room in their house if anyone needs a place to
stay, someone states they have beer.
The inundation zones are being evacuated. The lo-
cal school at the bottom of the street, ocean side, is
opened as a shelter for those living close to the water
People offer food, water, blankets.
I check on a friend who is in Waikiki on late night shift
providing smoking cessation to sex workers. He is on
his way home.
Everyone in Waikiki have been advised to find shelterhigh up. Tourists are informed to get above the 5th
storey; local workers find their own shelter or go to
one of the ones being opened up.
The beach is cleared and the homeless people are
taken to shelters. The local bus service has shut down
except to offer itself as a service to ferry people to
safety.
As a nurse I have makeshift bandages, tourniquet,
torch, stethoscope, blood pressure monitor and watch
at the ready. I am on standby for any locals who mayneed help. I know that other health care workers wil
be doing something similar.
And we watch and wait. And as we watch and wait, I
begin to tap:
Even though Im scared we might die as a result of the
tsunami.
This fear of tsunami death.
I tap full rounds of the above and then begin to ad-
dress other thoughts and fears which are arising fromthe disruption of my energy.
I tap on the fears, breaking them down into the fear of
drowning, the fear of being crushed, the thought of
my husband drowning, the image of my dog getting
exhausted as she swims for her life.
I also tap on the disruption caused by the global shift
in energy. This is huge!
We live in an idyllic part of the world. Our little apart-
ment is surrounded by lush green hills and we can
walk to the ocean. When the sirens go, the only way
is up.
We understand that the roads will be blocked off asmany try to get home if they are at work and oth-
ers leave the inundation zones for higher ground. So
theres not much point in trying to leave the valley.
As already stated we can go higher by using a couple
of local side streets. The end of our road is about six
houses way. After that there are dense wooded hills.
There is little time for us to head further inland due to
the road network. Its not archaic but the small size of
our island is made larger by the limited routes. Were
one and a half miles away from the ocean and a fewstories up.
Last years tsunami was scary indeed. We had never
experienced such a state of emergency. We lived fur-
ther down the valley, about one mile to the ocean
and on ground much closer to sea level. Add to that
we had no car and did not know our way around very
well and it was just terrifying. I even called relatives
on the other side of the world to say our goodbyes,
just in case.
Last year we watched and waited. We had food andwater, blankets and torches. And nowhere to run. As
we know, the President stated Hawaii dodged a bul-
let in response to the tsunamis near miss of the is-
lands.
We watched as televised images showed the tsunami
swirling around the island, sucking the tides back and
then rushing in only inches higher. It took me two
days before my heart settled back into my chest.
And now, one year later and I am a lot more used
to the island. I even think of myself as Kama aina, orsomeone who lives here. This time we understand
what the sirens mean; we turn on the PC and radio to
find out why theyve started howling at ten oclock at
night (more sociable than the 5am wake-up call last
year).
When were all set, I check on what the neighbours
are doing. They are stocking up water and food and
settling in for the night.
I choose to invite aloha fully into my heart
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The news crews have given information in such a
way that we dont know if were going to be okay or
if were done for. By the sound of the newscasters its
the former; by the images coming from Japan its the
latter.
But the aloha is around us. Its in our faces. Its in the
way were speaking to one another and its in the ges-tures were giving one another.
I feel gratitude welling up and carry on tapping.
As we count down the last few minutes I am now tap-
ping:
I choose to invite aloha fully into my heart
I choose to meet the tsunami with aloha
I choose to release the fear of impact
Minutes later and the first impact of the tsunami hit
our island; the waters come in around 1/3rd of a mileand three feet high in some places. Theres damage to
homes, boats, belongings.
No lives are lost. Im grateful that the tapping helped
me to remain calm and with perspective. Im gratefu
that it helped me to really see the value of aloha.
The experience grounded me to Hawaii where before
there had been some resistance to being here. The
experience also taught me the value of using EFT im-
mediately.
It really took the edge off my fears. It allowed me to
feel I could do something for others by surrogate tap-
ping. It made me realize I neednt have experienced
the terrible fear that I did last year had I used EFT. I
would likely not have had to wait 2 days before I could
feel my heart back in my chest.
Perhaps this article is more of a story than an article
which details the various applications and successes
of EFT.
Yet EFTs use was so valuable in this situation [for me I cannot give evidence that
anyone or anything was aided
by my surrogate tapping], that
I thought it was a story worth
sharing.
Helen P Bressler
www.optimumevolution.com
I can really feel my SUDS hitting the roof when I think
about the force of the tectonic plates and the feeling
of electricity in the air.
I tap on the forewarnings I received for the past two
days; the disruption in my energy was tangible. I felt
off but had no idea why, there was just nothing, ab-
solutely nothing to attribute it to.I tap on the annoyance I feel in myself for not recog-
nizing these pre-emptive energetic shifts.
I tap on the various aspects of the drama of it all which
a part of me is enjoying. I tap on the various aspects
of feeling inconvenienced which another part of me
is feeling.
Finally, I begin to tap as a surrogate for the people of
Japan, for the island itself, the culture, the economy,
everything that will be affected. I carry on tapping as
I watch and wait.
As I hear the sirens sounding every hour. I tap as we
begin to count down the hours and minutes until
impact. I tap for the tourists. I tap for the emergency
services. I tap for the patients at hospital who are un-
able to move and for the staff who are not going to
leave their side. I start to tap for the marine life and
everything that could be, is, affected.
As the night passes and we get into early morning I
begin to really see the value of Aloha.
The custom that greets tourists to the islands, bid-
ding their welcome or farewell; the practice that tells
us to be nice to one another. Even more than that, its
a tradition that treats everyone as equally valued, to
be cared about.
As the countdown gets closer I really start to ap-
preciate how the homeless have been bussed up to
shelters, how neighborhoods are pulling together,
checking on each other, offering one another shelter,
company, food and water.
