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... 

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... 

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... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht The Circle of Excellence pattern is an enjoyable way to free yourself of negative states. You will do this by extinguishing their anchors. We’re talking about negative anchors now. After all, most of our behaviors have some anchors connected with them, including negative states.... 

Yes, I guess so! Talk about changing people’s state of mind! Notice how the random spectators range from the ‘ignoring’ to the ‘disturbed’ to the ‘look at that!’ types. Amazing what you can do to make people talk about something for the rest of the day…  Read More →

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny”. – Andre Maurois From the book: The Big Book of NLP Techniques: 200+ Patterns & Strategies of Neuro Linguistic Programming Credits...