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An Important Note: The techniques, processes, ideas and suggestions in this book are not
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Contents
Acknowledgementsv
Forwardvi
Prefaceix
Chapter 1: An Introduction to ZPoint11
Chapter 2: The ZPoint Process13
The Installation Program13
The Three-Step Process14
Linking the Ways14
Listen to a short ZPoint Session15
Psychological Reversal15
Chapter 3: The Big Picture17
The Eight Tasks17
Chapter 4: The Energy System20
The Energy Model20
Our Energy Centres20
Chapter 5: Task One Balancing and Strengthening the Energy Pathways23
Homolateral Energy23
The Triple Warmer Meridian25
Balancing the Chakras27
The Energy Grids27
Chapter 6: Task Two Releasing Sacred Agreements30
Clearing Statements for Releasing Sacred Agreements30
Chapter 7: Task Three Moving Into Your Own Power32
Clearing Statements for Moving Into Your Own Power32
Chapter 8: Task Four Transforming Core Beliefs34
Clearing Statements for Core Beliefs34
Chapter 9: Task Five Healing Your Relationships38
Working with the Process38
Roles Releasing What Doesnt Belong to You39
Clearing the Relationship with Yourself41
A Case Study42
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Resources88
How to Learn More about ZPoint88
Books89
Internet Connections90
About the Autho rs 91
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Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the genius of Larry Nims and his creation of Be Set Free
Fast (BSFF). ZPoint takes his basic idea of using a healing program and a cue word
and approaches it from a completely different point of view.
I am deeply grateful to Judy Davidson who helped me bring my original vision to life. I
also thank Savitri Galardo for her deep wisdom and experience. I also wish to
acknowledge the help of the many other individuals who supported and encouraged this
work in its early stages. You know who you are.
Grant Connolly, CHt
I wish to thank my husband, Kevin, for all of his support, as well as the many therapists,
healers and colleagues who have assisted me on my own healing and professional
journeys while teaching me, through instruction and example, how wonderful energy
work can be. I also would like to thank the many clients who have allowed me to be part
of their own journeys. A special thanks to Linda for her unwavering friendship, support
and encouragement through both happy and difficult times. Without all of these people,
this work would not have been possible.
Carol Ann Rowland, MSW, RSW
Our gratitude goes to Margaret Condy for taking on the task of editing this manual. Her
editorial eye and knowledge have added immeasurably to the readibility of this project.
Forward
Grant Connolly initially conceived the idea for ZPoint in the summer of 2003. Well let
him tell the story in his own words
It is my belief that everything in life is a process. For me, the process that culminated
with the creation of ZPoint began in the spring of 1999.
At that time I was working in the Computer Department of Sir Sandford Fleming College
in my home town just east of Toronto Canada. I was a very unhappy person and was
never satisfied with anything. I think Id been that way all of my life. I was filled with
anger, resentment, deep disappointment with my life and a bottomless longing for
something more that I couldnt define. I think I may have been an undiagnosed Bipolar. I
was either up or down and seldom in between.
One day I came across a reference to a book about a fellow who claimed to have
achieved enlightenment while serving a term in a Florida jail for selling drugs. The idea
that this could happen under such conditions intrigued me so I immediately ordered the
book. It was called From Onions to Pearls by Satyam Nadeen. You may wish to check it
out.
There was something in that book that laid waste to every idea, belief and cherished
notion that I had ever had. That book was a hand grenade thrown into a room filled with
furniture, and the furniture was everything I believed and held to be true. For some
reason, the ideas in that book completely cleared away all of my old ways of being and
left me bereft and adrift. I didnt know what to believe, what was right, what was wrong,
what was up or what was down. I was a completely empty vessel.
For the next month or so I wandered around completely oblivious to everything. I can
recall sitting on my couch at home just staring off into space. Just being. Gradually, I
started rebuilding the furniture of my mind and my life began to make sense again.
However, nothing was the same after that. I was different. I had changed.
Some months later I "chanced" upon a website advertising an opportunity to become a
Certified Hypnotherapist. I immediately remembered back to when I was a teenager, and
the dreams I had for myself. There were three things I wanted more than anything: to
write a book, to become "enlightened" and to learn hypnosis. I read everything I could
about the latter two and trusted that one day I would write that book.
I can recall buying a simple how to book on hypnosis when I was about 14 and set out to
hypnotize some of my friends, sometimes with hilarious results. In late 1999 I fulfilled
that dream and became certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists as a Hypnotherapist.
My wife, the handyperson in our family, converted our dining room into an office and I
began seeing clients on a part time basis.
My life continued to change, often in ways I could not have imagined. It became
increasingly more difficult to keep my mind focused on my job. It just didnt seem to fit
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me anymore. More and more my thoughts became centred on becoming a full time
Hypnotherapist. I started talking more and more about leaving my job and devoting
myself full time to my practice. Unfortunately Peterborough is a relatively small place
and I wasnt earning enough to pay my way. My overwhelming desire for change led to a
crisis within my marriage.
Quite often in our relationships we have unspoken contracts, shared goals, dreams and
ways of being. When these ways of being change, as mine did so dramatically, seemingly
stable relationships can come apart revealing difficulties that lay buried beneath the
surface. One person wishes everything to remain the same while the other is moved
inexorably along a different path, in a different direction entirely. This is what happened
to me.
In the summer of 2003 I was sharing an apartment with a friend in a suburb of Toronto. I
was earning a bare subsistence living as a full time Hypnotherapist and EFT, TAT
Practitioner. Although financially things were difficult, emotionally and spiritually I was
thriving. The ups and downs were gone. Having said this, there were still deep issues I
needed to resolve and was looking for a means of resolving them. I felt that I had gone as
far as I could with EFT and TAT alone.
Around that time I read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. That book had a huge
impact on me. I practiced being in the Now constantly and after a while could enter into
the NOW state at will. I vividly recall how magical it was to simply walk down the street
and watch the flowers and trees and suddenly my awareness would shift. Everything took
on a life and a brilliance Id never noticed before. Id walk to the Scarborough bluffs and
spend hours sitting on a certain park bench overlooking Lake Ontario, just watching the
clouds, the birds, and the trees and drink in the magic that I saw spread before me. It was,
as Ive said, a magical time.
Right at this time two things happened that changed my life. First, my flat- mate
purchased Larry Nims BSFF Manual, and second I read Power vs. Force by David R.
Hawkins. I read Larrys manual and tried using BSFF but somehow it didnt feel right to
me. It is a brilliant piece of work, but it just didnt resonate with how I thought and
especially how I felt. I am very intuitive and approach everything from a feeling
perspective. So I set it aside.
Then I read Hawkins Power vs. Force. In it he speaks about M-Fields. As I understood it,
these are simply energetic patterns containing all of the possibilities inherent within an
event or a circumstance or a condition. My life for example can be viewed in these terms.
It is a large M-Field with my name on it. Within that field are all of the smaller patterns
that go to make up my thoughts, feelings and circumstances. A bubble, within a bubble
within a bubble. Taken in ever broader terms, the world itself and the universe and
everything that exists or has the potential of existing is its own M-Field, one within the
other.
I recall sitting in the washroom one night, where I often do my best thinking, and
suddenly I put everything together. M-Fields, how to adapt the cue word and healing
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program from BSFF and Eckhart Tolles Pain Body. I saw how everything fit together so
perfectly and so simply. Whole and complete. I saw it all in one instant.
I was overwhelmed and immediately set to work translating what I had seen into a usable
process. I spent hours and hours trying this and trying that. I recall reading a post on the
BSFF list about the agreements we make with ourselves, and this was added to the
process. I read about the importance of forgiveness and this too was added to the mix.
Friends would have an idea and we would try it out immediately. These were very
exciting times. I spent many hours sitting on that park bench filled with the possibilities
of this concept. The end result was the original ZPoint version you will read in the
appendix at the end of this manual.
As I said when I began this story, everything is a process. Almost exactly a year later,
after having used the original ZPoint Process on many people and having written the
original manual, I had another idea. I was walking through High Park in Toronto, just
enjoying my walk and decided to clear something that had been bothering me. I started
going through the process, which at this time was 12 or 13 steps when I found myself
sayingI clear all the ways I .
I stopped dead and backtracked in my mind what I had said to myself. I was astounded.
Again I saw the concept clearly of how to simplify the process and make it more effective
at the same time. I recall that I didnt have paper and a pen with me so I walked all the
way home repeating I clear all the ways over and over so I wouldnt forget it before I
got home. And that is how the current version was born. I expect there will be others in
time.
On October 8th of 2004 I felt compelled to create a Yahoo group and share what I had
found with as many people as possible. I called it SharingZeroPoint for that reason. One
of the first members was Carol Ann Rowland. I was so impressed with her caring and her
intelligence I was guided to ask her to be co- moderator of the list. That may have been
one of my better decisions. Thank you Carol Ann for helping me spread the word of this
incredible process. You have added immeasurably to its development and to its success.
I am very grateful to be the bearer of this process. I promise to always do my best to
bring forth that which is given to me in trust for all of you.
Grant Connolly,
Toronto, March 2005
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Preface
by Grant Connolly
In The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle writes about what he calls the pain body. As I
understand it, the pain body is the accumulated experience of an individual, feelings and
all, stored like a recording within the subconscious mind. There is also a collective pain
body representing the whole of humanity. Carl Jung called this the collective
unconscious.
Everything weve ever seen, heard, thought, felt or imagined is stored within the
subconscious, both personally and collectively. Portions of this recording are triggered to
play back whenever we experience or think we are experiencing circumstances similar to
the one stored in the recording. When this happens, we seem to get lost somehow and
completely identify ourselves with that pattern or recording. In effect, we become the
pattern. The pattern takes over and we just go along for the ride. All too often this
happens with disastrous results.
Many years ago I spent a weekend in Canadas capital, Ottawa, and opted to eat dinner
one evening at McDonalds (this was before I knew anything about nutrition!). It was late
and the place was filled mostly with teenagers. Suddenly, one young man stood up and
sent chairs and tables flying, throwing anything he could find to the floor. I stood against
the wall and watched as this young man trashed the place. I felt drawn to watch his eyes
and the expressions on his face. It struck me that that young man really wasnt there. The
lights were on but clearly, there was no one at home. In other words, he was playing out
some of his patterns, but was not truly present in the moment as he acted.
