Use the Tapas Acupressure Technique to Heal any Emotional Trauma
November 15th, 2007 by RyanLife may seem hard sometimes. We do our best to deal with life's challenges as they come up and maintain a positive outlook on life.
We've all experienced a sudden trauma in our life that we weren't expecting. A death in the family, a bad breakup, a business failure, or a debilitating physical injury are just some of the types of traumas that can overpower our most powerful mindset and lead us into a spiral of negative beliefs and harmful emotions.
If we aren't careful, these traumas can live in us for so long that we forgot how we felt before they happened.
A trapped pain can taint our every interaction until our anger, frustration, or depression are just accepted as part of our personality by ourselves and everyone who knows us.
We think, "It would feel so good to be a kid again, free of all the pain and hardship that life has bestowed upon me."
The reality is that although we can never be a kid again, we can still feel as good as we did when we were young (in fact, we can feel better).
How?
Just as life has been a journey with it's road bumps, the journey back to childlike glee is a similar journey.
Some things that have helped me include meditation, affirmations, EFT, energy work with chakras and healers, being present, understanding and using the law of attraction, and T.A.T.
What is TAT?
TAT stands for Tapas Acupressure Technique and is the most powerful method of releasing emotions from painful traumatic memories that I know of.
It's an easy process of holding a few acupressure points while going through a series of statements that allow your mind and body to let go of trauma or negative beliefs.
It allows your body to dissipate negative emotions which leaves you with greater energy, personal power, and inner peace.
How to do TAT?
To learn how to do TAT, download this free ebook and follow the step-by-step instructions, then come back and read the rest of this post.
To do TAT, find a quiet place where you can spend 10 minutes to yourself. I usually do TAT before I go to sleep since it helps relax me and clear my head.
You may feel dramatic shifts immediately or a more subtle shift within a few days. You may feel like a weight has been lifted or you just feel happier or more emotionally free.
This is the process of regaining that youthful joy of being a kid again. Feel free to be creative with the wording. Say the words that feel best for your situation.
I have personally used TAT, dozens of times to overcome many things in my life. I like to focus on one trauma or limiting belief at a time and do it every night for about 5 days straight.
I've done on things that I logically thought that I was beyond and I've found that it's helped a lot since there was still a bit of pain buried deep within my psyche.
Throughout the day if anything comes up I may go into the TAT pose and reaffirm the "I choose" statement from step 8 to refocus myself.
It's a great way to center yourself and refocus your energy. Try it on a painful event you've experienced in the past right now and see how it works for you.
To learn more, purchase TAT Instructional Videos and Audio Programs or download this free ebook.
I recommend getting the TAT 2000 DVD Workshop or the TAT for Physical Conditions.
Here are some Videos to help you get an idea of how to do TAT and how well it works:
TAT Introduction (By a Skeptical Vietnam Vet)
TAT for Healing Combat Stress (Part 1)
TAT for Healing Combat Stress (Part 2)
TAT Experience from a Veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan
Why Do TAT? What Does TAT Do?
To learn more, purchase TAT Instructional Videos and Audio Programs or download a free "How to Do TAT eBook".
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November 15th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Hey! I have heard about this stuff before and really wanted to try it, but I cant think of any traumatic experience evrytime I want to do it, so I just donæt try it. Does it work on just life and emotions in general, like without an exact episode in mind???
November 16th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
In addition to this wonderful technique, for those of us who are lazy, (like me), we can bypass our heads by imagining being surrounded by violet light. I know it sounds goofy but it works. Imagine the violet light then imagine it turning to deep purple. And the negative charges will be neutralized.
November 16th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Yes, you can definitely use it on emotions in general or negative beliefs instead of a specific event. I use it anytime I want to let go of anything, illness, frustration, attachment, etc.
For a negative belief, replace step 2 with a statement of the opposite for the belief. So for a belief such as “I am poor”, in step you say “I am wealthy and welcome abundance into my life.”
For an illness or allergy, replace step 2 with a statement such as “My body can handle ____*allergic substance*____”
Sometimes I’ll just do the pose and say “I let go of this frustration (or any emotion) now and welcome healing.”
March 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
This is great! I’m going to try it. Thank you.
March 12th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
[…] The iGers and I have arranged to spend a few minutes each day at 1:40pm west coast time doing TAT (don’t worry about all the steps) and blessing ourselves and others. This is very powerful, and the more people who do it, the more […]
March 29th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Ho-lee Shit !
