How to Let Go of any Emotional Trauma with TAT
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.
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. Sit down and hold the TAT pose.
The TAT Pose
Using one hand, gently touch the thumb to the area just above the inner corner of your eye. With the ring finger of the same hand, gently touch the finger to the area above the inner corner of the other eye.
Place the middle finger at the point midway between both eyes, and about 1/2 inch above (near your third eye point). No pressure is necessary.
Now take your other hand and gently place the palm against the back of the head with the thumb resting just above the hairline so that the palm cradles the skull.
Either hand can be in front or back. You can have your eyes open or closed. You may also lie down if you'd like.
How to perform TAT
Begin with this intention (aloud or silent):
The healing I am about to do will also benefit all of my ancestors, my family, everyone involved, all parts of myself and all points of view I have ever held.
Also, during your first time doing TAT, do the pose and focus on this statement (this allows the egos defenses to come down enough for healing to take place):
I deserve to live and I can accept love, help and healing.
Limit TAT to 20 minutes a day and be sure to drink lots of water (your cells and neuro-networks are rearranging themselves).
Hold the TAT pose and focus on the following statements for about 1-2 minutes each (or as long as you feel is appropriate). If your hands get tired, simply rest for a moment then begin again.
Step 1 - The Problem: This happened. Replace "this" with whatever traumatic event happened for each statement. For example, "My dog's death happened."
Step 2 - The Opposite of the Problem: This happened, it's over and I'm okay. I can relax now. This refers to the eternal part of yourself that always exists and always will exist. If it's an ongoing problem you can say This is happening and I'm okay. For example, "My dog's death happened, it's over and I'm okay. I can relax now" or "My dog is dying and I'm okay."
Step 3 - The Places: All the places in my mind, body and life where this has been stored are healing now.
Step 4 - The Origins: All the origins of this are healing now.
Step 5 - Forgiveness Part 1: I apologize to everyone I hurt related to this and wish them love, happiness and peace. It is not necessary to name all the people in these three parts.
Step 5 - Forgiveness Part 2: I forgive everyone who hurt me related to this and wish them love, happiness and peace.
Step 5 - Forgiveness Part 3: I forgive everyone I blamed for this, including God and myself.
Step 6 - Parts: All the parts of me that got something from this are healing now. This heals the painbody or psychological reversal part of you which may receive some benefit from the pain such as attention and sympathy.
Step 7 - Whatever's Left: Whatever’s left about this is healing now.
Step 8 - Choosing: I choose ________. Fill in the blank with a statement of how you want to feel or any positive outcome that you want. Make sure it's positive such as "I choose to feel love towards my parents," and not "I choose to forget all the pain my parents caused me."
Step 9 - Integration: This healing is completely integrated now. Next, swap hands so that the one in back is now in front and review this statement again.
Then put the fingers tips of each hand around each ear so that the thumb is touching the bottom of the earlobe and the pinkie is touching the top of th ear with all the other fingers touching around the outer part of the ear and review the statement again.
Step 10 - Gratitude: Simply give thanks to God, life, source energy etc. for the healing that has taken place.
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.
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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 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.”
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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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?