What is Tapping for Anxiety?

Tapping for anxiety is a somatic healing practice that uses gentle tapping on specific points of the body to calm the nervous system and release stored emotional stress.

It’s also known as emotional freedom technique (EFT tapping).
Rather than forcing calm through the mind, tapping works with the body to create regulation and relief.

 

KEY MOMENTS

00:00 – Why tapping for anxiety works when meditation doesn’t
04:30 – What emotional freedom technique (EFT tapping) actually is
08:45 – Nervous system healing through somatic touch
12:10 – Releasing stored emotions from the body
15:30 – Guided tapping for anxiety, fear, and uncertainty

 

What if tapping for anxiety could calm your nervous system faster than meditation, affirmations, or journaling?

If you’ve tried all the “right” tools to manage anxiety — meditation, breathwork, affirmations — and still feel restless, overwhelmed, or stuck in your head, this episode offers a body-based alternative. 

Tapping for anxiety, also known as emotional freedom technique (EFT tapping), is a form of somatic healing that uses gentle tapping on meridian points to support nervous system healing and release stored emotional stress. In this episode of Feel Good Nakd, we explore why tapping works especially well for women who struggle to sit still, quiet the mind, or force calm — and how working with the body can create real relief.

 

ABOUT OUR FEATURED GUEST

I’m joined by Sinéad Stewart, a certified EFT practitioner who helps people regulate their nervous systems and release stored emotional patterns through tapping. 

Sinéad shares how she discovered EFT during a period of intense anxiety, why it became the one practice that truly stuck, and how she now guides others through tapping in a grounded, accessible way — especially for those who feel resistant to traditional meditation.

Website: https://www.sineadstewart.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sineadstewart/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sinead.stewart

 

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MORE ON THIS HOLISTIC WELLNESS PODCAST EPISODE

 

“Anxiety is betting against yourself — and EFT tapping helps you choose peace instead.” – Sinéad Stewart

 

• Why anxiety lives in the body, not just the mind
• A gentler way to calm anxiety without forcing stillness
• How tapping supports nervous system healing through the body
• Releasing stored emotions with compassion, not pressure
• A calming practice for uncertainty and fear of the unknown

 

What If Anxiety Isn’t Something to Think Through?

What if anxiety isn’t asking you to figure it out…
but to feel it through?

So many women understand their anxiety intellectually. They know where it comes from. They’ve unpacked it. They’ve tried to manage it.

And yet, the body still feels tight.
Restless.
On edge for no obvious reason.

As Sinéad Stewart shares in the episode:

“I couldn’t really shake the energy out of my body. Meditation wasn’t enough for me.”

That sentence alone reframes everything.

Because anxiety isn’t just a thought pattern.
It’s a nervous system experience.

 

Why “Calming Your Mind” Doesn’t Always Calm Anxiety

Meditation, breathwork, journaling, affirmations — these tools can be supportive.
They can also feel impossible when your nervous system is already activated.

When the body is bracing, asking it to sit still can feel like pressure.
Silence can amplify discomfort.
Positive thinking can feel dishonest.

Sinéad describes this shift clearly:

“With tapping, I was doing something with my body and saying something out loud — and that’s when things started to shift.”

That combination matters.

Because regulation doesn’t happen through willpower.
It happens through safety signals.

 

A Somatic Lens: Anxiety as Unreleased Energy

From a somatic healing perspective, anxiety isn’t something to eliminate.
It’s something to move.

Emotions are energy in motion. When they don’t get processed, they don’t disappear — they settle.

Over time, that can look like:

• Chronic tension
• Emotional reactivity
• Fatigue without explanation
• Feeling disconnected from your body

 

This is why tapping for anxiety can feel so different.

It doesn’t ask you to rise above how you feel.
It asks you to acknowledge it.

As Sinéad Stewart puts it:

“You have to acknowledge what you’re going through to get it out of your system.”

That acknowledgment alone can be regulating.

 

What Is EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique)?

Emotional freedom technique, often called EFT tapping, is a body-based practice that combines gentle tapping with spoken awareness.

The tapping points are connected to the nervous system and energy pathways.
The words create emotional honesty.
Together, they signal safety.

Sinéad explains that even when the mind wanders, the body still responds:

“Even if my mind was somewhere else, something was still getting in. I could feel the calmness happening.”

