The human mind is capable of recalling everything that it has ever seen, heard, read or experienced... anything it desires to remember. The operative word being desires.

What Is Memory?
Three Types of Human Remembering
"Three R's" of Remembering
Study Habits
Fear
Reward
Can Hypnosis Help You?

Your subconscious mind can recall everything that's happened within your scope of awareness, whether it be memory of a past event, the location of a misplaced item, study material, names, addresses, numbers or any information that you've needed at a specific time for a specific purpose.  With the help of hypnotism, forgetting can be reduced, names, dates and numbers can be remembered, and a lot of frustration can be avoided.
 

The Three Types of Human Remembering

• Sensory memory: Functions like seeing, smelling, feeling, hearing and tasting.
• Motor skill memory: Remembering how to perform physical activities like riding a bicycle, driving a car, swimming, dancing, etc.
• Memory of words, ideas and concepts: The most vital yet the least retentive type of memory and perhaps the most complex.

The "Three R's" of Remembering
REGISTERING - Taking note of what you want to remember.  You cannot recall something you haven't taken notice of.

RETAINING - the process of storing information after it has been registered.

RETRIEVING - the process of getting information from your memory after it has been registered and stored.

Study Habits
Your study habits are affected by both external and internal conditions.  One external factor would be the physical location of the study area.  We learn best when we study in a specific location where external distraction is at a minimum.  (Free of TV, stereo, interruptions by family and friends, or telephone, pager or computer contact.) 

Concentration is essential to learning, so if it becomes difficult to concentrate, it's best to leave the study area for a break.  A five minute break every half-hour can improve your concentration and make learning easier. Five minute breaks at half hour intervals, can be coordinated with subject matter you're studying, so they're taken at the conclusion of each segment.  A new segment to begin after the break helps to keep the study fresh and interesting.

Internally factors such as poor time management drains your energy and emotions, which negatively affects the learning process.  Organization is the solution.  Break it down into easily accomplishable segments. Hypnosis can help by programming these procedures into a learner, and hypnosis a wonderful way to block out the unavoidable external distractions.
 

Fear
Fear can be an obstruction to learning; and the presence of fear makes one a prime candidate for hypnosis.  With hypnosis, you can relax at will, experience feelings of confidence, use a cue (or post hypnotic suggestion) to regain control, motivation for success, or defuse the fear of exams.

Reward 
Motivation seems to elude us in the absence of reward.  A powerful element in learning is  reward, the recognition of personal achievement and self appreciation expressed through reward.  The anticipation of a reward creates motivation.  Planning for small rewards at various increments of progress maintains excitement and stimulation.
 

Can Hypnosis Help?
In a word, YES!  Low self esteem detracts from learning; so does lack of motivation, bad study habits, poor memory, the absence of reward, and fear.  In hypnosis, one can establish or reprogram effective personal learning habits, boost self-esteem, relieve stress and create motivation; all of which can result in enhanced learning and improved memory.
 

Three Simple Steps That Work:

• Accepting learning as an opportunity
• Changing negative habits and procedures
• Improving your confidence and self-esteem

Professional Hypnosis Stimulates Learning By: 

• increasing motivation
• establishing good study habits
• boosting confidence
• reducing study tension
• eliminating fear of examinations
• improving memory
• blocking external distractions

Your learning will improve when you make an effort to utilize all of your sensory systems.  If learning from a book, pause once in a while, close your eyes and create internal dialogue with yourself so you're actually commenting to yourself about what you are learning and how you'll remember it.  Imagine yourself fully utilizing the information you're learning so it becomes more vivid and real to you. If you can imagine yourself teaching others what you're learning,  you'll benefit even more because preparing to teach is one of the best ways to learn!
 

CAROL DENICKER, MEMBER BOARD CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST NGH INSTRUCTOR, ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER CERTIFIED HYPNOBIRTHING® EDUCATOR PRESIDENT, LI-NGH

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