Become A Pattern Recognition Machine

Become A Pattern Recognition Machine: Learn Neurolinguistic Programming Do you want to cut to the chase and become a mastermind of you-know-you? Then, it’s time to become a pattern recognition machine. Picture yourself as your cheerleader, strategist, and therapist all rolled into one. How can you achieve this? Master the art of pattern recognition. What … Read more

Neurological Levels

Neurological Levels

From the Inside Out: Understanding Your Potential with Neurological Levels Imagine life as a symphony, each instrument representing a different aspect of your being. Each note, in perfect harmony, forms the grand masterpiece that is you. So, what if some instruments are off-key, creating discord? To answer this question, we want to understand the powerful orchestra … Read more

Prime Directives of the Unconscious Mind

The Prime Directives of the Unconscious Mind in Neurolinguistic Programming Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) delves deep into the intricate interplay between language, behaviour, and thought patterns. As we navigate through life, understanding the prime directives of the unconscious mind becomes paramount.  Whether you’re a coach, a leader, or an individual on a journey of self-discovery, gaining … Read more

The Relationship Between Commitment and Disappointment

Relationship Between Commitment and Disappointment

When we make a commitment, we promise to fully engage in the experience, to be fully present now, and to trust that we can achieve what we want. Whether we’re making a commitment to another person, a job, our own business, or something else, our ability to follow through is dependent on the outcome we’re … Read more

5 Key Benefits of NLP for Leaders

5 Key Benefits of NLP For Leaders

Whether you are an entrepreneur, manager, or coach, if you want to be a successful leader, then learning NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) is essential. NLP, with its core principles and techniques, can help in many different aspects of leadership and success. Neurolinguistic Programming offers a wealth of tools to support business success.  Below are key benefits … Read more

Benefits of Supervision In NLP Coaching

Benefits of Supervision In NLP Coaching

Supervision in the coaching arena is yet to be a best practice requirement, as it is in the early careers of professional counsellors, clinical hypnotherapists, or psychologists. Personally, I believe the benefits of supervision in NLP coaching are numerous. What Is Supervision? Working under supervision means that a coach uses the services of another more … Read more

Archetype Of Egyptian Goddess Bast

Archetype Of Egyptian Goddess Bast

Bast, originally known as Pasht, was said to be the daughter of Ra the Sun god. She defended her father against Apep, the Serpent representing the evil forces of darkness. The archetype of Egyptian Goddess Bast is a useful one to learn about if you’re working with consciousness. As a reward for protecting her father … Read more

NLP Practitioner And NLP Master Practitioner Levels

NLP Practitioner And NLP Master Practitioner

Future NLP training delegates frequently ask, “what is the difference between NLP Practitioner and NLP Master Practitioner levels of training?” In reality, it’s a quantum leap of awareness, knowledge, capacity to deliver techniques conversationally, and the awareness that our reality is completely fluid. Let’s look at the two different levels in a bit more detail. … Read more

What’s Love Got to Do With NLP?

In NLP we position love as the only true emotion and every other emotion as an illusion.  It’s a beautiful idea, and yet if you find yourself in the depths of despair, it’s a challenge to believe! This video explains how everything comes from love.  In fact, fear comes from an over attachment to love.  … Read more

Non-Mirror Image Reverse in Neurolinguistic Programming

Non-Mirror Image Reverse In Neurolinguistic Programming

In training courses we often refer to the non-mirror image reverse in Neurolinguistic Programming.  Funnily enough, we don’t always consider what it means and what it refers to. The explainer video below gives you a 15-minute insight into the 2 main areas relevant to this subject.  The non-mirror image reverse relates to emotions, quantum linguistics, … Read more

Power Of The Placebo

the power of placebo

Could Optimum Health & Healing Be Simpler Than We Think? A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon this interesting article [1]. It questions whether the philosophy of modern medicine prioritises profit over human health. Now is an excellent time to ask whether we can develop a happy and healthy global population by applying simpler … Read more

