Patent ID: 7244124

Claim:
A method of teaching the self-administration of energy psychology or tapping therapy to relieve a disturbance or discomfort comprising the steps of: (a) ascertaining the nature and intensity of a subject's disturbance or discomfort; (b) determining in accordance with known teachings the meridian points most appropriate to relieve the disturbance or discomfort; and (c) teaching said subject to self-administer said therapy using a toy having at least a head and torso exhibiting indicia that correspond to known meridian points on the human body, said teaching step comprising the further steps of: (1) demonstrating said therapy by tapping said indicia on said toy corresponding to said meridian points identified as most appropriate to relieve said disturbance or discomfort; (2) demonstrating said therapy on said subject by tapping said meridian points identified as most appropriate to relieve said disturbance or discomfort; (3) stimulating said meridian points on said subject by tapping said points with said toy; (4) directing said subject to tap said indicia on said toy that correspond to said meridian points; and (5) directing said subject to tap in sequence and cadence said meridian points on said subject's own body at the same time as said teacher taps said indicia on said toy corresponding to said same meridian points.