Portland Hypnotherapy .org » learning http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org Portland Oregon Hypnotherapy, Hypnosis & NLP Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:19:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Children Can Benefit from Hypnosis http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/792/children-can-benefit-from-hypnosis.html http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/792/children-can-benefit-from-hypnosis.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:52:24 +0000 Mary Joy http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/?p=792 Today I met with a young girl who is entering  Junior HS next month.  Her parents wanted her to have a few sessions to  help her feel  more comfortable with the change in schools so that she would would feel confident and excited rather than apprehensive and worried.  We worked on her fears  together and before she left she  laughingly reported that she loves that there is never any pressure to be a certain way when she comes in for her appointment with me.

Listening to her, I was reminded about how children pick up on so much that is going on  around them.  They often worry about things,   words said or  unspoken often  trying  to deal with things that are not even  their problems.   Helping  children develop  resources     to  build   confidence, self esteem, and  focus is  very meaningful for me.   With  the pressures of  school,   grades, physical changes, competitive sports, social media,  and feeling accepted,  the stress that children face can be just as challenging as that of adults.  Pediatric Hypnosis can help children become more resilient,  more able to handle  this stress.

Hypnosis comes easily to children.  Children love to daydream. It is a fluid, natural state for them. The power of their imagination, makes it easy for children to reach deeper levels of trance. Fairy Tales, stories, puppets and games can help a child to follow a path of suggestion while feeling safe and protected. For older children… and for inner child work with adults… sharing and giving  voice to treasured dreams and desires evokes  the imagination, the doorway between the conscious and unconscious mind. This then creates a space for change and allows for emotional growth.

Images of brightly colored lights, magic  wands, special learning hats,   or shining stars are metaphors that can be easily drawn into  a child’s  mind. These symbols then become resources to integrate into daily life.  These resources are carried  into  future situations by the  child,  who has already  rehearsed  the event.  They can then  face their fear in the world  with more confidence and some new tools to help them.  For children of any age, this can feel magical.

Building confidence and concentration, improving study habits, sports performance, dealing with  loss, fears and relationships are all issues that can be helped through the use of hypnotherapy.  Hypnotic suggestion is fueled by imagination and children have a talent in this area that is  very powerful.   Hypnosis  can teach them  how to focus this talent to bring more confidence and happiness into their lives.

Mary Joy  is certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists  in Pediatric Hypnosis

The Tao of Change  www.thetaoofchange.com mbjoy@thetaoofchange.com

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
Albert Einstein

]]> http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/792/children-can-benefit-from-hypnosis.html/feed 0 How and WHY Hypnosis works http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/288/how-and-why-hypnosis-works.html http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/288/how-and-why-hypnosis-works.html#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:55:01 +0000 Debbie Taylor http://www.portlandhypnotherapy.org/288/how-and-why-hypnosis-works.html As a professional educator turned hypnotherapist, I tend to perceive and process everything in life as a lesson to be learned. Perhaps this is why I was drawn to hypnosis. The ability to “learn” is greatly enhanced through hypnosis. In fact, that’s what hypnosis is all about! Just imagine, as infants we have no experience with which to compare events; in other words, no CRITICAL FACULTY. The critical faculty acts as a filter between our conscious and subconscious minds. It compares new information with emotional links, memories and beliefs in order to protect us. Any information allowed past this aspect of our being is taken by the subconscious mind as absolute truth. Therefore, when we experience an event, our memories, emotional responses and beliefs interact to tell us what is good or bad; (whether it is in harmony with our existing programs and if we are safe or should respond with our fight or flight instinct). This explains why we don’t always do what is in our best interest. We almost always do what is familiar. This is how we avoid internal conflict and maintain a state of comfort. How do we change this? How do we get to the point of doing what IS in our best interest and still avoid internal conflict and maintain that state of comfort? This is accomplished by working with a skilled hypnotherapist. Yes, to realize significant change, we must alter the program at the subconscious level. To do this, we must bypass the critical faculty and access the subconscious mind where we can implement, through suggestion, the selective thinking which will allow us to achieve our goals and do what IS in our best interest each and everyday. We don’t “forget” the old ways of thinking, we learn to alter our perception of the meanings we gave them. Once you have learned that you CAN run your own life through changing your perceptions, you will be able to improve any and all aspects of your life and create your desired reality.

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