NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming - offers powerful and rapidly
effective techniques for changing attitudes, beliefs, thought patterns and
behaviours. NLP works with the way we perceive the world - and
recognises that everyone has a unique experience.
As a simple experiment, think of something fun. What
are some
of the ways you bring it to mind? Do you have bright/big/close images, pleasant
emotions, excited thoughts, particular feelings in your body, change of
breathing? Now compare it to something you think of as mildly annoying - what
are the images, feelings, and thoughts like now? Whatever your
particular way of coding the information in your mind, the two
experiences are likely to be very different.
Before you read on, revisit that fun memory!
The NLP techniques use these differences to link positive resources,
feelings and ideas to whatever the issue is. How would it be to
automatically be triggered into a relaxed, resourceful state of mind by
something that used to bother you? (eg: public speaking or dealing with
a difficult family member.) And I don't mean you have to try to
feel good. With NLP, positive responses become as normal and
inevitable as the old negative ones were.
NLP, compared to conventional techniques applied to learning
and behavioural change, is like the difference between
snail-mail and e-mail!
One of the many levels of NLP is advanced language patterns as applied to hypnosis.
Hypnosis is a form of trance state - a narrowed focus of
awareness. If you consider that we go into a
variety of trances many times a day - watching TV, driving, not
listening to our spouse, daydreaming, imagining winning the lottery - we're all pretty good at it.
During any of
these trances the subconscious mind is always paying attention and keeping us safe, and
that also applies during a deliberately entered state of hypnosis.
Effective
for personal change at all levels, it is even possible to work 'content free' on sensitive issues, for complete client
privacy.
Hypnosis, and NLP therapeutic models generally, influence the unconscious mind
(or sub-conscious if you prefer). That's the part that organises our moment to
moment behaviours, works out which foot to put in front of the other, what
you're comfortable with, how you learn and whether or not you remember it. The unconscious mind runs on
biological instincts, deeply entrenched beliefs and habits, and is capable of
doing a wide variety of tasks at once.
The conscious mind can only think one thought at a time. Without the
unconscious mind to help, it would make you choose -
do you want to think or eat or breathe or walk!
If you want to learn something new, whether academically or
as a behaviour you need the unconscious to
recognize the value of the new learning
update any beliefs involved
access the resources you need to learn
apply the learning where and when you need it.
Once you have all that in place, learning and change become easy.
Key Benefits
Personal change without drama or wallowing in unpleasant emotions
Effective decision making
Better relationships
Greater understanding of how your life and your mind works
Increased self esteem and confidence
Achieving goals with the minimum fuss and the maximum fun
Before you read on, revisit that fun memory! 