The patterns we delete are simply pre-recorded, choreographed responses we have to
certain situations. Smoking is a pattern, as are overeating, procrastination, self-destructive
behaviour, fears, phobias, body- image problems, financial difficulties, relationship
problems and so on. And, like a recording, these patterns play back when activated by
some interior or exterior event. When this happens, just like the young man in
McDonalds, you are no longer present within your body as the witnessing
consciousness and are literally taken over by the recording. The result is that you the
real you is no longer making the decisions; the pattern is.
You are not the pattern and never have been. Youve just given over your power to the
pattern. ZPoint is simply a means of taking back what already belongs to you. You are
taking back your right to choose for yourself! In effect, you are waking yourself up from
a long, long sleep.
It is a simple matter, using ZPoint, to delete these patterns completely and safely. After
they have been deleted, you the real you is back in charge. Once you begin to clear
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these patterns, you will no longer be driven to overeat, procrastinate, sabotage your own
success or do whatever it is that your particular pattern drives you to do. You will be free
to make your own choices, to make your own decisions. You will be wide awake to the
possibilities of the present moment.
The purpose of this manual is to give you enough information to be able to use this
process on your own and begin the task of freeing yourself from the dominance of the
pain body. And once you begin deleting patterns, you will find it easier and easier to be
focused in the present moment and to make choices based on what you want and what
serves you, rather than following the needs of the pattern and mindlessly repeating past
anger, pain, disappointment, shame and blame over and over again. You will be free.
Another way of understanding patterns and our relation to them is to think of yourself as
being very much like a computer. The subconscious mind is the default program or basic
operating system that tells you how to do things in life. It tells you how to react to certain
situations, it tells you how to have a relationship, it tells you how to live a wonderful,
fulfilled and happy life.
However, what if over time that program has become corrupted or damaged in some
way? What if that damage was caused by other programs that you loaded on top of the
operating system? What if you accepted these new programs without understanding that
they were harmful? How could you fix this? Just as you would on your computer, you
could install an anti- virus program that would delete these damaged areas and replace
them with healthy code. Wouldnt that be a good thing to be able to do?
In effect, you can and will be doing exactly this with ZPoint. You will be loading a
simple, effective and completely safe healing program into your subconscious mind. This
program marshals the incredible power of your subconscious mind when activated by
your cue word, and will release or clear all of the old, unhealthy patterns or ways of
thinking that have caused so much difficulty in your life. You will heal yourself. The
combination of the cue word and the other instructions you will give to your
subconscious are like a magic wand that you will wield to great effect.
Chapter 1
An Introduction to ZPoint
ZPoint is a very simple process that is designed to heal all the ways we are in conflict
with ourselves and others.
It does this by quickly and easily allowing us to release strong feelings of anger,
judgment, criticism, blame, shame, guilt, resentment, disappointment, hatred, fear,
sadness and unforgiveness, whether directed toward ourselves or others.
In this manual you will learn how to very quickly heal and clear away those feelings
permanently and with surprisingly little effort or upset. Then, amazingly, you will find
yourself responding peacefully, even when facing some of lifes most difficult situations.
Your life will become easier, more loving and infinitely more enjoyable.
The method by which ZPoint works is twofold. One aspect of this involves the use of the
subconscious mind. The subconscious mind controls many aspects of what we say, feel,
think and do. The subconscious mind does what we tell it to do, on a continual basis. One
way that this manifests can involve how we relate to others. Often, early in our lives we
have an experience of being hurt by someone, and have the automatic thought, Ill never
let anyone close to me again. We may or may not remember having had this thought, but
our subconscious mind remembers it for us. Years later we may wonder why we feel
distant from others and struggle to feel close again; the reason is that the subconscious
mind is doing exactly what we have asked it to do.
With ZPoint we are using this ability in a very conscious way, to allow ourselves to
reprogram the subconscious mind. The old patterns and agreements that we needed in the
past are often no longer useful to us now, and so we simply ask to have them replaced
with what we would like to feel, do and experience in the present.
When ZPoint was first created, it was believed that the process was so powerful because
of the subconscious mind alone. However, it became apparent that something even more
powerful was at work. People using ZPoint very frequently describe body sensations and
energetic experiences that indicate that universal energy the same energy that is utilized
during Reiki, Healing Touch and other channeling approaches is facilitating the healing
that occurs during the ZPoint Process. As a Reiki practitioner, Carol Ann first assumed
that the energetic experiences she was having when she used ZPoint herself were
occurring because she had been attuned to Reiki. However, again and again we received
reports from people friends, family, colleagues, members of the SharingZeroPoint list
on Yahoo.com and clients who were experiencing something similar.
The energetic experiences reported have ranged from sensations of tingling or buzzing
occurring in the hands, feet and chakra areas (we discuss chakras further in Chapter 4)
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and sometimes throughout the body. If a large clearing has occurred, people sometimes
report feeling as if their entire body is vibrating. At times this sensation is so strong that it
feels as if even the internal organs are vibrating. People who are energy sensitive are
often most aware of this type of experience. However, we have both worked with clients
who have never knowingly been exposed to universal energy before and had no
framework to understand it. Even so, they would comment on how the top of their head
or their forehead felt warm, tingly, open or otherwise unusual. These areas correspond
to the crown and third-eye chakras, which often become activated in relation to spiritual
and/or intuitive experiences.
On one occasion Carol Ann had the good fortune to teach a clairvoyant colleague how to
use ZPoint Processing. This person sees energy, and she described seeing a holographic
light bridge extending between herself and Carol Ann as they worked together. With
some of her ZPoint statements she saw big vortices of energy going down deep into the
earth, and with others she saw similar vortices going up into the universe. She reported a
deep sense of being connected energetically not only to Carol Ann but also to others
around the world, and a sense of unified oneness joining all of humanity. It would
appear that something more powerful than a reliance on the subconscious mind is at work
here!
The purpose of this manua l is to present, in very simple terms, a process of
transformation and healing that has proven to be quite profound. The book itself is
broken down into chapters that start from a general perspective and progressively work
their way into more specific applications of the basic process.
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Chapter 2
Cue words are like a flashlights on-switch. You point your flashlight in the direction you wish to shine
some light. This act of pointing or directing is the clearing statement (step 1 of the ZPoint Process). Then,
when you switch on your flashlight say your cue word the beam illuminates your target.
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I clear all of the ways that driving in traffic causes me to be stressed. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I hate being stuck in traffic. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these issues have been held in my body. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these issues have been held in my energy field.
<cue>
Psychological Reversal
Readers who are experienced wit h energy work particularly EFT will likely be
familiar with the term psychological reversal. While we have found that, for whatever
reason, psychological reversal appears to be less of an issue when using ZPoint than it is
with EFT or similar approaches, it does occasionally need to be corrected for.
Psychological reversal refers to what is occurring when you consciously want to heal
something, yet part of you is trying to prevent this from happening. This is an experience
that most of us can relate to. An example might be when you have firmly decided you are
going to lose weight, and yet you find yourself unable to follow your plan to eat healthier
and exercise more!
Often when part of you is trying to prevent a change from occurring, it is because that
part is getting something out of holding onto the problem. This frequently relates to
feeling safer. An example of this is someone who has a fear of confrontation that
interferes with their ability to discuss upsetting issues with others. Part of them may be
unwilling to let go of this problem because they believe that if they were no longer afraid
and were to say what they thought, then they might be harmed. Alternatively, part of
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them may be afraid that others would be harmed if they were to express their feelings and
opinions.
In order to correct for psychological reversal, simply clear with some or all of the
following statements:
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be in place. This may not always be for your highest good; sometimes it is good to take
risks! If nobody ever took risks, new ideas wouldnt be shared.
With ZPoint we reprogram the subconscious mind and release energetic connections to
past agreements or contracts in a very conscious way so that we can start doing,
expressing and feeling more of what we do want and less of what no longer serves our
best interests.
Task Three Moving Into Your Own Power (Chapter 7). Too often we tend to shy
away from using our own personal power. This may manifest in any number of ways,
including being unable to speak our trut h, being unable to advocate for ourselves, being
unwilling to embrace and reveal our personal gifts and being reluctant to be fully open to
energetic experiences. Clearing all the ways you fear coming into your power, while
upholding the responsibility to use your power in a balanced and loving way, in effect
allows you to open your life to joy.
Task Four Transforming Core Beliefs (Chapter 8). A core belief is any central belief
that other beliefs are based on. Core beliefs tend to permeate many or even all areas of
our lives.
Clearing or changing your core beliefs to ones that serve you rather than those that are
based on fear can dramatically affect all of your ways of being. Since we know that
ZPoint affects us at a deep subconscious level, any positive affirmations and changes you
make to your core beliefs will affect you in a very powerful and positive way.
Task Five Healing Your Relationships (Chapter 9). Relationships form the backbone
of our lives, whether we like it or not. We have relations hips with practically everyone
and everything in our lives. We have relationships with family, co-workers, our boss, our
customers, friends and those we dislike. We also have relationships with money, cars and
the things we prefer to avoid. And, of course, we have a relationship with ourselves.
Relationships can be difficult or they can be incredibly rewarding or anything in
between. The only difference between a good relationship and a bad one is the level of
resistance you experience with each.
Task Six Healing Past Experiences of Trauma (Chapter 10). Left unhealed, past
traumas whether big T or little t leave areas of upset and vulnerability, drain your
energy and change your view of yourself and the world.
Task Seven Moving Beyond What You Dont Want (Chapter 11). Resisting
anything sets up an energy dynamic that activates the spiritual Law of Attraction. This
law states that whatever you focus on whatever you give your attention to will tend to
expand and be attracted further into your life. In this step you focus on those things you
wish to bring into your life.
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Task Eight Treating Specific Life Challenges (Chapter 12). Now that the root causes
have been taken into consideration, you can address specific challenges such as illness
and poverty with some confidence.
Obviously, these eight tasks are interrelated. The effects of systematically addressing
each of them in turn should have a dramatic impact on your state of well-being
emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically.
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pathways that run throughout the body. These energy centres transform spiritual energy
into matter-based energy for our use.
