Remove from our Email List press this link Working with Palsson, his colleague Miranda van Tilburg, PhD, developed a shorter protocol designed for at-home use by children ages 6 to 12. These sessions invite listeners to float on a cloud, drift on the ocean in a gently rocking boat, or fly a magic carpet controlled by their mind. In shorter sessions, they go down a slide, swing on a swing, ride a sleigh on a snowy mountain, or bounce on the moon. Because children often rub their painful stomach or ask for heating pads, the kids’ tapes describe a brightly shining gem-like object with magic healing properties, which melts into the hand like butter, and can heal. In another tape, children hear that their favorite drink applies a protective coating to their stomach, and each time they drink it, the coating gets thicker. Six months after completion, more than 60 percent of children who went through this program had maintained their progress, cutting symptoms by at least half, the team reports, adding “most children with both abdominal pain and headaches reported improvements in both. Additionally, many parents reported improvements in sleep and focus at school.” Separately, a Dutch team concluded that after gut-directed hypnotherapy two-thirds of a small group of children with chronic IBS or stomach pain were at least 80 percent better almost five years later. ![]() |
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