That’s the power of somatic healing — it works with the body, not against it.

 

Why Tapping Supports Nervous System Healing

The nervous system doesn’t respond to logic.
It responds to sensation.

Touch, rhythm, and voice are primal signals of safety.
They tell the body it can soften.

This is why tapping can be especially supportive for:

• Anxiety rooted in uncertainty
• Fear of the unknown
• Chronic overthinking
• Emotional suppression

 

Rather than forcing calm, EFT tapping helps the body arrive there naturally.

This is nervous system healing through experience, not effort.

 

A Simple Framework: Why Tapping Works

Without turning this into a “how-to,” here’s a high-level framework that helps explain why tapping resonates so deeply:

 

1. The Body Is Met First

Before thoughts settle, the body needs regulation.

2. Safety Is Created Through Touch

Gentle, rhythmic tapping cues calm faster than mental reassurance.

3. Expression Prevents Suppression

Speaking what’s present allows emotion to move.

4. Clarity Follows Regulation

Once the nervous system settles, perspective returns.

 

Or, as Sinéad said in one of the most memorable lines of the episode:

“Anxiety is betting against yourself.”

Tapping helps you stop doing that — gently.

 

Why This Practice Resonates With So Many Women

Many women are deeply self-aware — and deeply dysregulated.

They’ve done the mindset work.
They understand the patterns.
They know why they feel the way they do.

And still, the body holds the charge.

Tapping offers something different.
Not intensity.
Not performance.
Just permission.

As Sinéad shared:

“Peace came when I stopped fighting how I felt.”

That’s the shift.

 

Learning From Lived Experience

In this episode of Feel Good Nakd, I’m joined by Sinéad Stewart, a certified EFT practitioner who discovered tapping during a period of deep anxiety and restlessness.

What makes her work powerful isn’t just certification — it’s lived experience.
She speaks openly about skepticism, resistance, and why tapping became the one practice that actually stayed.

Grounded.
Accessible.
Human.

 

What Becomes Possible When Anxiety Softens

When anxiety isn’t running the show, something subtle shifts.

You think more clearly.
You respond instead of react.
You trust yourself again.

Peace doesn’t mean life stops being hard.
It means your body isn’t bracing against it.

 

If You’re Curious, That’s Enough

You don’t need to commit.
You don’t need to believe.
You don’t need to fix yourself.

Curiosity is enough.

If your body has been asking for something gentler, this conversation might meet you exactly where you are.

 

Listen to the Full Episode

This blog offers insight — not the experience itself.

To hear a guided tapping practice, feel the nervous system shifts in real time, and explore how tapping for anxiety actually feels in the body, listen to the full Feel Good Nakd episode with Sinéad Stewart.

 

FAQ: Tapping for Anxiety

Is tapping for anxiety scientifically supported?

Yes. Emotional freedom technique has been studied for stress reduction and nervous system regulation.

 

Do I need experience with somatic healing?

No. EFT tapping is accessible and beginner-friendly.

 

Can tapping replace therapy or medication?

Tapping is a complementary practice, not a replacement. It works best alongside holistic support.

 

 

 

Full Transcript on EFT Tapping with Sinéad Stewart

 

Chardét Ryel (00:00)
You know when you just feel so much anxiety, stress, fear, you’re not sure what’s going on in the world, or you’re just kind of trying to find a way for you to release all those emotions stored in your body. Today, I’m introducing you to a very special technique and a very magnetic person to guide you through it. This is something that I was so skeptical about.

forever, even though I spoke to many friends who did it and I just resisted. I just didn’t see how it could possibly work. Recently had the experience with the amazing guests that we’re having today and it felt like, ⁓ release of tension, stress, and it’s quick, it’s easy. I’m speaking with Sinéad Stewart, who is an EFT practitioner. So we’re going to be talking all about

She’s going to describe why it’s so helpful for us for releasing the emotions, the stored stress in your body and how it might be the thing for those of us that struggle with affirmations or journaling or meditation, something that can maybe help you.

Get ready to feel good naked. I’m your host, Sade, and if you’re here right now, it means that you are ready to strip away all the crap, all the rules holding you back from feeling good in your body, in your mind, and in your life. Let’s get into it.

