Portugal Case Study
I was approached by this client after they attended an EFT workshop I ran and the decsion was to have Life Coaching. The client is early 40s, came with a partner from the UK 2 yrs previously as a compromise as my client wanted to live in France, the partner continued working in UK coming to Portugal monthly, whilst my client had a vague idea of working in a bar and living in the sun, as many people find the reality is that this soon becomes boring and for people like my client life lacked any focus.
It became clear that my client knew it was time to not only change the lifestyle and find a focus but to end the relationship and this felt sad that the dream had not succeeded.
The feeling of sadness was at a 7, so we started with “Even though I feel sad over the way things have worked out I totally and completely love and ap- preciate myself” I tap along with the client and start to introduce positives Glad I gave it a go, I am brave to face up to the reality, and after one round it came down to a 4 and the word was no longer sad but nerv- ous as now my client was going to be alone again and it won’t be easy.
We discussed the implications of making the changes the nervousness rose to a 5/6 so we stated “Even though I accept that it is time to move on I am nerv- ous and thats understandable and I totally and completely love and appreciate myself.” We completed a round of tapping and my client said “How can I say its not easy when I haven’t done it yet” and it was a 1 / 2. I asked my client what was left and the reply was still just a little nervous, so that is what we tapped on and it came down to a 1. Now my client felt postitive and was looking forward to the future there was just a niggling doubt about whether these feelings would be sustained after the session. So we tapped on “Even though I’m not sure EFT will continue to work once I’ve left the session I love and appreciate myself.” As we worked round I introduced positives such as, “ EFT has already worked for me and will continue to do so”. My client then said “Its OK now”.
This had been part of my clients 5th session of Life Coaching and we had one more following it. My client ended the relationship, orgainsed for the partner to buy my client out of the house and set about applying for jobs back in the Uk and was offered 3 in one week. Where previously a job with long term prosepects had been important my client took a fixed term contract, rented a house to build up the cash to return to cen- tral Portugal on my clients own terms.
The desire to return to central Portugal is understandable it is a place of peace and tranquility, life moves at a slower pace - the heat makes sure of that. Months of glorious sunshine, you automatically have a smile on your face. The Portuguese people are warm and friendly, everyone is your neighbour, they share what little they have, this is a coun- try in dire economic need, yet I am inundated with fruit, vegetables and eggs.
Portugal is simply heaven!
There is space to breathe, Portugal is the same size as the UK with only a 1/6th of the people and if I hear anyone say “I’m so busy” its an expat, a Portuguese person would barely know what you mean, lunch is 2 hrs, to both eat and then rest. I have found that my Portuguese friends and I learn from each other about our different cultures, we are fascinated by each other and gain so much from our friend- ship.
To bring DRU Yoga here is also new, as I am the only DRU Yoga teacher in Portugal. DRU is soft and flowing perfectly suited to the warmth of the Portuguese sun as the muscles are warm and relaxed and move easily. I introduce EFT to my DRU Yoga students both at my weekly classes and my retreats guests. I raise awareness of the mind body con- nection; that even a tight muscle is due to an emotional imbalance. Yoga is all about creating balance physically, emotionally and mentally. I have 2 areas of specialism – Pre-natal Yoga and Back Care. With my pregnant ladies we use EFT to deal with any fears around giving birth and the huge life change of becoming a parent as well as any physi- cal issues for example aching
legs or poor sleep patterns. When I work with individuals for improving the health of their back I use EFT to deal with the emotional aspects including both cause and effect.
My clients benefit from the range of techniques that I practice so I can individually tailor a programme for them. As a qualified teacher of many years I bring to my training courses both expertise and passion for my subject. Provid- ing courses as residentials in the beauty of central Portugal allows me to pamper my students whilst they learn, veg- etarian food straight from the land and a pool for a dip to refresh yourself, or visit our nearby river beach of crystal clear water known for its healing qualities.
Dates for Janet’s next EFT level 1& 2 Residential Courses 5th - 7th October 2012
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