Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)
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Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) is a both a way of understanding how we experience the world and a set of tools and techniques for changing that experience.
It was devised by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the early 1970s, arising from their prolonged observations of the work of three outstanding therapists: Fritz Perls, Virginia Satir and Milton Erickson.
Bandler and Grinder set out to identify the patterns used by these three, with a view to producing a model of behaviour that could be replicated by others. In other words, they were studying and mapping ‘excellence’.
Despite its origins, it is not therapy.
It is a practical way to identify goals and implement change.
Key points of NLP:
we respond to our experience, not reality
we already have all the resources we need, or know how to get them
the meaning of our communication is the response we get, as well as what we intended
beliefs are things that we know to be true
we can change our beliefs, if we choose to
we operate as a system, in which mind and body are inseparable
by modelling the behaviour of other people, we can change our own
no-one needs fixing
change is possible
My NLP Training:
1998/1999 - NLP Practitioner with John Seymour Associates, Bristol
2000/2001 - NLP Master Practitioner with John Seymour Associates, Bristol and London
2000 - Advanced NLP Training Skills for Trainers with John Seymour Associates, London
Further reading:
O’Connor, J. (2002) The NLP Workbook. London: Element
O’ Connor, J. and Seymour, J. (1995) Introducing NLP: psychological skills for understanding and influencing people. London: Thorsons