Brainwave Patterns 101 For NLP Students

If you’re already learning about NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming), Time Line Therapy® or hypnosis you’ll appreciate that much of the language work facilitates an expansion or a contraction of a client’s belief frame. The specific purpose being to ‘blow the boundaries’ on a pattern of thought, allowing the client to forge new neural connections and expand … Read more

Clean Language Tools Get Better Results

Clean Language Tools Get Better Results And Better Communication Whether you’re a coach, manager or leader, clean language tools get better results when you’re communicating your ideas. These simple techniques will increase your engagement and impact on those around you. When we learn to listen so attentively that our awareness of the words, vocal tone … Read more

Learning Story – The Elephant And Antelope

Learning Story - The Elephant And The Antelope

Addressing Imbalance With Our Heart Energy Centre Many people suffer from imbalances in their heart energy centre, often known as the heart chakra.  Those imbalances can create unhelpful behavioural patterns in our business and personal relationships. You can use the learning story “The Elephant And Antelope” if you’re working with clients with personal or business … Read more

Learning Story: Teach Me How To Perform

Learning Stories By Sarah Merron: Teach Me To Perform When It Matters Most Many people suffer from performance anxiety in business, music, acting and sports. You can use the learning story “Teach Me To Perform When It Matters Most” if you’re working with clients with Performance Anxiety, Exam Stress, Competition Anxiety or a Fear of … Read more

3 Reminders For Engaging With NLP Coaching or Training

Engaging With NLP Coaching & Training Can Shift Perspective Fast Engaging with NLP Coaching can deliver a rapid change of perspective.  This feels surprising when you first experience it.  Actually, unlike standard life coaching, the language tools, questioning techniques and emotional release tools work rapidly and deeply to re-frame our mindset.  This is especially true … Read more

We Can Focus On Connection More Than Separation

Focus on Connection

Can A Focus On Connection Reduce A Need For Defence & Futile Competition? When we focus on connection we have the ability to see similarity.  In addition, we can find compassion and we’re able to feel empathy.  Conversely, when our focus is on difference and separation we often reject people, ideas and behaviour.  Indeed, this … Read more

The Battle With Belonging

Battle With Belonging

The Internal Battle With Belonging Belonging is a powerful driver in our core values and belief system, and subsequently, our behaviour.  A feeling of whether we believe we belong or don’t belong to a specific group or clique, community or family can create an internal battle that doesn’t always feel great. Our sense of belonging … Read more

Is Depression Really A Stuck State?

is depression really a stuck state

Once We Categorise Negative Feelings We Create Depression As A Stuck State The WHO website [1] states that “depression is a common mental disorder affecting almost 264 million people, of all ages, globally. That’s pretty significant. However, are ALL cases of what we term as ‘depression’ really a stuck state? Personally, I don’t align with … Read more

Teach Me How To Be Strong

teach me to be strong learning stories

Teach Me How To Be Strong “I want to know how to be strong?” said the young man to the old hermit, breathless from climbing the mountain to reach the damp cave. “For what purpose do you want to know how to be strong?” asked the old hermit. “If I know how to be strong … Read more

Laughter And Happiness Are Good For Your Health

Laughter Trumps Earnest Every Time

Laughter And Happiness Improve Health – It’s That Simple! When Is The Last Time You Laughed Really Hard? In recent years we’ve spent a great deal of time talking about happiness.  We hunt it down, try to maintain it, and worry about losing it.  However, did you know that laughter and happiness improve health? If … Read more

7 Ways Gestalt Therapy Influences NLP

7 Ways Gestalt Therapy Influences NLP

The Ever-Evolving Landscape of Psychotherapy If you are studying or interested in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), you’ll know that Bandler and Grinder (the creators of NLP) cite the work of Fritz Perls as one of the key influences in NLP.  Specifically, the development of the tools and techniques of the Neuro-Linguistic Programming suite. In fact, in … Read more

Can Facing Our Emotions Create A Better World?

