Tapas Accupressure technique works to unblock energy in the body which has been bound up as a result of trauma. The theory behind this technique, Donna says, is that our memories are stored in our bodies as well as our minds. The cells in which traumatic memory is stored are often in a time warp, that is, the experience may have been so overwhelming at the time that the person needed to separate from it instead of processing it. As a result it lives on in the body in present time. A surprising amount of unconscious energy can be tied up in holding the memory off, affecting both physical and emotional health.

When this energy gets stuck in a particular part of the body it impedes flow to certain organ systems. As we work with the original trauma or difficulty, we create a healing opportunity, a means of integration and balance. This allows the cellular memory to be released, the traumatic experience to be integrated, and both physical and emotional energy to be freed for better uses.