Neuro Linguistic Programming NLP is a fascinating tool for behavioural mastery. The genius behind NLP is in the way in which we actually process information and the effectiveness of our strategies in behaviour. Unlike other methods of behavioural work, NLP assumes there is nothing actually wrong with you, you have in effect just learnt to do what you do really well.  For example, we learn complex behaviours over time and mostly unconsciously.  So with most behaviours we don't enjoy, we somehow have developed a strategy for using it in our daily lives.

Understanding the structure of thinking and behaviour allows me to devise a new alternative way for you to respond.  Automatically, before you even know it you're doing it. A new strategy a new outcome.

NLP typically works very quickly because just as the brain learnt to do it, It can also learn to undo it.  Think of this - people have one episode of fear and develop a phobia.  How quickly was that learnt? Well, you can unlearn that very quickly too, honestly in less than an hour.

THINK OF THIS….

A————————–>B

Imagine you know how to get from A to B.  Every day you move from A to B and see, hear and feel everything associated with A to B.  You brain develops expected behaviours for the responses arising from A to B.  All you can experience, understand and rationalise falls between A to B.

So if you want to change something it is difficult when everything your brain expects is from A to B.

Now imagine someone shows you A to B via X.

A—————————>X—————————–>B

A different pathway, with different things to see, feel and hear.  A completely different reason for why, how and even what.  What would your brain do now?

You see the brain is an amazing thing.  If it is given a different point of view it will explore it, develop new neural networks, new ways of rationalising and new behavioural responses. So get what you want out of your behaviour.  Stop just expecting A to B.  There are another 24 letters in the alphabet……    It really is that simple!

Hypnosis is a commonly utilised practice to help people achieve their desired state and outcome. Every day you experience episodes of trance or hypnotic states. This could be whilst driving, reading or listening to music. This naturally occurring phenomenon is a fantastic tool that allows a very focused point of attention.  It is during this state that your unconscious mind is very aware of positive suggestions.

Using this state allows me to bypass what's called your critical faculty. The part of your brain that tries to make reason out of what it experiences. This bypass means the positive suggestions can enter your mind and be given an opportunity to sink in.  At this point, we can create life-like experiences of you living as you wish. This further allows your mind to experience the reality of what is yet to come.  Once you actually experience it, you have a framework to get it.

A great example I use is the idea of loving yourself.  If I was to say to you go and look at yourself in the mirror and say "I LOVE YOU". If you said it and you didn't believe it you would know.  You simply can't lie to yourself consciously. That's because your critical faculty is telling you what to think and the self-doubt would be obvious.

Now, when in Hypnosis, your critical faculty would be offline allowing you to make real and true decisions. It's at this point I will create an opportunity for acceptance and love.  So when you decide now, it's real. Without objection and without the doubt.  So when you wake from Hypnosis, you will believe it, because you actually decided, you said it and you believe it. Now begins your first step towards a congruent and effective you.