My first tapping experience was actually with you recently, and I had been super skeptical before and had not tried it. Lots of friends trying to encourage me, et cetera. And I just felt like it was different. Where did you start to get into this? Like, what was the start of opening up to different holistic modalities for you?

Sinéad Stewart (01:52)
Where I started with tapping, I mean, I’ve always been interested in lots of healing modalities, meditation, yoga, that kind of thing. And, you know, we try these things and maybe they’ll last a little bit, you know, maybe they’ll go, you do it for a few days and you kind of like trickle off or, you know, meditation can get difficult. You know, for me, it didn’t really help during the pandemic. And that’s really when I met

tapping and discovered EFT. You know, I was trying meditation, I was doing yoga, but I couldn’t really shake the energy out of my body. A lot of that was more trying to relax and calm down. But when we were stuck inside our homes and not able to like move or do things, like I felt so trapped. I was like, I had all of this energy like bubbling and restlessness bubbling up inside me. And I’m already a restless person. So,

When I found EFT, I found it on YouTube. I had heard about it before, but again, same thing. I kind of was like, what is this like tapping on your face? Like I didn’t really, you know, respect it. I did it with my two roommates at the time and after we just like felt better, you know? We couldn’t really describe it, but we at least regulated our nervous systems. I started doing it every day and that’s the thing that’s really started to stick with me more so.

Like yoga, yeah, you can stretch and can do routines and that’s great to move your body. But with meditation, it’s like, I don’t know, I’m not a Buddha, I’m not a yogi. It didn’t relax me and bring me that sense of peace that I was needing at that time. I’m can’t, my brain, I’m a human and my brain is going nonstop where it’s tapping, it was like, okay, I’m doing something with my body and I’m saying something out loud. And even though sometimes during these moments of…

tapping my body and saying something out loud, my mind is still somewhere else. Like sometimes you even catch yourself and you’re thinking about something else even though you’re doing something else, you know, you’re so detached from the whole experience. But I knew that subconsciously tapping on these things and saying it out loud, something was getting into me because I could notice the changes. I noticed the calmness and the…

mental shifts that were happening when I decided to choose peace and love rather than anger or grief or resentment. And that’s when my relationship to tapping really became everything. And then so that was 2020, 2021. And then in 2022, I got certified.

Chardét Ryel (04:17)
think it really resonates what you said, especially where the meditation just wasn’t for you. I’ve been in a situation where like I’ll meet people, especially when I was traveling and they would say, Hey, yeah, like I just had a great 90 minute meditation session. And I’m just thinking, how, how did you sit there for 90 minutes on your own and

Sinéad Stewart (04:39)
I don’t

Chardét Ryel (04:41)
It was really nine minutes.

Right? Like it’s because you try, I do meditate, but I wouldn’t be able to do it at this time for that long. And I think what’s really nice is the combination with tapping of the somatic, so the body actual touch with the affirmations. And I think too, what you did, which was really beautiful was the idea of like, you’re channeling in what needs to be said. Either you’re in a room and you are doing that for each person.

or you’re on your own and whatever’s coming to your mind, whatever comes out of your mouth, the affirmation is what you need to really hear.

Sinéad Stewart (05:23)
that’s the thing. It’s the thing that some of us aren’t even saying it out loud. Like how many people I’ve had that come into the tapping sessions that don’t even want to speak out loud. And it’s to get it out of your system, like emotional freedom technique. And so it’s like acknowledge the shit that you’re going through, you know? And that’s why when we start with like the tapping on the side of the hand, that’s, you know, the most powerful point because that’s the point where we’re acknowledging, hey, I don’t feel good right now. And it’s okay to not be okay.

but we need to also acknowledge that and just say, you know, these are the thoughts that are running through my brain. And maybe if I speak them out loud, maybe if I write them down, I am getting them out of my system so that I can clear that data and download something the more impactful. Because that’s at the end of the day, like the reality that we’re creating is whatever we’re feeling, right? Like our emotions are such a fundamental part of.

our thoughts as well. Like you can’t really be thinking negative thoughts if you’re in a good mood.

Chardét Ryel (06:23)
Yeah. And you started too with, I remember you said, uh, in the morning, it’s really helpful, especially because maybe not people listening, but for me personally, when I wake up in the morning, I’m not rearing and ready to go. Like it’s a struggle. And I found that this was really helpful for just re focusing the day, like getting the crap out. Like you said, that doesn’t need to be there.

