TFT – Callahan Techniques® Thought Field Therapy®

Business Talk Radio’s Program “Your Practical Advisor” will be interviewing, Joanne Callahan, MBA, President of Callahan Techniques, Ltd. and co-developer of Thought Field Therapy with her husband Roger Callahan, PhD.

Your Practical Advisor offers practical advice to small businesses, families and individuals who call and write in with questions about the hottest topic in the world; their money.

Your Practical Advisor is an apt description of its host, financial strategist, real estate executive and “recovering C.P.A.” Vern Moter.

Vern and Joanne will be discussing the current stress around money from dwindling 401K’s to job loss and our roller coaster emotions.  Joanne will talk about how Thought Field Therapy can offer simple tools for daily stress relief as well as relief from social and performance anxiety as we face uncertainty in our business and financial worlds.

Join them on Saturday, September 26th at 2:00 pm ET on Business Talk Radio.

Click here to listen to the replay online.

We just received a report from a TFT practitioner on the front lines that they are having amazing successes with TFT and helping with stress reduction with the troops.

He requested 500 wallet sized trauma relief cards and other easily transported support materials.  Dr. Roger and Joanne Callahan sent them out immediately, so pleased to be able to support our troops with these simple self-help procedures.  He requested materials that he could use for rapid treatments and self help tools for our troops serving in harms way. Will keep everyone updated…. Caroline Sakai, PhD, TFTdx, VT

Ildiko Scurr, TFT-Dx Shares How TFT is Used For Trauma

Terry Shares His TFT Experience With Accident Trauma Treatment

As TFT leaders, we have demonstrated the revolutionary power of TFT to bring peace to one’s life, over many years and in many countries.

We’ve have also experienced the frustration of not being able to get it to the world fast enough to help all who need the healing power of TFT!

Now we are working to have TFT available to all who need it, in any country and any language. We have combined the healing power of TFT with the powerful communication tool of the internet!

It takes virtually no money or moving bodies—just our joint effort to add information and connect it to the individuals and communities in need.

Millions of people worldwide suffer from violence, natural disaster, illness, divorce, loss of job, home or loved ones, etc. Imagine what impact the relief of their suffering—the fear, grief, guilt, stress, anger, hatred—could have on the world?

Helping people with anxiety, trauma and stress is what we do best. Giving the gift of emotional freedom from trauma, stress and anxiety, is a wonderful thing.

The simple words of the priests in Uganda, TFT trauma treatment gave them “…a grace they had longed for…” (see previous post) and it clearly demonstrates what a humbling tool the gift of Thought Field Therapy is for peace in the world.

It’s a beautiful demonstration of how using TFT to relieve the effects of trauma can open people to peace, compassion and community. What a difference it could make in areas that have been plagued by violent conflict.

The implication of this kind of transformation is truly inspirational, especially considered on a large scale!

Visit the ATFT Foundation blog that launched today to make TFT trauma relief available on a global scale, or http://www.ATFTFoundation.org.

Please visit the blog and see how you can join us!

HELP RELIEVE SUFFERING ON A GLOBAL SCALE!

Freedom R & R’s with Timeshares for Vets

Show your appreciation for our Veterans.

Generations of men and women in our Armed Forces have sacrificed for the good of America in ways most Americans can not imagine. The time away from their families is only the beginning. Many have willingly gone into harm’s way with honor and discipline because their country asked them to. Some have paid the ultimate sacrifice and given their lives for freedom, and still others come back wounded in ways I pray we will never experience.

All of their service allows you and me the opportunity to live our lives securely and without fear. America is the greatest country in the world because we are free, free to create the lives we choose for ourselves in the freedom secured by our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guard.

Now we have the opportunity to serve those who have served us!

Timeshares for Vets Helps with Freedom R & R’s

The ATFT Foundation (charitable arm of the Association for Thought Field Therapy), Callahan Techniques, Ltd. and the Success Mastermind Alliance (SMA) organizations like the Columbia Basin Veterans Resource Coalition and The National Veterans Foundation, provide a free, much needed trauma stress relief retreat to our returning Veterans.

Selected veterans and their families will have the opportunity to relax and enjoy at a donated time share resort for one week. In addition to the time share, the veterans and their families will receive self-help materials for trauma, grief, anger and stress, along with access and support from a professional coach or mentor and trauma specialist who clearly understand the unique needs of Veterans. read more »

This article provides great support for those mental health practitioners who have and are helping cancer patients.

