By Joanne Fisher, BodyTalk Birthkeeper
Children often face unique learning challenges in school, such as dyslexia, difficulty focusing, ADHD or anxiety around academic performance. These challenges can significantly impact their self-esteem, emotional well-being, and ability to thrive in an academic environment. Fortunately, BodyTalk, a holistic healthcare system, offers powerful tools and techniques to help children overcome these challenges and create a positive experience at school.
In this blog post, inspired by a recent session I did for a 6 year old boy, covers how BodyTalk can help address learning difficulties such as dyslexia and enhance overall cognitive and emotional health, enabling children to develop confidence, enjoy learning, and succeed academically.
Understanding Dyslexia and Learning Challenges
Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that affects a child’s ability to read, spell, and write. It is often associated with how the brain processes language, particularly the coordination between visual and auditory centers and the regions involved in comprehension and memory. Children with dyslexia may have normal intelligence but experience difficulties in processing phonemes (sounds of language), recognizing letters and words, or decoding text, leading to frustration, anxiety, and a sense of inadequacy.
Other learning challenges, such as attention deficits, anxiety, or emotional blockages, can further compound a child’s ability to focus, retain information, and feel motivated to learn. These issues often create a cycle of negative beliefs about their self-worth and abilities, impacting their overall school experience.
How BodyTalk Can Help:
BodyTalk works on the principle that the body is a self-healing organism. It uses gentle, non-invasive techniques to re-establish the body’s natural communication systems, allowing for greater harmony and balance in the mind, body, and spirit.
Here’s how BodyTalk can specifically help children with dyslexia and other learning challenges:
1. Addressing the Root Cause of Learning Difficulties
BodyTalk focuses on understanding and addressing the root causes of a child’s learning difficulties. These root causes may include:
– Energetic Imbalances: Imbalances in the body’s energy systems can disrupt cognitive function and emotional stability.
– Emotional Blockages: Unresolved emotions or traumas may create mental confusion or affect concentration and memory.
– Switching States: When a child is in a “switched” state, their brain functions are cross-wired or misaligned, leading to mental confusion, difficulty focusing, and learning challenges.
By using BodyTalk techniques to correct these underlying imbalances, we can help the child achieve a state of coherence, where their brain and body communicate effectively, allowing them to process information more clearly and confidently.
2. Rebalancing the Brain with the Switching Technique
Children who struggle with dyslexia or similar challenges may be experiencing a “switched” state, where the brain is not functioning optimally. The Switching Technique in BodyTalk helps reset the brain’s electrical circuitry, restoring proper communication between different regions of the brain and enhancing cognitive function.
– How it Works: The Switching Technique involves holding acupressure points while gently pressing on the eyes. The eyes are ‘hard-wired’ right into the brain and its our gateway to reset the flipped breaker. We then tap the head, heart, and abdomen to clear any confusion or mixed signals in the brain. This process helps the brain return to a balanced state, improving concentration, comprehension, and memory retention.
– Benefits for Children: When the brain is not switched, children can better focus on tasks, process information more clearly, and feel less overwhelmed by learning challenges. This can result in improved academic performance, greater confidence, and a more positive attitude towards school. Book a free consult call and I can show you how!
3. Cellular Repair of the Brain
BodyTalk’s cellular repair approach focuses on restoring the health and function of brain cells involved in learning and emotional regulation. For example:
– Enhancing Neuronal Health: The repair process involves optimizing the health of neurons (brain cells) and their communication pathways. This includes balancing neurotransmitters, improving synaptic communication, and supporting the integrity of the myelin sheath, which insulates nerve fibers and speeds up signal transmission.
– Supporting Neuroplasticity: Cellular repair promotes neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. This helps children find new pathways for processing information, enhancing reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
4. Balancing the Brain Hemispheres with Cortices Tapping
Cortices Tapping is a fundamental BodyTalk technique designed to improve communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. This is particularly useful for children with dyslexia, who may experience imbalances in how their brain hemispheres process and integrate information.
– How it Works: The Cortices technique involves gently tapping the head (cortex area) while holding certain areas of the skull, which helps synchronize the brain hemispheres. This process improves overall brain function, enhancing memory, focus, and cognitive clarity. See a video Here to learn more.
– Benefits for Children: Regular use of Cortices Tapping can help children improve their ability to read, write, and process information, making learning less stressful and more enjoyable. It also enhances emotional regulation, reducing anxiety and building resilience in challenging situations.
5. Addressing Emotional Beliefs and Self-Worth
Many children with learning challenges develop negative beliefs about themselves, such as “I’m not smart enough” or “I will never understand this.” These beliefs can create emotional blockages that further hinder their learning abilities.
– Active Memory Technique: BodyTalk’s Active Memory technique helps identify and release stored emotional experiences or traumas related to learning difficulties. By clearing these emotional blockages, children can begin to rebuild their confidence and shift their mindset towards a more positive view of their abilities.
– Reinforcing Positive Beliefs: BodyTalk can help instill new, positive beliefs that empower the child, such as “I learn in my own unique way, and that’s okay” or “I am capable of understanding and growing.” These affirmations can help the child develop a healthier self-image and reduce anxiety around school.
6. Supporting Overall Health and Well-Being
– Hydration and Nutrition: Proper hydration and nutrition are essential for brain function. We have a specific protocol to help the get the hydration right to the cellular levels needed for optimal functioning.
– Energetic and Chakra Balancing: BodyTalk techniques may also involve balancing the chakras, particularly the Crown Chakra (related to self-betterment and purpose) and Third Eye Chakra (linked to intuition and understanding), to support a more integrated and holistic learning experience. As well as ensuring all the meridians are working optimally.
Real-Life Impact:
Children who have undergone BodyTalk sessions often report significant improvements in their ability to focus, comprehend, and retain information. They may feel less anxious about school, have better attention, develop greater self-confidence, and experience a newfound enthusiasm for learning.
Conclusion
BodyTalk offers a holistic, gentle approach to helping children overcome dyslexia and other learning challenges. By addressing the root causes of these difficulties, rebalancing the brain, and releasing emotional blockages, BodyTalk empowers children to unlock their full potential and enjoy a positive, fulfilling experience in school.
If you are interested in learning more about how BodyTalk can support your child’s educational journey, book in for a free consultation and we can get your child on a more confident path academically.