Another Poignant Energy Psychology Story from Newtown

As described in our April eLetter, Lori Leyden is working with Nick Ortner to bring EFT (the most popular form of Energy Psychology) to the parents, children, teachers, and others affected by the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy. All her volunteers are also being taught Donna’s Daily Energy Routine.

Lori’s credentials include successful use of EFT with hundreds of children in Rwanda who were orphaned by the genocide there. Many of them have become “Project LIGHT Ambassadors” to bring hope and inspiration to others in the grips of tragedy.

Lori tells the following story (with permission from JT and his family). JT Lewis, age 12, lost his 6-year-old brother, Jesse, in the Sandy Hook massacre. He was having incredible difficulty after the tragedy and hadn’t been to school in two months. While his mother, Scarlett Lewis, was finding relief from the trauma through EFT, JT thought it seemed crazy and would have nothing to do with it. “I really connected with the level of pain he must be going through, given my work with so many young people in Rwanda. So I asked JT if he wanted to Skype with a Project LIGHT Ambassador, and he eagerly agreed,” explains Leyden.

A Skype call was set up for JT with Chandra and Mattieu, two genocide survivors who serve as Project LIGHT Ambassadors. Leyden described it as one of the most grace-filled experience she’s witnessed. “Chandra and Mattieu spoke with JT with the wisdom, connectedness, and open-heartedness that only those who had survived such a level of tragedy could offer,” she said. Read on for this inspiring story.

At the end of sharing their stories and explaining to JT that it is possible to heal from this kind of experience, they invited him to tap – and he accepted the invitation with eagerness. “They led him through the tapping until he experienced a shift. I returned a few hours later, and JT wasn’t around. I was told he was in his room getting ready for school. He was writing a speech to share with his class. The subject: ‘Why it’s important to care for people in Rwanda who have experienced more tragedy than we’ve experienced in Newtown.'”

Not only did JT experience relief via tapping, but he was invigorated with a passion to serve. As an honorary Project LIGHT Ambassador, he raised enough money in two months to send one of the Project LIGHT Rwanda Ambassadors to university and pay for food for her remaining family members for a year.

May we all find inspiration in this story to continue using these incredibly transformative Energy Psychology tools to heal our own wounds so we can serve more effectively with open hearts wherever it is needed.