I appreciate how the roads are now empty, the towns
silent, everyone tucked out of the way. I appreciate
how the news bulletins have said the same thing over
and over throughout the past five hours: evacuate,
get to high ground, get out of the indundation zones,
get food and water, and remember to treat everyone
with aloha.
The minutes are creeping up to 3.07 a.m. the pro-
posed time of impact.
EFT around the world series
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Licenses
One of the heaviest restrictions that brings into
question what lies behind the statute is the cost
of product licenses. The prices being quoted are
in the region of 40-80K for each product, which
is unlikely to be met by an independent Herbal
practice.
Balanced approachWhile wanting to explore both sides of the dis-
cussion, I havent found anyone for this piece,
who is pro-SR, so Im going to add a few words in
favour in order to bring balance.
My comments are a general observation on
Standard Regulation for Alternative Health Prac-
titioners.
Standardisation in essence seems like a good
thing, helping guide clients / patients and theirexpectations for a successful outcome within a
given structure.
Were it a simple enough process to implement,
especially in helping people to learn how the
various tools we offer can provide a more effi-
cient release from emotional discord than those
routes they may be more familiar with.
But we only have to look at the squabbles that
ensue within the associations where their tech-
niques have become mainstream (and acceptedthrough GP practices, health centres and pri-
vate medical schemes such as BUPA), method-
ologies such as Acupuncture or Reflexology and
we know that just like doctors they rarely agree,
as each system improves on its predecessor, it
presents a veritable minefield to manage.
Where next?
We hardly know what will happen next but it will
be interesting to learn how the story unfolds. If
you are involved through your work please ad-vise us of your experience. Wed particularly like
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The CAP Code may have significant implications for you. For,
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A red herring is something that
diverts us off a trail or distracts us
by its presence. And my personal
experience? I think EFT practition-ers may well be chasing them, me
included. This is a huge opportu-
nity, not a criticism.
The something that I feel is miss-
ing is the integrated approach -
looking at all aspects of the client
in front of you and seeing what fits
best.
Are we sometimes
chasing red herrings
when working with
illness using EFT?
Let me introduce myself, I am Megan Smith, EFT
practitioner, Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner,
META-medicine health coach and a Clinica
Pharmacist based in Birmingham in the UK. I am
also Founder of UK Medicines Advisory Servicea service that aims to advise, inform and train
holistic practitioners about medicines. And I fee
there is something were missing out on here
Discover how Medicines could give us aclue to get us back on track
Sometimes this can be allopathic
or modern medicine, sometimes
this can be EFT, and sometimes
it can be a completely differenttherapy or modality.
EFT is very good at what it does
and I am very much in favour of
it, but there are times when we
could make other interventions
In this article I start to explore that
area and share my findings with
you.
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My first experience of EFT
It was actually for a personal health
issue and I went onto integrated
working with my GP to ensure that
I was healthy, safe and happy with
the outcome in all respects. In late
2006 I had a severe chest infectionI was in my mid-thirties and out of
nowhere I developed asthma.
This was quite severe, needing 4
different inhalers to control it and
in a four-month period I found my-
self in Accident and Emergency de-
partment of the hospital or my GPs
surgery requiring high-dosages of
inhaled medication to get myself
out of an asthma attack.
I went on a personal development
weekend and one of the leaders
there introduced me to EFT. Id
never come across it before - I was
a total scientist at the time.
Before starting EFT I was barely
able to string a sentence together
I was so breathless.
My first reaction was to reach of al
the inhalers under the sun perhaps
even ringing for an ambulance.
Knowing nothing about EFT I was
led through tapping points and
through the wording that I now
know as part of the technique and
within 10 minutes I could hold a
conversation comfortably without
getting out of breath.
This showed me that EFT works.
Whilst this goes against everything
Ive trained for and have done for
15 years I believed there is some-
thing in this.
This was my introduction to EFT.
cine doctors and other healthcare
professionals - a huge way in of
working with people who are tak-
ing medicines long-term perhaps
with chronic diseases.
Integrative working also ensures
the safest and the best thing forthe client in front of us all times.
If we as EFT users have an aware-
ness of medication this can en-
hance our service to our clients
giving them the icing on the cake
something they will appreciate.
The doctors and also the other
healthcare professionals out there
will respect us for it as well.
Medicines are an area that theyunderstand and use every day of
their working lives and we could
use this common ground to help
integrated working.
As a health coach I am able to do an
assessment of peoples health us-
ing META-medicine; a model that
was explored in a previous edition
of AAMET LIFE magazine.
A plan is devised from this assess-
ment and a holistic therapy plan
for the client is created that looks
at body, mind, spirit, social and en-
vironmental factors that could be
affecting their health and perhaps
the things to look at to get them
back to wellness.
With additional information about
the medication we can hone this
model even further and ensurethat all aspects of the client is
looked after.
Perhaps if I give you an example;
perhaps the simplest case of inte-
grated working was one that got
me into EFT.
Before I came to EFT I was a clinical
pharmacist, a specialist pharmacist
of around 18 years experience in
the NHS working in all sorts of ar-
eas including surgical and medical
specialism, cardiology, childrens,
intensive care, psychiatry, and re-
cently in chemist shops as well.
This background has given me a
good insight into how medicines
are used in general practice and
specialist areas, where they can fit
in and how best we can work with
people who want to take medi-
cines.
If medicines are part of the equa-
tion of many illnesses (and in theUK lets be realistic they are- many
consultations with GPs and other
doctors result in a prescription for a
medicine which is then taken on a
regular basis) then we need to look
at the client holistically while using
EFT with them, we therefore need
to take into account medicines.
Never advise your client to stop
or change the way they are taking
their medicines; this must be doneonly with their prescriber.
