What is NLP?

Where did NLP come from?

How does NLP work?

How can I benefit from NLP?

What is the difference between NLP, Hypnotherapy, and Time Line Therapy?

How is NLP related to coaching?

Who takes NLP Training?

Why train in NLP when you can read a book?

What types of NLP training are available?

How do I evaluate the quality of an NLP Training Program?

What is NLP?

Neuro-Linguistic Programming provides all of us with the tools and processes to uncover these patterns of success. NLP also gives us tools to discover and eliminate ineffective behavior that sabotage our goals. NLP techniques are widely used in the fields of education, counselling, business, personal development and more.

Where did NLP come from?

NLP originated from two primary persons, Richard Bandler and John Grinder at the University of California at Santa Cruz in early 1976. Richard Bandler’s background was in mathematics and gestalt therapy and John Grinder was well versed in linguistics.  They sought to formulate a practical model of therapy and counseling, with explicit skills and techniques, by observing the patterns of excellence in Fritz Perls (creator of Gestalt Therapy), Virginia Satir (renowned family therapist) and Milton Erickson (founder of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis). They then formalized their modeling techniques, which was later used to model experts from diverse fields of professional communication, including psychotherapy, business, hypnosis, law and education.

 How does NLP work?

NLP’s basic premise is that the human brain functions similarly to a computer, which executes 'programs' or mental strategies in ordered sequences of instructions (or internal representations). NLP specifically and objectively measures and identifies the physiological state and mental strategies a person is using at any point in time, and provides specific means to change and improve the mental and physiological state of the person.

Present State + Appropriate Resources --> Desired State

How can I benefit from NLP?

Excellence and mastery come from having many choices; wisdom comes from having multiple perspectives. With NLP, you’ll have and perceive more choices available in the world around you—helping you to be more effective.

To improve the quality and effectiveness in your performance, NLP techniques focus on the thought processes that influence your behaviour. It identifies, use and change patterns in these thoughts so that you become more masterful.
 
Some common, easily attained benefits, are:

• Quick rapport building with people
• Enhanced communication with others and yourself
• The ability to influence and motivate people
• Managing your emotions and personal composure
• The breaking of unproductive and unhealthy habits, such as procrastination, over-eating etc.
• Resolution of self-sabotaging and conflicts
• Turning limiting beliefs into empowering ones
• Heightened creativity and ability to learn
• Release of destructive relationships; enhanced or attraction of rewarding relationships
• Powerful coaching skills to assist others in achieving their goals
• Expanded belief of what is possible for you
• Discovery or reinforcement of your purpose in life

And much much more...

What is the difference between NLP, Hypnotherapy, and Time Line Therapy?

NLP, Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy™ are inseparable links of a chain. Used together, they integrate synergistically to produce the best outcome.

Hypnotherapy helps you gain access to an altered state, through the artful use of suggestions, to produce change at the unconscious level.

Time Line Therapy™ enables you to release the effects of past negative experiences/emotions and change 'inappropriate' programming. This tool also creates and installs compelling events into the future. Both are dependent on the linguistic skills learnt in NLP. At Mind Transformations, we offer certification in all three to give you the best tools to deal with all situations.

How is NLP related to coaching? 

Who takes NLP Training?

Individuals Who Are Seriously Pursuing Their Personal &/Or Professional Excellence.

Whether you are already succeeding in your profession, having some difficulties, transitioning into a new position or starting in a new industry, NLP techniques can help you achieve, maintain and enhance excellence. While these trainings bring you closer to achieving your professional goals, you will find that the “Life Skills” you learn will dramatically affect every aspect of your life. You will experience significant improvement in your relationship with others and most important, yourself.

Managers & Entrepreneurs use NLP to develop strong teams and relationships. Negotiations & problem solving sessions are enhanced to create solution oriented, win-win approaches. You can dramatically reduce mis-communications and increase productivity with the precision and effectiveness of the NLP model.

"How I saved a $260 million deal from blowing up ... using negotiation skills with NLP..." - Alvin Yap

Sales Professionals learn to build strong rapport, elicit & fulfill the criteria & values of clients and develop effective strategies for handling buyer’s remorse or future objections so that the sales is long term & mutually satisfying. With the mastery of NLP language patterns, you will be able to sell with an irresistible influence.

"...bringing in more than $38,000 in additional sales..." - Maggie Gunning

Trainers & Educators learn new paradigms for inspiring and engaging students and effective techniques to deal with challenging learning environment. You will be able to identify your own, and your student’s learning strategy and thinking preference. This will enable you to develop a more effective delivery.

"School’s A Breeze with NLP" - Rugayah Kassim

Mental Health Professionals learn new skills and applications that supplement their own techniques and gain additional insights into helping clients make the changes that support their own healing process.

Artists Including Singers, Musicians, Writers & Actors overcome inner blocks and enhance creativity. Learn specific skills that will help you promote yourself and your work as a professional. You will learn how to connect to your unlimited inner resource and accelerate your abilities to express, create and perform.

Medical Professionals learn healing techniques that improve their clients recovery rate. You also learn how to elicit quality information from your clients, and help them to become more comfortable and receptive to treatment.

Massage Therapists, Chiropractors & Physiotherapists learn effective verbal and psychological skills that will reinforce healing and relaxation. Communicate with confidence and begin to facilitate powerful healing by understanding the psychosomatic relationship between your client's state of mental well-being and physical health.

Lawyers, Athletes, Entertainers, Parents, Students - in fact anyone who interacts with people in any capacity, or desires personal enhancement, can definitely benefit by learning these.

More real life testimonies

Why train in NLP when you can read a book?

NLP can only be mastered experientially. People may present very similar problems or behaviors, but each person has a different psychological make up and way of viewing the world. NLP Training gives you hands-on competence to deal with each unique situation confidently.

Training will guide you to: 

• Understand how we create our ‘subjective reality’
• Customize your NLP techniques to fit each unique individual
• Practice your new skills with ‘live subjects’
• Get immediate, quality feedback from the Trainer and the participants
• Grow from strength to strength with fellow participants, as you share discoveries and enrich yourself.

All this can only be possible when you work with “live clients”.

What types of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) training are available?

Longer Term Programs
At Mind Transformations, we offer the complete NLP Practitioner Certification and the NLP Master Practitioner Certification programs.

Barney Wee, our certified NLP trainer, has studied with the original and key NLP developers, namely, Richard Bandler (The Society of NLP), Tad James (American Board of NLP, Time Line Therapy™ Association), Robert Dilts (NLP University). These certification programs have been running since 1997, with a few classes held each year.

Shorter Courses
We also offer shorter 1/2/3-day training, covering a variety of skills and topics, such as communication, sales/selling, leadership, and coaching. NLP trainings have now been developed to address a wide variety of applications, such as leadership, negotiation, coaching, therapy, creativity, sales, learning strategies, physical health, weight loss, addiction, and many others.

   - 2-Day Enneagram Workshop
   - Getting Results from Yourself & Others
   - High Impact Training
   - Practical NLP for Managers


How do I evaluate the quality of an NLP Training Program?

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