What is NLP?

It is the science of how the brain codes learning and experience. This coding affects all communication and behaviour and how we learn and interpret the world around us.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP, came about as a result of two Americans, Grinder and Bandler, who researched why some people were just competent in a given expertise whilst others excelled. Techniques in modelling excellence have helped many thousands of people in business, health, sport and personal development since the 1970s.

The 'Neuro' part of NLP acknowledges the fundamental idea that all behaviour stems from our neurological processes of sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste and feeling. We experience the world through our five senses, making sense of the information and then acting on it.

The 'Linguistic' part is indicative of how we use language and other non-verbal communication as a means to order our thoughts and behaviour and to communicate with others.

The 'Programming' refers to how we choose to organise our ideas, our sequences of repetitive behaviour and actions, to produce results.

Therefore, NLP helps us to understand the relationship between how we think (Neuro), how we communicate (Linguistic) and our patterns of behaviour (Programming).

NLP is an effective proven vehicle for accelerated human change, radically altering the 'old way' of lengthy psychotherapy. NLP works very much with a future focus, and what can be done right now to help us to be more successful by drawing on our own resources. We all have all we need - sometimes we just don’t know it yet.

NLP models how individuals structure their own unique experiences in life, often implementing models of excellence. This helps us to understand more clearly ‘where we’re at’ and ‘where we want to be’ and ‘what we need to do in order to bridge that gap’. These processes help you to set compelling goals, build motivation and change your life for the better.

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