I swear to god i felt this fire in my belly & just under my ribs moments after holding the pose
An important thing i wanted to add for this technique to work is to really pinpoint your center before
By center i mean your experience, it’s effect on you that’s still going on till today and notice how that feels without trying to change it or anything
I think that’s the reason it worked with me. What my experience affected me is that it made me hate myself & afraid/insecure about how people would react to what i do…Funny thing is, just realizing that stopped it from “taking over” my thoughts
May 12th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
[…] to help you release traumas from your body. Read more about tat and how it works with traumas here: TAT – Use the Tapas Acupressure Technique to Let Go of an Emotional Trauma Let me know if you have any questions about it. I just recently used it to help my family when a […]
June 7th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Your site is a wealth of treasures. I have used TAT and EFT, sometimes using one or the other for various issues. The synopsis you provide on these techniques prove to be a great resource for many – as I continue to point patients in your direction. Thank you!
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June 10th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
[…] friend. Wow, that is totally profound, The Cloud! My suggestion to you is very practical: Do TAT procedure about how you feel today. You feel broken, you feel tired, you feel horrible. Just feel it and do […]
June 12th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
[…] page, I created the bulk of it just a few hours ago. You can also get smaller pics of the TAT pose here). I suggested TAT to LMVector in this thread, who had somewhat similar issues as you, and she […]
July 31st, 2008 at 11:34 am
[…] Some people also have a lot of success using Byron Katie’s The Work. I also recommend you hold the TAT pose while you get really mad about these people. Complain to yourself about how these people suck […]
August 10th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
[…] burst into tears cause I felt so bad. I woke up this morning just feeling apathetic. I hold the TAT pose and just rant and rave about a negative feeling/situation. Within 20 minutes, my perspective […]
September 18th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
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September 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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September 21st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
For step 10, do you use the first or second pose?
October 19th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Hey Dstructor, great point, awareness brings healing, ESPECIALLY when holding the tat pose.
Hi Fuyiu, thanks for the links and the kind words. I’m sure your patients are in good hands, especially when you introduce them to this like tat in addition to your services.
Jonas, for step 10 you dont need to hold the pose but you can if you like.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
[…] If I let go of all the emotional turbulence surrounding my issues by using techniques such as EFT, TAT, The Sedona Method, surrender, or any other technique that literally dissolves all the emotion […]
January 21st, 2009 at 5:54 pm
[…] and TAT are both energy techniques that work directly on fixing your meridians. By clearing out […]
February 1st, 2009 at 12:05 am
Thanks. I am looking into TAT and acupressure to relieve some pain I am having that maybe linked to trauma. This was the best step by step guide I found.
February 6th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Hey Todd, good to hear. Nice summary of tat you have there on your site. Its good to see others spreading the word of this healing technique.
April 9th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Thank U for yr gift to friends of this site.
But why not telling us be that last version of TAT which is known as iTAT? . It is more simple and easy to do
April 21st, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Hoski, I am not familiar with this version of tat, do you have resource link?
July 18th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Nice blog! Keep up the good work.
June 7th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Hi,Great blog dude! i’m Fed up with using RSS feeds and do you use twitter?so i can follow you there:D.PS:Do you considered putting video to this web site to keep the readers more entertained?I think it works.Yours, Ruth Semmler
August 10th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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August 16th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
[…] Total Alignment Technique (also known as TAT or the Tapas Acupressure Technique) is the single most powerful technique I have found through years of searching and experimenting […]
September 14th, 2010 at 1:41 am
The tapas acupressure is a very natural therapy which is very helpful for those who have problems with their emotions.
October 18th, 2010 at 4:06 am
I particularly like the invocation of intent for healing recommended at the start of the draw.
This process is on behalf of each of us and each other, our families, our ancestors, our conscious and subconscious minds, all the parts of us, all the points of view we’ve ever had, everyone involved in this, everyone who uses these cards, and anyone else who would like to benefit from this.
May 23rd, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Is there any way of getting access to the youtube videos again? I found them helpful and quite inspiring but them seem to be private now.
June 2nd, 2011 at 1:21 pm
How i can watch your video plz. It said that it’s private and i dont know what to do
June 5th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
@ imar – Most of the videos seem to be working OK now except the first two. Hope that helps! respectfully, Tammara Acerra
June 12th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
@ Tammara: I’m talking about the first 2. The others i saw it online but i want to see the first 2 videos but it said it’s private and i dont know what to do
December 18th, 2011 at 11:19 am
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