While an in-depth explanation of these centres is beyond the scope of this manual, we
have named each chakra here, along with its activating colour, location and a general
description of its function in our lives.
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possess the level of discipline required to regularly and continually correct for having
homolateral energy. So Carol Ann began to use ZPoint to correct for this energetic
imbalance.
The statements that follow are ones that we have found extremely useful in correcting for
a pattern of chronic homolateral energy. Since first correcting for her own pattern of
having chronic homolateral energy, Carol Ann has found that her energy is now crossing
over most of the time. If she encounters illness, upset or some other kind of trigger, her
energy may start running homolateral again. However, it no longer feels like an overall
way of life, and when she does notice she is homolateral, she is able to correct it quickly
with a couple of statements, and she begins to feel balanced again once more.
As we explained in the introduction, at the end of each statement, repeat the cue word for
15 to 30 seconds, or until you experience a shift.
If this isnt sufficient to clear a pattern of chronic homolateral energy, you may want to
use the original 12-step version of ZPoint, found in the Appendix A.
For more information about homolateral energy, as well as a wealth of knowledge about
energy and the body, we highly recommend Energy Medicine.
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occurred in childhood is that their triple warmer meridians become habitually overenergized.
The meridian system is the bodys own energy system. Much of Eastern medicine
involves working with the meridian system. In acupuncture, needles are placed in
different meridian points. Similarly, EFT and Thought Field Therapy (TFT) involve
tapping on different meridian points to clear congested energy and thus release fears,
traumas, phobias and other concerns.
The triple warmer meridian governs the fight/flight/freeze response. With repeated
traumatic incidents, the body can become locked into a fight/flight/freeze state and the
triple warmer meridian may become chronically over-energized.
This can be a concern not only because of the problematic symptoms (hypervigilance,
anxiety, insomnia, difficulty focusing and so on) that then may become a way of life, but
also because the triple warmer meridian is connected with the spleen meridian. When the
triple warmer stays over-energized, it draws energy out of the spleen meridian, which
supports the immune system. As a result, the immune system becomes weakened. If the
body stays in this state long enough, the immune system can start attacking itself, and
autoimmune disorders such as fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and chronic fatigue may
result.
Again, if you would like further information about the triple warmer meridian, you will
find Donna Edens book Energy Medicine particularly useful.
Part of clearing trauma and related symptoms involves teaching the body that the
emergency is now over. Donna Eden teaches a method of sedating the triple warmer
meridian by holding triple warmer meridian points in sequence. This is a wonderful
method that Carol Ann has used extensively in her work with those who have
experienced violence. Clients who learn how to sedate their triple warmers and practice
this regularly experience an immediate and dramatic reduction in their more fear-based
trauma symptoms such as hypervigilance, anxiety and insomnia even when the traumas
havent yet been directly processed.
However, sedating the triple warmer can take several minutes, and in order to reprogram
the body, it needs to be done two to three times a day, every day, on an ongoing basis to
bring about lasting results. This can be time consuming, and people often find they have
trouble making it a priority.
Concern about this, and recognition of the importance of clearing triple warmer issues,
led Carol Ann to try using ZPoint to clear the pattern of having a chronically overenergized triple warmer meridian, with remarkable success. The triple warmer will still
get set off at times. Given that it is a mechanism that our body possesses in order to
ensure our survival, it is neither possible nor desirable to eliminate this response
completely. However, it gets set off much less often, requires increasingly larger triggers
before becoming activated, and it doesnt take as long for it to re-settle afterwards.
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Here is an example of how you can go about clearing the pattern of having a chronically
over-energized triple warmer meridian. In this example, we also have some statements
involving the spleen meridian, which runs into the triple warmer meridian. When the
triple warmer meridian is over-energized, it tends to draw energy out of the spleen
meridian, so it is best to address this as well.
We highly recommend first correcting for psychological reversal (see page 5) on this
issue, because anyone who has been through trauma may have parts of self that naturally
believe it isnt safe to ever let their guard down. This, in fact, is the very reason the triple
warmer becomes over-energized, so it may be necessary to target for massive
psychological reversal before the clearing.
Remember to repeat your cue word like a mantra with each statement until you
experience a shift:
I clear all of the patterns connected to all these reasons and ways. <cue>
I install new patterns of feeling calm and relaxed, and I am able to distinguish
when I need to be on alert and when I do not. <cue>
My triple warmer meridian is now sedated. <cue>
My spleen meridian is now strengthened. <cue>
My triple warmer meridian and spleen meridian are in perfect and natural balance.
<cue>
All of this clearing is completely effective for all of the past, the present and the
future. <cue>
This should go a long way in helping you be less reactive to having the fight/flight/freeze
response being triggered by innocuous sounds and events. When you encounter a
situation that does set off the triple warmer, and you experience intense anxiety, fear or a
startle response, it may be enough to focus on the emotional and physical sensations and
think your cue word repeatedly. Then say to yourself, I am safe now, and again repeat
the cue word.
If you attempt this clearing and it doesnt appear to bring lasting results, try using the
original, longer version of ZPoint (found in Appendix A) to target the pattern of having
a chronically over-energized triple warmer meridian.
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I clear all of the emotions and all of the meanings connected to all of these
patterns. <cue>
Very powerful energy surges are generally experienced during this clearing. Many people
will experience the sensation of an opening of the core channel of their body, in a way
that is similar to a kundalini rising 4 , though less overwhelming.
Kundalini is a spiritual energy that lies dormant in everyone, coiled at the base of the spine. Once
awakened, through meditation or other spiritual practices, it travels upward to the crown chakra, leading the
person to a spiritual awakening.
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This is usually done by an energy grid practitioner who has been specially trained by
Donna Eden.
But grid practitioners can be difficult to access in many parts of the world, which led us
to the idea of using ZPoint to repair energy grids. We have seen excellent results with
using ZPoint in this manner.
Before doing clearing statements to repair energy grids, please work on the chakrastrengthening statements listed earlier in this chapter. The grid system requires a strong
chakra system in order to function optimally. Although the instructions in installation of
the cue word specify tha t use of the cue word will allow only the best of all possible
outcomes, it is still wise to first strengthen the chakra system. It isnt always in your best
interest to repair grids unless the chakra system is strong enough to fully support the
grids. (For further information on the energy grid system, see Energy Medicine by Donna
Eden, or visit Donna Edens website at www.innersource.net.)
I clear all of the ways that my energy grids are broken. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that my energy grids are misaligned. <cue>
I clear all the reasons my energy grids originally broke. <cue>
I clear all of the ways any and all other energy pathways are misaligned. <cue>
I clear all the reasons why these other grids may be misaligned. <cue>
I clear any energetic imbalance between my right side and left side. <cue>
I clear any energetic imbalance between my top half and bottom half. <cue>
I clear any energetic imbalance between my front and back. <cue>
I clear any energetic imbalance between my inside and outside. <cue>
I clear any energetic imbalance between all these eight aspects. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these issues have been held in my body. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these issues have been held in my energy field.
<cue>
I clear all of the patterns connected to all of these ways and reasons. <cue>
I clear all of the emotions connected to all of these patterns. <cue>
I allow my subconscious mind to create statements based upon the
content of this clearing and run them now. <cue>
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I clear all of the patterns connected with all of these contracts. <cue>
I clear all of the emotions connected with all of these patterns. <cue>
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I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to be powerful. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I need to hide. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let others hold the keys to my power. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let others hold the keys to my happiness. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let others hold the keys to my prosperity. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let others hold the keys to my joy. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let others hold the keys to my peace. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let others hold the keys to my moving forward in life.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I hide my potential. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I fear coming into my power. <cue>
I clear all of the ways
I clear all of the ways
I clear all of the ways
I clear all of the ways
I clear all of the ways
I clear all of the ways
powerful. <cue>
Power used in this context does not equate with force. This is not a technique to become more forceful,
rather it is a way to connect to and align yourself with your highest aspirations, whatever they may be.
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I clear all of the ways that my past- life issues affect my willingness to be
powerful. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am scared what will happen if I come into my power.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I will not allow my power to flow. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I see myself as less than others. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I am unwilling to come into my power. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I have anxiety about coming into my power. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I dont want to come into my power. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I resist knowing who I am. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid I wont know who I am if I embrace my
power. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I sabotage myself. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I fear getting lost in my ego if I embrace my power.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways part of me would choose to get lost in my ego if I
embraced my power. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I still uphold belief systems about empowerment that
no longer serve my best interests. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these issues have been held in my body. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these issues have been held in my energy field.
<cue>
I clear any and all past- life issues connected to all of this clearing. <cue>
I clear all of the patterns connected to all of these ways, decisions, reasons and
issues. <cue>
I clear any mechanism or vulnerability within me that wo uld allow any of these
issues to return. <cue>
I now am aware of who I am. <cue>
I fully embrace my power. <cue>
I fully embrace my strength. <cue>
When the opportunity comes, I take it and do it. <cue>
It is safe to be powerful. <cue>
It is safe to fully be who I am. <cue>
It is safe to let energy flow through me. <cue>
It is safe for me to use my voice. <cue>
It is safe for me to hold strong to who I am. <cue>
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I clear the original decision I made that I am not good enough. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I am incompetent. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I am alone. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I am unwanted. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I am inherently flawed. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I am defective. <cue>
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I clear the original decision I made to not let anyone get close to me. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that men/wome n are bad. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that men/women are less than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that racial minorities are less than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that children are less than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that the elderly are less than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that people with disabilities are less than.
<cue>
I clear the original decision I made that people who are gay or lesbian are less
than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that any minority group is inherently less
than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that any member of any spiritual faith is
inherently less than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that anyone who is different from me is
inherently less than. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that the world is bad. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that the world is not safe. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that the world is evil. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that I am alone in the world. <cue>
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I clear the original decision I made that I cant trust God/the universe to protect
me. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to be myself. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not okay to show feelings. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not okay to express feelings. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not okay to feel feelings. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to be happy. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that all good things must come to an end.
<cue>
I clear the original decision I made that we get what we deserve. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that there isnt enough to go around. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that you have to work very hard to get ahead.
<cue>
I clear the original decision I made that true love is only found in fairy tales.
<cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to say no. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to say what I need. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not okay to ask for help. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to ask for help. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to feel good. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that its not safe to stand up for myself.
