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EFT founder Gary Craig retires
December 20 2009: Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, has rocked the world of EFT with the announcement of his forthcoming retirement which will take effect on January 15, 2010.
The news comes as a shock to the worldwide EFT community, though Gary himself is upbeat about his decision, saying via an announcement on his blog: “It has been a magnificent ride and I am thrilled to have joined with you in bringing the EFT gift to the world.
“Although I have a strong emotional tug about this decision, it was an obvious thing to do. For many reasons it was inevitable and has been a long time coming.”
Among these reasons Gary includes his health: although he reports feeling no obvious symptoms, his physicians alerted him to the fact that he had suffered a heart attack.
AAMET chairman Helena Fone says that Gary’s announcement came as a great surprise to her. “I have wished him a healthy and happy retirement on behalf of our association and relayed his announcement to AAMET trainers.”
To AAMET members, she adds: “To settle any misunderstandings there may have been in the past, please be assured that you have the legal right to use the terms Emotional Freedom Techniques and EFT. The new year will see AAMET continue to move towards becoming a professional association representing all energy therapies. Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year to all.”
In view of Gary’s announcement, Gathering 2010 organiser Gwyneth Moss says that the planned live teleclass featuring Gary is now unlikely to go ahead at the event in January. “Instead we will be recording our appreciation of Gary and his gift to the world of EFT,” she says.
Gary will keep his EFT website, DVD store, certification and related items active until his retirement date, in order to give practitioners and trainers time to make any adjustments they deem necessary. He adds that his website cannot continue to be maintained by or turned over to anyone else for legal reasons. However, under his open hand policy, Gary contributes the trademarked names (EFT and Emotional Freedom Techniques) to the public domain so that practitioners can decide for themselves how best to use them.
Visit Gary’s blog for complete details of his announcement.