Medicines could be affecting what
were doing, we could be affect-
ing the need for medicines and we
could be working on things such as
medicines side effects that it might
be better to find a more appropri-
ate medicine rather than use EFT.
EFT would be effective at minimis-
ing the side effects at least for a
while but I would question wheth-
er that is getting to the true cause
of the issue, the medicine.
There is huge potential for integrat-
ed working with traditional medi-
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being asked to work with this type
of issue, we should certainly have
an awareness of this and its poten-
tial to interact with what we do.
Another example may make this
clearer: You have a gentleman in his
60s sat in front of you complainingof muscle pains and he would like
some EFT to help relieve this issue.
As we take a history of this discom-
fort we would ask perhaps about
many aspects.
But do we ask about his medica-
tion? If we had asked this from the
client we would have found that he
is taking a Statin.
A Statin is a medicine from a groupof cholesterol-lowering medica-
tions that is taken by many indi-
viduals in the UK that are over the
age of retirement or have had any
heart or circulation issues in the
past. Statins appear in the top 10
medications prescribed in UK.
We could quite easily have tapped
away pains in muscles but my
guess would be if we did that theymay well recur in a few weeks time
because it is actually medication
causing the pain.
A side effect of statin medications
is muscle pain in the large muscles
of the legs and the arms. There are
many reasons why it is better that
you work integratively with the
doctors over this issue.
To actually go ahead and do EFTwithout taking the whole situation
into account is perhaps not in the
best interest of the client.
Just by the EFT practitioner ask-
ing Could that be the medicine?,
would be enough to start the con-
versation with the client, empower-
ing them, and ultimately bringing
the side effect to the attention of
the client and their prescriber.
You dont have to be an expert
in this area. The trick is knowing
where to look for the information
There are good support servicesavailable as well as training and in-
dividualised advice on medicines
should you need it.
Just having that question of Could
it be the medicine? in the forefront
of your mind can open up a whole
new integrated way of working.
If you have any suspicions that it
could be the medicines, explain
that to the client. Explain your sus-picions but send them back to their
GP or the hospital doctor to get it
checked out.
If we can remove the cause of the
issue by working together we can
change or modify the medication
so that the side-effect is no longer
experienced. It may be an easy way
to uncover the core issue, as we are
always looking to get to the core is-sue using EFT. Medication may be
the core issue that we are seeking
out.
If for any reason the medication
cannot be changed; and you do
have to respect the prescribers
decision on this; then perhaps it is
appropriate that we tap away the
muscle pain that is going on for the
client.
But at least then we can do the best
that we can for the client using
techniques such as Chasing the
pain.
So integrative working brings an
added dimension to what we do as
EFT practitioners. This is something
we can easily integrate into our
practice.
A symptom is pain, it is swelling,
its a cough, its a fever, its a skin al-
lergy, it can be anything that is un-
comfortable. Its the kind of thing
you complain to the doctor about.
Medicines are designed to take
those symptoms away they are notdesigned to get to the root cause in
the same way EFT and other energy
psychology techniques can.
Medicines are very, very good at
what they do but they are not the
answer to everything. It is a risk
versus benefits decision each time
they are prescribed.
Each time a medicine is prescribed
the benefits of reducing the symp-toms - making the patient feel bet-
ter, prolonging life or getting the
body out of a dangerous situation,
has to be balanced against the risks
associated with it.
This can be quite a complicated pic-
ture, especially where you have sev-
eral medications being prescribed
and occasionally there does have
to be prescribing of one medica-tion to overcome the side effect of
another medication. This is part of
the risk-benefit analysis that goes
on.
However the client is not always
fully aware of the risks and benefits
of medication but are being asked
to make a decision whether to take
medication or not.
So back to the title Are we some-times chasing red herrings when
working with illness using EFT?
Some of the issues that present
themselves as physical ailments
could actually be caused by the
medication the client is taking. The
client may well be unaware of this
but I do feel as an EFT practitioner
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Medication is an area that doctors
know and understand and if we
can start to have some common
ground, this might offer a way that
we can start to work with the doc-
tors and they can start to work with
us. Hopefully that gains respect
and ultimately a better outcome
for the patient which is what were
are all here for in the first place.
As a clinical pharmacist I have spent
a lot of time during my working life
working as part of a consultant led
team trying to individualise medi-
cation and using my knowledge of
medicines to get the best result for
the patient.
I was at times an advocate for the
patient about medication and oc-
casionally this can mean negotiat-
ing a compromise on the medica-
tion but usually there is some kind
of answer out there. So after many
years I have found some ways work
and which ways dont!
Whats the future?
For me it is increasing this aware-ness of medicines to EFT practition-
ers and other holistic practitioners.
Much more detail can be found
at www.ukmas.co.uk including
trainings, webinars and free re-
sources so you can start to raise
your awareness of this important
area, as well as a specialised indi-
vidualised query service available
around medication.One area that really interests me,
and I would like to work with the
EFT community on, is side effects
of medication. We all know peo-
ple that have suffered side-effects
of medication but is generally only
a small percentage of people that
have a specific side-effect.
For example, going back to the
gentleman that was taking Statin
earlier, we have well documented
percentages of the number of peo-
ple that experience that muscle
pain and generally it is very low.
What is it about that 1 person in100 that makes them different to
the other 99?
My belief is, it is something to do
with their energy state, something
is going on for them psychologi-
cally emotionally, internally which
causes them to experience that
physical problem and side-effect.
What if we could change that en-
ergetic/emotional/internal experi-ence?
I believe there are also people out
there already doing this using EFT
and other therapies.
A good example might be the
nausea and vomiting experienced
with chemotherapy used to treat
cancers.
Not every single patient that has
chemotherapy will experience
nausea and vomiting.
There already are well-established
EFT practices out there to help
with such side effects and EFT can
be very successful in helping.
