About Us
                                 


                                                       EFT Wellness Center of St. Louis

                                                               Ken Calcaterra Sr. EFT (adv.) Practitioner
                                                                     Personal Performance Life Coach


                      

    As part of a total wellness program, we incorporate complimentary/alternative techniques that appear to
    have promising mental/physical health benefits but have yet to be fully researched by the academic
    community. This information contained here will provide you with some of the basic information about one
    of those methods called Emotional Freedom Technique.

    The prevailing premise of EFT is that the flow and balance of the body’s electromagnetic and more subtle
     energies are important for physical and emotional health, and there are energy-based methods that help
    in fostering that well-being.

    There appears to be an interactive effect among the following:

    • Emotions        • Thoughts        • Beliefs        • Images

    • Biochemistry        • Behaviors        • Electromagnetic &        • Bodily Sensations
                                                               Subtle Energies

    These influence each other and each may promote health and well-being. The relationship you have to
    others, your community, the environment, and spirituality may also impact your health and well-being. Your
    experiences may focus on any combination of these in order to most effectively help you obtain your goals.


    What is Subtle Energy?


    The relevance and interactive effect among all these aspects has been researched from the Western  
    scientific perspective, except for the role of subtle energy. You may have heard of subtle energy through
    such terms as life force, chi, meridians, chakras, biofields, or auras. These energies are called “subtle”
    because they are not easily detectable at Scientists have not been able to develop instruments to reliably
    measure them. Other cultures have described seeing or feeling subtle energies to varying degrees.

    Measurable energies are the fabric of our existence. Electrical, chemical, and nuclear energies are some
    of the more common forms of measurable energy with which we are familiar. For example, doctors measure
    electromagnetic fields or energies of the body through EKGs, EEGs, and MRIs.
    These measurable energies are clearly an important part of  everyday health and well-being.

    Physicists have been dramatically changing our understanding of energy. For example, Einstein proposed
    that all matter is comprised of energy. That is, all “solid” objects, including our bodies, are comprised of
    molecules in constant motion that can be influenced by outside forces. Despite the advancement of physics,
     we still don’t understand certain present fields of energy, such as gravity. Much remains to be learned
    about the energetic functioning of our world.

    Subtle energy is one of those forms of energy still being explored. It can be considered part of the
    ever-present energy from which all matter is derived, in the sense of Einstein’s E=mc2, i.e., matter is a
    form of energy. Some scientist believe our physical bodies emerge from a field of subtle energies. In many
    healing traditions, the “life force” that distinguishes life from death is understood as involving the presences
    of subtle energies.

    EFT suggest that by promoting balance and flow in these fields of subtle energy, the health of the body is
    enhanced.

    Despite not fully understanding the nature of subtle energy, there are numerous methods designed to
    influence the energy systems such as acupuncture, yoga, acupressure, Reiki, and tai chi, to name just a few.
    Many Asian cultures have studied these energies and methods for centuries and have successfully applied
    them to both physical as well as emotional health (e.g., Deadman et.al., 1998).

    Subtle energy is being taken more seriously in this country. Many hospitals in the United States now include
    methodology (e.g., Reiki and acupuncture) to help with the healing of a variety of conditions.

    Further investigation is being conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Health through a center of research  
    called The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine.

    Their report on Energy Medicine indicated that western science has not validated the 2,000 years of subtle
    energy practice, but they have cited some promising studies that warrant further investigation.

    Another example of the increased professional interest in subtle energy is the foundation of an organization
    for psychotherapists, the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP), whose annual
    conference brings in hundreds of therapists from around the world. Their web site (www.energypsych.org)
    has up-to date research articles on the role of such energies in psychotherapy.


    Role of Subtle Energies in EFT:


    Emotional Freedom Techniques is based on the premise that by affecting electromagnetic and more subtle
    energies there can be shift in emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. There are a variety of methods that appear
         to have an impact on subtle energies. The most common method is based on the ancient principles of
    acupuncture. It is a simple procedure that gently balances the energies without the discomfort of needles.
    Clients recall a troublesome thought or feeling, and are taught which traditional acupuncture points on their
    body to stimulate through tapping, rubbing, or holding (rather then using needles). The stimulation of such
    points, sometimes referred to as acupressure, has been observed to reduce physical pain and psychological
    symptoms. This is the method we would most commonly use.  


    About the Facilitator:


    My interest in the emerging field of energy medicine was fueled by the research of Quantum Physics and
    the breakthrough biological findings of Dr. Bruce Lipton PhD. Being a former terminal cancer patient of
    24 years, I have worked with hundreds of cancer patients using such modalities as visualization, guided imagery,
    self-hypnosis , meditation, and recently incorporating EFT. “We are entering into a new evolution of medicine
    as we know it today. The familiar assumption of Newtonian Physics, of which allopathic medicine is based, has
    been scientifically proven to be incorrect. The mind, body, emotions, and spirit cannot be separated as we have
    been taught to believe over the past 400 years. Our perceptions (thoughts), lead to our beliefs, which in turn,
    lead to our learned emotions. When we turn these emotions inward , or don’t resolve emotional conflict completely,
    our energy meridians get blocked. The symptoms of this blocked energy is pain and/or disease. EFT can, in a
    matter of minutes,eliminate the emotional block thus relieving the physical symptoms of pain as well as the
    emotions that drives it”.
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    If you have any further questions or would like a  free consultation about this technique, or would like a free
         introduction to EFT for your group, or organization, please contact me directly at::


                                                                                   314-732-9797

                                                                      E-mail : ken@eftwellnesstl.com




    Attention Cancer Patients: The EFT Wellness Center of  St. Louis is offering a 2 day interactive  workshop
    for cancer patients who choose to go beyond coping with cancer, and want to take charge of their lives.
    The techniques used have been shown to be very effective in dealing with not only the emotional aspects of
    cancer, but also the physical symptoms as well. Will they work for you? I don’t know, but I have seen to many
    “miracles” to say they can’t . If you want to” fight for your life” by taking an active role in your treatment, as well  
    changing your life, please call the number above to register.

    All the best in life,

    Ken
                              
    Important note: While EFT has produced remarkable clinical results, it must still be considered to be in the
    experimental stage and thus the public must take complete  responsibility for it's use. Further, Ken Calcaterra is not a
    licensed health professional and offers EFT as an personal performance life coach and has been fully trained in the
    advanced use of EFT. Where appropriate, qualified physicians should be consulted.
"Works when everything else has failed"
   Helping Others to Help Themselves
"Some day the medical profession
will wake up and realize that
unresolved emotional issues are
the main cause of 85% of all
illnesses. When they do, EFT will
be one of their primary healing
tools .... as it is for me."

Eric Robins, MD
EFT Wellness Center  of
 St. Louis    
"The Doctor of the Future
will give NO Medicine, but
will interest his patients in
diet and nutrition, exercise
and the care of the human
frame. He will teach them
about the CAUSE of ALL
DISEASE".
Thomas Edison
"Some day the medical
profession will wake up and
realize that unresolved
emotional issues are the
main cause of 85% of all
illnesses. When they do, EFT
will be one of their primary
healing tools .... as it is for
me."
Eric Robins, MD