We hear certain phrases all the time when people are signing up for the Uncommon Knowledge Hypnotherapy Diploma Course. Phrases like ‘I have been out of education for an awful long time!’ or ‘I haven’t been in a classroom for thirty years!’
Some of these people left education with PhDs and some just left education… early. But the point is it makes no difference. Learning to be a great therapist is a ‘doing’ skill and a ‘watching’ skill as much as an ‘understanding the role of emotionality in life’ skill or a ‘knowing what people need to thrive’ skill.
Of course, our Hypnotherapy Diploma is a very special kind of course, and rather different from your average adult education programme. But adults who are returning to education after many years can feel a frightening lack of confidence whatever course they embark upon. And why should that be so?
Bad classroom associations
A common cause of that scary feeling for many is an underlying belief that they are not particularly good at ‘academic learning’. Those who were made to feel dumb at school or college, or hated their time there for some other reason, are quite likely to have such a belief – often entirely misplaced.
One thing the new hypnotic download I’ve recently created for hypnosisdownlaods.com focuses on is building up the perceived differences between then and now. For example, the ‘success’ of education is highly susceptible to the motivation of the person being educated. It is so often the case that others attempt to educate us at a time when we are just not ready to learn (or possibly are too busy discovering other delights…). But an adult who is choosing to take a course is clearly indicating that they are motivated now.
The Returning to education hypnosis session is, I think, profoundly relaxing and reassuring, and seeks to create positive blueprints in the mind for relaxing, feeling confident and having a ‘learning mind’ in an adult education setting.
I hope many people find they can learn more enjoyably and vastly more effectively because of it.
Mark