And I never found affirmations particularly helpful, although I think they can be, but for me personally, the struggle was, well, I don’t actually feel this today and it feels false to say it.

Sinéad Stewart (07:01)
Absolutely, absolutely. And I’m a big fan of Tony Robbins and he always talks about getting into state and, you know, getting up and dancing and getting into a good mood before you learn anything. If you’ve ever been to any of his seminars, that’s like his big foundational thing. And tapping is what does that for me and that is why I love it so much. And that’s why I’m so drawn to it. And it’s the thing that has stuck around for so long. It’s because I do see the benefits of

setting your, like starting your day off right in a good mood, you know? Even our dreams can affect us sometimes. If you woke up and like, I don’t even know what that was. To do a little tapping on like, I am not gonna let this affect my day or make me look at my partner differently or whatever that is, you know? So it’s like, it’s crazy how our emotions are such an anchor and drive so much of our life and yet we don’t control them as best we can and we don’t acknowledge them and…

And that’s the whole point of like, again, acknowledging it, getting it out of your system, letting it go. And I think, you know, that’s where a lot of this disease comes from is holding on to these emotions, right? You know, The Body Keeps Score is like a really impactful book and adds up over time.

Chardét Ryel (08:13)
The

tuning into your body part really sticks with me, especially what you’re saying, because it really is the fact that as you’re doing this, you start to recognize certain things that are going on versus you could go your whole day and you don’t pay attention at all. And it gets to be like three, 4 PM and you think, I feel really crap. I’m in such a bad mood. Where did that start?

Well, probably at the beginning of the day and maybe even the day before because you haven’t had any sort of release like you’re saying and we do that for weeks and we do that for years and decades. And it’s no wonder then that all this stuff pops up later on because so much of that is suppressed.

Sinéad Stewart (08:53)
Don’t try to like bite off this huge thing, okay? It’s like, I’m do yoga and meditation and tapping and try to like do all of the things all at once. Try it all and see what sticks, you know? And go with the thing that feels good to you and that resonates to you. Like a lot of people love breath work. I personally don’t love breath work. I mean, there’s certain techniques that I do like, but like you’re not gonna catch me going into a cold plunge and doing breath work anytime soon, you know? Like not for you, like move on to the next thing and just find something else to put in your toolbox.

Chardét Ryel (09:23)
I like this because I think what we’re trying to present is different ideas on how you can relieve the tension, stress, emotions in your body. And I tried breath work. I’ve tried it a few times. I really am still trying, but I find that at the end of a session, often like my throat just hurts and it’s dry and all these people are making these really loud noises and they just had these breakthroughs, but I’m just like, I need some water.

Sinéad Stewart (09:52)
100%. It’s very intense. It’s very intense. And I definitely like to stay in a frequency of joy and playfulness. And I feel like breathwork is just very intense. And again, there’s always a time and place for everything. But for a daily thing, I’m not about to do breathwork every day. But tapping for me is like, that’s something I can do every day, an anchor, you know?

Chardét Ryel (10:13)
this,

we should probably actually talk about what tapping is for those listening that don’t actually know, or maybe are not quite right about what they think they know related to it. So if you can just describe a little bit about what it is and the thought and thinking behind it, why it’s so effective.

Sinéad Stewart (10:30)
Tapping is still quite new, but it was developed in order to help veterans with PTSD symptoms. So it’s able to regulate their nervous system and overcome traumas in their life. Now this is used with like psychotherapy and therapy and therapists. So tapping, that’s how it was introduced. It also helps people with addictions and ⁓ any sort of like obsessive-compulsive disorders. ⁓

So if you want to follow Dr. Peta Stapleton, she has so many great studies and an amazing book on all of the studies that have been done about EFT. So EFT is tapping on different meridian points on your body in order to clear the energy that is emotion. emotion is energy in motion. Different meridian points that are on our face are actually connected to different organs in our body and different meridian lines.

brings like Eastern and Western medicine together as one. Now in Peta’s book, she discussed like having ⁓ people tapping on different parts of their body, not the parts that I do through my rounds. And it did help people regulate their nervous system, just calm down a little bit, but it wasn’t as impactful as the different meridian points that I tap on during my session that we did together. So maybe I should go through the tapping points

Now, do you think that’s a good idea?