In conclusion...
Yes, we are chasing red herrings,
just be aware that you may be do-
ing it too.And start to ask the question:
Could this be the medicine?
I think that will definitely lead to
less red herrings.
Megan Smith is helping tobring the Midlands EFT and
energy psychology commu-
nity closer together by having
helped to organise the EFT
Spring Gathering this year.
Day to day she is the founder
of UK Medicines Advisory
Service, www.ukmas.co.uk
which provides advice and
information about medicinesto holistic health practition-
ers including EFT and Meta
Medicine practitioners. Megan
Smith MRPharmS is a Clinical
Pharmacist and a Clinical Psy-
chiatric Pharmacist of many
years experience in the NHS
as well as an Advanced EFT
Practitioner and a Meta Medi-
cine Health Coach. Specialities
include working with EFT toease diseases, whether major
or minor.
Based in Bartley Green, South
Birmingham, UK, Megan also
enjoys meeting up with friends
and working with stained
glass.
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Freedom from
dental fears
Having dealt with the fears of patients and the stress
in the dental environment for nearly 25 years and also
knowing that the prevalence of fear and stress continued
despite how far the technology of dentistry had come to
create a nearly pain-free dental experience; Dr Bressack
believed that he had found the answer with EFT after at-
tending an EFT Masters showcase.
It is well known that the fear of dentists and/or denta
procedures is a major factor in why many people avoid
going for regular dental care.
In many cases, they may only go during an emergency
and may require pre-medication for those emergencies
or for some, may even require drugs for routine dental
care.
The result can be detrimental to the person, not only in
the possibility of them having more severe dental prob-
lems, but also escalating the negative emotions around
their issues.
Dr Dennis Wayne Bressack graduated
from Georgetown Dental School in
Washington DC, in 1973.
Although now retired, Dr Bressack who
has always taken a holistic approachto his dentistry practice, has been pas-
sionate about finding a simple, natural,
drug-free way for patients to reduce
their dental fears, and a simple method
for dentists and staff to reduce the stress
present in the dental office.
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EFT as a simple,
natural, drug-free
way to reduce
patients dental
fear and relieve the
stress of running
a dental practice
To demonstrate the effectiveness of us-
ing EFT to reduce dental fears to dentistsin particular, so that they can offer it as an
additional option to their patients as well
as using it for themselves to relieve the
stresses of running a dental practice; Dr
Bressack in conjunction with EFT master
Andy Bryce created the Freedom from
dental fears DVD set.
The set allows you to watch four patients
with fears or phobias about dentists and/
or dental treatments during individualone-hour EFT sessions with EFT Master
Andy Bryce. It shows extremely well how
EFT, especially when used by an expert,
can help uncover & resolve long-lasting
issues.
This will go a long way towards giving
dentists access to the elegance of EFT
which may pave a way forward for EFT
practitioners to be able to offer dental
patients real freedom from their fears.The use of EFT to reduce dental fears and
phobias is powerfully depicted in the
3-DVD set. You can see snippets of the
DVDs and the results and transcripts of
the sessions on the site. The set is avail-
able for purchase on the site as well.
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Dental FearWhether it be fear of the needle, fear of the sound and vi-
bration of the drill, fear of the smells of the medicaments
dentists use or even the fear of needing costly dental treat-
ment; dental fears can have a longstanding and damaging
negative effect on oral and general body health.
The most common causes of these fears may have origi-
nated from negative childhood dental experiences, hor-
ror stories from friends and family, and media, particularly
movies, television and books that depict dental treatment
and dentistry in a negative light. Some of these fears may
be the result of deeper emotional wounds caused by unre-
lated childhood abuse.
These can then have a compound affect on the dentist
and his staff who also live in a world of stress and potential
anxiety due to these fearful patients who are often late for
appointments, break appointments, take longer and are
much more difficult to treat, or dont pay on time.
Today, dentistry can offer a plethora of fear reducing tech-
niques that can help the patient to be more relaxed before
and during treatment. Earphones playing music, hypnosis,
acupuncture, behaviour modification, pre-medication and
conscious sedation are but a few of these modalities that
meet the problem with varying degrees of success.
Still, according to ADA statistics, 1/3 of the American popu-
lation do not seek proper dental care due to fear.
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c) All the patients who agreed to
try EFT (this was almost everyone)
were given appointments which
included an extra 10 minutes to ex-
plain EFT further & administer EFT.
d) At that next appointment, pa-tients were asked to rate their anxi-
ety on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0
was total calm & 10 would be the
most anxious they could be. (SUD).
e) Only patients who gave a rat-
ing of 6 or more were used for the
study, which consisted of 30 pa-
tients.
f) EFT was described to each pa-
tient, followed by the applicationof EFT. The basic recipe was used
initially, with variations later as ap-
propriate, until the patient stated
that they did not need any more,
or 6 minutes had elapsed. Then an-
other SUD rating was taken.
g) This was followed immediately
by the dental treatment. All patients
were informed that they could tap
on the points on their hands if theyfelt it was necessary.
h) Following treatment the pa-
tients were asked to comment on
their experience.
RESULTS
Total pre-EFT anxiety score 241
Average pre-EFT anxiety score 8
Total post-EFT anxiety score 91
Average post-EFT anxiety score 3
Greatest reduction 8 (2 cases)
Lowest reduction 2 (2 cases)
Percentage reduction in anxiety to
3 or less 72.6%
Out of 30 patients, 100%
reported a reduction in
anxiety.
DISCUSSION
Although this study is quite a smal
one, & with many patients EFT was
stopped at the designated time al-
lowed, rather than carrying on with
EFT to a successful conclusion, it
does show that EFT reduced anxi-ety in all cases, with almost 3 out
of 4 patients achieving a level of
comfort & feeling of control that
allowed them to cope really wel
with the dental work carried out.