<cue>
I clear the original decision I made that life is not fair. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these decisions were being held in my body.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that all of these decisions were being held in my energy
field. <cue>
As you can see, the applications for core beliefs and the potential of tremendous
benefits to yourself and the world if unhealthy beliefs are cleared are endless.
You may also want to take the time to figure out what new core beliefs you would like to
embrace to take the place of the ones you have cleared, and install them accordingly.
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I clear all of the ways that I feel anything less than love for [name of person].
<cue>
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Check In: If, after completing the three steps, you dont feel completely peaceful toward
the person you are working on, use the following steps:
I clear all of the ways that I feel any anger toward [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I judge [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel critical toward [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I blame [name of person] for anything. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel shame in connection with [name of person].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel resentment toward [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel guilt in connection with [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel any fear toward [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I remain unforgiving toward [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the sadness I feel in relation to [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the worry I feel in relation to [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the anxiety I feel in relation to [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the loss I feel in relation to [na me of person]. <cue>
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How often have you gone to a party and had someone asked you what you do for a
living? When they say, Hi; what do you do? what they are really asking you is: What is
your role in life? Are you a teacher, taking on the teacher role? Or are you a nurse,
doctor or therapist, taking on the healer role? Perhaps you are a mother or a father and
see yourself almost exclusively through the lens of this particular role. The more
successful among us recognize these roles and allow themselves to assume more than one
role at a time.
The only problem is that we are more than the roles that weve decided to adopt. We are
human beings, and at our core we rebel against assuming such limited definitions for
ourselves. When we allow others to define us, we limit how we see ourselves. No one
does this to us. We do it to ourselves.
Life is about choices. When we limit our choices by mindlessly accepting the roles that
others assign to us, we limit our ability to choose ways that will move us toward our own
happiness. If you live in a box, sooner or later you will run up against one or all of the
walls of that box.
What if your happiness lies beyond the confines of that box?
Therefore, please take the opportunity to clear all the ways that you have assumed
unconsciously limited roles from your mother, your father, your sisters and brothers, your
uncle and aunts, your grandmothers and grandfathers. Clear all of the ways that you are
still connected to and expressing all of these roles in your life. When you do, you will
begin to see your life in terms of who you are right now. Today. This moment. And from
that perspective, seeing who you really are and recognizing what you really need to be
happy frees you to be able to move boldly in that direction.
Being happy is not a selfish act. And anyone who would tell you that you are being
selfish for choosing your own happiness first is asking you to assume a role that is not
your own.
It may also be the case that you have assigned roles to others that are not in either of your
best interests. For example, if you have assigned the role of caregiver to someone else,
this may create concerns for them while also preventing you from taking as much care of
yourself as you otherwise might.
You can clear on the following by making make a list of everyone you may have
assumed roles from or assigned roles to, plugging in their names or your relationship with
them and doing the following steps:
I clear all of the ways that I took on any roles that werent mine from [name of
person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I assigned any roles to [name of person] that were not
hers/his. <cue>
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I clear all of the ways that I am angry with myself for anything. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I sit in judgment over my actions. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I criticize myself. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I blame myself for anything. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am ashamed of anything Ive ever done. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am guilty about anything Ive ever done or by
omission refused to do. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I dont trust myself. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I seek to limit myself or limit my feelings. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel resentful toward anyone because of the choices
Ive had to make in my life. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I fear my own power. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I wont forgive myself. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel responsible to others for anything. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I wont nurture myself. < cue>
I clear all of the ways that I refuse to love and accept myself completely. <cue>
I love myself. < cue>
I love who I am. < cue>
I accept myself fully and completely. < cue>
I accept who I am. < cue>
I accept my life completely. < cue>
A Case Study
Grant had four sessions with a lovely woman of 60. To preserve her anonymity, well call
her Jennifer. He tells her story:
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I liked Jennifer as soon as I met her. She confided that hers was a difficult
marriage, where she felt ignored and abandoned. Her husband was very
successful in his field and had little time and patience for her. In fact, she felt that
most of the people she knew treated her this way, including her 90- year-old
mother- in- law, who was strongly disapproving of Jennifer.
Her original reason for calling me was to get some help in her relationship with
her husband, and for the first two sessions we focused on clearing these primary
relationships in her life. We cleared her mother, father, children, mother- in- law
(which took a fair amount of work) and, of course, her husband. We also worked
on how these relationships made her feel about herself. We cleared the whole
gamut of feelings and patterns, including anger, resentment, fear, being
judgmental and unforgiveness.
After the second session, Jennifer told me she saw a big improvement in the way
her husband treated her. He seemed more attentive and had more patience for her
point of view. She was thrilled.
In the third session, we focused on relationships outside of Jennifers family
circle. We cleared everyone for whom she felt anything less than love. And last,
we began working on clearing her relationship with herself. We finished this in
the fourth and final session.
I followed up with Jennifer about a month after our last appointment. She told me
that she was amazed at the changes in her life. She saw a major change in the way
she felt about herself. Other than a brief time of upset, which we cleared with an
impromptu session, she continued to feel peaceful, relaxed and loving. The
relationship with her husband has continued to improve, and the changes she is
experiencing are also being reflected in him. Jennifer says that her mother- in-law
has remained the same, but Jennifer is no longer upset by her behaviour in the
slightest way.
One of the most ama zing things I see, time after time, is that there appear to be
invisible connections between people. These connections extend from one person
to another and dont seem to be affected by time or distance. Jennifer told me that
four of the people outside her family that we had cleared called her out of the blue
just to talk to her, even though they had no idea what she was doing. Each of them
spoke to her with kindness, respect and consideration. These are people who
before the sessions wouldnt have had the time of day for her. She was astonished
that clearing all of those feelings of less than love within her could affect each of
those four individuals. But it did and in a very powerful way. This is a big
change, and is well beyond the realm of coincidence.
If you identify with Jennifer and would like to create positive change in your life, we can
think of no better way of doing it than by sitting down and preparing a list of everyone
for whom you feel anything less than love. Use the process and work your way though
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that list. Then just sit back, relax and watch how your actions have affected everyone
around you. You will be astounded!
Here are some additional statements to help you work through conflicted relationships.
These were provided by a member of the SharingZeroPoint list on Yahoo.com. You can
use any that you feel are appropriate.
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a parent]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of family member]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of relatives/a relative]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a friend/ex-friend]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a workmate/ex-workmate].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of my boss/ex-boss]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of any person I have mixed
feelings about]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a particular race]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a particular religion]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a particular political
philosophy/party]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a particular profession].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a particular type of music].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate [name of a recurring problem
behaviour]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate the world. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate life itself. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate hatred. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate love. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate relationships. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate myself. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate my body. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I love and hate my life. <cue>
Then complete the ZPoint process by repeating steps 2 and 3, clearing patterns and
emotions.
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Chapter 10
Big-T Traumas
Big-T traumas are usually easily recognized by most people as being traumatic.
Examples are experiences of physical or sexual abuse, war or kidnapping.
However, even when speaking only of big- T traumas, it is clear from the statistics that
many of us have experienced them. Although it is widely recognized that sexual violence
tends to be vastly under-reported especially by men the prevalence is estimated at
about one in three for women and one in five for men. If other forms of abuse, as well as
other types of obvious big- T traumas motor vehicle accidents, natural disasters,
physical assaults and so on were factored in, these numbers would be much higher.
Sometimes a trauma is experienced as a big-T trauma, but the individual doesnt
recognize it as such because it was an event that isnt often socially recognized as being
traumatic. One example of this is invasive medical testing or procedures. Such
procedures regardless of how much they may be needed for health reasons, or the
benevolent intent of the people providing them can lead to profound symptoms of
trauma. This is particularly true for young children, especially if they arent adequately
prepared and/or are given inaccurate information about what to expect. Later in life,
symptoms of trauma may be evident even to the individuals themselves, but they may
have difficulty in understanding or recognizing the origins of the difficulties.
Many people who experience big- T traumas will go on to develop persistent symptoms of
trauma. These may include hypervigilance, insomnia, avoidance of places, situations or
material that are associated with the traumatic experiences, nightmares, insomnia,
flashbacks, intrusive thoughts about the traumatic events and so forth. If certain criteria
are met, the person may be considered to have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
People who have experienced severe and repeated trauma, particularly in childhood, may
also develop dissociative disorders. All of these difficulties may interfere with presentday relationships and feelings of general safety.
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It is not at all unusual for people to experience even a severely traumatic incident and go
for weeks, months or years before noticing any lasting symptoms as a result. Such
symptoms may later suddenly emerge when the person encounters another stressful
experience or reaches a different stage of life. Thats why its beneficial for yo u to
process and resolve your past traumatic experiences, regardless of whether or not you are
currently experiencing significant distress in relation to them.
Small-t Traumas
Whether or not we have personally encountered big- T traumas, we have all experienced
what are known as small-t traumas. Small- t traumas may appear to be more seemingly
minor events in childhood, such as getting lost, being called names on the playground,
or being ignored or ridiculed rather than comforted when you are sick or upset.
Small-t traumas sound less dramatic than the more obvious big-T traumas. However, left
unprocessed, they can create areas of vulnerability that persist for a long time, causing
difficulties such as low self-esteem and persistent feelings of aloneness, among other
possibilities. In addition, these small- t traumas leave you at risk of being more seriously
affected by big-T traumas if they do occur.
In cases of childhood neglect, the continuous and repeated experiences of small t traumas
can lead to profound symptoms of trauma, hopelessness and attachment difficulties even
in the absence of big-T traumas. In situations where big-T and small-t traumas coexist,
the resulting effects can be particularly severe, often encompassing all areas of the
individuals life.
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their clients report, and find that their worldview and sense of personal safety become
increasingly affected by the incidents that are shared with them.
New Modalities
Happily, many professionals no longer accept that living with the effects of trauma has to
be a life sentence. Many treatment modalities are available now that assist clients in
healing from their pasts more rapidly and thoroughly than ever before. Carol Anns
personal and professional journey of realization that the outcome of trauma treatment can
be much more hopeful than simply learning to cope began with her being trained in a
technique called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
EMDR facilitates a more rapid resolution of trauma, and permeates to much deeper levels
than talk therapy alone can ever hope to reach. Carol Ann and countless other
professionals who work with trauma survivors have, with EMDR, acquired an incredibly
powerful therapeutic tool that enables them to assist people in healing from their past,
and in more easily attaining the improved quality of life that they desire and deserve.