Chardét Ryel (11:59)
Yeah, actually, do you think it makes sense for us to do it as you go through them or if we do it as if like we do it?

Sinéad Stewart (12:08)
So right, so we start tapping because I’m free. This is a podcast, too. So I’m trying to be like descriptive with my words as well. Right. So so you’re tapping on the side of the hand and either side is fine. It’s like some people used to call it the karate chop side. But and you tap on the side of the hand. That’s like the setup point. So that’s when we’re tapping and talking about all the negative stuff that we’re going through. So anything that you want to bring up to the surface, whatever emotion that is, and we kind of talk through that.

And then we take a few breaths in and reconnect with our body. A lot of the times people have like they’ll yawn or they’ll cry or they’ll feel the pins and needles in their hand at this beginning setup point. And like that’s important. That means like the energy is moving through your body. And then we tap for the tapping point which is the top of the head, the top of the eyebrows, the temples, under the eye, under the nose, under the mouth, the clavicle area, under your arm.

and then like under your arm, like where the bra strap is, like under your armpit area, and then your wrists. And so that’s considered one round of tapping. So after we do the setup part, which is the side of the hand, and we take the deep breaths in, we do multiple rounds of tapping after that until it energetically feels like we’ve cleared the emotion. So normally when I start a tapping session with a client, I’ll ask you, know, what are you going through? Like, what is an emotion that keeps coming up that you would let to-

like to let go and you’re also hearing yourself, right? So again, it’s easy to talk to your subconscious mind that way because I’m literally using your words back to you. So we could do like a demonstration tapping now if you want to. Like I don’t know if you want what you want to do a tapping on.

Chardét Ryel (13:51)
Amazing to do it and I also want to say for people listening there is video if you want to capture the video to do this but we will obviously describe it too. Are there any warnings you want to give like don’t be driving?

Sinéad Stewart (14:06)
Oh yeah, I always find that so funny. Don’t be driving, definitely not. You want both hands on the wheel. I mean, you could listen to a tapping, you just don’t follow along with it if you’re driving. But yeah, normally you just want to be seated, you want to make sure you have some water because it is energy work so you want to like flush that through you but be open to it and enjoy the ride. What do you think your listeners would benefit from too, I guess? Like what would do you think that we should do a tapping for them and then they can follow along as well?

Chardét Ryel (14:35)
Yeah, I think the biggest thing that we get feedback from, so people DMing the people who are messaging, even reviews, it’s a lot of honestly, and we saw this even in your session when we did it live, it’s a lot of anxiety and fear around uncertainty and fear around just, yeah, not knowing what’s next or what to do or maybe with the state of the world type.

So I think the fear of the unknown and anxiety are probably two big things.

Sinéad Stewart (15:08)
For sure, that makes sense. We all need that. Okay, so we’ll do like a little quickie then and we’ll just see how it feels and we’ll go from there. Okay, so if it’s safe to do so, I would just recommend everybody close their eyes and just tap into their body and see where this uncertainty or this anxiety lives. And if it’s somewhere trapped in your body, whether that’s in your…

Chardét Ryel (15:19)
Perfect.

Sinéad Stewart (15:38)
heart or your stomach. Maybe it’s in your throat.

and just kind of give it an energy, maybe even give it a color.

and just hone in on what is giving you that sense of uncertainty or anxiety.

And we’re gonna tap on the side of the hand and we’re gonna acknowledge this emotion in our body. And as we’re doing so, I want you to imagine it coming out of the hand as we tap it away.

And then after we tap on the side of the hand, we’re gonna take a few breaths in and then we’re gonna go through the full body points. And I’ll tell you which tapping points to tap on as we go. And as we tap on those points and I say something, I want you to say it back, right back to me. So just repeat what I’m doing.

And let’s take a big breath in.

and let’s start tapping on the side of the hand.

I am feeling so much anxiety.

Chardét Ryel (17:00)
I’m feeling so much anxiety.

Sinéad Stewart (17:04)
and I can feel it heavy in my body.

Chardét Ryel (17:09)
And I can feel it heavy in my body.

Sinéad Stewart (17:13)
I don’t want to hold on to this emotion anymore.

