Mixing up words when speaking is a lot of people’s problem. They look for medical names for this issue on the net, yet find none, because it boils down to a simple phenomenon described in this entry. Read the rest of this entry »
This entry will help you if you have come across the concept of grounding and how useful it is for anyone anywhere in any situation, but still struggle with how to get grounded. A few ways how are outlined below. Read the rest of this entry »
Here, verbatim, is another issue one mother recently approached me with and which I deem worthy of sharing with all parents facing similar issues. Have a read, you might well recognize that you and your child have long been struggling with something similar – and say “Finally! Here’s what I’ve been looking for for ages!” Read the rest of this entry »
How do you know when you’re ungrounded and ned to get grounded when you’ve never come across the concept of grounding before? Here’re some signs: Read the rest of this entry »
Ever since I learned that the practice of grounding was an essential factor in dealing with learning difficulties, I never omit to teach people how to make it a part of their lives when I work with them. It’s free of charge, free of side effects, universally done, and inevitable for dealing with any learning difficulties. I’ve received a lot of positive feedback as well as questions on grounding, so here’s more on how grounding can help you regardless of whether you [or someone you know and are thinking of while reading this] have [has] learning difficulties or not.
Even if not all of us know what grounding is, many don’t realize that they know what the opposite of grounding is, because they’d never think of giving it a name. Being ungrounded is the feeling of being distracted, fidgety, unable to take to anything, pacing around aimlessly, and busy in the head when a thousand thoughts want to be attended to at once. Stress is another form of being ungrounded. Grounding is a feeling of calmness in the mind and body, a feeling of being at one with ourselves, a feeling of being in control of everything, a feeling of being on top of things, being connected with our bodies, and having clear, focused minds. Different names are used for grounding in different parts of the world. I’ve heard it being referred to as earthing and centering as well as grounding.
The metaphor of earthing reminds us of the electricity system in our dwellings, and we know why we need the electricity system earthed. In exactly the same way we need to be earthed. Another useful take on grounding is that of the practice of reflexology. Reflexology is based on the principle that all the main energy channels that go through our bodies and connect internal organs have their endings in the feet. So to make sure that we can access vital enegy from our environments, it’s essential that we have all the energy channel endings in good condition to be able to connect with the earth [ = walk on healthy feet]. If a nerve ending is damaged, the influx of energy to that ending is blocked and blocked energy hurts. Trying to connect a painful and congested nerve ending in our foot with the earth energy is like trying to put a plug into a defective socket. [If something hurts in your foot, can you walk = connect with the earth properly?] On the other hand, have you ever noticed a gentle tingling or a warm sensation of movement in your feet? And what do your feet feel like when you’ve had a foot massage, a cold shower which stimulated the circulation, a hot tub, a swim, a good sleep, or a walk in the fresh air? Do your feet feel revitalized and pleasantly tingling? Does it feel almost like as if you can feel the blood flowing in the veins? Do your feet feel lighter?
Connecting electrical equipment / appliances to the earth is known as earthing / grounding. It protects the equipment from getting electric shocks, power surges, shortcircuiting, and interference. Grounding protects the delicate electrical circuitry of our bodies from various types of interference from our environments. Grounding facilitates the reception of free electrons and a vast array of energies from the earth. Free radicals, which we pick up from our environments, are not healthy for us. We can get over free radicals by a high volume of antioxidants which have negative electrons, but are available to free radicals. The ground also has a lot of negative electrons which are available to free radicals. But the soles of our shoes act as layers of insulation between the earth and our feet, and the negative electrons can’t access the free radicals. Of course, lots of people now walk around in high heel shoes which is even less grounding!
Since grounding is a state of being in any given moment and not a constant, some people find feeling grounded where appropriate more natural, while others have to work harder to feel grounded. Then there’re people who have been raised by ungrounded parents and thus never experienced grounding, so don’t know what it feels like. NLP has 6 levels of dealing with any situation. And these 6 levels beautifully apply to grounding and learning difficulties too:
It’s easy to teach people how to be more connected to the earth = how to get grounded. Learn a few suggestions here. And for even more, contact me.
Can lawyers and legal professionals affected by learning difficulties get help for them without incurring too much cost in time, money, and energy? If yes, how? Read the rest of this entry »
The NLP principle of chunking information is described here and, as mentioned in that entry, it’s good for your memory. But that’s not where NLP and chunking information ends. It’s also beautifully used and usable in helping individuals in dealing with learning difficulties. How? Here’s the lowdown: Read the rest of this entry »
Click here to watch and listen to Sir Ken Robinson’s view. I find it speaking volumes! Do you agree with it? Contact me to share your views.
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Showing someone a picture is visual teaching. If you tell a story about a fairy, every person listening to the story will make different pictures of the fairy. This is visual learning. When you’re teaching a fact, such as the shape of Canada, your learners need to see this. But if you tell them exactly what their fairy should look like, you’re stiffling their creativity. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the greatest challenges teachers face is that when they can’t see what a learner is visualizing, there’s nothing for them to mark / evaluate. When visualization skills surpass a learner’s written or artistic abilities, your only way to find out what a learner is seeing in his/her imagination is to ask. You may be amazed at how immensely creative this person’s mind is AND how very different this creation is from yours! You can gain some information by Read the rest of this entry »
Everywhere I go I hear people talking about poor literacy. Poor literacy / numeracy is the number one block to young people quitting school as well as being employment ready after leaving school. Of course, it is now common knowledge that this trend is easy to change as more people are understanding how our fabulously talented visual children and adults operate. Read the rest of this entry »
If you already are, or are about to be back at school, these 3 tips will help you dramatically improve your learning experience in every lesson!
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The following case inspired me to share another important point: in some cases it isn’t a learning difficulty, but rather the [lack of] perspective of the person who appends the learning difficulty label. So let me demonstrate. The [shortened] wording of the enquiry I received follows: Read the rest of this entry »
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