MG Hypnosis stress reduction technique 1 by Marygrace Anderson

This stress reduction techniques is about helping you cope better with stress management throughout your day.  It is a simple but highly effective breathing technique you do for 1 minute.  You can do it anytime, anywhere and it will improve your overall wellbeing.   We are passionate about helping you improve your quality of life.

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GCSE and exams

GCSE and exam stress

Please can I encourage all students and parents not to get caught up in the stress of taking the GCSEs or any big exams. At the end of the day, our world is changing.  The way companies hire is changing. One day, it truly won't be a grade that gets you hired (it is already happening), but the type of individual you become.

I personally have been a C/D student and a straight A student.  No matter what grade I got, it had nothing to do with my achievements in life. I would rather have a happy, confident, outgoing and loving child than a unhappy, hating school and stressed out A student.

What truly matters in life isn't a grade.  It is the person you become.  Which reminds me to post my favourite quote by Marianne Williamson

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Children and exams

Children and parents can both suffer from exam anxiety.  We all want our kids to do well, but sometimes the pressure a parent puts on their child can result in them doing worse than they would have if you had left them alone.

The pressure to do well during a test can make students anxious during exams, which results in them not being able to think clearly.  The body goes into the "fight or flight" response and concentrates on getting blood to the heart.  You study in a relaxed state, therefore, in order to test well, the student needs to be relaxed with finding the answers.  Teach them to take 6 deep breaths before they ever start an exam.