Training in sophrology

Inspired by Eastern disciplines such as yoga, the Japanese philosophy of Zen or even Ericksonian hypnosis, sophrology was created in 1960 by Alfonso Caycedo, a Colombian neuropsychiatrist. Today, we frequently speak of Caycedian sophrology to differentiate it from other currents of sophrology born later.

Sophrology makes it possible to refine the state of consciousness, to overcome fear and to optimize one’s possibilities by drawing resources from oneself.

The sophrologist often identifies that the child feels the emotions of his parents. But unlike the psychologist, the sophrologist does not intervene in the family sphere or in the cause of the trauma. It offers the child to rely on different tools offered by sophrology in order to enable him to overcome his difficulties and regain self-confidence, thanks to his own resources.

Sophrology is an interesting practice because it allows to intervene on school phobias, shyness, concentration problems and even enuresis (wetting the bed). It should be known, thanks to sophrology, many problems arising in childhood can be overcome.

For this, she uses three processes: controlled breathing, muscle relaxation and the visualization of positive images (memories, universal images or projected images).

Sophrology sessions with children can begin around 5-6 years old. This is the age when they are able to express their feelings. It takes an average of 6 to 10 sessions to hope to solve a given problem. Note, for toddlers the sessions last about 15 minutes and the practice is more of a relaxation session.