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NLP for Teachers Series – Benefits of Educational Hypnosis

Dale (1972) reports on the use of hypnosis in education in a lengthy article which summarizes nine possible uses of hypnosis and suggestion. These are:

  1. to reinforce positive habits and relinquish negative ones
  2. to expand consciousness by increasing sensory and sensual response
  3. to improve concentration
  4. to aid memory
  5. to increase motivation
  6. to diminish “mental blocks”
  7. to reduce anxiety
  8. to encourage original thinking
  9. to develop self-confidence

At the time of writing (1972), he notes that these are still mainly confined to theory and that schools and universities have not yet made use of these benefits widely. He recognizes a reluctance to use hypnosis because of its association with areas such as magic, entertainment, manipulation, and danger.
Dale also reports on much earlier research into the benefits of hypnosis in education including improved concentration and study habits (Estabrooks and May, Krippner; Fowler); increased reading speed (Donk et al.), and improved reading skills (Illovsky, 1963);
All of this research is over 40 years old, yet searches in standard databases such as Google Scholar and Eric reveal few modern publications in the area of hypnosis and education. Incidentally, Dale also reports that “our schools are in crisis …. students are rebelling and turning away from educational institutions as irrelevant to their needs.” It could easily be argued that this is even more true today than it was in 1972.
OTHER SOURCES

  • Sapp (1996) examines the effects of three different types of therapy in reducing the worry and emotional components associated with test anxiety among undergraduate and graduate students. He reports that “relaxation therapy was more effective with graduate students, while undergraduates responded more to supportive counseling” (abstract).
  • Sapp, M. (1990). Hypnotherapy and test anxiety: Two cognitive-behavioral constructs. The effects of hypnosis in reducing test anxiety and improving academic achievement in college students. Report. ERIC ID: ED328163.
  • The Use of Hypnosis and the Improvement of Academic Achievement
    Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/026286_college_hypnosis_students.html#ixzz1N9lkw1Y5
  • Effects of Anxiety-Reducing Hypnotic Training on Learning and Reading-Comprehension Tasks
    Robert L. Johnson and Henry C. Johnson
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2561633/
  • Test Anxiety and Hypnosis: A Different Approach to an Important Problem
    http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ171001&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ171001
  • Articles on suggestopedia

References
Bandler, R. (2008). Richard Bandler’s Guide to Trance-formation: How to Harness the Power of Hypnosis to Ignite Effortless and Lasting Change. HCi.

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NLP for Teachers Series – Introduction

This series of short articles  provides an introduction for teachers who want to use language and other NLP techniques more effectively in their classes to motivate learners and to facilitate learning.
In the classroom, students may be motivated or demotivated depending on which words and phrases a teacher chooses to use. An effective teacher will carefully choose words and language patterns that influence students positively in their learning. As adults, most of us can probably remember a teacher who motivated us when we were in elementary school, high school or university. It is likely that some of the powerful words that teacher used years ago are still easily remembered today. Even more powerful may be the words that you cannot remember. However, it is those very words that may have caused you to be motivated and apply yourself to learning the subject at hand.
This series draws on the fields of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and hypnosis. It will present short introductions to embedded suggestions, analogue marking, pacing and leading, spatial anchoring, metaphor, and the Milton model. Many examples are provided, and the teacher will be invited in this series to adapt these to their own unique teaching situations. Avenues for further study and practice are also suggested so that teachers can eventually use NLP naturally and in ways that will best motivate their own students.

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Interview on talking4good

I was happy to talk to Florence for the new version of her talking4good blog. We did the interview months back and it was a pleasant reminder when she wrote to me about it again and said that it was about to be published.
Please enjoy!
http://talking4good.com/2012/08/04/brian-cullen-japan-nlp-the-most-powerful-tool-for-teaching-learning-change-and-growth/