By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “My face is my livelihood!”, Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) The amount of non-verbal clues you can absorb in a person is almost unlimited. In my personal files, there are over 1,500 recorded clues for learning, reading and “conceiving” another human being. Today... 

By: Rasa Galatiltyte, NLP Trainer Author of “Beyond Rapid Therapy: Modern NLP Concepts & Methods” Nearly everyone wants to be a hero, but people who are marginalized want it more. Why else would comic books have a hero that can’t reveal his or her identity but is intensely tempted... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht I never liked those weekend hypnosis seminars. They promise to teach you all about hypnosis in two or three days, and all of those who promise such a grandiose delusion are big fat liars. My professional training took almost 2 years to complete. I went to school at least 3 times... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Every beginning trainee in NLP starts with the basic of the basics – The NLP Presuppositions. Michael Hall and Bob Bodenhamer, in their fabulous for beginners book “The User’s Manual For The Brain“, divide the NLP presuppositions into 4 groups: 1. Mental... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Let’s actually imagine something and see if you get the same thing; the same sense of properly placed senses as you did in real life. Let’s see if, in a visualization, you are the center of properly placed senses. First, pick a situation that is challenging for you, and involves... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Utilization is a technique that has opened up entirely new vistas in mental health treatment and personal life. Utilization happens when you turn an existing resource into a tool for a meaningful purpose. Where this can be surprising is when things that seem very negative or inappropriate... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht The subconscious is always looking for solutions, but our defenses and traumas can keep us from connecting the dots. We have evolved to digest our daily experience through REM sleep, but traumatic and other anxi-ety-provoking material can prevent REM sleep from doing its job.... 

Here’s a great quote from a new book titled “Beyond Rapid Therapy: Modern NLP Concepts & Methods” by European NLP trainer, Rasa Galatiltyte. Why isn’t NLP a Mainstream Approach? By: Rasa Galatiltyte There you have it. This is one of the most difficult, if not THE most... 

No, it is not an erotic story, and before you even think about it – it’s not a ’seduction’ way to induce a girl to sleep with you and adore your penis. It’s much less attractive but THAT much important, at least for the therapists among us. I used that specific story only... 

Please Note: The following article describes a very advanced technique to deal with strong emotions. It is based on Time Line Therapy®, originated and taught exclusively by Dr. Tad James. Feel free to experiment with the technique here, but I must advise you to first go for professional training in... 

In contrast to the previous method, this one is a lot longer and should be performed mainly for therapeutic reasons, normally during the first session, after the initial conversation with a new client. A few points to remember with this method, and in general hypnotherapy practice: Everything the client... 

By: Stephan Thieme Author of Persuasion Mastery: 500 Lessons in the Psychology of Sales Too much consistency can really drain away our energy and motivation. There is a Twilight Zone episode from the classic Rod Serling television series, in which a big criminal thinks he is in heaven. But everything... 

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... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht “When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another”. - Helen Keller The “L” in NLP stands for Language, and we do use a lot of linguistic models and tools in our work. When a client comes in and seems to have... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Modeling is an essential part of NLP. It is one of the seeds that gave birth to everything that now makes NLP what it is. As I shared with you in the beginning of this book, the originators of NLP wanted to under-stand and teach excellence. Fields such as linguistics, psychology,... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht Dilts developed his logical levels to guide the process of intervention. Rather than focus on physiology and behavior, or emotional states, Dilts tells us to focus directly on strategies, sub-modalities, beliefs and identi-ties. His levels help to put them in perspective. Lets... 

By: Stephan Thieme Another excerpt from the excellent book, “Persuasion Mastery“. Another problem with unconscious pacing happens when the pacing is not working. This is not a failure to use the skills, it is a failure of the skills being used. But what was failing? Were you too artificial?... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht "It's not the mountain that lies ahead of you that stops you... it's the pebble in your shoe" - Muhammad Ali Chunk Up – or Chunking Up – means that you move from specifics to generalities. Chunk Down – or Chunking Down – means that you move from generalities... 

By: Shlomo Vaknin, C.Ht We Cannot Not Communicate So true! Your clothes, your accent, your body language, subtle expressions that flit across your face, all communicate, all signal things to the people around you. We all size each other up all the time. If someone tells you never to judge people, perhaps... 

Here is another excerpt from a great (and quite thick) book titled Persuasion Mastery. Using Anchors Strategically By: Stephan Thieme (republished here with permission of the author) The power of the anchor does not just lie in creating a positive connection to the product. You can activate an anchor...