Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4, Issue - 8, 1 February 2020 | Page 8

• I love you.
• I hear you.
• I’m sorry.
• Thank you.
• I forgive you.
Make a habit of talking to your inner child. You could also communicate
through journal work by asking your inner child a question, then writing
down the response.
2. Look at pictures of yourself as a child.
Go through old photo albums and rediscover what your younger self looked
like. Let that image be burned into your brain because it will serve you well
throughout the rest of your inner child work. You might even like to put
photos of yourself next to your bedside table, in your wallet, or around the
house just to remind yourself of your inner child’s presence.
3. Recreate what you loved to do as a child.
Sit down and think about what you loved to do as a child. Maybe you liked
climbing trees, playing with toy blocks, cuddling toy bears or eating warm
porridge. Make time to include whatever activity you loved to do as a child
in your present life.
Through inner child work, people have told me that they’ve connected to
sides of themselves that they never even knew existed as adults.  This
discovery is truly life-changing.  It’s important that you make a habit of this
“play time” and explore any embarrassment or silliness you feel towards it.
It’s completely normal to feel a bit foolish at first, but it’s important to keep
an open mind.
4. Do an inner journey.
One of the most powerful ways to reconnect with your inner child to heal
childhood traumas, is to do an inner journey.
For beginners, I recommend two types of inner journeys: those done
through meditation, and those done through visualisation.
In order to do these inner journeys it is important that you first gain the trust
of your inner child through the previous activities. Once you have developed
a strong connection to your inner child, you can then ask it to reveal what
earlier life circumstances created the trauma you’re struggling with today.
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