The overall reduction in anxiety is
of great benefit not only to the pa-
tients, but the dentist & the whole
dental team, as the provision of
dentistry is easier, quicker & far lessnerve-wracking for all concerned.
It is important to note that, in this
study, no patient reduced their
score to zero. When having den-
tal treatment, particularly invasive
procedures such as an injection of
local anaesthetic, it is understand-
able to have a small amount of ap-
prehension, as long as it is small, &
most importantly, allows the pa-
tient to feel relatively comfortable
& in control. Approximately 80%
of the patients stated that this was
the case after EFT in this study.
CONCLUSION
As a Level 3 practitioner & trainer,
use EFT constantly, not only for my
dental patients, but for myself &
other clients who attend my thera-
py centre. I hope that this study wil
encourage other dentists & their
staff to learn about EFT & its effec-
tiveness in dentistry.
Graham Temple - BDS, D.Clin.
Hyp., LNCP
T: +44 (0) 113 239 2543
www.templepractice.com
A UK STUDY:Reducing anxiety in dental
patients with EFT
by Graham Temple
INTRODUCTION
In spite of all the many technologi-cal advances in dentistry, visits to
the dentist still cause great anxi-
ety. It is estimated that 1 in 3 adults
suffers moderate to severe anxiety
when faced with dental treatment,
whilst in children the figure is
similar. (British Dental Association,
1995).
This anxiety tends to make dental
treatment more difficult, which onlyleads to further anxiety, as well as
being stressful, time consuming &
exhausting for the dentist & staff. A
simple, rapid yet effective method
of reducing dental anxiety would
make dental treatment so much
more acceptable for all concerned.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to deter-
mine the effects of EFT on anxiousdental patients immediately prior
to dental treatment. The objec-
tive was to demonstrate that EFT
would be an effective & practical
way of reducing anxiety in dental
patients.
METHOD
a) When patients were examined,
those who required operative treat-
ment, such as fillings, extractions orcrown & bridge work, were asked if
the thought of the proposed treat-
ment caused them any anxiety.
b) Patients who stated that they
usually did feel anxious were asked
if they would like to try out EFT. The
process was explained briefly, usu-
ally as psychological acupressure.
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Interviewwith an
expertby Fiona Holden
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anti-depressants. I have found people who come to
me who are on anti-depressants are more difficult to
treat. You get some movement in one session but it
is much more difficult. Thats my personal opinion
When I hear someone is on anti-depressants I think
this will be a bit trickier.
How often would you see a client?That depends on the client. It could be weekly or
fortnightly sessions. I tend to leave it up to the cli-
ent. I dont have a preset sense of how often I wil
see a client. Thats an important point. I dont have a
protocol that I am going to see this person weekly
Between the client and I, we decide what the optima
is. I always leave it up to the client. I aim to give the
client a sense of a co-operative environment. So I wil
say quiet deliberately What is your sense of when
we will see each other again?.They will say maybea week or a fortnight. And I will say I think you are
right. It is a little thing and it might seem trivial but
it is so empowering for the client.
Have you come across any clients that
come to you for treatment who have so
much resistance to getting better that
they are almost happier holding on to the
Anxiety because it is their identity?
I get a sense from people whether or not they are
committed to the Anxiety or not. The majority of
people that I have worked with who have Anxiety
(including fears and phobias, post-traumatic stress
disorder, fear of the future..) want to get out of it
There may be a secondary gain. I might ask them
Have you thought on some level that you are get-
ting something out of this?
Here are examples of 2 people who came to me re-
cently with PTSD. One person had knocked a person
down in a road traffic accident 12 months previously
She was in total shock when she came to my office
When we saw each other it was as if she had knocked
that person down 10 minutes ago. She was trapped
in this nightmare. She could hardly breathe in tota
shock.
Another woman had witnessed an accident where
a child died. She had attended a Traumatologist 20
Why do you think that is?
I trained at the Meath hospital in Dublin in the 80s.
Our training wasnt conducive to looking at alterna-
tives. Thats one thing. I attended my 25 year class re-
union a few years ago. There were 14 of us. Not one
of them were into alternative medicine. I realized
why that was the case. Some of them were special-ists. They have spent 30 years studying their chosen
speciality. All the others were in general practice. All
have very busy practices. They can have up to 10,000
patients on their books. Actually when you qualify as
a doctor you almost immediately have a large prac-
tice. A doctors practice within its own framework
works. When I was talking with my friends I realized
that they started to work immediately after they
qualified in their mid-20s. And 25 years later, they
are still working bloody hard and they have no need
to look beyond what they are doing. So thats one
explanation.
How have you incorporated EFT into your
practice? If someone comes to you as a
doctor do you treat them with your doc-
tor hat on?
I advertise myself as a medically qualified EFT prac-
titioner . I am presently the only medically qualified
doctor in Ireland who specializes in EFT. It is a bigloss for medics because EFT is so easy to learn. Med-
ics could do an awful lot with EFT. Mostly I probably
see what your typical EFT practitioner sees. I special-
ize in the treatment of Anxiety and Depression. That
encompasses so much. I just do EFT sessions mostly
working with clients who have emotional and psy-
chological traumas typical anxiety, fears and pho-
bias.
If a client was on medication before they
came to you, and you felt they didnt needto continue taking it would take them off
that medication?
I would take them off it. I do take clients off anti-
depressants. At the same time I do prescribe anti-
depressants as well. There is a place for anti-de-
pressants. Doctors are good at putting people on
anti-depressants and not so good at taking them off
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times (without any improvement) before she came
to me. EFT worked like it was bursting a bubble. It
was so intense. 15 minutes later she wasnt in shock
anymore. To go from extreme anxiety and so much
emotional pain to resolution and peace in such a
short space of time is powerful. She thought she was
going mad. EFT gave her back her sanity. You cantput a price on that. EFT is very powerful and precise
it really works.
