Dynamic Spin Release & Kids
Sharon’s amazing spin story… “I can do anything I want!”
Note: The following story was written by Sharon Gonzales, who is 10 years old and in the 5th grade. Here is her story written in her own words…
I really love swimming so my dad signed my sister and I up for some classes. After two days I got very afraid because I thought I was the slowest in the class and the swim coach kept on yelling at me, so I wanted to give up. I told my parents how I felt and as I was talking I started crying because I knew it wasn’t me, it was just this part of my brain that was telling me that I wasn’t a good swimmer. But I knew deep down I was a good swimmer.
My parents both thought of doing Dynamic Spin Release with me to take all the fear away from me. While I was doing the spinning with my dad he asked me what my gift was, and what I saw was that I could be a champion because my gift was a Gold Medal.
I felt like I was in the Olympics winning a gold medal, because I was in first place. Then my dad asked me if there was another gift, and then what I saw was this orange shiny flower, and it made me happy. Now whenever I am sad or feel blue, I can think of that flower and then I become happy.
After we were done with the spinning I started to cry because all my fear was gone. Before I knew the spinning process, I had a little voice in my head that said “oh no you can’t do this”. Now with the spinning process I know I can do anything I want!
~ by Sharon Gonzalez
What are these gifts Sharon received and where do they come from?
A brief commentary by Kris Hallbom
When doing Dynamic Spin Release™, one of the several techniques that we have developed is to have the person identify an unpleasant feeling, image, or voice and place it several feet outside of them in the form of a 3-dimensional holographic image. In Sharon’s case, it was an unpleasant feeling that had to do with her fears around being a bad swimmer. (1)
We then ask the person which way is the image turning. Whenever we ask someone this, they almost always say clockwise or counterclockwise. Rarely does anyone say that the image has “no spin” to it all.
We then ask the person to spin the image in the opposite direction of how they originally saw the image, and to spin the image so fast and hard that it explodes and disappears back into the universe. It’s as if a big giant vacuum comes in and sucks it up. And then a special “gift” will appear inside of the newly created empty space. The gift often serves as a powerful healing resource for the person doing the spinning, and has profound meaning for them. In Sharon’s case, the gifts were a gold medal and an orange, shiny flower. Once the person gets the gift, we then have them bring the healing essence of it back into their heart or somewhere in their body. (2)
What are these gifts and where do they come from? In NLP terms they might be understood as coming from the unconscious mind of the client, and from a Jungian psychology perspective; they might be understood as metaphorical archetypes. Carl Jung put forward the idea of a Collective Unconscious to which all humans have access. He described this Collective Unconscious as a vast reservoir of archetypical images formed throughout the history and development of mankind. (3)
Although these archetypal images are common to humanity, the significance of a particular archetype to the individual person is specific: thus, the archetype can often appear as a healing symbol or metaphor such as a flower, a shining star, or a golden pathway– which is exactly what the person needs at that moment in their life. So now we ask people to look for these metaphorical archetypes as an intrinsic part of the Dynamic Spin Release™ process. (4) (5)
Over time, we have noticed a pattern to the types of metaphorical gifts the person’s receive, the color of the gifts, the shape of the gifts and the overall quality of the gifts. Usually the gift appears to be some kind of an archetypical metaphor that has special meaning to the client such as a diamond, a treasure box or a rose. So now we ask people to look for these metaphorical gifts as an intrinsic part of the process.
We have developed several new techniques and/or variations of the aforementioned process. We’ve been having a lot of fun with this, and people seem to love doing it, especially children!
References- Dynamic Spin Release and the Metaphors of Your Mind by Kris Hallbom, NLP California (Burlingame, CA 2008).
- Introduction to Dynamic Spin Release™ DVD with Tim and Kris Hallbom (Smartdreamers productions, London, England, 2009)
- The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious by Carl Jung. (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.9 Part 1)
- A Primer of Jungian Psychology by Calvin S. Hall and Vernon J. Nordby
- Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung
Kristine Hallbom is the co-founder of the NLP Institute of California and is a principle author and developer of Dynamic Spin Release™ and the WealthyMind™ program. Recognized for her ability to translate complex ideas into practical skills, and for her warm, approachable style, Kris has trained and coached clients throughout Europe, South America, Australia, Canada and the United States. She is a long time trainer and student of NLP and Systems Thinking, and holds a degree in Psychology and Languages.
© 2010 Kris Hallbom
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