Book excerpt: The Advanced Patterns of EFT by Silvia Hartmann, PhD is a thorough and comprehensive work that should be required reading by anyone who considers themselves a serious practitioner of EFT. This book provides a wealth of practical tools for taking EFT beyond the relief of simple anxieties and phobias. Silvia Hartmann reveals her breadth and depth of knowledge in a completely accessible and useful style.Primarily for professional therapists, psychologists, students and researchers in the field of Meridian & Energy Therapies, The Advanced Patterns of EFT, by Silvia Hartmann PhD, re-writes the limits of what used to be. The first part of this advanced manual concentrates on the EFT treatment flow and describes essential patterns, techniques and variations on the Classic EFT process which move an EFT treatment into the realms of true quantum healing. The second part consists of the advanced patterns themselves - treatment guides, techniques and approaches for guilt, bereavement, high end addictions, parts healing, shamanic applications and the original Guiding Stars patterns, released for the first time. 'The Advanced Patterns Of EFT' is an outstanding, original contribution to the emergent field of Meridian & Energy Therapies and an invaluable resource to any serious student, practitioner and researcher in the field.