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NLP Counselling
Neuro-Linguistic Programming: unlocking secrets and removing obstacles...
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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a methodology to work change and awareness in individuals, or perhaps more appropriately, delivers the circumstances for individuals to grasp the opportunity, to work change and gain awareness of their own inner conditions and status in Life.
This is a powerful tool that lies in the hands of the NLP practitioner and the recipient at the same time, a tool that only needs the will on behalf of the recipient to be applied, and change can be achieved.
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Key to the process is the capability of the NLP practitioner to delve quickly into the psyche and personal make-up of the recipient, to see through and past the masks and images that we as individuals want to project to the world about us, and to take the recipient to places, goals and recognitions long forgotten, dormant, immersed in everyday stresses and demands, pressured by family, peer or career influences and thus lie unearthed, unfulfilled and now forming obstacles to whatever we want to, or should achieve in Life.
Any aspect of Life; whether private, personal, career or people related.
Where is the individual, where could he/she be, what could be achieved when steered to his/her potential?
The world makes room for those on their way to achievement, every association or career benefits.
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What is NLP?
Classical NLP, by Robert B. Dilts (Please note that Virtuosity considers some aspects of the highly valuable NLP Epistomology and the fundamental presuppositions worthy of further discussion, especially in regard to perceptions of reality)NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a name that encompasses the three most influential components involved in producing human experience: neurology, language and programming. The neurological system regulates how our bodies function, language determines how we interface and communicate with other people and our programming determines the kinds of models of the world we create. Neuro-Linguistic Programming describes the fundamental dynamics between mind (neuro) and language (linguistic) and how their interplay effects our body and behavior (programming).
NLP is a pragmatic school of thought - an 'epistemology' - that addresses the many levels involved in being human. NLP is a multi-dimensional process that involves the development of behavioral competence and flexibility, but also involves strategic thinking and an understanding of the mental and cognitive processes behind behavior. NLP provides tools and skills for the development of states of individual excellence, but it also establishes a system of empowering beliefs and presuppositions about what human beings are, what communication is and what the process of change is all about. At another level, NLP is about self-discovery, exploring identity and mission. It also provides a framework for understanding and relating to the 'spiritual' part of human experience that reaches beyond us as individuals to our family, community and global systems. NLP is not only about competence and excellence, it is about wisdom and vision.
In essence, all of NLP is founded on two fundamental presuppositions:
1. The Map is Not the Territory.
As human beings, we can never know reality. We can only know our perceptions of reality. We experience and respond to the world around us primarily through our sensory representational systems. It is our 'neuro-linguistic' maps of reality that determine how we behave and that give those behaviors meaning, not reality itself. It is generally not reality that limits us or empowers us, but rather our map of reality.
2. Life and 'Mind' are Systemic Processes.
The processes that take place within a human being and between human beings and their environment are systemic. Our bodies, our societies, and our universe form an ecology of complex systems and sub-systems all of which interact with and mutually influence each other. It is not possible to completely isolate any part of the system from the rest of the system. Such systems are based on certain 'self-organizing' principles and naturally seek optimal states of balance or homeostasis.
All of the models and techniques of NLP are based on the combination of these two principles. In the belief system of NLP it is not possible for human beings to know objective reality. Wisdom, ethics and ecology do not derive from having the one 'right' or 'correct' map of the world, because human beings would not be capable of making one. Rather, the goal is to create the richest map possible that respects the systemic nature and ecology of ourselves and the world we live in. The people who are most effective are the ones who have a map of the world that allows them to perceive the greatest number of available choices and perspectives. NLP is a way of enriching the choices that you have and perceive as available in the world around you. Excellence comes from having many choices. Wisdom comes from having multiple perspectives.
NLP was originated by John Grinder (whose background was in linguistics) and Richard Bandler (whose background was in mathematics and gestalt therapy) for the purpose of making explicit models of human excellence. Their first work The Structure of Magic Vol. I & II (1975, 1976) identified the verbal and behavioral patterns of therapists Fritz Perls (the creator of gestalt therapy) and Virginia Satir (internationally renowned family therapist). Their next work Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Vol. I & II (1975, 1976) examined the verbal and behavioral patterns of Milton Erickson, founder of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and one of the most widely acknowledged and clinically successful psychiatrists of our times. As a result of this earlier work, Grinder and Bandler formalized their modeling techniques and their own individual contributions under the name "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" to symbolize the relationship between the brain, language and the body. The basics of this model has been described in a series of books including Frogs Into Princes (Bandler & Grinder, 1979 ) , Neuro-Linguistic Programming Vol. I (Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, 1980), Reframing (Bandler & Grinder, 1982) and Using Your Brain (Bandler, 1985). Through the years, NLP has developed some very powerful tools and skills for communication and change in a wide range of professional areas including: counseling, psychotherapy, education, health, creativity, law, management, sales, leadership and parenting.
