That's me when I was a young kid.
I know! It’s hard to believe. No surprise that one of my nicknames growing up was "Whitey" because my hair was so blond it was almost white.
For the last two weeks, I have been spending lots of time with this little guy.
AND what I mean by that is I've been focusing my morning tapping sessions on working with myself at this young age.
I have been:
- listening to his fears
- giving him advice
- asking for his input
- creating safe spaces
But mostly I have just been showering him with love!
I have cried at some point in every
one of these sessions.
It all starts somewhere
The reason I have been spending so much time with my younger self is down to the way the human brain works.
The reason hypnosis works is because when
you are being hypnotized, your brain changes states. It goes from beta waves (awake) to alpha waves (relaxed) to theta waves (deep hypnosis). In the theta state we can create deep change and transformation as we are able to rewrite what is in the subconscious mind. We are able to learn and change quickly.
Before the age of seven we spend almost all of our time in
either the alpha or theta brain state.
It makes sense that our brain is in a hyper receptive mode at the ages when we learn the most.
The lessons that were never intended to be lessons
Because we
are so open to learning at these young ages, we receive everything we learn as true.
On one hand, it is wonderful that we can learn so quickly…on the other hand, we can see how quickly this can go wrong.
For example:
- If we are
around a frustrated adult who says something like "I wish you were never born" we can learn that we are unwanted and unwelcome
- If we are playing and look up to see that the adult who was looking after us has left the room, we can learn people can't be trusted and they will abandon us
- If we are around people who are sarcastic and joking and one adult says to another "you'll be lucky to find anyone to marry you" we can learn that finding someone to love is hard
- If an adult
slams down the phone to a telemarketer and mutters "sleazy salesman" then we can learn that all salespeople are sleazy
And the list goes on.
Even when we are surrounded by well-meaning, loving adults it is possible to learn the "wrong" lessons when we are very young and lack an understanding of the
world.
At this particular stage in our lives, the lessons we learn are treated by our brains as truths, rather than beliefs that can be questioned.
The subconscious gets its way
Because the mind
works this way, it can cause frustration and pain.
It puts us in a situation where our conscious mind can see the world through the eyes of a thoughtful adult, while the subconscious mind sees the world through the lessons we learned when we were young.
AND (and this is a big and) the subconscious mind always wins.
Have you noticed how seldom New Year's resolutions work? That's because they are an act of the conscious mind trying to change the beliefs of the subconscious mind.
I've been spending a lot of time with the little guy above because I am trying to uncover and understand all the lessons he learned that no longer serve me.
Wanting to change is not enough
If we truly want to change our lives, we need to do more than a little tapping here and there. We also need to change the beliefs
we have about ourselves and the world.
I created the ID Transformation Retreat with exactly that in mind. I want you to be able to participate in an experience where you can uncover and unpack the beliefs keeping you stuck and holding you back from living a life you love.
This event will be different from most of the events I run. Usually, my emphasis is on teaching tools and techniques that you can use later when tapping on your own or with clients.
At the ID Transformation Retreat we will be doing HEAPS of tapping!
Because this isn't about learning, it is about healing.
Don't get me wrong, you will still learn a lot, but that is not the main aim of the event.
Here's how the ID
Transformation Retreat will work:
Before the event you will receive a series of short videos from me. Each video will teach you a tapping tool you can use to do deep work on your own. Sharing these ahead of the event means I won't have to spend as much time teaching during the retreat. It will take you less than an hour to watch all the videos AND doing so ahead of
the event is not a prerequisite. Instead, they are designed to set the table for those who are interested in the hows and whys of the tools we'll be using together at the retreat.
During the retreat we'll tackle known and unknown limiting beliefs to transform and heal them. I will be tapping with volunteers one-on-one, there will be loads of group tapping, and there
will be a chance to learn from the insights and transformation of others.
After the event, you can join a bonus session where you can ask any questions that arise after the event, and we'll do more tapping.
Here are the details:
- Live one-day retreat on Zoom, from 10 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern US on
Saturday, October 5th
- Recordings of the event so you an tap on the issues again and again at your own pace
- A library of tapping tools to transform your identity that you can download and keep
- Bonus Q&A session on Saturday, October 19th at 12 noon Eastern US
The ID Transformation Retreat only costs $197.
That's less than the cost of working with me for an hour AND you will get a full day of transformation for that price.
Don't miss out: https://tappingqanda.com/id-1
If you have any questions, please reply to this message and I will get right back to you.
I really hope you can join us. It is going to be an amazing day of healing and transformation.
Gene
PS: Imagine what your life would be like without the weight of old limiting beliefs and stories that no longer serve you. When you change the way you see yourself and the world, living an authentic life you love will be soooooo much easier. Join us here: https://tappingqanda.com/id-1
