Bees are sweet where they belong! But not quite so sweet when they sting…Luckily, there’s a instant remedy.

Think of tapping as an invisible first-aid kit that you always carry with you.

Not long ago, I was awoken in the middle of the night by a mysterious noise from outside my houseboat. Padding groggily onto the pontoon in my pyjamas to investigate, I banged my calf hard into a mooring post. Weeks later, I still have a large bruise to show for it. I could so easily have prevented if I’d remembered (and not been too bleary) to just Stop and Tap!

I’ve conducted this experiment many times, and I find it remarkable:

1) accidentally bang arm/leg, hop about for a second going “ow” — “inevitable” bruise ensues…OR:
2) accidentally bang arm/leg, drop everything, Stop and Tap — no bruise!

It also works for minor scalds or burns in the kitchen: in my experience, immediate tapping is far better at reducing the discomfort than water, butter, or shouting rude words.

I’ve used tapping-as-first-aid countless times within my family: Child stung by a bee, tapped on child, the swelling went down in front of our eyes. Daughter banged head very hard on window ledge on holiday, appeared to faint; while my husband disappeared to find a signal to google “possible concussion symptoms,” I tapped on her. By the time he got back (armed with diagnostic questions like “what’s today’s date?” — to which she said “I have no idea! We’re on holiday!” — she was sitting up and fine. And no bump afterwards on her head.

I once twisted my ankle badly, getting into my car. I stopped and tapped, mainly as I was unnerved and still had to drive. Back home, I was surprised it no longer hurt, and assumed I must have exaggerated the pain earlier. A few days later, when the weather changed, I pulled on a pair of tights, and as I touched my ankle, I discovered it was in fact extremely tender. In other words, it had been injured, but was now healing invisibly in the background.

So here’s my tip of the day: should you have a small accident or clumsy moment, the second it happens, there and then, stop and tap. No words are necessary (“ow!” or “%#”!” will do fine!), just tap around the points, as shown in the picture below, and keep tapping till the pain or discomfort abates—typically in less than five minutes.

Do check out my website for further information — www.jenniferdavidson.com — and please feel free to contact me if you’d like to schedule a session, or discuss how tapping might help you, by emailing me at jenniferdavidson@me.com.