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Enhance Your Life Experience

NLP is a study of human communication and behaviour designed to enhance our life experience.  It is a study of human excellence - when, how and why do people excel as human beings - and how can we model that for ourselves?

NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming:-

Neuro - our neural pathways, nervous system, or five senses
Linguistic - our language, verbal and non-verbal
Programming - our habitual behaviour

It is based on the premise that the way we access the world through our nervous system combined with the language we use, ultimately determines our behaviour (how we habitually respond to different situations, people etc)

Thus, if we can enhance or change the 'neuro' - the way we think and feel about something, and if we can adapt the 'linguistics' - the language we apply to the situation, then we can modify our 'programming' - our habitual response.

By modifying or managing our responses we gain a far broader perspective on life, more choice in given situations, more flexibility in our behaviour and ultimately a much richer life experience.

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got"

Enhance your life.  Call 01488 668700 or e-mail theresa@thelifeconsultancy.co.uk today.

History of NLP

  • Originated in the US in the 1970s by John Grinder & Richard Bandler
  • Based on a study of pre-eminent psychologists, psychiatrists and even anthropologists
  • Examined what made those practitioners excellent in their field
  • Considered how we could apply those strategies to our everyday lives and communication 
  • Developed relevant tools and models
  • Continues to evolve today with 'third generation' NLP
Example Uses

Relationship issues 
Communication problems
Breaking 'bad' habits
Managing stress
Dealing with trauma
Overcoming phobias