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Tapping

David Feinstein and Donna Eden

Explore tapping as a simple mind-body practice for easing stress, calming emotional overwhelm, and shifting unhelpful patterns.

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Tapping

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What's it about?

Tapping (2024) is a guide to a self-help technique that combines tapping on specific points of the body with focused attention on a problem or goal. David Feinstein and Donna Eden explain how the method, rooted in energy psychology, is used to ease stress, anxiety, and emotional distress. The book offers step-by-step instructions for applying tapping to everyday challenges.

Key ideas

  • Tapping is a self-help technique that pairs light tapping on specific body points with focused attention on a problem or goal.
  • The method is rooted in energy psychology, a field the authors draw on to explain how tapping works.
  • Tapping is used to ease stress, anxiety, and emotional distress.
  • The book gives step-by-step instructions, so you can apply the method to everyday challenges on your own.

About the author

David Feinstein and Donna Eden are an American husband-and-wife team who teach and write about energy medicine and energy psychology. Feinstein is a clinical psychologist, and Eden is the author of Energy Medicine. Together they founded Innersource, which offers programmes based on their methods.

Questions people ask

What is the book Tapping by David Feinstein and Donna Eden about?

It is a guide to a self-help technique that combines tapping on specific points of the body with focused attention on a problem or goal. The authors explain how it is used to ease stress, anxiety, and emotional distress.

Who is Tapping for?

It suits readers who want a simple, practical way to deal with stress, emotional overwhelm, or unhelpful patterns in daily life. The book offers step-by-step instructions for applying the method to everyday challenges.

How long does the Durar summary of Tapping take?

The Durar summary takes about 15 minutes to read or listen to. It covers the main idea of tapping and how the book suggests using it.

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