Chardét Ryel (17:17)
I don’t want to hold on to this emotion anymore.

Sinéad Stewart (17:21)
because it’s holding me back.

Chardét Ryel (17:24)
because it’s holding me back.

Sinéad Stewart (17:27)
It’s weighing me down.

Chardét Ryel (17:29)
It’s weighing me down.

Sinéad Stewart (17:31)
and I can’t think straight.

Chardét Ryel (17:33)
and I can’t think straight.

Sinéad Stewart (17:36)
I feel uncertainty.

Chardét Ryel (17:39)
I feel uncertainty.

Sinéad Stewart (17:42)
around the circumstances in my life.

Chardét Ryel (17:46)
around the circumstances in my life.

Sinéad Stewart (17:50)
and I want to have more control.

Chardét Ryel (17:53)
and I want to have more control.

Sinéad Stewart (17:57)
but I know I need to surrender.

Chardét Ryel (18:00)
But I know I need to surrender.

Sinéad Stewart (18:03)
and let go of this anxiety.

Chardét Ryel (18:06)
and like all of this anxiety.

Sinéad Stewart (18:09)
that’s interrupting my sleep.

Chardét Ryel (18:11)
that’s interrupting my sleep.

Sinéad Stewart (18:14)
and not helping me function.

Chardét Ryel (18:16)
and not helping me function.

Sinéad Stewart (18:19)
I’m letting go of this anxiety.

Chardét Ryel (18:22)
I’m letting go of this anxiety.

Sinéad Stewart (18:26)
and where I hold it in my body.

Chardét Ryel (18:29)
and where I hold it in my body.

Sinéad Stewart (18:32)
It dissolves now.

Chardét Ryel (18:34)
It dissolves now.

Sinéad Stewart (18:36)
and no longer serves me.

Chardét Ryel (18:39)
and no longer serves me.

Sinéad Stewart (18:42)
I want to be more productive.

Chardét Ryel (18:44)
I wanna be more productive.

Sinéad Stewart (18:47)
and not hold on to this negative emotion.

Chardét Ryel (18:50)
and not hold on to this negative emotion.

Sinéad Stewart (18:54)
that’s weighing me down.

Chardét Ryel (18:56)
that’s weighing me down.

Sinéad Stewart (18:59)
And even though I feel anxious,

Chardét Ryel (19:02)
and even though I feel anxious.

Sinéad Stewart (19:05)
I deeply and completely

Chardét Ryel (19:08)
I deeply and completely.

Sinéad Stewart (19:10)
love, accept, and forgive myself.

Chardét Ryel (19:14)
Love, accept, and forgive myself.

Sinéad Stewart (19:18)
Okay, so let’s stop tapping there and let’s take another big breath in.

Let’s hold at the top, inside out.

And let’s just take a moment to see where that emotion sits in your body now. Maybe that energy is a little bit smaller. Maybe it’s slowly dissolving. Maybe it’s coming up through your body and through your hands to be slowly released.

And it’s okay to feel the discomfort as we move through this.

and slowly let it go.

And let’s take one more big breath in.

Inside out.

And let’s start tapping on the top of the head.

I am letting go of this anxiety.

Chardét Ryel (20:21)
I’m letting go of this anxiety.

Sinéad Stewart (20:24)
It no longer has a hold on me.

Chardét Ryel (20:27)
It no longer has a hold on me.

Sinéad Stewart (20:31)
temples. I am dropping this emotion now.

Chardét Ryel (20:35)
I’m dropping this emotion now.

Sinéad Stewart (20:38)
under your eye and I’m replacing it with hope.

Chardét Ryel (20:43)
and I’m replacing it with hope.

Sinéad Stewart (20:45)
under your nose, I’m replacing it with faith.

Chardét Ryel (20:49)
and replacing it with faith.

Sinéad Stewart (20:52)
under your mouth because I deserve better.

Chardét Ryel (20:56)
because I deserve better.

Sinéad Stewart (20:59)
and your chest, I deserve to believe in myself.

Chardét Ryel (21:04)
I deserve to believe in myself.

Sinéad Stewart (21:07)
Under your arm, I deserve to trust myself.

Chardét Ryel (21:11)
I deserve to trust myself.

Sinéad Stewart (21:14)
and now your wrists together. And anxiety is betting against myself.

