NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)   NLP was developed in the 1970's by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, it is the end product of a curiosity which began by asking "How do people do that?"

NLP has many different applications in different contexts. At its simplest NLP deals with understanding how people can have exactly the same experience yet interpret it differently, react to it differently and remember it differently. NLP deals with the strategies individuals use to make sense of the world around us and indeed the people around us. If the strategies we are using to interpret our world are not working in our favour then NLP allows us to alter some or all of the strategy in order to serve us better. This is of course tremendously helpful in assisting people with phobias or unhelpful repeated reactions to specific situations or communications.

NLP does not eliminate our personal histories but it can help us to attach a more productive or amenable meaning to events that have occurred to or around us. This has obvious therapeutic benefit to people distressed by painful memories conscious or unconscious. NLP can also strengthen useful strategies and positive interpretation building confidence and self esteem.

NLP accelerates positive change

It can be difficult to describe 'what' NLP is without placing it in a context. It is easier to describe 'how' it can help in a given situation. Its potential application is almost unlimited. It has been used to improve performance in sport; academic performance; sales; therapy, and self-development. It has the potential to improve any situation where communication is a factor, whether between you and someone else, or just with yourself.

For health, if you accept the premise that the mind and the body communicate with one another, then the quality of the thoughts you have must impact on the stress levels within your body. If you are thinking negatively, or view the world through a gaggle of limiting beliefs, then the body's response to this places an unsustainable burden on the immune system, which can ultimately lead to illness and susceptibility to disease. In that respect, your thoughts create the conditions necessary for your ill-health. Releasing these negative thought patterns and replacing them with positive ones, creates the conditions necessary to re-build your health.