By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Since this is going to be a bit more complex, I ask you to first read it very slowly and carefully and second – read it more than once. We do share quite a lot of ideas and concepts in this lesson, that the understanding and comprehension of them will enable us to move to practical exercises and techniques. We’re going to discuss a few major concepts today, the... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht This is an excerpt from the book “NLP Mastery: The Meta Programs (Practical & Illustrated Guide) – Click Here for Details. People prefer to think, communicate and learn (as examples) in varying size “chunks” of information. There are primarily two types of strategies here, with a third taking a minor role. Some people like to start with the big picture and... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht This is an excerpt from the book “NLP Mastery: The Meta Programs (Practical & Illustrated Guide) – Click Here for Details. What are Meta-Programs? In many NLP training programs, you’ll probably hear the following statements: • “Meta-Programs can be thought of as the primary programs that govern people’s mental processes.” • “It is useful not to... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “Even the mighty and ferocious cannot conquer the small but secure; Thus a man-eating tiger cannot swallow a single porcupine.” – Liu Ji (14th century general) You have already started thinking about your personal ecology. There are other individuals and systems as well. By systems, we mean families, schools, regulatory government agencies, businesses and so... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.”- Samuel Johnson Personal ecology means that you consider your personal needs, aspirations, and values in the outcome. Personal ecology gives an important edge to your plans because it brings about inner alignment. If any part of... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.”- Mark Twain Credits for the creation of this NLP pattern belong to John Grinder and Richard Bandler. Anchoring is how we get into the right state for what we want to do. You connect a symbol with the desired state, or resource state. It’s called a resource state, because you are more resourceful when you are... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Here’s a great example. Let’s say someone is a bit self-centered or narcissistic. They have trouble tolerating it when someone else has more expensive clothes than they do, or is more important than they are in some way. When they work with perceptual positions, they may find that when they try position number two, which is looking at themselves through the other person’s... 

Here’s the introduction chapter to my new book, Pain Away “The world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.” — Helen Keller Have you ever reached a point in your life when things had gone so far that it seemed like the next step would just have to be even worse? I don’t believe in curses, but at one point, during winter 2009, I was starting to feel cursed with a... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.”- John Dryden Here are a few examples of reframing. When you read the conversation below, notice how one simple shifting of perception can change a person’s belief or opinion. This script is a transcript of a recorded conversation between two of my friends in one of our NLP practice group meeting. We recorded all meetings, and luckily... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Erickson used words called conjunctions, words such as “and” in pacing and leading. He linked the pacing with the leading in a way that made it all seem to belong together, and this gave his leading commands a lot of impact. Consider this example. (The >> symbols set off the imbedded commands.) “As you experience this training, and wonder how >>you... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Making a change is as easy as 1,2,3… 10… The first and most important lesson I learned in the Hypnotherapy College is this: “Accept and use whatever happens and make it work for your outcome.” Here’s an example of what this means. Let’s say that you’re with a client, and someone interrupts your session. Act as if it was all planned in...