Chardét Ryel (21:21)
and anxiety is betting against myself.

Sinéad Stewart (21:25)
top of your head. I do not want to worry.

Chardét Ryel (21:30)
I do not want to worry.

Sinéad Stewart (21:33)
top of your eyebrows. I do not want to stress.

Chardét Ryel (21:37)
I do not want to stress.

Sinéad Stewart (21:39)
and your temples over things I cannot control.

Chardét Ryel (21:44)
over things I cannot control.

Sinéad Stewart (21:47)
under your eyes, I can only control my attitude.

Chardét Ryel (21:51)
I can only control my attitude.

Sinéad Stewart (21:55)
Under your nose, I can only control my emotions.

Chardét Ryel (21:59)
I can only control my emotions.

Sinéad Stewart (22:02)
under your mouth to the things that are happening to me.

Chardét Ryel (22:06)
to the things that are happening to me.

Sinéad Stewart (22:10)
in your chest, I can only control my attitude.

Chardét Ryel (22:14)
I can only control my attitude.

Sinéad Stewart (22:17)
Under your arm, I have no idea what the future holds.

Chardét Ryel (22:21)
I have no idea what the future holds.

Sinéad Stewart (22:25)
and your wrists, but I choose peace.

Chardét Ryel (22:28)
But I choose peace.

Sinéad Stewart (22:30)
top of your head again, I choose peace over uncertainty.

Chardét Ryel (22:35)
I choose peace over uncertainty.

Sinéad Stewart (22:40)
top of your eyebrows, I don’t wanna have to worry.

Chardét Ryel (22:43)
I don’t want to have to worry.

Sinéad Stewart (22:46)
your temples, I choose peace over worry.

Chardét Ryel (22:51)
I choose peace over worry.

Sinéad Stewart (22:53)
under your eyes, because I deserve that.

Chardét Ryel (22:57)
Because I deserve that.

Sinéad Stewart (22:59)
under your nose. The world is difficult enough.

Chardét Ryel (23:03)
The world is difficult enough.

Sinéad Stewart (23:06)
Under your mouth, I don’t need to beat myself up anymore.

Chardét Ryel (23:10)
I don’t need to beat myself up anymore.

Sinéad Stewart (23:13)
In your chest, I don’t need to bet against myself.

Chardét Ryel (23:17)
I don’t need to bet against myself.

Sinéad Stewart (23:21)
under your arm, I trust in myself fully.

Chardét Ryel (23:25)
I trust in myself fully.

Sinéad Stewart (23:27)
And your wrists, I always have my back.

Chardét Ryel (23:31)
I always have my back.

Sinéad Stewart (23:34)
top of your head again. So I’m choosing faith today.

Chardét Ryel (23:38)
So I’m choosing faith today.

Sinéad Stewart (23:41)
Top of your eyebrow, faith in myself.

Chardét Ryel (23:44)
faith in myself.

Sinéad Stewart (23:47)
temples, faith in my abilities?

Chardét Ryel (23:50)
faith in my abilities.

Sinéad Stewart (23:53)
Under your eyes, faith in my dreams.

Chardét Ryel (23:56)
faith in my dreams.

Sinéad Stewart (23:58)
under your nose. I feel so much better now.

Chardét Ryel (24:02)
I feel so much better now.

Sinéad Stewart (24:05)
under your mouth and I don’t need to worry anymore.

Chardét Ryel (24:08)
And I don’t need to worry anymore.

Sinéad Stewart (24:12)
in your chest because I am fully capable.

Chardét Ryel (24:15)
Because I am fully capable.

Sinéad Stewart (24:18)
under your arm of handling anything life throws my way.

Chardét Ryel (24:23)
handling anything life throws my way.

Sinéad Stewart (24:27)
And so it is.

Chardét Ryel (24:29)
And so it is.

Sinéad Stewart (24:33)
So let’s just take a little breath here and tune in with our bodies and think of all of the times that you’ve amazed yourself and you’ve gotten over something and you’ve accomplished a big life goal. And think of that the next time you feel anxious or worried or uncertain and just remind yourself that you got this.

and that you can handle any obstacle, and that the only way we can solve problems is by being in a state of peace and clarity.

So let’s take a big breath in.

