Emotional Release · “Die to Be Reborn”
The FasterEFT Tapping Sequence
Reduce the emotional charge of a feeling or problem by tapping a short point sequence while letting go, then closing with a wrist-grab and ‘Peace’.
FasterEFT basic tap in 5 lines: Bring up the feeling, notice where it sits, rate it 0–10. Tap a short set — between the brows, side of eye, under eye, collarbone — saying “let it go,” feeling your fingertips rather than the problem. Grab your wrist, breathe out, say “Peace” with a calm memory. Re-check the number and repeat — knowing the relief comes from exposure, soothing, and breathing, not meridians.
What it is
This is the basic FasterEFT “tap” recipe — the compact, repeatable loop Robert Smith teaches as the entry point to his whole system.
You bring up a feeling or problem, rate it, tap a short set of points while telling yourself to “let it go,” then close the cycle with a signature wrist-grab, breath, and the word “Peace.” It is deliberately stripped down compared with classic EFT: fewer points, less scripted “setup,” and the emphasis shifted from a fixed verbal formula onto releasing and onto the body.
This file covers the mechanical release loop only; the targeting of a specific memory is in and the deliberate reframe is in.
The Method
A faithful summary of Smith’s basic recipe (Skills to Change Institute / faster-eft.org):
- Notice the problem and rate it. “Think about (or recall) the problem or event in detail,” notice the emotions and any images, and feel where it sits in the body. Give it a number 0–10 (a SUDS-style rating).
- Tap a short sequence while letting go. Tap a brief set of points — typically between the eyebrows, beside the eye, under the eye, and the collarbone — while repeating the release theme: “Let it go,” *“It’s safe to let it go.”* Smith stresses there is “no strict wording required”; vary it around the same idea (“I release and let go,” “I don’t need it anymore”).
- Feel the fingertips, not the problem. A FasterEFT signature: “While you are tapping, focus on the feeling of your fingertips on your skin rather than on the problem.” Smith calls this defractionation — using the touch to break the “trance” of the memory.
- Grab the wrist, breathe, say “Peace.” To close the cycle: hold your wrist, “take a deep breath, breathe out, and say ‘Peace’” — ideally while bringing up a peaceful memory or image, shifting state toward calm.
- Re-check and repeat. “Re-check the problem and notice how it has changed.” Bring the original feeling back: is the number lower? Repeat the loop until recalling the issue brings calm rather than charge. (Sourcing note: the short point set, “let it go,” fingertip-focus/defractionation, and the “wrist + Peace” close are FasterEFT’s taught signatures; this is a faithful paraphrase with short fair-use quotes.)
Source & Lineage
Robert Gene Smith created FasterEFT (later eutaptics®) and teaches this basic tap as the foundation of the system. Lineage: TFT (Callahan, 1980) → EFT (Gary Craig) → FasterEFT/eutaptics (Smith), with NLP and hypnosis-style language blended in. → originator; parent EFT; grandparent; the combined overview.
Common refinements
Treating the points as the active ingredient. The dismantling evidence says the specific point-order doesn’t matter — don’t over-invest in “correct” points.
- Skipping the re-rating. The 0–10 check is the only honest signal that anything changed; without it you can’t separate effect from suggestion.
- Rushing past activation. If a feeling spikes hard, slow down, breathe, and stop if it overwhelms — see Safety.
- Expecting a “fast cure.” A calmer feeling in a session is state relief, not resolution of a serious condition.