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The Energy of Belief:
Psychology's Power Tools to
Focus Intention and Release Blocking Beliefs

Reviews:

"The Energy of Belief is a breakthrough book that can help you overcome the repetitive, destructive thinking that leads to physical breakdown and emotional suffering. Clear, practical, and easy to work with, this is a powerful book that can help you change your life.”

"The Energy of Belief is for anyone struggling with self-defeating anxieties, beliefs, habits and behaviors, who is ready to try some exciting, effective, simple, user-friendly new self-help tools for change. Sise and Bender’s exciting, eminently readable new book is based on the latest discoveries of the meridian-based treatments of energy psychology, and in a very clear, practical and grounded way, empowers readers to focus and fuel their intention to change and grow.”

"This book, with its many inspiring stories and practical exercises, will empower the thoughtful reader with hope, confidence, optimism, knowledge, insight, peace and joy. It is certainly one of the major contributions to the field of energy therapy by two very talented clinicians and authors. Beginner, intermediate and advanced students of energy therapy will all greatly benefit from reading this exciting and uplifting contribution to both the field of psychotherapy and self-help.” (Click here for full text of review)

"I found this book to be incredibly interesting. I felt like the authors were speaking directly to me and that they understood my needs. The Energy of Belief gave me a greater understanding of how my negative beliefs are holding me back. It taught me how to release the energy blockages that keep me stuck in certain patterns. I also appreciated learning that there is a scientific research to back this up. All individuals on the path of self-healing will benefit from The Energy of Belief. I also highly, highly recommend this book to professionals in the field of mental health, medical health, and alternative therapies.” (Click here for full text of review)

"A well-written and easy-to-follow book that shows readers how to use the Touch and Breathe (TAB) method to deal with unwanted beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and actions. Each step is well illustrated with clear photos, and the directions and photos are repeated in each step. Scales of disruption and elations are provided throughout to help the user determine his degree of acceptance in letting go of his negative thoughts and behaviors. The authors give real-life cases of patients who have used this method to better their lives by ridding themselves of unwanted beliefs and actions.” (Click here for full text of review)

"In The Energy of Belief Sheila Bender and Mary Sise offer their own unique approach to energy psychology. Here they provide in-depth coverage on how to apply efficient EP techniques and protocols for uncovering and resolving limiting beliefs and distressing emotional states. "The Energy of Belief" teaches how to use TAB (Touch and Breathe), a gentle yet powerful mind-body technique that involves thinking about a psychological issue while touching key locations on your body and taking a deep breath. Similar to tapping (although the authors prefer TAB for various clinical and theoretical reasons), this technique helps to neutralize the distress created through various types of limiting thoughts and beliefs. The chief focus, as the title indicates, is on beliefs. And the authors cover beliefs in considerable detail. The protocols covered are simplified with useful diagrams and illustrations so that anyone can apply them effectively. This book will be of value for both self-help and to professional therapists. I highly recommend it!”

"The Energy of Belief is that rare combination of profoundly important ideas imbedded in a clear step-by-step self-help modality. Sheila Sidney Bender and Mary T. Sise have combined their considerable expertise as psychotherapists and pioneers in the emerging field of energy psychology to create this gem of a book. They have provided well reasoned theoretical explanations with extremely effective strategies for helping readers to examine and change their self-defeating beliefs and behaviors. Using the innovative Touch and Breathe (TAB) technique originated by the BDB Group, Bender and Sise gently guide readers through a personal journey of discovery and healing as they explain exciting new strategies for dealing with difficult personal issues. Of particular importance is their teaching how to access the mind/body/energy connection using self muscle testing. This, combined with a basic understanding of the acupuncture meridian system and some basic tenets of clinical psychology, has the potential to empower the reader in ways that have not been made available to the general public in such a lucid and concise format. The well conceived illustrations are invaluable in helping readers achieve the goals of gently and mindfully addressing painful areas of their lives. I highly recommend this wonderful new book to both the clinical and general public.”

"This is the book I have been waiting for — a well written, comprehensive, yet simple, guide to a profound energy psychology technique — Touch And Breathe (TAB). It is the first book I now recommend to those patients who understand how vital it is to take true ownership of their healing. In the early chapters, Sheila Sidney Bender and Mary Sise impart to the reader their deep knowledge of the essential components of TAB:"the meridian gateway,mindfulness,touch, breath,intention and intuition." From then on, they give clear and practical advice on how best to apply this profound healing approach to a wide variety of common debilitating conditions whose roots so often lie within conditioned, false negative beliefs. Reading this book, and applying its heart-felt advice to our lives, is a truly rewarding experience. I am honored that it has been published as a companion to my own book The Human Antenna.”

"The Energy of Belief is an eye-opening and informative read for both professionals and non-professions alike on a powerful energy psychology treatment. Psychologist, Sheila Bender, and Social Worker, Mary Sise, have written an easy to "read, learn and do" book that brings the gentle, energetic power of the Touch-and-Breathe (TAB) treatment approach literally to your finger tips.

The Energy of Belief provides an easy to understand scientific foundation of energy, intention, vibrational frequencies, and fields relative to Eastern and Western medical views as they relate to the concept of mind and mind-body-energy interactions. Thought and beliefs are described as detectible energetic elements that impact our emotional and physical being, which can unknowingly disrupt and block healing treatments despite our best intentions. The authors discuss the relative importance of body polarity, how to assess and correct polarity when needed, and its essential value as a guide in successful treatment.

Bender and Sise provide numerous illustrations, charts, learning exercises, and photos as they outline step-by-step procedures for generic (algorithm) and individualized use of TAB to treat the most common to the most elusive and self-sabotaging issues that challenge our lives. Whether you desire to recover from traumatic experiences or self-defeating habits, this book offers a powerful avenue to address all contributing beliefs that may have served to block your previous efforts to change and heal and offer the best opportunity for success.

If you are new to the area of "Energy Psychology" and meridian-assisted treatments, or have training and experience in TFT and EFT, you will find this book to be a valuable resource and reference regarding content, clarity, and ease of application. Of considerable importance is the protocol for treating positive emotions and beliefs that hook a person into repetitive and self-sabotaging behaviors in order to feel better.

As the originator of the Touch-and-Breathe (TAB) treatment and lead author of Evolving Thought Field Therapy from which this book is derived, I found The Energy of Belief to be a "must have" in understanding and applying energy psychology treatments.”