Something New

This afternoon I will be facilitating my first couple's TAT session.  As some of you may know, TAT stands for The Tapas Acupressure Technique, named after its creator, Tapas Fleming, a Licensed Acupuncturist in Southern California.

In the process of TAT, we pretend there is a big pot in the center of the room into which problems, concerns and issues are tossed.  Then, holding the TAT pose that capitalizes on connecting the vision center of the brain with master acupressure points on the face, the client puts his/her focus on a series of specifically formulated statements, one by one.  People doing TAT often experience a spectrum of profound connections, insights, perspectives and/or healings. 

As strange as it is to admit, Tapas Fleming can't really explain how TAT works.  But she -- and TAT Professionals all over the world -- have hundreds and hundreds of documented success stories in the 25 years since its inception.  TAT has been used to successfully alleviate food and environmental allergies and sensitivities, aid in weight management, reduce chronic stress and pain symptoms, even heal serious and chronic illnesses. 

TAT has been called a portal of grace and my own experiences with TAT -- both as a TAT Professional for others, and in using it as a self-help technique for my own issues -- confirm that sweet description.

I'm eager to see what unfolds for the husband and wife who will be each putting his/her issues in the TAT pot this evening.  I will keep you posted. 

Beautiful!

I promised to update you on the couple's TAT session I facilitated last night. 

I have seen the husband on and off for a long time.  The marriage has been troubled for a long time.  I wanted to see if TAT could bring them some peace and was so pleased that they both were interested in trying it out.

As TAT allows, there was no need to look for specific issues to work on.  After a brief discussion, I suggested the wording, "Whatever is in the way of healing our marriage,"  Then I suggested that each of them put whatever he/she wanted into the pot silently, adding to the "TAT pot" whatever came up for them as we went through the prescribed TAT steps.

As we went through the steps, the husband held the TAT pose and the wife sat with her eyes closed, hands folded, in calm silence.  The room felt very peaceful.

At the end, the wife's smile was so warm that it almost brought tears to my eyes.  And the husband had what I call the "TAT glow" of serenity.

I don't know what long-term benefit this session had, but my sense is that this session opened a door between these two that has been closed for a long time. 

I'll let you know if I'm right.