HELPING PATIENTS WITH CANCER, by Richard E. Gill, Assistant Editor, The American Psychologist [emphases are added by me, RJC.]

When we returned from Honolulu our mail was waiting for us. On the top of the pile was a newspaper THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST. The headline read, “Breast Cancer Survival Rates improve with psychological intervention.”

The story continued:

“IN WHAT COULD BE A MAJOR STEP IN THE BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER, an 11 year study by Ohio State University’s Department of Psychology shows that psychological intervention may very well improve a woman/s survival rate.

The study showed that breast cancer victims might have a better chance of survival, said Barbara Anderson, PhD, professor of psychology, if they join a quality psychological intervention group conducted by an experienced therapist.

Of the 227 women who joined in the study, 114 received psychological intervention programs, while 113 received assessment only, Anderson said. “Findings of the study established that patients receiving the intervention had less than half the risk of death from breast cancer compared to those who did not receive intervention and had a reduced risk of death from all causes, not just cancer.”

Published in the December issue of Cancer, the peer–reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that reducing stress that can accompany cancer diagnosis and treatment can have a significant impact on patients’ survival.

Anderson said the findings could have a major impact on the study of breast cancer, “…we certainly hope it has a major impact. We worked really hard to find a study to answer the question: Can psychological intervention reduce the risk for re-occurrence of breast cancer and death? We are confident our findings are real.”

In the near future I will comment in detail on the possible intriguing meanings of this curious comment from this brilliant clinical researcher.

Many researchers have theorized that providing mental health services in addition to cancer care may improve a patient’s health and even prolong their survival but studies linking psychotherapy to improved survival have had inconsistent results. According to Anderson, this study is another step in helping breast cancer victims live longer. “That’s exactly what we found,” she added.

BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL RATES IMPROVE WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION [headline on page 2 of National Psychologist]

Interventions included strategies to reduce stress and enhance their relationship with friends and family coping effectively improving mood, offering health behavior, especially with diets, and maintaining adherence to cancer treatment and care. Anderson said the study was weak in the area of exercise, but she is confident that exercise plays a significant role in overall health.

Just as important, the study had a significant impact on immune enhancement. Effects of this study concerning immunity were very robust, she said. A large sample of cancer victims who came into the study had high levels of stress that were related to lower levels of immunity.

We know that in those who joined interventions their immunity went up. We’re not guessing, we know that intervention affected immunity, she said. The interventions had a very powerful psychological effect and very powerful behavioral effects. It’s clear that they had health benefits… and survival benefits.”

Said Anderson, “Interventions may impact immune changes that are secondary to stress hormones that may promote cancer growth or metastasis and that in addition to treating cancer patients with powerful anti-tumor medications it also important to treat psychological distress as well.”

The American Cancer Society says there are in excess of 100,000 potential breast cancer victims in this country. Anderson hopes the results of this pragmatic study will persuade psychologists to start cancer patients intervention groups around the country.

“If efficacious psychological interventions to reduce stress are delivered early they will improve mental health and treatment relevant behavior and potentially, biologic outcomes,” Anderson said.

There is a new, excellent article in Vision magazine talking about the benefits of TFT for anxiety and stress relief.  It is an interview with TFT practitioner Sharon Goodlove, whose is trained through the advanced, Optimal Health level of TFT which includes Voice Technology.  Sharon has been a long time practitioner and the interview is great for increasing awareness of the benefits of using Thought Field Therapy for anxiety and stress in today’s chaotic times.

For further information on training in TFT or a listing of practitioners, go to www.TFTRX.com .

Thought Field Therapy Tapping into Emotional Freedom

by Elyssa Paige

If I told you that you could completely rid yourself of fear, anxiety and stress in a matter of minutes, what would you say?

That’s what Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is all about. By simply tapping on acupressure points in a specific order, you balance the body’s energy system and release negative emotions.

I discovered this modality during a stressful time in my life in which I thankfully found my way to the cozy office of Sharon Goodlove, Certified Thought Field Therapy Diagnostician. She showed me how to treat myself in one session. Recently we spoke again—this time to empower others to release negativity and heal themselves through TFT. read more »

#1 February 24, 2009, Cancer and Thought Field Therapy®

A recent study Helping Patients with Cancer, by Richard E. Gill, Assistant Editor, The National Psychologist, “Breast cancer survival rates improve with psychological intervention”, supports what we, and many other TFT practitioners, have found when working with clients who have cancer. We have had continued success in providing much needed relief and an improved quality of life for cancer patients.