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History of NLP
Sid Jacobson's History of NLPNLP was developed in the early 1970's by Richard Bandler, Ph.D., an information scientist, and John Grinder, Ph.D., a linguist. Bandler and Grinder were interested in how people influence one another, and in the possibility of being able to duplicate the behavior, and therefore effectiveness of highly influential people. Their early research was conducted at the University of California at Santa Cruz. What made their search special was their use of technology from linguistics and information science, combined with insights from behavioral psychology and general systems theory, to unlock the secrets of highly effective communication.
The actual technology, or methodology, that Bandler and Grinder used is known as human modeling; actually the building of models of how people perform or accomplish something (anything--the usefulness in benchmarking best practices should be immediately obvious). This modeling process actually means finding and describing the important elements and processes that people go through, beginning with finding and studying a human model. This is a person, who does something in a particular, usually highly skillful, way. For example, if you want to know how to teach some particular skill or concept, you'd first find someone who does it extremely well. Then ask him or her lots of questions about what they do, why they do it, what works and doesn't work, and so on.
At the same time, observing this person in action will often lead to new and better questions to ask in the process. Most of us do this already, though perhaps not systematically.
The addition of specific NLP technology makes it possible to discover much of what this human model does that he or she is not aware of. To do this well means to actually study the structure of people's thought processes and internal experience, as well as their observable behavior.
During their early studies Bandler and Grinder developed a unique system of asking questions and gathering information that was based on the fields of transformational grammar and general semantics. Later they and their colleagues discovered certain minimal cues people give that indicate very specific kinds of thought processes. These include eye movements, certain gestures, breathing patterns, voice tone changes and even very subtle cues such as pupil dilation and skin color changes (training of Practitioners of NLP includes the skills and knowledge to use these information gathering techniques and to notice and interpret the subtle cues).
NLP is this gathering of information to make models, based on the internal experience and information processing of the people being studied and modeled, including the part that is outside of their conscious awareness. The word neuro refers to an understanding of the brain and its functioning. Linguistic relates to the communication aspects (both verbal and non-verbal) of our information processing. Programming is the behavioral and thinking patterns we all go through. There is a relationship between perceptions, thinking and behavior that is neuro-linguistic in nature. The relationship is operating all the time, no matter what we are doing, and it can be studied by exploring our internal or subjective experience. The formal definition of Neuro-Linguistic Programming is: The study of the structure of subjective experience (3).
So, now to the question of our basic theory in NLP. We don't really have one. NLP is not based on theory. It is based on the process of making models. There is a big difference. A model doesn't have to be "true" or "correct" or even perfectly formed. It only has to be useful when applied to what it's designed for. If it isn't, it can be discarded in any situation where it fails. NLP is really an epistemology (the study of the origin and structure of knowledge itself). Everything in NLP is based on specific evidence procedures for effectiveness and is thoroughly tested. "Doing NLP" means working diligently to be sure we know what we know, and use it appropriately.
Adapted from: "Neuro-Linguistic Programming." INFO-LINE, American Society For Training & Development, April, 1994.
NLP sessions are custom designed to explore your full potential and overcome problems, in a caring, effective way. From the beginning you participate fully in setting direction and staying focused on results.
The process of NLP is one of self-discovery and self-change. NLP does not impose ideas on you. You decide what you want and NLP helps you get there. During sessions we take a number of different approaches according to where you are at the moment, what you want, and what you are ready for next. Not every session includes a formal NLP process, but all sessions include NLP in some form.
I may invite you to consider new perspectives and challenge you to use your best effort and imagination. I may suggest "fun@homework" assignements between sessions -- such as "trying on" a new way of thinking or perceiving, or practicing something you have learnt. Doing so keeps monumentum going between sessions and opens opportunities for accelerated progress. I ask all clients to bring a notebook and a pencil to sessions so that they can take notes and evaluate progress. Phone clients are requested to use cordless headsets, if possible, so that both hands are free and movement is easy.
Virtuosity is a New Code NLP Practice which achieves results without hypnosis.
Edeltraud Jakob-Grace has undergone years of training and preparation in the fields of personal potential development, capabilities maximisation, life changes and stress management.
Edeltraud's ability to communicate with, reach levels of understanding with and analyse the requirements of those working with her has enabled her to locate and identify the aspects of peoples lives that hinder them from realizing their potential.
Depending on the clients situation in life, personal goals or challenges, Edeltraud can then draw on her considerable resources and experience in the fields of Life Coaching, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) or Counselling in order to work transition. Transition from where you are today, how you are today, to where you aim to be tomorrow, how you want be in the future.
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