Now that its time school again, I’d like to spend a quick
moment and talk about how hypnosis can benefit students.

The first way is to reduce test anxiety. When a student
has test anxiety, it can be a very frustrating. It doesn’t seem to matter how
hard or long they study, they still end up freezing during the test. The
materials inside their head, it just doesn’t want to come out. The student does
poorly at test time and this not only affects the child’s self-image, it affects
how the child is viewed by his or her teachers.

You may be aware of the story of how a school district took
a group of poorly performing students and told the teacher they were the gifted
class. The teacher treated them as if they were gifted and they became the top
performing class at that school. If a child develops test anxiety and the
teacher believes that the student is less intelligent that she actually is then
how do you think the teacher will subconsciously treat the student? The time
to deal with test anxiety is when the child is young and before it has a
negative effect on their classroom activities and their self-esteem.

If left to fester, anxiety can turn into a full blown fear
which may forever negatively impact a student’s academic life and beyond. I’ve
worked with middle aged adults who developed tests anxiety as a child and now
have such a fear of examines that it limits their career choices. Think about
how many professions have licensing exams today. For children, the anxiety can
quickly be overcome before it has a negative impact on them. Adults can also
overcome their fear and eliminate test anxiety.

What about study habits? Can hypnosis help here? Yes.
Hypnosis can teach the student how to quiet their mind so that they can better
concentrate on the course material. In today’s world of text messaging, instant
messaging, brother and sisters running about the home; the student’s ability to
concentrate is taxed to the extreme. Every edge a student has to improve
concentration and block out distractions helps improve their academic
performance.

Finally, there is evidence that a student who is in a light
state of self-hypnosis has the ability to learn quicker than a student at a
normal state of consciousness. Imagine being able to learn more information in
less time. That’s something everyone can use!

So as the school year begins, think about how you or
someone you know can gain an academic advantage through hypnosis. It may just
be the best educational value out there today.