How would you compare the basic under-
lying belief of traditional medicine to the
EFT model that the basic model of tra-
ditional medicine is that the body needs
medicine and or surgery to heal itself as
oppose to the EFT model that an emo-
tional trauma contributes greatly to dis-
ease in the body which is the underlying
cause of the symptoms?
I think first and foremost the origin of physical dis-
ease will always be either; physical, mental or spir-
itual. That is what influences the manifestation of
any disease. What orthodox medicine tends to do is
concentrate on the physical. So you go to your doc-
tor, you have a disease / illness process going on and
basically you are given drugs or have surgery. Butthere is no treatment for psychological/ emotional
and spiritual elements. EFT works on the psychologi-
cal / emotional level. With a disease or illness there
will either be a back ground of unresolved emotional
pain, an emotional response to the disease or both.
There is always some sort of emotionality associated
with the disease either in the background or the
response to the disease.
Where do you see the future of EFT mov-
ing forward?I really feel that EFT practitioners have to really focus
on marketing the benefits of EFT. It is such a power-
ful tool. It is counter intuitive because we have been
taught that change takes a long time and that we
have to do a lot of therapy. I have nothing against
therapy but sometimes the trauma of everyday life
can be so challenging. EFT is so simple and so effec-
tive. I worked with a client recently who had a fear of
flying. It was all over in 40 minutes. This is not how
people think about their problems. EFT is elegant
you get maximum results for minimal effort.
Where is your practice?
My practice is in Dublin. I offer a free 15 minute tel-ephone consultation where the person can establish
if EFT is the right fit for them. There is no charge for
this call.
Additional info on Dr. Anthony Sharkey
Dr. Anthony Sharkey qualified in Medicine from Trin-
ity College Dublin in 1982. Three years after this he
discovered Buddhism and decided to take a year off
from his career to explore the teachings. This year
lasted for 20 years.
During this time he trained and was ordained intothe Buddhist tradition and received the name Ratna-
bandhu. After Ordination, he lived in a semi monastic
retreat centre for 3 years where he helped organize
and teach intensive meditation retreats. In the early
1990s, he returned to Dublin where he helped estab-
lish the Dublin Meditation Centre and initiate severa
residential spiritual communities.
Dr. Anthony Sharkey currently resides in Dublin and
spends his time teaching meditation and yoga, run-
ning workshops on Abundance and practicing as aMedical Doctor.
Practice: 14 Lower Pembroke Street in Dublin 2.
Mobile: 086-2136125
Email: [email protected]
First Session is 160 for 2 hours. Each other individ-
ual session is 90. Bundle of 3 sessions costs 210.
Each session lasts 50 minutes.
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EFT Practitioner and
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In 1995, four years after offering
my complementary therapies, I
was invited to set up a comple-
mentary therapy department at
Poole Hospital in Dorset for theOncology directorate, which is
now known as The Dorset Cancer
Centre.
Poole has a large catchment area
and over the years the cancer
center has grown to meet the
needs of a growing population; it
comprises of a radiotherapy unit,
an out-patients ward, two in-pa-
tients wards and a hospice.The complementary therapies
offered are; aromatherapy hand
and foot massage to both in and
out patients, reflexology is given
as a detox treatment after chemo-
therapy and radiotherapy, Indian
Head Massage is also available.
I run support groups, have set
up funding for Yoga classes and
having realised that certain areaswere not being addressed have
offered EFT since 2005. I use EFT
to address both emotional and
physical issues.
At The Dorset Cancer Centre a
patient is firstly confronted by
the prognosis of a potentially life
Jenny Vesteyhas been working in the field of energy based healing techniques since 1989She specialises in Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Reiki and EFT. In 1991, she
set up a complementary therapy service for the Dorset Cancer Centre at Poole Hospital (NHS
Trust), offering patients a full range of holistic therapies to complement and support their
medical care. She shares her experiences with us...
EFT in the NHS
changing condition which can
bring about many emotions such
as guilt, anger, fear and denial.
There is then the treatment it-self. The patient may experience
nausea, panic attacks and needle
phobia.
Finally at end of the treatment
comes the implication of living
life with cancer or as a cancer sur-
vivor.
We have a counselling service
within the department to support
patients and address emotionalissues; however within my own
field I was looking for a tool to
empower a patient experiencing
these issues.
I had studied hypnotherapy but
found it lacked flexibility for what
I had in mind. The use of any com-
plementary therapy within an
acute hospital setting needs to be
adaptable.
I have been fortunate in having
forward thinking line managers
who have always supported me in
integrating complementary ther-
apies into main stream medicine,
so funding was found and I be-
came an EFT level 3 practitioner.
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Referral is either via a member
of staff or a patient making di-
rect contact. Hourly sessions are
booked for out patients; depend-
ing on the issue and outcome may make further appointments.
I will also do what I call first aid
EFT; where in situations that
need quick intervention, for ex-
ample panic attacks, I will use the
karate chop or the collar bone
point.
I cannot envisage a situation
where I would not try EFT, though
at times given the nature of thedisease knowing the appropriate
place where to tap may be diffi-
cult; for example with head, neck
and breast cancers.
Whatever the issue patients wil
invariable find it relaxes them and
their anxiety levels subsequently
drop, I have also used it with indi-
viduals facing death.
After 5 years of working with EFTI am still amazed at the adaptabil-
ity, efficacy and simplicity of the
technique. To see patients move
from a place of fear and pain to
one of peace without the use of
drugs and their side effects seems
little short of miraculous.
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Years ago, as a soon to be RN I had
been taking my own caseloads
whilst on clinical placement. At
that time one of my patients had
two surgical drains in-situ. One
drain had already been removed
a couple of days earlier.
