Fear of Strangers and Hospitalization
A grandmother tells about her granddaughter: After about a year of hospitalization (from the time she was born) because of heart problems, my granddaughter, aged 20 months, developed severe anxiety towards strangers, suffered from outbursts of crying, and wouldn't let anyone but her parents near her. Learning "Nice, Quiet, Calm" at the ITQS Center in four sessions and practicing at home  helped her overcome her fear totally. Even when she had to do a heart echo procedure at the hospital, she was able to do it without any tears and with a surprising amount of self confidence. 
 

Overcoming Pain
Tom, a nine year old suffering from F.M.F (A Mediterranean disease) came to the ITQS room to find help in pain relief. Due to his illness he was often absent from school, also resulting in social problems. Tom quickly learned how to work on controlling his pain while practicing "Nice, Quiet, Calm." He excitedly described how he created an ITQS space at home so he could practice with his mum. Since learning the technique he misses school much less and feels able to cope with his pain. 
 

Dental Fears
A teacher told us that as a young girl,  "I was tied to the dentist's chair so he could extract two of my teeth. Since then it was very difficult for me to visit the dentist. One day I asked Pamela’s advice and she recommended that I use the ‘Nice, Quiet, Calm’ technique. Three years later there's no fear involved for me in going to the dentist, because now I do MicroCalming before each visit! Today I’m in a very different place I don't even need injections when I have treatments."
 

Exhausted Caretaker
“Because of my husband's illness I was unable to relax or have any time for myself. MicroCalming has given me the opportunity to reconnect to a place of inner quiet whenever I need it. I have a coping skill that will serve me forever.”
 

Family Benefits
Tania, wife and mother: The workshop gave me the gift of physical, mental, and spiritual enrichment. ITQS taught a new language - Nice, Quiet, Calm." You don't use it when talking  with others, but others can feel its positive influence. A few moments of practice every day has changed me and the lives of my children, my communication with my husband, and in general the whole atmosphere in our home has calmed down.
 
A Primary school pupil told the class: “My family was all sitting in the car ready to drive off, when my mother said "Oh no! I’ve lost the keys!" We all got upset, worried and noisy because we didn't want to be late. Then I said, "Stop! I have an idea to help mum. Let's do 'Nice, Quiet, Calm' like we do in school." I quickly taught my family the technique. Then I asked my mum: "Where can the keys be?" Thinking quietly, Mum remembered that she’d brought them into the car. Then she moved and found the keys … she'd been sitting on them”!
 

Work Benefits
After nine hours of hard work at the nursery shortly after having completed my first ITQS group Workshop, I arrived home feeling amazingly full of energy and empowered! NOT a usual experience for me at all. However, on entering the kitchen and seeing a sink piled high with dirty dishes with my son screaming at me from his room "MUM, where's my meal Mum?", I just might have lost it! Normally I would have begun screaming back, but I DIDN'T. I started to do MicroCalming on the spot, as if I was already an expert! I rolled up my sleeves, and began washing up the plates, heated the food on the stove all whilst I practiced the technique I'd JUST learned, still calm and controlled. My son came into the room, looked at me, and said "What's happened to you, what's different?" He was expecting a battle and he got a smile!! I asked him quietly why he hadn't done the washing up, and he replied in a calm voice, "Oh sorry Mum, I forgot," we had a quick hug and got the rest of the food ready TOGETHER! Unheard of events, THANK YOU ITQS.
  

Night Fears Vanished
Last evening, around 10 pm, my two-year-old woke up crying from a bad dream. He became really upset and couldn't calm down. I cuddled and sang to him, but to no avail. Then I remembered the MicroCalming Technique we had started to learn in our group yesterday. I began to whisper it in his ear as I stroked him. I could hardly believe my eyes as he relaxed and looked at me. He stopped screaming, and I was able to put him quietly back to bed. We ALL had a good night.
 
My one-year-old daughter couldn't sleep at night. She woke up crying hysterically every evening around midnight. Nothing helped. One night I put on the ITQS disc. What a surprise! She calmed in two or three minutes and slept until morning. Since that night the ITQS disc is one of our favorite discs. When our family wants a relaxing activity we listen to it, and we practice "Nice, Quiet, Calm" together.
 

Coping Calmly in School
A special education teacher told how she remembered to use MicroCalming on the first day back to school after the summer holidays, when one of the pupils started a temper tantrum in the corridor. She remembered how well the pupil had used the "Nice, Quiet, Calm" technique, during the last year, and went over to the pupil, hugged her and whispered the words in her ear. The pupil relaxed immediately. The teacher was then able to talk with her and help her solve the problem quietly.
 
A teacher who had learned the MicroCalming technique in a women’s group returned home from work with a terrible headache. She asked her eldest daughter to look after her younger brothers whilst she was resting. As she lay down she started repeating the calming words to herself, hoping they would help. Almost at the same time she heard the very same words repeated aloud outside her room. At first she thought she was dreaming, but, to her surprise when she opened the door, she saw her daughter sitting with her siblings quietly practicing the technique. The mother asked her daughter where she had learned it, and the girl answered: "From my sports teacher at school." 
 
A teacher and parent agreed that, “Michael had behavior difficulties when moving from one environment to another and needed special help to do so. “Nice, Quiet, Calm” was introduced as a coping tool and now acts as an anchor for Michael, helping him remain calm and cope with his fear of new places.”
 
A mother, who had learned the ITQS technique because her son could not tolerate a high level of stimulation, for example at family functions or on shopping visits, introduced her son’s teacher to MicroCalming, thinking it would be helpful in school too. Today the child's condition is significantly improved. He and his mother practice “Nice, Quiet, Calm” before entering busy areas, and they now have a tool which helps him to calm and control himself more easily.