However, EMDR isnt an ideal approach for everyone. Particular care needs to be taken
when working with clients who arent feeling stable in their coping, are dissociative 5 , are
recent ly recovered from substance abuse problems and so on. Some element of risk is
involved that individuals may experience emotional flooding with EMDR. Not every
client will have this happen, but it isnt always possible to predict in advance which
clients will, so it is necessary to ensure that people possess enough internal strength and
external supports before beginning EMDR treatment. Furthermore, EMDR treatment
requires the availability of a skilled EMDR-trained therapist, which isnt something that
all people have access to.
In Carol Anns own clinical practice, it isnt at all unusual for her to encounter
individuals with severe histories of childhood abuse and neglect, and often corresponding
experiences of severe dissociation, self- harming or suicidal behaviours, and/or substance
abuse issues. It is our belief that, given that the traumatic experiences that have brought
many of these individuals to seek treatment were so callous and harsh, it is important that
they experience healing in a safe and non-threatening manner.
Carol Anns search for modalities that would work rapidly, effectively and, most of all,
gently and thus would be beneficial for any client she might encounter, led her to explore
energy work. She was first introduced to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). This is
yet another wonderfully effective method that assists people in rapidly processing their
traumas, fears, phobias and other concerns. It is also a technique that most experience as
being relatively gentle. The successes that Carol Ann personally experienced when using
EFT, as well as those she witnessed her clients experiencing, led her to embrace and
further explore the field of energy psychology.
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Carol Ann eventually obtained training in a variety of additional and equally wonderful
energy psychology modalities, including Negative Affect Erasing Method (NAEM),
Tapas Acupressure Technique SM (TAT SM), Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and Be Set
Free Fast (BSFF).
These modalities, and the responses she and her clients have experienced with the healing
effects they create, have assisted Carol Ann in learning more about how the successful
resolution of traumas and other difficulties can be attained. Each of these methods has
contributed something remarkable to the field of energy work and to the field of
psychotherapy in general.
However, Carol Ann noticed that some clients still experienced intense feelings of
overwhelm, even when using these modalities. Highly dissociative clients in particular
tended, at times, to experience severe bodily abreactions 6 when using even the gentlest of
energy work techniques in specifically targeting their traumas, or even the symptoms
created by the trauma.
Furthermore, many of these modalities require identifying all of the various emotions,
thoughts and behaviours surrounding the issue being targeted. Depending on the
complexity of the issue being processed, and how well these aspects are hidden, this may
be a fairly involved and time-consuming process. The need to tune in and connect with
the incident in order to discover these hidden aspects, so that the treatment will be
effective, also increases the risk that some feelings of overwhelm will be experienced
during the processing.
An abreaction is a very severe form of flashback, during which individuals relive traumas emotionally,
visually and often physically as if they are occurring in the present moment.
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The need to work on a physiological as well as emotional, mental and spiritual levels, the
need to avoid emotional flooding, the importance of enabling professionals to be
available to survivors of trauma without becoming traumatized themselves, and the very
complexity surrounding how traumatic material is stored, recalled and experienced, are
all factors that make ZPoint an ideal technique for processing traumatic memories and the
symptoms surrounding them.
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However, when trauma is not specifically focused on until you are feeling calm and
stable in your coping, the entire process of healing often goes faster and far more
smoothly.
It is also possible with ZPoint that, after addressing all of the different symptoms you feel
in your current life, the traumas will have been at least partially processed at the same
time. Even when you focus on symptoms, ZPoint goes far beyond the surface level,
and heals at the root level. As a result, major shifts will occur in how you view yourself
in relation to your history, even if you havent yet specifically targeted your traumas.
A Case Study
One of the first clients Carol Ann used ZPoint with was a young woman we will call
Julie. Carol Ann tells her story:
Julie had recently been severely assaulted, physically and sexually, by her former
partner, who was in jail awaiting a bail hearing when she and I first met. When I
saw Julie after the first session, instead of reporting the expected experiences of
hypervigilance, fear and insomnia, she stated that she was walking around
feeling totally excited, getting to know the new me!
Julie was still concerned that once her partner was released on bail, all of her new
happy feelings would disappear when she knew he was back on the street. But she
was astounded when they didnt. Although she remained appropriately conscious
of safety issues, she simultaneously felt strong and secure in herself.
As is typical of anyone who has been through significant and repeated trauma,
Julie did have times where emotional upset arose as issues were set off by part of
her feeling worried that something bad would happen if she were to allow herself
to be totally happy. However, we used ZPoint together in order to target those
concerns, and she progressed in a smooth and gentle forward motion.
All of this occurred before even directly targeting the traumas Julie had been
through. Instead, we worked on issues such as patterns of obsessive thoughts
about her former partner, patterns of feeling guilty and patterns of feeling less
than. Just two months after going through the horrendous circumstance that had
brought her into counselling, Julie stated that she was happier than she had ever
felt in her life before.
As you do ZPoint clearing work in preparation for processing traumas, you will find that
the symptoms you have struggled with are vastly improved, or sometimes even gone.
It may seem counterintuitive that times of feeling safe and coping well in the present are
the best times to process traumas. Instead, you may feel that you dont want to rock the
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boat by then addressing the traumatic material directly. This is understandable. However,
traumas left unprocessed leave an area of vulnerability. With ZPoint, in most cases fear
of feeling worse again if traumas are directly targeted can be less of a concern. You can
usually approach the traumatic incidents at this point and process them without
experiencing undue upset in the moment.
However, as with other techniques for healing trauma, it sometimes happens that as one
area is healed, others that were hiding underneath it float to the surface, and need to be
addressed. Sometimes it isnt until a day or a few days after a session that you will
experience upset. If this occurs, it is important to keep going with the process. You can
use ZPoint to target the feelings that have come up, to increase feelings of being safe,
calm and secure, and to address other past events that may have arisen to the surface.
One of the benefits of first clearing the upsetting emotions and symptoms that surround
the original trauma before you target the trauma directly is that you will experience less
upset as you work on the trauma. You will also feel more confident and secure in your
ability to rapidly and gently heal whatever upset does arise.
The Process
In order to understand the wording of the first statement used when processing trauma
directly, it is helpful to think in terms of decisions having been made at the time of the
traumatic event. These decisions for example, that you are not safe, that you have no
control, that there is no escape or that you are bad then led to the physiological
responses that the body had at the time (and often holds onto and relives vividly and
repeatedly well after the traumatic event has passed). They also led to the beliefs and
patterns that then became prevalent in the psyche and go on to influence your thoughts,
behaviours and feelings into the long term.
With ZPoint it isnt necessary to know or understand all of these decisions the
subconscious mind knows what they are and will clear them accordingly, when asked to
do so.
When targeting trauma, first check in by thinking of the traumatic incident and get a
Subjective Units of Distress (SUDs) rating on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 represents no
upset at all and 10 is the highest level of upset possible. This enables you to have some
way of measuring how much relief has occurred. Then use the following statements to
clear:
I clear all the decisions I made when [name of the incident] occurred. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all the parts of me experienced this. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that this incident has been held in my body. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that this incident has been held in my energy field. <cue>
I clear all aspects of this incident that I may not remember. <cue>
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I clear all of the patterns connected to all of these decisions, ways and aspects.
<cue>
I clear all of the emotions and all of the meanings connected to all of these
patterns. <cue>
I allow all of this clearing to reach all the different parts of me. <cue>
It happened, its over and I am safe now. <cue>
It is safe for me to completely let go of all of my upset surrounding this event.
<cue>
I install new ways of feeling at peace with this incident. <cue>
I install new ways of feeling at peace with myself in relation to this incident.
<cue>
All of this clearing is completely effective for all of the past, all of the present and
all of the future. <cue>
Check In: Picture the traumatic incident. What is the SUDs at now? It is important to
keep going with the processing until the SUDs drops to 0 and your body feels calm and
relaxed.
If you are still experiencing any upset or discomfort, you can continue by tuning into the
residual emotions and/or body sensations and repeating the cue word to yourself. Another
idea is to clear all of the decisio ns connected with all of the decisions I made when
[name the incident] occurred. Again, even though you may have no idea what these
decisions are, that is unimportant your subconscious mind will know and will clear
them for you if asked to do so.
If this incident doesnt feel entirely cleared, you can see what thoughts, feelings and
emotions are still left in connection to it or if another, connected trauma is now
surfacing that needs to be addressed and then use ZPoint on those aspects until the
trauma feels completely cleared. As with other uses of the ZPoint Process, the goal is to
continue until you feel completely peaceful and your body feels relaxed and free of any
uncomfortable sensations.
The beauty of clearing trauma is that space is then made inside for new possibilities. As
you clear trauma, it is important to work on also installing new ways of being. You can
use statements installing these new ways (for example, I install new ways of feeling
safe in the world), or you can use positive affirmations (for example, I deserve good
things), followed by your cue word.
and suddenly they all drop off at once, this can provoke anxiety. People with significant
trauma histories often have difficulties adjusting to change, because at times of trauma,
the unknown led to frightening and unsafe experiences.
The changes with ZPoint are healing changes that will help you to feel better and achieve
the things you wish to, but parts of you may experience fear and uncertainty about this
process. For this reason, gradual but steady changes may allow you the time to adjust to
the new ways of being. If fears do arise about change, remember to use ZPoint to target
these fears as you become aware of them.
It isnt likely that processing will occur slowly by traditional standards not at all. It is
simply that if you have had a single incident of trauma but otherwise had a good life, and
most of your needs for safety and nurturing were met in childhood, yo u may be able to
process your trauma in one or two sessions. However, if you have a complex trauma
history, you may need numerous sessions, and could understandably need additional
support in doing your healing work.
You also might find that as you work on some traumas, others begin to become more
intrusive in your thoughts than they were previously, and periods of feeling unsettled
could occur. If this happens, you can use ZPoint to process the many feelings that are
arising, and seek additional support if you need it. While there is no overnight cure for
someone with a complex trauma history, ZPoint will allow you to work as rapidly and
gently as possible, and you can choose to work on issues as frequently or infrequently as
you wish. If you need or prefer to work together with a therapist, you can also choose to
do healing work on your own between sessions. You have the control, and can set the
pace of your work yourself.