The removal had apparently
caused a great deal of discomfort
and Jeff had screamed out. Jeff
was understandably very worriedabout having the second drain re-
moved.
Also, on the afternoon that I had
taken over Jeffs care the ward was
short staffed and extremely busy.
I therefore had very little time to
dedicate to Jeff and the removal
of the drain. At the beginning of
the shift I told Jeff that his drain
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was due to come out that after-
noon and suggested a strong an-
algesia be given an hour prior to
the task.
Jeff was only comfortable with
taking acetaminophen, a very
weak pain reliever that is not ex-
pected to even touch the pain
involved. An hour later when I
returned to remove the drain I
asked Jeff if he had ever heard ofEFT to which he replied that he
had not. I explained that EFT was
an effective system of addressing
emotional and physical discom-
fort by tapping gently on various
points.
Jeff was very interested in acu-
puncture and the meridian sys-
tem and was happy to try EFT.
As mentioned above, the time al-
located to Jeff was extremely lim-
ited and so I had to prioritize.
We performed the setup by Jeff
rubbing on his sore spot whilst
I cleaned the drain area and re-
moved the stitch holding the
drain tube in-situ. I then asked
Jeff to tap on the collar bone
point. It must be highlighted
that no words were used, eitherduring the setup or with Jeff tap-
ping on his collar bone point. As
Jeff lay on his side tapping on
his collarbone point I removed
the drain, cleaned the wound
and redressed the area. Jeff had
flinched slightly but was amazed
that the drain had come out with
only minimal discomfort.
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therapy review
HOMEOPATHY
A quick glance
by Kay Gire
Why homeopathy?
I dont know about you, but I have
always wondered what homeop-
athy is all about and where, in the
intergrative healing paradigm, it
fits in.
As the theme of this edition of
AAMET Life magazine is all about
integrative approaches, I felt it to
be the perfect time to have a look
at homeopathy.
Another reason for this would beto find out how, if at all, the new
EU legislation and the CAP code
affects individuals involved in ho-
meopathy and especially since the
Advertising Standards Authoritys
(ASA) announcement that it is to
set up a project to look into the
evidence base for the efficacy of
homeopathic medicine.
What is homeopathy?According to the Society of Homeopaths
homeopathy is a system of medicine
which involves treating the individual
with highly diluted substances, given in
either tablet or liquid form, with the aim
of triggering the bodys natural system
of healing. A homeopath will prescribe
the most appropriate remedy based on
the patients unique experience of their
symptoms.
Like with like
Homeopathy is based on the principlethat you can treat like with like, that is, a
substance which causes symptoms when
taken in large doses, can be used in small
amounts to treat those same symptoms.
For example, drinking too much coffee
can cause sleeplessness and agitation, so
according to this principle, when made
into the homeopathic remedy Coffea, it
could be used to treat people with these
symptoms.
This concept is sometimes used in con
ventional medicine, for example, the
stimulant Ritalin is used to treat patients
with ADHD, or small doses of allergens
such as pollen are sometimes used to de-
sensitise allergic patients.
However, one major difference with ho-
meopathic medicines is that substances
are used in ultra high dilutions, which
makes them non-toxic.
Its origins
The principle of treating like with like
dates back to Hippocrates (460-377BC)
but in its current form, homeopathy has
been widely used worldwide for more
than 200 years.
It was discovered by a German doctor
Samuel Hahnemann, who, shocked with
the harsh medical practises of the day
(which included blood-letting, purging
and the use of poisons such as arsenic)looked for a way to reduce the damag
ing side-effects associated with medica
treatment.
He began experimenting on himsel
and a group of healthy volunteers, giv-
ing smaller and smaller medicinal doses
and found that as well as reducing toxic-
ity, the medicines actually appeared to
be more effective the lower the dose. He
also observed that symptoms caused by
toxic medicines such as mercury, were
similar to those of the diseases they werebeing used to treat e.g. syphilis, which
led to the principle he described as like
cures like.
Hahnemann went on to document his
work, and his texts formed the founda-
tions of homeopathic medicine as it is
practised today.
A BBC Radio 4 documentary aired in De-
cember 2010 described Hahnemann as a
medical pioneer who worked tirelessly to
improve medical practice, insisting that
medicines were tested before use.
Homeopathy has
been available
on the NHS since
1948
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The science
Homeopathic medicines (which homeo-
paths call remedies) are prepared by spe-
cialist pharmacies using a careful process
of dilution and succussion (a specific form
of vigorous shaking).
As yet, science has not been able to ex-
plain the mechanism of action of ultra
high dilutions in the body, but laboratoryexperiments have repeatedly demon-
strated that homeopathically prepared
substances cause biological effects. For
example, the hormone thyroxine pre-
pared as a homeopathic 30C dilution can
slow down the process of metamorphosis
of tadpoles into frogs.
One theory is that during the production
of a homeopathic medicine, the dilution
and agitation processes cause an interac-
tion between the original material (e.g.
a plant such as Belladonna) and the wa-
ter and alcohol it is mixed with. This cre-
ates tiny new structures (nanostructures)
which are the active ingredient and re-
main present even when the sample has
been diluted many, many times.
The importance of
succussion
The manufacture of homeopathic medi-
cines involves two processes serial dilu-
tion and succussion (succussion = a spe-
cific form of vigorous agitation).
The raw extracts (from plants or animals)
or triturations (from minerals and salts)
are made into a tincture with alcohol. This
is then diluted with water and succussed
many times, often to the point where we
would expect there to be no molecules of
the original substance left.
Researchers believe that the succussion
is an essential component in creating
biologically effective samples, so experi-
ments investigating ultrahigh dilutions
always use succussed samples. Some
experiments even compare diluted and
succussed samples to samples that have
been diluted to the same level but not
succussed, as well as other controls.
