Neuro-Linguistic Programming

What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?

In short it is known as NLP. It is a range of techniques, skills and tools used to understand how we function as we do. It is often explained as” the study of the structure of subjective experience”. I prefer the following definition:


“The user’s manual for the body, brain and mind ”.


The brain controls our experiences.


Each person is completely unique.


Our external experiences are interpreted as individualistic as our finger prints. Two people can be in the same place at the same time, however their accounts of what has happened will differ. That is why we all have different emotions and reactions to incidents and external influences.


Our frame of reference determines how we react to all messages received by the brain.


Sometimes external experiences have caused our brain to get confused with some of the true facts. This is when we struggle to correctly understand what is happening to us. Stress is a good example of this.


Stress is a natural reaction designed to protect primitive man from wild animals. In our modern society we don’t need to react in the same manner, however the brain does not always understand this. Sometimes we need to be “re-programmed”. This is where NLP is highly effective.


NLP is designed to assist people to re-program the brain to cope with the experiences of the modern world.


Anything happening in the mind also happens in the body. Your internal programming has a direct effect on all aspects of your life. Ever seen people that are always happy, always successful? It is a direct result of their internal programming. You can have it too.