Published in the December issue of Cancer, the peer–reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that reducing stress that can accompany cancer diagnosis and treatment can have a significant impact on patients’ survival. There are many ways in which TFT can reduce stress and bolster the immune-system.

During this hour-long teleclass, Dr. Callahan, TFT’s Founder and Developer, and Joanne Callahan, MBA, will share 16 ways to help cancer patients and how to address them. Both Dr. Callahan and Joanne are cancer survivors, familiar with the traumas, fears and challenges of someone suffering from cancer. You will hear about psychological help for cancer patients:

• Eliminate trauma(s)
• Reduce or eliminate physical pain
• Reduce the negative side effects of medications – improving compliance
• Treat anxiety caused or aggravated by the cancer
• Treat fear of dying.
• Treat worry over family survivors, economic and psychological issues
• Treat and eliminate hopelessness and negativism.
• Educate in the proper use of the Voltmeter and importance of positive polarity
• Educate client and family to identify and correct negative polarities (psychological reversals)
• Treatment for increased energy
• Eliminate loss of Appetite due to medications
• Eliminate depression and hopelessness
• Learn the use of RESCUE and RESCUE CREAM in order to purge PR’S.
• Eliminate all traces of anger and rage – which can negatively impact a healthy immune system.
• Importance of identifying and eliminating toxins
• Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – a measure of health

Don’t miss this new teleclass as Dr. Callahan reveals how he has helped multiple cancer patients including Joanne’s Stage IV Hon-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. As cancer survivors themselves, Dr. Callahan and Joanne fully understand the emotions and fears of receiving the diagnosis of cancer. Learn how you can improve the quality of life and give hope to those fighting this life-threatening disease.

February 24, 2009, Cancer and Thought Field Therapy® – 6:00 pm PST –
To register, call Chris, 760 347-4784, or e-mail Chris@tftrx.com , this full hour class is only $49. We accept MasterCard or Visa.

Help give someone hope and peace in their life.

“Findings of the study established that patients receiving the intervention had less than half the risk of death from breast cancer compared to those who did not receive intervention and had a reduced risk of death from all causes, not just cancer.” Helping Patients with Cancer, by Richard E. Gill, Assistant Editor, The National Psychologist, January 2009.

There were over 600 registrants for the our last teleclass on trauma.  Our conference bridge only has 150 lines so register early!  Space is limited and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  To register, e-mail Chris@tftrx.com .
www.TFTRX.com

Our ATFT Foundation’s TFT research and trauma relief team leaves for Uganda in less than two weeks.

We thank them for their hard work, dedication and willingness to give so much of themselves to help others. We also thank all of you who have contributed to help make this mission possible.

The use of Thought Field Therapy (TFT) to address the world wide problems of trauma and malaria is a low cost, effective way to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life for the people afflicted and their families. TFT also provides the possibility of saving lives without adding to environmental pollution with toxic chemicals. TFT meets the needs of the poor because it is affordable for all – even the poorest of villages and people in the most poverty stricken regions. It can be taught at the grass roots and community level and most importantly, it does no harm to the individual or the environment.

Since 2004, the ATFT Foundation has successfully used TFT to treat genocide victims in Kigali, Rwanda. In 2006-2008 the ATFT Foundation completed two very successful PTSD studies, orphans and then adult genocide victims. Note: see articles in UPdate, Issue 8, Spring 2008.

The remarkable aspect of the second study, 2008, performed in conjunction with a researcher from Arizona State University, is that the actual treatment for PTSD was performed by local community leaders. The ATFT Foundation, 2 person, team trained a small group of local community leaders, therapists and clergy. After a brief 2-day training, these same community leaders treated 151 severely traumatized participants for 184 problems. The average subject units of distress (SUDS) pre treatment measure was 9.3 (on a scale of 0-10) and the post treatment measure (SUDS) was 0.61.

Thought Field Therapy is unique in that it can be quickly and easily applied by trained helpers in the community without harm. The technique provides immediate and profound relief at the mental, physical and spiritual levels. It ends nightmares, and alleviates pain, anxiety and anger.These outcomes are enduring as compared to many other modalities currently being researched in Rwanda and elsewhere.