In the wording used by researchers in this
field, the fact that a sample has been suc-
cussed is therefore often implied rather
than being stated clearly e.g. high dilu-
tion thyroxine in the frog experiments
actually means thyroxine that has been
diluted and succussed.
What happens when you see a homeopath?When you see a homeopath its their job to get a thorough understanding of yourhealth and the exact symptoms you are experiencing, so that they can find a ho-
meopathic remedy which matches you and your symptoms.
During this confidential, in-depth case-taking process your homeopath will want to
know precise details of your current illness, but will also consider other aspects of
your health including your past medical history, diet, lifestyle and personality.
Holistic
You will be asked many questions and some of them will seem strange for those not
used to homeopathy. The practitioner is building up a picture of your unique make
up, a bit like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.
Homeopathy is a holistic medicine and as such takes into account all aspects of the
individual and their symptoms before making a prescription. This first consultationwill usually take between one and two hours, depending on the practitioner.
Follow-ups
The first follow up consultation will usually be around four weeks after the first
prescription, although in some cases it may be sooner. The session will be shorter
and the homeopath will ask about changes that have occurred, using their detailed
notes as a reference point, before deciding on the next course of treatment.
The number of consultations needed is difficult to predict it depends on a numbe
of factors such as the age of the patient, how long the symptoms have been going
on and their individual response to the prescription.
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What is meant by ultrahigh
dilutions?
Scientists frequently refer to homeopath-
ic medicines as being diluted beyond
Avogadros number.
This means that they have been diluted
beyond 10(-23) the final concentration
at which molecules of the original sub-
stance would still be present.
Confusingly several different expressions
are used to refer to dilutions beyond this
point: high dilutions, ultrahigh dilutions,
ultramolecular dilutions and UHDs; in
homeopathic language they may also be
referred to as high potencies.
Homeopathic medicines of the strength
12c and above are in this ultramolecular
range. This is why homeopathy attracts
such controversy, with sceptics saying that
homeopathic medicines are nothing but
water. There are several different theoriessuggesting how homeopathic medicines
work, but more importantly experiments
have already demonstrated that ultrahigh
dilutions can have biological effects and
do differ from water.
Biological effects of ultra-
high dilutions
Research on ultrahigh dilutions began in
the 1950s, but since the mid-1990s there
has been an increase in both the number
and quality of published studies.
A rigorous systematic review published in
2007 assessed the entire in vitro evidence
base for effects of high potency homeo-
pathic medicines; 67 experiments pub-
lished in 75 publications were evaluated
and 75% of these found that ultrahigh
dilutions have effects. Importantly, these
positive results were seen even in high
quality experiments. When experiments
were repeated, the same results were
achieved in nearly all cases.
Systematic review = a summary of thetotal research evidence available on a
particular subject, designed to provide
more accurate information than single
studies.
REF: Witt CM, Bluth M, Albrecht H, et al.
The in vitro evidence for an effect of high
homeopathic potencies a systematic
review of the literature. Complement
Ther Med, 2007; 15: 128-138
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=17544864
Homeopathic medicines
are not just waterExperimental results from many differ-
ent independent laboratories have con-
firmed that there are physical differences
between homeopathically prepared
samples and control samples. (Control =
provides a basis for comparison in a triale.g. an established treatment or inactive
dummy treatment & Samples such as
plain water or other solvents)
These differences can be measured using
scientific techniques such as:
Calorimetry - measuring the amount of
heat given off by a sample.
Spectroscopy - measuring how a sub-
stance absorbs, emits or scatters electro-
magnetic radiation.
Thermoluminescence - the amount of ligh
produced by a sample when it is heated
(due to the release of stored energy) can
also be measured.
Experiments of this kind demonstrate that
the homeopathic preparation process (se-
rial dilution and violent agitation) creates
samples that have specific physical proper-
ties, despite the fact that they do not con-tain molecules.
They do not tell us how homeopathic med
icines interact with the living body, but the
more we learn about the properties of
these ultrahigh dilutions in the laboratory
the closer we can come to understanding
exactly how homeopathic medicines work
in practice.
REF: http://www.homeopathy-soh.org/re-
search/evidence-base-for-homeopathy-2/
basic-science/
There are many misconceptions and mis-
understandings about homeopathy and
homeopathic medicine
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AAMET
TRAINERS CONFERENCE
FRIDAY 20TH MAY
SUTTON COLDFIELD
The meeting opened with Helena Fone
(AAMET Chairperson) inviting absolute hon-
esty from those that attended. The day con-
sisted of lively discussions with lots of points
being covered. It was very interactive with
the Trainers themselves offering valuable
suggestions. The overall feedback from all
who attended the event was enthusiastically
positive!
AGENDAIntroductions and talk about the future of
AAMET Training
Review of the days agenda. Any addition-
al topics?
What are the responsibilities of an AAMET
Trainer?
What does it mean when you sign that
certificate?Role-playing scenarios when teaching EFT
How EFT Training is delivered in local
areas
Difficulties/challenges in delivering train-
ing
The role of Powerpoint Presentations in
training
Live demonstrations - v - showing video
demonstrations
What other information do trainers in-
clude in courses that is not in the AAMET
Syllabus?
Dealing with challenging students
Language problems
Marketing
How do trainers assess their students?
AGM:AAMET
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
SATURDAY 21ST MAY 6pm
RAMADA HOTEL
SUTTON COLDFIELD
Helena welcomed all to the meeting and spokeof the challenges over the last 18-mths since
the change of hands with AAMET and all that
the organisation is aiming to achieve now, as
its changing face moving from being a mere
Listing (website) for members into an authori-
tative body raising standards of practice and
training.
AGENDA
Presentation of Annual Reports Chair
Communications
Website support
Ethics
Training
Election of auditor
Election of current Committee members
Amendments to statuteMotions received
Voting procedures
Length of office
Expenses
Donations
Closing remarks
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