So why do people learn Neuro-Linguistic Programming? Most people learn NLP because they aren't satisfied with the results of their habitual ways of processing - mindset, emotions, and behaviors. They want to achieve more, do more, have the skills to connect more deeply with others, be more confident, motivated and self-assured. This is a class for everyone in sales, therapists and those who interact with other people.. which is everyone! Includes CD of training material. $395 (Covid Special) For information on class Robert at (610) 462-0804 Limited seating. Pre-register 484-264-3889
What is NLP and what is it used for? taken from an article in Medical News Today by Aaron KandolaNeuro-linguistic programming is a way of changing someone’s thoughts and behaviors to help achieve desired outcomes for them.The popularity of neuro-linguistic programming or NLP has become widespread since it started in the 1970s. Its uses include treatment for phobias and anxiety disorders and improvement of workplace performance or personal happiness.
What is NLP? NLP can be used for personal development, phobias, and anxiety.NLP uses perceptual, behavioral, and communication techniques to make it easier for people to change their thoughts and actions.NLP relies on language processing but should not be confused with natural language processing, which shares the same acronym.NLP was developed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, who believed it was possible to identify the patterns of thoughts and behaviors of successful individuals and to teach them to others.
How does it work? It is founded on the idea that people operate by internal “maps” of the world that they learn through sensory experiences.NLP tries to detect and modify unconscious biases or limitations of an individual’s map of the world.NLP is not hypnotherapy. Instead, it operates through the conscious use of language to bring about changes in someone’s thoughts and behavior.For example, a central feature of NLP is the idea that a person is biased towards one sensory system, known as the preferred representational system or PRS.Therapists can detect this preference through language. Phrases such as “I see your point” may signal a visual PRS. Or “I hear your point” may signal an auditory PRS.An NLP practitioner will identify a person’s PRS and base their therapeutic framework around it. The framework could involve rapport-building, information-gathering, and goal-setting with them.TechniquesNLP is a broad field of practice. As such, NLP practitioners use many different techniques that include the following:One of the techniques of NLP is to attempt to remove negative thoughts and feelings linked to a past event.
- Anchoring: Turning sensory experiences into triggers for certain emotional states.
- Rapport: The practitioner tunes into the person by matching their physical behaviors to improve communication and response through empathy.
- Swish pattern: Changing patterns of behavior or thought to come to a desired instead of an undesired outcome.
- Visual/kinesthetic dissociation (VKD): Trying to remove negative thoughts and feelings associated with a past event.
ExamplesNLP is used as a method of personal development through promoting skills, such as self-reflection, confidence, and communication.Practitioners have applied NLP commercially to achieve work-orientated goals, such as improved productivity or job progression.More widely, it has been applied as a therapy for psychological disorders, including phobias, depression, generalized anxiety disorders or GAD, and post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.