There are ways that you can try to accelerate healing when multiple traumas are present.
Following the usual ZPoint premise that it is best to start at the general level, so that
results will generalize as much as possible, one idea is to try targeting a group of traumas
according to a category or perpetrator. This may or may not work in clearing them
completely. However, it is worth a try, because it will certainly improve matters
providing day-to-day stability is present and supportive resources are available if needed.
One example of grouping traumas together would be, I clear all of the decisions I made
all the times my mother emotionally abused me, or I clear all of the decisions I made
all the times my mother physically abused me.
After processing all of the steps, you can check inside and see how things are feeling, and
when the time is right you can choose individual traumas to process as needed. You will
know if they need to be processed, according to how you feel when you think about
various incidents or when you encounter moments in which you would usually
experience trauma symptoms. Notice what happens now when triggers are encountered
celebrate the relief you experience, and make note of the areas that are left to work on.
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There is no need to feel discouraged or bad about yourself if you discover more areas to
work on or experience a resurgence of trauma symptoms or even new ones. It is quite
natural, if you have had multiple traumas, to experience an ebb and flow with healing.
You will make gains, and at times you will feel that the struggling and pain are over,
only to later experience moments when you feel as though you are back at square one.
This can be painfully disappointing. However, this is the psyches way of ensuring that
maximum healing occurs. As hard as it can be at times, the resurgence of new or returned
memories and symptoms can be a gift that points you in the next direction to take so that
you can experience further healing. The nice thing is that you now have a technique that
enables you to do this as gently as possible, and you can apply it any time and anywhere.
While it will never be as though the traumas didnt occur, it is entirely possible to shift
your perspective until your past traumas are simply one of many aspects of your life
experience. They no longer have an emotional pull to them and no longer dominate
your day-to-day life or identity.
To use an analogy to computers, this shift is comparable to having the traumas no longer
accessed through an icon that appears on your desktop, but rather stored on the hard drive
in a files section that you only occasionally access.
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A Case Study
Carol Ann describes one example of how ZPoint can be used with different parts of self:
I have a client I will call Sarah. Sarah is a woman in her early 50s who
experienced a sexual assault at the age of 16. Sarah doesnt have DID, but she
does identify with the experience of having different part of self, particularly in
relation to her trauma. As we work together, Sarah monitors her experience of the
process and lets me know if particular statements didnt get through. She
describes a barrier that goes up when certain statements are spoken.
The first time this happened, we used the statements I clear all of the reasons that
the 16-year-old feels she needs to put up a barrier and I clear all of the ways
that part of me feels its not safe to heal this issue. Sarah appeared astonished as
she explained that the barrier had immediately and gently parted in the middle.
She then observed that the barrier opens wide for some statements, but just
partially for others. Sometimes the barrier opens while the statement is being said;
other times it only parts while she repeats her cue word.
As we do healing work with this part of self and help her and the whole of Sarah
feel better, we also use statements to bring them closer together. In addition to the
usual statements clearing the relationship between Sarah and the 16-year-old, we
use statements such as I clear all of the reasons the 16-year-old and I originally
disconnected from each other, I allow myself to reconnect with the 16- year-old
and I clear all of the ways the 16-year-old feels left back there. This assists
Sarah in reconnecting with this valuable and essential part of herself, and also
helps her in reconnecting with the present day, where she is now safe. Sarah has
begun to experience deep love and compassion for this part of self, who she had
previously felt rejecting towards.
At the close of one of our sessions together, we used the statement I clear any
mechanism or vulnerability within me that would allow any of these issues to
return. Sarah laughed and, with a look of amazement, noted that the barrier had
come back up again, but that she and the 16-year-old part of self were now
together on the same side of the barrier, which was now protecting them from the
possible return of any of the concerns they had resolved.
If you are positioned at or toward the DID end of the continuum, you may find it helpful
to teach ZPoint to your different parts, if they are interested in participating. This will
ensure that all or as many parts as possible are using the technique and therefore have
ready access to a way of helping themselves to feel better when needed.
When you are working with different ego states dissociated or otherwise it is a good
idea, in addition to the instructions given during installation of the cue word, to
emphasize occasionally that the healing created with ZPoint will permeate all of the
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different parts. If you are targeting issues and they arent clearing completely, it may also
be beneficial to target those issues for the specific part that is most affected.
For example, a statement might be, I clear all of the ways that this child part of me
[using the parts name, if one is known] is feeling scared, I clear all of the decisions
that this part made the time she got lost, and so on. If you often notice difficulty in
clearing, then you may wish to add the phrase all parts of me to your ZPoint statements
routinely (for example, I clear all of the ways that all parts of me are feeling anxious).
Ideally, if you tend toward the DID end of the continuum (and this may also be helpful
for anyone who is not especially dissociative), you will use the relationship protocol not
only to target your relationship with yourself, but also to target the sub-relationships
between individual parts of self. This will assist greatly in encouraging better internal
cooperation and overall feelings of calmness and stability.
One question that has occasionally arisen in Carol Anns work with dissociative
individuals is whether it would be beneficial to use ZPoint to target the pattern of
dissociation. Her feelings on this are very mixed. Dissociation is a powerful defense
mechanism, and has a very important job in protecting the individual from feeling more
than they are ready to feel and knowing more than they are ready to know. Therefore, it is
wise to treat dissociation with a great deal of respect. If someone is highly dissociative
and becomes easily flooded and overwhelmed if a great deal of emotion is experienced,
there are obvious reasons that the dissociation may need to be left alone, and only
approached gradually and carefully. If attempts were made to clear an overall pattern of
dissociation using ZPoint before someone was ready to shift this, it is possible that some
flooding could occur. Therefore, caution is warranted.
Having said that, what if you are in the latter stages of healing from dissociation, feeling
stable in your coping, and feeling certain that the level of dissociation has dramatically
improved, and your dissociative tendencies are now more habitual rather than needed in
order to function properly and feel safe? Now it may be safe to clear the residual effects
of dissociation. Carol Ann has witnessed good results in this sort of situation.
However, if you are attempting this, it would be advisable to first consult with a
professional who is already known, trusted and well acquainted with you. You should
also be very experienced with using ZPoint so that you can use it to do the necessary
work to rapidly clear any feelings of overwhelm and/or new memories that may arise.
Until such a time occurs, you can work on clearing the difficult emotions and traumatic
memories surrounding the dissociation until you are feeling more settled. At that point,
the dissociation should greatly recede on its own, without being targeted directly.
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them by others often are told by well- meaning friends or family that they need to
forgive.
In answering this question, how forgiveness is defined is an important consideration.
Too often, what people mean by this is that they should stop talking about or reacting to
what happened, and should act as though the events didnt occur. Sometimes this
includes the expectation that they continue to maintain a relations hip with their abusers.
Forgiveness is a very complicated and emotionally laden issue. Factors that affect matters
of forgiveness include such things as the extent of the harm that was inflicted and the
attitude of the person who caused the harm. It is fa r easier to forgive someone who has
had one or a few incidents of unintentionally or thoughtlessly causing you harm, who
takes full responsibility for their actions, make amends toward you and ceases to cause
harm in the present. Many people may be able to more readily move toward forgiveness
of such a person, even if the harm that occurred was significant.
However, we often understandably have more difficulty with forgiveness when someone
intentionally and repeatedly causes you harm, takes no responsibility for their behaviour
or its effects on others and continues to harm you or others in the present.
True forgiveness often comes at the latter stages of healing. It isnt possible to truly
forgive someone for something if you are disconnected from the emotional reality of the
incident or if you are unable to function as a result of the effects of the past event(s).
Truly forgiving someone also doesnt necessarily mean that you dont talk about the past,
are no longer affected by it or need to continue to have a relationship with that person.
When someone has taken full responsibility for their actions and the impact they had, and
when we have been able to forgive them, we should feel free to discuss it when needed so
that each person can continue to work through the past event until it feels better.
We also can forgive someone and choose to not allow them to be a part of our lives
because they continue to cause us harm, or because we feel we can no longer trust them.
We may eventually feel that we can see them in their humanness, have compassion for
them and wish them well in their lives, but simply let go. Or, alternatively, we may be
able to keep them in our lives. This is often a difficult and highly personal decision and is
one that nobody has the right to make for anyone else.
If forgiveness is a concept that resonates for you in relation to people who have hurt you,
then by all means ZPoint can be used to facilitate it. You can use the usual protocol for
clearing relationships (see Appendix C).
If the idea of forgiveness doesnt appeal to you, you may wish to do whatever parts of
the relationship protocol feel right to you. If it doesnt feel right to clear all of the ways I
feel anything less than love for X, then another idea is to instead work on releasing all of
the ways you are emotionally and energetically connected to those who have caused
harm.
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This doesnt necessarily mean that you will no longer care about them if they are people
you love, or that you will necessarily stop having contact with them. Instead, you will
feel more emotionally free and less tied to them in relation to the traumatic
circumstances. If they no longer cause you harm in the present, you can then feel free to
have a relationship with them that recognizes the past but is based on today. If they
continue to do things that are hurtful, you may be able to feel less affected by this,
whether or not you choose to keep them in your life.
Here are some statements that may be useful in releasing unhelpful connections to those
who have harmed you:
All of this clearing is completely effective for all of the past, the present and the
future. <cue>
In situations where you still encounter or may encounter the individual, you may want
to add:
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Chapter 11
It seems to be a law of life that whatever we focus our attention on tends to expand. This
isnt a new idea, and it has been put forward many times over the centuries. Put simply, if
you focus your attention on those things you dont want in your life, you will get more of
them.
In the teachings of Abraham- Hicks, this is called the Universal Law of Attraction. It
states that we attract the essence of whatever we choose to give our attention to whether
it is by focusing on what we want or by placing our attention on what we dont want. We
often create our experience by default.
If you dont want to be overweight, and you focus your attention on not being
overweight, no matter what you do you will find yourself blocked from actually losing
weight. Or you will lose the weight for a time and then gain it all back again. If you dont
want to be poor, and you focus all of your attention on not being poor, just as fast as you
save money in one hand it will trickle away from you from the other. If your focus is on
not becoming sick, you will attract sickness. If your focus is on not becoming just like
your mother, guess what? You will become just like your mother.