Hold at the top and side out. ⁓

Chardét Ryel (25:26)
It’s so releasing. I mean, I my neighbors are looking at me real funny right now. I’m facing a window and they’re like, what the hell is that? But I feel amazing. Right?

Sinéad Stewart (25:44)
It’s just like such a reset. So I don’t even know how long we went there, but like, it’s just such a, I don’t know, it just feels good. If I try and think of one of my favorite feelings is like when you first get a crush, you know? And like how much energy you have from that energy of love where it’s like, you could sleep like three hours and like, it’s like you slept nine, you know? And like to be able to channel into that energy and like those emotions is just magical.

Chardét Ryel (26:11)
Opening up your body this way allows you to get so much more energy even if you’re getting you know, well, you’ll probably sleep better But even if you’re getting the same amount of sleep the quality is deeper like the stress is less your energy feels bigger ⁓ I even feel like I’ve always had issues with my throat from a past condition and it feels like when I do this it’s just like feeling a rock dissolve

that’s like stuck there. It’s just so nice that release. So I hope that other people listening got that. And if they didn’t, listen again.

Sinéad Stewart (26:49)
Try it a few more times, yeah.

Chardét Ryel (26:53)
could

see a thing a few more times. What is one of your favorite memories that have happened to maybe from leading a tapping session or something that was just like a amazing download that you got after your own personal session?

Sinéad Stewart (27:07)
When I first was certified, I actually got matched with this girl who had just lost her mom. And it was like the most heartbreaking. And we just bawled our eyes out together. it just, doing the tapping with her made me just appreciate my mom so much more, you know? So I always say that I get so many secondary benefits from doing the tappings because we’re all human and we’re all having a human experience and we’re all experiencing the exact same emotions.

just on different spectrums at different times in our life. So it’s like, I could be talking about grief, that doesn’t, somebody might not be grieving now, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t grieve 10 years ago over something that they still keep holding on into their body, you know? So, you know, it is a therapeutic thing and it is for people to go deep with it if they wanna go deep with it. It’s actually kind of like getting me out of my comfort zone, changing new neural pathways for me to like, you know, figure something. It’s almost like brushing.

your teeth with the opposite hand, you know? You just got to do something weird and out of the box and figure out if it works for you. And it totally works for me, you know?

Chardét Ryel (28:09)
that’s exactly like how it feels when you first do it where because I didn’t actually realize initially at Wheelhouse what the session was going to be and then when I found out I was tapping I was like ⁓ okay well let’s just see like let’s just try it fine let’s see what happens but I hadn’t been called before to really dive into it and I think that’s where I’m hoping this episode if you’re listening really makes you think like let me just see

Maybe this is something that I can try or maybe I know someone that this would be really helpful for who’s resistant to everything else and this could be the thing. I want to ask you for people listening that they want more, they would like to practice more, where can they find you? I know you’ve got a YouTube channel as well if you want to share all the places.

Sinéad Stewart (28:56)
Yeah. So I have an Instagram, so it’s Sinéad Stewart and it’s the same thing on YouTube. You can find long form better tappings on YouTube. So I would just recommend going there. Also, if you want to do your own tappings and record them for yourself and like play them back because that’s how I started too, right? When I was first learning to like teach people, I was like, hey, well, I’m going to have to do my own tappings and then record them. And I found if I kept doing the same tapping like every day for a week instead of like switching it all up,

You just really don’t know what’s gonna flow into your life that day. And if all it is is that you’re in a freaking good mood, then that’s a great day, you know?

Chardét Ryel (29:31)
I feel like people will get even more than that, so we want to definitely recommend to YouTube channel, Instagram, we’ll have links to all of that in the show notes. Well, thank you so much for sharing this, for doing this today. I think that you will actually open up a lot of people’s minds who are maybe like me of, don’t know, is that a little too woo woo for me? And then now they’re like, this is amazing. So thank you.

And thank you so much for listening. Remember, share this far and wide with anyone in your life who maybe is struggling with stress, struggling with anxiety, and meditation’s not working, affirmations aren’t working, journaling’s not working. This could be something that would really, really help them. Send it and say, hey, know, keep an open mind, try it, see what happens, because it could really be something that will help them in a way that works for them.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for you being open-minded, experimenting, thinking of your wellbeing. And we will see you in the next one.