These days I’ve been seeing a lot of female patients working their way through the perimenopause transition. What used to feel easy and ordinary about life suddenly becomes a somersault during this phase, but instead of landing on your feet, you roll again and again. I, too, am navigating this realm.

It hasn’t been an easy time for perimenopausal and menopausal women. Western medicine has had to catch up on knowledge that was lost after the Women’s Health Initiative scare of 2002, which led many women to stop hormone therapy. We lost more than two decades in helping women make this transition, so it’s no surprise that many doctors don’t know how to help women today. Instead of training in hormone therapy, many were taught to look first at mental health or autoimmune conditions. Thankfully that is changing. Physicians are once again being trained to care for perimenopausal and menopausal women, and to look at a woman’s hormones first, not last (or, for many women, not at all).

I work with a female hormone specialist myself, and I’ve been so grateful for the hand-holding and care. I’m also a Chinese medicine practitioner, and the tools of my trade are tremendously valuable in helping women navigate this threshold. It’s not just that our hormones are changing; we as women are changing. What used to be important falls away (and that can be quite a process, since it’s different for every woman), and we step into becoming something new, not just to others, but most importantly to ourselves.

Even when women are getting good hormone support, there is so much more to this transition that we can address. Eight Extraordinary Channel treatments are especially helpful for balancing the mental, emotional, and spiritual territory of perimenopause. These deep channels are considered the body’s original blueprint, and they govern our major life cycles and transitions, which is why they speak so directly to this phase of life. If you’re in the middle of this transition, I’d love to support you. You can book a session here.

For those of you familiar with EFT tapping, I have included a TFT (similar to EFT) sequence for perimenopause. Enjoy!

Setup — Psychological Reversal Correction
Tap karate chop point, repeat 3x:

“Even though my adrenals are depleted, my hormones are shifting, and my body is working hard through this transition, I deeply love, honor, and accept myself. I choose to support my body with love, coherence, and trust.”

ROUND 1 — Releasing the Burden

*see chart below for point locations

EB — This exhaustion in my adrenals
SE — The depletion, the tiredness that goes so deep
UE — The stress my adrenals have been carrying
UN — The hormonal storm of perimenopause
CH — Fear and frustration around this transition
CB — My thyroid struggling to find its balance
UA — All the weight my endocrine system has been holding
TH — I release the burden now

GAMUT RESET

GP — Gamut Point
Located on the back of the hand, in the slight hollow between the knuckles of the ring finger and little finger, about half an inch back from the knuckles toward the wrist.

Tap this point continuously throughout the entire 9-step sequence — the tapping doesn’t stop while your eyes are moving, rolling, humming, and counting.

The 9-Gamut Sequence (tap GP throughout):

Eyes closed
Eyes open
Eyes hard down to the right
Eyes hard down to the left
Roll eyes in a full circle clockwise
Roll eyes in a full circle counterclockwise
Hum a few notes of a tune
Count aloud 1–2–3–4–5
Hum again

ROUND 2 — Nourishing & Restoring

EB — My adrenals are loved, supported, and restoring
SE — Deep rest and nourishment flow into my adrenal glands
UE — My cortisol rhythms return to natural, healthy balance
UN — My thyroid finds its perfect set point — clear, steady, strong
CH — My hormones transition with grace and ease
CB — Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and all my hormones harmonize beautifully
UA — The HRT and supplements are welcomed and integrated by my body
TH — My whole endocrine system is coherent and whole

Round 3 — Vitality & Trust

EB — I trust my body’s intelligence through this transition
SE — Menopause is a sacred passage
UE — Energy returns steadily as my adrenals heal
UN — I sleep deeply, wake refreshed, feel alive
CH — My body knows how to find its new balance
CB — I am supported by my HRT, my supplements, and Source energy
UA — Vitality, warmth, and strength flow through me
TH — I am well. I am whole. I am in transition with grace.

Closing

Hands on lower belly and heart. Breathe slowly.

“I bless my adrenals with rest and restoration. I bless my thyroid with clarity and strength. I bless my female hormones with grace through this sacred transition. My body is loved, supported, and healing. Thank you.”

*TFT/EFT Tapping Points — Location Guide

Abbreviation

Name

Location

Karate Chop

Fleshy outer edge of either hand, below the little finger

Eyebrow

Inner edge of the eyebrow, just above the inner corner of the eye

Side of Eye

On the bony orbit at the outer corner of the eye (temple side)

Under Eye

On the bony ridge directly below the center of the eye

Under Nose

The groove between the nose and upper lip (philtrum)

Chin

The indentation between the lower lip and the chin

Collarbone

Just below the collarbone, about 1 inch out from the sternum on either side

Under Arm

Side of the ribcage, approximately 4 inches below the armpit

Top of Head

Crown of the skull, center point

Gamut Point

Back of the hand, between the knuckles of the ring and little fingers

THu

Thumb

Outer edge of the thumb, at the base of the nail

Index Finger

Side of the index finger closest to the thumb, at the base of the nail

Middle Finger

Same side of the middle finger, at the base of the nail

Little Finger

Outer edge of the little finger, at the base of the nail

A few notes:

All bilateral points (EB, SE, UE, CB, UA) can be tapped on either side or both simultaneously
Tap with 2–4 fingertips, approximately 5–7 times per point
Light but firm contact — no need to press hard