Remembering that thoughts are things and that we get from life what we focus our
attention on, if our thoughts are on the lack of something, we attract more of that lack. If
our thoughts are on getting rid of something, we actually keep ourselves in bondage to
whatever we seek to get rid of.
You can know by the emotion you are feeling whether you are attracting or creating what
you want or what you dont want. If you feel good, if you feel joyful, you will be creating
what you want. However, if you feel fearful, angry or resentful, you can be assured you
will be creating those things you dont want. Where is your attention focused at this
moment?
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As the idea here is to focus on things that feel good, dont you suppose it would be a
great idea to release those emotions where you dont feel good? What would happen if
you did release them? Why, you would feel good, you would feel joyful. What would this
attract into your life? How would the Law of Attraction work then?
Most of this manual is focused on clearing away certain conditions, emotions or beliefs.
In essence it is focused on releasing the feelings, patterns or conditions that you dont
want. Once you release these emotions, you will quite naturally shift your focus. At this
point it is extremely beneficial to focus your awareness on those things you really want
from life.
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Step 3 Read the list, and with every quality or every line of information, stop for 10
seconds and simply repeat your cue word to yourself. Then move on to the next
specification and do the same thing. Do this for every item on your list. Then hold the
entire document in your hand and repeat your cue word again for a further 20 seconds.
This will indelibly imprint your intent upon your subconscious mind.
Step 4 Put the list in a small jar. Then fill the jar two-thirds full of fresh water and seal
it tightly. Write your due date the date when you want your hearts desire to have
manifested itself legibly on the side of the jar.
Step 5 Place your jar in your freezer and just leave it until the due date arrives. Chances
are that by the time it does, your hearts desire will have arrived as well.
There is symbolic meaning to this exercise. What you are doing is taking your intention
your thoughts and immersing them in water. The water represents spirit. In freezing the
water, you are slowing the vibrations down so that your implicit desires manifest in threedimensional reality. You are, in essence, symbolizing the solidification of this desire.
The subconscious mind loves this kind of symbolism its akin to what occurs in our
dream life. When you combine symbolism with ZPoint, its power will simply amaze you.
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Chapter 12
Physical Challenges
We all encounter certain challenges that force us to experience life in ways that we
wouldnt experience it normally. Illness is one of those challenges.
If you have an illness, think about the differences between your life now and before you
became ill. What are these differences?
What are your fears? Sit down and list them all. For example, a fear could be that you are
afraid that you will never get well. What would happen to you if you couldnt get well?
Would you be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of your life? Would you need to be taken
care of by others? Who will look after you? If you got well, would that relationship
change? How does this make you feel? These are some of the fears you might be facing.
This is worth repeating, because it is very important: challenges such as physical illness
force us to experience life differently than we would have had we not gotten sick. Look at
those differences and write down how they make you feel. Then create statements based
on the ways you feel these feelings and systematically clear them.
The idea here is that if you clear all of the ways you are afraid to be dependent on others,
you will clear at least part of the need to be ill in the first place. Remember that there are
usually multiple needs being served by a particular illness, so you will have to clear all of
the ways that you resist experiencing various aspects of it.
It boils down to clearing all of the ways you resist being ill. When we resist anything, we
set up an energy dynamic that attracts more of the same. The Law of Attraction states that
we manifest whatever we focus our awareness on. When we are ill, our focus is always
on being ill and getting well. If we shift our focus to thoughts of wellbeing, we will get
well because our point of focus has shifted. However, to allow this shift, we need to clear
all of the emotions that anchor our awareness to thoughts of being ill or thoughts of the
need to get well. If this clearing isnt done first, when you attempt to manifest good
health, mixed in with the energy you are sending will be thoughts of But what if I dont
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really deserve it?, Who am I to ask for this? and This will never work for me. The
results you get will therefore be quite limited.
If a person could only think thoughts of being healthy and vibrant, any illness would
quickly disappear. We can use ZPoint to clear every emotion that ties our thoughts to
thinking about ourselves as being ill. When we do this, we can the n easily shift to
thoughts of wellness and health. This in turn will attract the wellness and wellbeing we
are focused on.
After you have cleared the emotions that were anchoring you to thoughts that assisted
you in maintaining a state of unwellness, yo u can further strengthen this process by doing
positive affirmations focused on what you wish to attract. For example:
Pay attention to how you are feeling. Pay attention to the thoughts running through your
mind. If other ways occur to you at this point, write them down and include them in this
list.
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To continue:
Again, pay attention to how your body is feeling at this point. Has your breathing
relaxed? Continue to pay attention to your thoughts and add any ways that seem
appropriate and personal to you.
I clear all of the ways that my body stores these feelings of embarrassment.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that these feelings of embarrassment are stored in my
energy field. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that Ive assigned meanings to looks, glances, feelings and
imaginings from myself and others dealing with my embarrassment about
speaking in front of others. <cue>
Finally:
If you turn you hand to make a karate chop motion, this point is on the outer edge of the hand, just below
the bottom knuckle at the base of the baby finger.
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though I may be getting something out of holding onto my pain, I deeply and
profoundly love and accept myself and I forgive myself completely.
Now do a ZPoint clearing, using any of the following statements that are appropriate for
your situation:
I clear the original decision I made that I am not worth loving. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that love hurts. <cue>
I clear the original decision I made that it is not safe for me to be loved. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons my needs for love are never met. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I need to experience rejection. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I need to be abandoned. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons I need to stay alone. <cue>
I clear all of the reasons my relationship with [name of person] didnt work.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that my dream life with [name of person] is on hold or will
never happen. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that Ill never be sexually fulfilled again. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am so unhappy. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am obsessed with [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I cant accept this break-up with [name of person].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that my life is empty without [name of person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I hurt so much now that [name of person] is gone.
<cue>
I clear all of the reasons I needed to experience this break-up with [name of
person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I benefited from this break- up with [name of person].
<cue>
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I clear all of the ways that Im enjoying my pain and suffering. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I played a huge part in this break-up with [name of
person]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I sabotage each one of my love relationships. <cue>
I clear all of my reasons for sabotaging this relationship with [name of person].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I didnt see it coming. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I fear losing my freedom when I am in a relationship.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that there is no room for someone else in my life. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that sex matters most in my relationships. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I fear change. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let [name of person] hold the key to my fulfillment.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I let [name of person] hold the key to my joy and
happiness. <cue>
I clear all of the patterns connected to all of these ways, reasons, decisions and
issues. <cue>
I have now cleared and healed all of the roots of my love pain for [name of
person]. <cue>
Whatever happens now with [name of person] is for our highest good. <cue>
No matter what, this relationship with [name of person] has been a blessing in my
life. <cue>
I am willing to love again fully and completely. <cue>
I dont need to be perfect to be loved. <cue>
I accept being loved and cherished exactly the way I am, with all of my
shortcomings. <cue>
All the losses Ive suffered because of my relationship with [name of person] are
given back to me a thousand fold in the most rapid, joyful and fulfilling ways.
<cue>
I am now ready to live in peace and joy no matter what happens next in my love
life. <cue>
I am a wonderful person in all aspects of my being. <cue>
So be it, and so it is! <cue>
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Clearing Procrastination
Procrastination is an umbrella for a number of self-destructive or self-sabotaging
behaviours. Twenty percent of the population identify themselves as procrastinators, so
you have a one in five chance of being one as well. You know you are a procrastinator
when you are constantly late for meetings or appointments, you forget to pay your bills
on time even though you have the means to do so, you file your income tax late or you
keep putting things off until the pressure becomes unbearable. The main rule of the
procrastinator is, Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow?
To delete this maladaptive behaviour, clear the following statements. As you proceed
through the list, pay attention to your body for physical sensations and clear these as they
arise. Also be alert for thoughts that pop up from the subconscious, indicating deeper
aspects of the issue. Create statements and clear these as they arise.
I clear all of the ways that I have difficulty making good decisions. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I get something out of not succeeding. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I stop myself from moving forward. <cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons I am afraid of failing. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I sabotage myself intentionally. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I sabotage myself unconsciously. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I see myself as a failure. <cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons I am afraid to step into my own power. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I need to be perfect. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid of making mistakes. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I have unreasonable expectations about my
performance. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I seek to avoid making mistakes. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I carry this fear of making mistakes in my body. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I carry this fear of making mistakes in my energy field.
<cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons I am afraid to set goals. <cue>
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I clear all of the ways that I sabotage myself from achieving my goals. <cue>
I clear all the hidden ways that I stop myself from having what I want from life.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I distract myself from reaching my goals. <cue>
Then:
I clear all of the ways that I assigned meaning to looks, glances, thoughts,
emotions, gestures or anything else, either my own or someone elses, that
supported any of the above ways. <cue>
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I make new patterns that connect all of these new ways. <cue>
I make new ways to express my love and joy each day. <cue>
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I clear all of the decisions I made that prevent me from speaking out or speaking
up. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel separate from God/source energy. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am a victim. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I judge situations and people. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I choose friends I cant trust. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I never finish what I start. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am always rushing into things. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am not able to make up my mind. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that it may cost me if I am successful. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I stand to lose if I am successful. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am vulnerable. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I sabotage myself. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am a binge eater or binge drinker. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am irresponsible. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I fall back into doubt. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I cant help doubting what I [read, hear, see, imagine].
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that Ive given up on life. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that Ive given up on myself. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that Ive given up on having [name of desire]. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I need to have someone look after me. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am tired of not being supported. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am angry at not being supported. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am sick of looking after other people. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I need to hurt myself physically. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I need to hurt myself emotionally. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I dont do what I know needs to be done. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel helpless. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel unloved/unlovable. <cue>
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I clear all of the ways that I secretly desire sickness or abnormalities in order to
get attention. <cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons I need to get attention. <cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons I have forgotten normal. <cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons normal isnt normal anymore. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel the universe/God/the world wont support me.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am judged by the universe/the world/God/myself.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I wont accept support from the universe. <cue>
I clear all the ways/reasons I hide from the world. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to know my own mind. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to stand on my own two feet. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to support myself. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to be an individual. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to live my life. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to be me. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to step into my own power. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I look outside my self/life for
happiness/approval/security. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I feel weak/puny/helpless/unworthy/undeserving/
unlovable/small/sickly/confused. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I am afraid to gain weight/be noticeable/be noticed as a
woman/have a noticeable figure. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I want to die/want to live someone elses life/neglect
my life/reject who I am. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that I want to be invisible/dont want to call attention.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I want to be special/singled out/different/unique.
