Class Details
- Length: 3 sessions, 5 1/2 hours total
- Class Format: On-demand teleclass to take anytime, at your convenience. You will receive links to 5 /2 hours of MP3 recordings (from a live class which includes the questions, comments and interactions of the participants with the instructor) and PDF’s containing 104 pages of detailed handouts.
- Tuition: $99
- Instructor: Linda Epstein, EFT Practitioner
- Who Should Attend: The class is appropriate for grief & pet loss practitioners, pet loss support group facilitators, animal communicators, flower essence practitioners, veterinary professionals, animal shelter and rescue group staff, energy healers, therapists. It is also appropriate for anyone who would like to learn this highly effective, easy to learn and use, self administered emotional healing tool of EFT for pet loss.
- Register: Click here to purchase (This link will automatically redirect you to the Animals in our Hearts web site for purchase.)
- Testimonials: Click here
For students enrolled in the certification program:
- This is an elective class
- Prerequisite: None
- Required Reading: The Promise of Energy Psychology, David Feinstein, Ph.D., Donna Eden, and Gary Craig
- Fee for Coaching & Mentoring session held after submission of Written Class Review: $198 (fee not applicable for students who have pre-paid the entire certification program fee which includes these sessions)
Content and Purpose
Grief from the loss of a loved one, whether human or animal, is an issue for which our hearts need tender compassion and empathy. Sometimes, however, even the most loving and skillfully expressed empathy from another is not enough. The energies of grief, trauma and related emotions can linger and we may continue to feel overwhelmed or stuck, despite empathic help from others. EFT for pet loss is a powerful, easy-to-learn, self-administered tool that helps to release such energies.
The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a healing tool which can help us release such emotions that are not released with talk therapy alone (it also works quite well in conjunction with talk therapy). It involves a simple system of tapping on meridian points on our bodies.
It is often referred to as the emotional version of acupuncture except without the use of needles. Tapping on certain meridian points on the body with our fingers, while saying specific statements, helps us release emotions or beliefs that are overwhelming, challenging, difficult or negative in any way.
EFT for pet loss does not make us forget what happened, it does not make grief magically disappear, but it most definitely can lessen the intensity and discomfort of anxiety or any emotional pain such as grief. It also helps us find relief from grief related emotions such as guilt, sorrow, anguish, anger, or depression—feelings that may be hard to cope with and at times may feel as if they are preventing us from finding peace after a loss. Because it is self-administered, and used as we are aware of the emotional states we want to release, it is a very powerful form of loving empathy for ourselves.
This 5 1/2 hour teleclass, though focusing on EFT for pet loss, also teaches how to apply the tool to any emotional issue from which we want relief. At the end of the three-session class, participants will be equipped with the knowledge on how to use EFT not only for grief, but for any challenging experiences–from minor irritations to traumatic crisis–which are part of normal life.
If you are experiencing grief from the loss of a beloved animal, you may also benefit from our Legacies of Love class.
EFT for Pet Loss Session 1:
The Basics of EFT and Initial Practice
- Creating the Healing Circle
- What is EFT?
- How EFT can help the grieving and healing process
- Learning the language: Set up and reminder phrases
- Clarifying the issue for successful results
- Learning the tapping points
- Understanding the “aspects”—the many layers of an emotional issue
- SUDS Testing
- Borrowing benefits in tapping for others
- Donna Eden exercises to unscramble homolateral energy patterns and hook up your meridians
- Exercise: Tapping on the emotions of anguish, guilt grief and anger
- Exercise: the Tearless Technique
EFT for Pet Loss Session 2:
Focus on Specifics of Each Person’s Issues, Tapping on Issues Identified in Homework
- The goal is to reach a level where the issue registers below a 4 on the SUDS scale
- Discussing homework, feedback, problems creating set up statements/reminder phrases
- Group tapping for as many people as time allows for those granting permission for tapping
- Discussing any aspects that popped up
- Discussing the borrowed benefits: while tapping for others, did it help you with your issue?
- Discussing the results or reactions during the tapping session
- Dealing with your physical responses to your emotions
EFT for Pet Loss Session 3:
Alternative Methods of Tapping When EFT is Working Too Slowly or Not at All
- Discussing homework, feedback, problems creating set up statements/reminder phrases
- Discussion of reversals and the causes
- Buried core issues
- Dealing wth negative beliefs
- Tell the story
- Exercise: “Personal Peace Procedure” which can be used any time to help bring one back to a state of balance and harmony
- Review with each participant where they are compared to where they were when starting the three-session class
- Closing of the Healing Circle and Blessing
Testimonials
I was able to tap into and release very deep trauma
I would most definitely recommend this class to anyone working on grief or wanting more knowledge about EFT. I was able to tap into and release very deep trauma. It was some very heavy duty stuff that was deeply suppressed. The EFT led me down the road to get there and I am feeling much lighter and more me as a result. Linda is a phenomenal teacher and healer. I am infinitely grateful to her and for her. I love it that she and Teresa are working together. It is great to see such beautiful, big hearted, and powerful women teaming up. Particularly in the healing arena. Healing is so powerful for all involved. It is what brings us back to our core and our connection to Source/God/Creator and all that is.
~ Lori K, Baltimore, Maryland
I feel like I’ve been given an extremely valuable tool chest
The teacher was so supportive and questions were well explained. Even past the tapping exercise, it helped to learn the ways we block the energy and what can cause energy reversal. It also helped to learn the experience of others and how they dealt with and overcame issues. I feel like I’ve been given an extremely valuable tool chest. I feel EFT for pet loss has opened doors for me. It’s a tool that I can use and develop the rest of my life. Like flower essences, it’s very effective.
~ Linda K, Willits, California
Linda has a very soothing voice that draws you in
She answered everyone’s questions beautifully. Plus it wasn’t high pressure…we laughed and had fun moments too. I feel I will be using EFT for the rest of my life! It is simple and can be done quite quickly during a moment of panic!
~ Rayanne S, Morriston, Florida
Learned a tool for a lifetime
It was extremely well organized. Loved the exercises and handouts.
~ Dolly R, Sunnyvale, California
VERY glad I took this class
The handouts and exercises were extremely detailed and very helpful. Applying EFT to other issues in my life. What a valuable tool and resource this is.
~ Debbie O, Lake Forrest, California
Extremely valuable
The explanations are very clear and Linda explains very well. The class gave me answers I was uncertain of from reading about EFT. Knowing how easy it is to access at anytime, anywhere!
~ Rachel R, Carmel, California
Learned so much more than ever expected
EFT is easy to learn and is a valuable tool for releasing emotions like sorrow, grief, anger, etc. Handouts were clear and informative. Linda’s soothing voice, clear instructions and patient guidance, made EFT easy to learn and practice.
~ Rosann L, Monterey, California
By tapping on meridian endpoints,
we are sending pulsing vibrations
through the meridian and breaking
up the disruption or blockage
of the energy system.
Once the disruption is cleared
and the meridians are balanced,
the emotional intensity of grief is
lightened, sometimes very substantially.
~ Linda Epstein