Here are the instructions for you in a chart form: The Steps of TAT for Healing a TraumaIntention: 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. (Step 1) The Problem This happened. (Step 2)The Opposite of the Problem This happened, it’s over, I’m okay and I can relax now. (Step 3) The Places All the places in my mind, body and life where this has been stored are healing now. You do not need to know what all the places are; just make the intention that they’re healing now. (Step 4) The OriginsAll the origins of this are healing now. You do not need to know what all the origins are; just make the intention that they’re healing now. (Step 5) ForgivenessI apologize to everyone I hurt related to this and wish them love, happiness and peace. It is not necessary to think of each person involved; just make the intention of forgiveness with your heart. I forgive everyone who hurt me related to this and wish them love, happiness and peace. I forgive everyone I blamed for this, including myself. (Step 6) PartsAll the parts of me that got something from this are healing now. (Step 7) Whatever’s LeftWhatever’s left about this is healing now.Review the original problem to see if there is any aspect that still has an emotional charge for you. If there is something, do TAT about that before proceeding. (Step 8) ChoosingI choose (whatever positive outcome you want related to this). (Step 9) IntegrationThis healing is completely integrated now.Move whichever hand was in the front position to the back and vice versa and put your attention on: This healing is completely integrated now.Encircle your right ear with your right fingertips and your left ear with your left fingertips and put your attention on: This healing is completely integrated now.Lastly, I recommend that you give thanks to whomever or whatever you feel did the healing for you – God, Mother Nature, Holy Spirit, Divine Love, etc. Using SUDS To Test Your ChangesFor the first few sessions you do on yourself, you might want to rate the intensity of the problem before the session, using a scale of 0-10. With ‘0’ indicating ‘no stress’ and ‘10’ indicating ‘the worst possible’, rate how you feel when you think of the negative thought or past incident expressed in your Problem Step (Step 1). At the end of the session, use the same scale and rate the problem again. Compare your before and after rating. Of course, the real test for how effective TAT is will be the changes you see in your life. With some sessions, you may feel immediate, big shifts – a weight that suddenly lifts from your shoulders, a dramatic easing of pain or tension. Other times the changes might be much more subtle. One day, you may realize that you simply haven’t thought about a problem for weeks, when it used to be on your mind every day. You may find yourself in the midst of doing something that you would never have dreamed possible a day earlier, and now you’re doing it easily without a second thought. All of these changes contribute to your living a happier life.
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