<cue>
I clear all of the ways that I dont want responsibility/fear letting people
down/fear failure/fear success. <cue>
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Chapter 13
A Case Study
One SharingZeroPoint list member posted the following experience about using ZPoint
with her own child:
I suggested to my seven-year-old daughter that she use her magic word to help
her sad, scared or mad feelings get smaller. That was the whole installation and
whole instruction.
Her teachers had talked to me during her parent/teacher interview, saying that she
wouldnt participate in class. This has been an ongoing issue in junior
kindergarten the teacher never heard her speak until a month before the end of the
school year. She has always been very shy in a fearful kind of way.
After I told her to use her magic word and no other instructions given she
came home the next week with a note from her teacher every single day saying
that she was suddenly raising her hand and answering questions and participating
meaningfully. This was two months ago and when I saw her teacher last week she
confirmed that she has continued to participate regularly and easily in class.
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Alternatively, the bilateral stimulation may be reserved for those times when
difficulty is encountered in completely clearing an issue and neither the client nor
the practitioner is able to figure out what is blocking the process. Then it may be
useful to introduce some sets of bilateral stimulation or to stop and do a focused
EMDR session on the remaining upset until the issue feels completely cleared.
The introduction of bilateral stimulation may assist the client in obtaining insight
and in further shifting their area of concern.
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Chapter 15
A Sense of Peacefulness
Until ZPoint, TAT was my favorite of the energy psychology methods, although
Ive used and still benefit from so many of them. I now find myself ZPoint- ing
everything, because a) it WORKS! and b) it can be used in the moment as well as
in lovely, dedicated sessions on my own. Sometimes I even use the TAT format (I
clear all the origins, etc.).
And what Ive found in just the few weeks Ive been using ZPoint is such a
rapidly expanding sense of peacefulness that Im amazed. I often question instant
aha experiences, as they so often in my field do NOT lead to actual change, but
since ZPoint I find Im actually, really less reactive to many of the stressors both
around me/in my life and within me. Just less reactive in general, more centered
and grounded in my Self. Youve used the word peaceful a number of times in
the work, and I find thats just the right word to describe what I feel, or can get to
in ways that are both quiet and effortless.
I often do not use any installation procedure... it feels to me as if my own true
essence of Love and Spirit expands to fill the space now available. Who knew?
(Well, obviously, you did.)
And Divine Guidance is easier to hear and to trust when my personality-self is
softened.
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Now I have also learned ZPP through the Internet only. I feel that this is the
simplest and the fastest process. I have been practicing this with regularity. I feel
that too many things are being mixed up with ZPP like energy grid, triple warmer,
chakra system, etc. I personally feel that if we mix too many things with ZPP it
would lose its effectiveness. Subconscious is an extension of God in us. Since
God is simple the ways to find Him should also be simple. There can be
requirement of a human being at four levels:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Love is the fundamental of spirituality. If I can love myself, everyone and God
unconditionally then there is no need to do anything as then we have achieved
God Himself. Thus to take care of this I simply do the following clearing:
I clear all of the ways that I feel less than love for anyone including
myself, Master (spiritual guru) and God. <cue>
Here I want to emphasize that really there is no need to clear relationships with
specific individuals. If done regularly all the emotions other than love for
everyone are automatically erased. Possibly because we are so much impressed by
the ASPECTS of EFT that we think of clearing as minute levels whereas ZPP
takes care of all the levels automatically. After having done the above process for
a few days, now I have lost the capacity to be prejudiced towards any such person
who has ever hurt me in the past. While clearing several faces will come and go.
We have to allow that to happen without getting stuck to any particular individual.
As far as the mental level is concerned I do not do much but I feel that once we
are filled with love towards everyone there cannot be any mental or emotional
problem left.
As far as physical problems are concerned also general intentions like below is
enough:
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As a matter of fact, when we leave the subconscious mind to solve the health
problems, it solves the problems that are most crucial for us first. I feel the energy
flowing automatically in the areas where there is pain. As I have seen on the
[SharingZeroPoint list] posts, health problems do take time but they are surely
and definitely cleared.
Now coming to the material or the money part, it is enough to clear our
relationship with money. I simply do following:
I clear all of the ways that I feel anything less than love for money.
<cue>
This is enough to clear all your money worries and your envy or any negative
emotion towards rich people. Believe me, if done regularly the flow of money
towards you would be so quick and rapid that you would forget that you ever had
any shortage of money.
Abhay from India
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Clearing the back-up or failsafe mechanism: There appears to be a mechanism that reestablishes patterns if this particular vulnerability is not cleared. Similar to a back- up hard
drive on a computer system, this failsafe must be cleared to prevent the original pattern
from being re- installed or brought back.
10. I clear any mechanism or vulnerability within me that would allow the master
pattern of to return and do so at every level of my being. <cue>
11. I clear any mechanism or vulnerability within me that would allow the master
pattern of to return and do so at every level of my being. <cue>
12. I install the master pattern of to overwrite and replace the pattern and
install any self-agreements, unfinished business, unknown factors, roots and
similar/connected patterns necessary to support the pattern being installed. <cue>
Check In: How peaceful are you feeling right now? If you arent feeling completely
peaceful, go through the process again if necessary, and/or apply the drill-down
technique 9 for residual feelings and/or check for related patterns you havent addressed.
Focus on any remaining emotion or body sensation, then breathe deeply while you think the cue word.
Continue doing this until you feel peaceful.
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I clear all the decisions I made when [name of incident] occurred. <cue>
I clear all of the ways that all the parts of me experienced this. <cue>
I clear all the ways that this incident has been held in my body. <cue>
I clear all the ways that this incident has been being held in my energy field.
<cue>
I clear all aspects of this incident that I may not remember. <cue>
I clear all of the patterns connected to all of these decisions, ways and aspects.
<cue>
I clear all of the emotions and all of the meanings connected to all of these
patterns. <cue>
I allow all of this clearing to reach all the different parts of me. <cue>
It happened, its over, and I am safe now. <cue>
Its safe for me to completely let go of all of my upset surrounding this event.
<cue>
I install new ways of feeling at peace with this incident. <cue>
I install new ways of feeling at peace with myself in relation to this incident.
<cue>
All of this clearing is completely effective for all of the past, all of the present and
all of the future. <cue>
If the incident doesnt completely clear, check in to see what the strongest remaining
emotions are, and clear any remaining patterns connected to all of the patterns just
cleared.
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Resources
How to Learn More about ZPoint
SharingZeroPoint One of the best ways to follow the newest discoveries and
experiences with ZPoint is by joining the SharingZeroPoint list. Members of this rapidly
growing list share the many ways they are finding that ZPoint assists them or others. You
can also post questions about using ZPoint, and receive quick responses from Grant and
Carol Ann, as well as other members of SharingZeroPoint. To join this list, go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SharingZeroPoint and follow the directions for signing
up. Membership is free.
Teleclasses Grant Connolly and Carol Ann Rowland offer frequent hour- long
teleconference calls. The Introduction to ZPoint teleclass is free, while the others are
available at a reasonable rate. Some of the teleclasses you can participate in include:
When you participate in a teleclass, you have the opportunity to ask questions, get
feedback and experience the increased power and borrowed benefits from using energy
work as part of a group. People from all over the world participate in these calls.
You can learn about upcoming teleclasses either through the SharingZeroPoint list or by
visiting www.energywork.ca, www.grantconnolly.com or www.zpointprocess.com.
---"Sunday's teleclass. It was marvelous - I came away feeling relaxed and uplifted. It was
great to actually hear your voice after "reading" you for so long on this list! I hope to do
many more teleclasses. I'm facing a very difficult time in my life at the moment and I
have a growing confidence that ZPoint is really going to help me through it! Many thanks
for all your wonderful work." Jo Colyer
----G'day mate, Thank you for Zpoint. I received an enormous gift from your telephone
share. I now use ZPoint in my daily life. I was under pressure to have several things
completed on the morning of the conference call. Time was really restricted for me.
Sooooooo what I noticed as the call and "work" progressed was that these other
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commitments dropped into a sensible place rather than taking over my whole being. I
became very calm and peaceful within myself. I now have several clients on the protocol
and they report wonderful results, simply put, It is improving their quality and enjoyment
of life. Bless ya..Den
Grant and Carol Anns Transformational Services You can reach Grant or Carol
Ann through their websites, by e- mail or by phone:
Grant Connolly
www.grantconnolly.com
grant@grantconnolly.com
406-915-3381
Carol Ann Rowland
www.energywork.ca
carolann.rowland@sympatico.ca
905-691-0330
Currently under construction
www.zpointprocess.com
Books
Currently, the only book about ZPoint is this one. However, for further information about
specific topics mentioned in this manual, you can read the following:
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Internet Connections
For information about a variety of healing therapies, go to the following websites:
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Carol Ann Rowland, MSW, RSW, since joining the SharingZeroPoint list in October
2004 has been a full partner in the development and refinement of the ZPoint Process,
created by Grant Connolly.
Carol Ann is a psychotherapist and Certified ZPoint Practitioner specializing in the
treatment of severe trauma, including Dissociative Identity Disorder and Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder.
Carol Ann received her MSW from the Unive rsity of Toronto in 1995. She has additional
training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Emotional Freedom
Techniques, Be Set Free Fast, Tapas Accupressure Technique, Energy Medicine, Chakra
Healing and Aura Clearing, and is an Advanced Reiki Practitioner. She is a member of
the Ontario College of Social Workers.
Carol Ann has a clinical practice providing counselling by telephone or in person. She is
also available for private consultation to other professionals, and to facilitate workshops.
While recognizing the many benefits of working with a supportive professional, she is a
strong believer in empowering people by teaching them how to heal themselves. She is
known for her relaxed and comfortable manner, sense of humour and deep compassion.
Carol Ann lives in Milton, Ontario, with her husband and two children.
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