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I am a fan of graphology. Writing supposes an objective physical record of the subjective; a trace, a material projection of the personal. Thanks to that, our nervous system can be studied from it. Our lyrics evolve as we evolve. And on the contrary: if we change our handwriting (through practicing calligraphy exercises), we will also change. This property has become a very useful and interesting technique for what is called graphotherapy: psychological reorientation and mental training to enhance our neurological development and our personal therapy.

It is the interior that makes the letter and it is this letter that evolves as we mature. This is why it is the best record that exists where the brain physically expresses what is inside.

Graphology is the study of the person through the handwriting. This science reveals each person's qualities, abilities, talents, motivations and personal interests, their learning paths, their way of thinking, their psychological state, their social state in the environment where they move and in the family where they grow up, their way of relating and part of their nutritional and physical state.

Graphology can diagnose many types of physical diseases, more specifically those related to the nervous system (neurological and psychological), and all types of mental problems (illnesses, traumas, intellectual disabilities, developmental deficiencies, etc.).

It is also an exceptional tool for human resources, both for the preparation of reports on the worker's skills and attitudes (a magnificent complement to the Curriculum Vitae), and for internal company tasks: such as personnel selection, assignment of tasks , business coaching and management training. It is also very interesting for students or people in training, since it provides the key points for exceptional professional, academic and vocational guidance, as well as all the fundamental information for deep personal development coaching. Graphology, as a psychological evaluation, has another advantage, and that is that we perform handwriting completely unconsciously. You cannot lie or manipulate handwriting: there are thousands of biological processes and neurological reflexes that unconsciously influence the simple creation of a letter. Graphology delves and scrutinizes the unconscious to the deepest levels. Furthermore, of all the techniques for analyzing the unconscious (regressions, hypnosis, symbolic expression, non-verbal language, study of dreams) it is the most profound and powerful that we have discovered.

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Hi Dr. Mercola, this is a great! Just the other day I was recalling that I taught my child calligraphy at about age 10. I attribute this to her improved printing - she has ADHD. I love calligraphy but now at age 74 my wrist has cramps.

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This is a topic for a book or booklet you ought to consider writing! Love it.

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Small problem with this concept.

The way writing is taught and practiced in schools is a Big problem.

When my son was about 5 or 6, I watched him practice writing letters for hours as homework. This was not productive. He was board and he should have been drawing. He also shouldn't have had any homework at that age.

I would fully support more writing (especially creative writing) at the ages of about 7 or older. This would be more in line with stages in development.

As a general rule, students do not learn when they are bored, or doing something they hate to do.

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