The ATFT Foundation has established a workable template that can be applied in a greatly expanded manner. We continue to develop this model of response to large scale trauma situations where a team can train local community leaders to treat others affected. The first of these expanded plans with this PTSD model will be implemented in Uganda.

Additionally, our team will begin a malaria research project based on the pilot study done in 2004 in Tanzania. We have been invited to work with the local Catholic diocese who will provide the structure for training and travel to the various villages. The Catholic priest, Fr. Peter Mubunga Basaliza, who is our host and organizer, was treated with TFT for malaria, during his training here in the USA. All of his malaria symptoms were eliminated in a demonstration in front of the class in a TFT training last January, 2008.

Our dedicated international team members are:

·Dr. Howard and Phyllis Robson from the UK, who will lead the malaria study.

·Stein and Carine Halvorsen, leaders in the Norwegian ATFT will lead the training of the 300 local Ugandans. Stein is our trainer for all levels of TFT in Scandinavia, running the TFT academy.

·Dr. Robert Bray, author and a certified trauma specialist and TFT trainer in the USA will lead our PTSD study.

·Roger Ludwig, a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, in the USA will assist with the PTSD study as well as trainings.

These projects are vitally important for several reasons:

1. The PTSD work is an easily replicable project that could be incorporated into existing humanitarian programs with significant results.

2.Malaria is a world wide problem with costly medications that are unavailable to many of the regions where it is most prevalent.

3. Trauma, whether man-made or natural disasters, is ever-increasing. Many victims never receive the kind of assistance TFT can provide. I believe if we can get these tools in the hands of the victims, we can help them help themselves so they can move on to be productive human beings, and break the cycle of violence. We have seen this happening with the orphans of genocide in Rwanda.

4.Uganda is in desperate need of help for trauma and malaria. We have a welcome partner with existing infrastructure to introduce and expand our ATFT Foundation model.

If you wish to help support this mission please go to www.ATFTFoundation.org

We just returned from an exciting and stimulating meeting of TFT VT (Voice Technology) practitioners.  While not all were able to attend, we had practitioners from South America, Japan, Europe, and the USA. 

We met in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii, where we enjoyed the air, the waves and the heavenly beauty of Hawaii. We all presented interesting and challenging cases, new ideas and works in progress.  I shared my current work on the ELECTRIC THEORY OF CANCER. and the development of (currently) 15 unique and powerful ways that TFT can help people who have cancer.

We heard about new organizational structures, a new journal featuring TFT, the latest research and humanitarian efforts and some amazing case studies with TFT and cancer, rare neurological disorders, autism, coma’s, and life changing work with prisoners. Many of these cases were considered hopeless by the attending medical practitioners and fully documented with medical records and tests.  They demonstrate the true power of TFT, nature’s healing system.  Watch upcoming issues of the Thought Field and the UPdate for details of these cases and happenings in 2009.  

When we returned from Honolulu I found the mail waiting for me.  The NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST NEWSPAPER was the first item.  The headline on the front page identified a recent study confirming what I have been working on, relieving mental stress helps cancer patients.  I will go into more detail in my next post.

Our returning veterans need help.  The VA is overwhelmed and can’t even begin to help those in need.  Recently the media is trying to bring attention to the lack of services and this great need facing our country.

Callahan Techniqes, Ltd. and the ATFT Foundation are working together to provide free, self-help techniques for our vets.  Other grass-roots groups and organizations are launching or expanding mental health services for returning combat troops, new veterans and their families.   But we all need help in reaching out and finding ways to let them know about these services.

We hope these free self-help procedures and the mentoring provided with our new Trauma Relief Retreat – Timeshare weeks for Vets will fill in gaps left by the military and Department of Veterans Affairs. The goal is to prevent combat stress, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries from causing long-term depression, alcoholism, homelessness, criminal activity and marital or parenting problems, by providing tools for use while they await help from the VA system. 

I am trying, with press releases and word of mouth to create an awareness about this free help.  All trauma sufferers, and our veterans and their families can access this help, in English, Spanish, and Chinese (additional languages soon) on our websites,  www.TFTRX.com,  www.ATFTFoundation.org , www.ATFT.org .

Please help me get the word out.