Disconnection From Others Absolves Us From Responsibility and Facing Our Emotions Facing our emotions can often be disconcerting and frightening, until we practice. Melvin Lerner was a Social Psychologist and pioneer in the study of Social Justice, who developed the “Just World” hypothesis. He suggested that people are most comfortable when they have a sense … Read more

Relationship Between Epigenetics And Trauma

Can we inherit the essence of our thoughts, feelings, and emotions from our forefathers?  Furthermore, can they pass down through DNA like physical characteristics?  That is to say, is there a relationship between epigenetics and trauma; either emotional or physical? In the last 100 years, the world population experienced vast amounts of emotional and physical … Read more

Cross Crawling: Balance Body, Balance Mind

the power of cross crawling

The Power of Cross Crawling To Balance Your Body & Mind What Is Cross Crawling? Cross crawling is when we use the two sides of our bodies in opposition or mirroring movement. The automatic sequencing of upright muscle movement (walking and running) is supposed to be coordinated the same way. You’ll have experienced this, as … Read more

Is Our Need To Categorise Limiting The Buffet of Life?

need to categorise

An Interesting Made Me Question Our Need To Categorise Our need to categorise is driven by a need to know or a need for certainty. This week I saw a comment on a post about insomnia. It got me thinking about how a simple categorisation can limit our ability to be unique; to pick and … Read more

Your Short-Term Memory Lasts About One Minute

Your Short-Term Memory Is Shorter Than You Think Have you ever ‘crammed’ for an exam?  I know I have.  Those moments where you convince yourself that packing in most of your revision the night before an exam will get you the best result?  You tell yourself that you have a fantastic short-term memory.  For some … Read more

Subjective Spectacles Are Different For Everyone

Subjective Spectacles Different For Everyone

Our Subjective Spectacles Are Filtering, Deleting, Distorting & Generalising Information. Always.   We used to think that we were bombarded with about 4 million bits per second of information.  Today, we believe that figure is about 11 million. Our brains do have the ability to process all the information we take in.  However, with this … Read more

Virginia Satir And Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Virginia Satir And Neuro-Linguistic Programming

What Links Virginia Satir And Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)? Considered to be the guru of family therapy, Satir was an obvious modelling choice for Bandler and Grinder, the founders of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).  In fact, her five distinct personality roles and her meta model questioning process connect Virginia Satir and Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) at a fundamental … Read more

The 14 Presuppositions of NLP Practice

14 Presuppositions of NLP

The Canvas On Which We Paint Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a collection of practical techniques, skills and strategies which can lead to a profound level of insight and understanding of self and others.  Even though it’s not a philosophy or religion, NLP draws from many different teachings.  Specifically, within the psychology field, it draws on … Read more

What is NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)?

What is NLP Neuro-Linguistic Programming

What Is NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)? In simple terms, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) delivers you a dictionary for your mind. That is to say, it’s the life map you needed at birth and you didn’t get! So, what is NLP really? In summary, NLP is a collection of practical techniques, skills and strategies that are easily learned … Read more

Time Line Therapy® Glossary of Terms

Some of the language used in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Time Line Therapy® training can sometimes seem a little complex. If you’re learning, this Time Line Therapy® Glossary of Terms gives you quick access to the key references, terms and phrases used in the techniques. What Is Time Line Therapy® Training? Time Line Therapy® … Read more

How To Use Language To Dissociate

Sarah Merron In Search Of Your Truth

When I train people to use NLP techniques in coaching, one of the most common questions of new coaches is “how do I maintain my own energy whilst coaching?” Essentially, they’re asking how to avoid getting caught up in a client’s emotions.  Actually, we can learn how to use language to dissociate from emotions and … Read more

Cognitive Dissonance – For And Against Success

Cognitive Dissonance And Success

Quite simply, cognitive dissonance works both for and against our success.  When we choose what we to do we are committed.  When we do what we HAVE to do we are compliant. Cognitive Dissonance And Success One of the key mindset differences of people who are truly successful and those who aren’t is that they … Read more

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