Meridians:
Pathways which carry the energy of life
Similar to the bloodstream which carries blood throughout the body, Meridians are the pathways along which our life-force energy flows. In Chinese medicine this energy is known as Chi energy. Any kind of trauma-physical or emotional-can disrupt the energy system, particularly traumas of childhood.

EFT & other Meridian Tapping Techniques…
…Are a classification of collective therapies which focus on releasing blocks from the energy pathways or Meridians to relieve distressing emotions and bring about a more joyful, fulfilling life. There are several meridian or energy based therapies, in fact the field of Energy Therapyis literally exploding as more and more people discover how swift, gentle and effective these user friendly techniques are.
Meridian Tapping Techniques incorporate different meridian energy therapies including EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), TFT (Thought Field Therapy) TAB (Touch and Breathe) ET (EMO Trance) and more. Meridian Tapping Techniques will often include other therapies both energetic and others such as Reiki, NLP and Hypnotherapy to name a few. These are all excellent compliments to meridian based techniques.

Some History
One of the first meridian techniques in modern western therapy was  TFT (Thought Field Therapy) founded by Dr. Roger Callahan. Gary Craig who studied with Dr. Callahan, created a more streamlined and user friendly version called EFT which has become much more widely used with great effectiveness. EFTis one of the methods in which Lynn Robinson has trained at length. Unlike acupuncture, Meridian Tapping Techniques is needle-free! You simply tap or touch very lightly on specific points, mostly on the upper body and face, sending impulses throughout the corresponding meridians. By performing this systematic stimulation/ tapping (14 points in all) while addressing a specific problem, the emotional issue is relieved. This simple process balances and re-energizes the meridian system, often in a matter of minutes. It  clears  (often long held) blockages and dissipates  negative emotions in the process. Meridian Tapping  Techniques  address both physical as well as emotional challenges such as anger, frustration, stress, anxiety, fear, grief etc.  It is imminently effective with recent as well as chronic situations.

Psychological Connections
Causes underlying current distress-whether physical or emotional-may be current/simple or they may be older and more deeply rooted. What may be a response to a current circumstance or stressor in your life could be just that and dissipate easily with a couple of rounds of EFT. It may on the other hand have roots in a belief system that began long ago. Long held belief systems generate far reaching consequences affecting the choices we make in our present lives and the responses we have to current circumstances.
When the energy system is disrupted and negative emotion(s) manifest, the result is often the creation of limiting beliefs about the world (and oneself)  to try to "protect" one from the original insult. These beliefs are a truncated (narrowed) perspective of the world which limits our mental accessibility to the possibilities and choices that are our birthright. These limiting beliefs become so second nature that they can become the automatic response to certain triggering events in our world.  When our minds limit our negative beliefs to protect us, our psyche does not have the ability to delineate from our positive beliefs and potential. Consequently we often lose our sense of potential and hope. This can leave us  feeling powerless, frustrated, scared, anxious, resentful and angry to the point of eventually leaving life's meaning and dreams behind. 

Older Core Issues
Negative events are usually far more traumatizing to a child or infant,  and their effects often far more profound and insidious. Experiences whether of an aggressive nature (yelling, hitting etc.), or of a more passive form of abuse (neglect, abandonment, lack of acknowledgement) all effect the younger person most profoundly, laying the foundations upon which all other experiences are responded to.  This isn’t to say that negative experiences in later adolescence or adulthood aren’t traumatizing-indeed they can be most profoundly-even more so with earlier traumas underlying them.  Because a child has had less experience with which to form a sense of their world (or even make words of)they are so much more impressionable and vulnerable to trauma. Necessarily, the ratio of experiences are fewer and the ability to rationalize why an unpleasant event occurs is less developed. Bullying by a parent or a peer or the subtle but repetitious  ignoring by an authority figure are enormous insults which create deep and long lasting blocks in the energy meridians of a child and through to adulthood.
Adulthood events or injuries (physical or psychological)  can also be experienced as highly traumatic. More recent experiences are often complicated by the energy blocks formed long ago and the limiting beliefs created in response. As with many therapies, EFT & MTT effects the most permanent change by working with core issues.  The difference with latter is thesimultaneous release of physical energy blocks.
EFT & MTT are gentle and respectful in their process and use of techniques. It is NEVER necessary to experience discomfort during the process of EFT or MTT due to past traumas.

Simple, Yet Infinitely Complex
It only takes a few minutes to learn the tapping basics and start reaping the benefits of this amazing tool that can change your life! You can begin to learn EFT & other Meridian Tapping Techniques  from this website (see tapping points and view video).  For deeper personal learning, or at a workshop with Lynn, please click on Contacts and Links

You can  download a free 79-page basic EFT manual located on Gary Craig's websitewww.emofree.com  Gary Craig is EFT's founder.
The manual clearly and simply explains the philosophy and techniques of EFT which is a core part of all Meridian Tapping Techniques.  The site also holds an enormous archive of information including training videos, case studies and testimonials by EFT practitioners worldwide.

Practice and Guidance
Once you have the foundations of the tapping techniques, practice and experience are necessary to develop your intuition and technique. If you want to share this amazing gift by working with others, it is important to practice with all kinds of issues and people. You'll find this work to be more complex, fascinating and multi-faceted than you can imagine. 

This is where working with a trained EFT Practitioner is not only useful but often essential. Lynn can assist you in eliminating your unwanted issues and moving towards a freer and more expansive life. She also has years of experience supervising interns and is adept at teaching the nuances of working with others.

Lynn Robinson is a licensed MFT & Cert MTT Practitioner and has advanced training in EFT. 
She can work with you to diminish immediate distress, release   traumas and their effects, discover and clear old limiting beliefs or create and attain new goals. Her experience and skill will assist you in discovering hidden core issues as well as letting go of them swiftly and effectively. Lynn's understanding, skill and compassion ensures a feeling of safety and trust. Let Lynn assist you in not merely releasing old long-embedded blocks and limitations in your life, but on a further venture toward deeper joy, meaning and fulfillment in your life!!