Definition of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the study of subjective experience. It is how we experience the world through our senses. NLP focuses on how to use the mind’s own language to change our internal sensory-based representations to consistently achieve our specific and desired outcomes in life.

Neuro-

Refers to the nervous system (the mind) which is where we gather and process information received through our 5 senses

• Sight – Visual

• Hearing – Auditory

• Touch – Kinesthetic

• Smell – Olfactory

• Taste – Gustatory

Linguistic-

Refers to Language and other non-verbal systems. Linguistics filter and altar our internal representations so they are coded, ordered, and given meaning. Language is a major filter of our understanding of the world. There are only 6 things that we can do inside our minds. We can recall or create:

• Pictures

• Sounds

• Feelings

• Tastes

• Smells

• Words (Self-Talk)

For example; The word “plane” will resonate a different picture for each person.

Programming-

Refers to the patterns, the sequence of coded instructions in our minds, which make up the programs and strategies that we run in our neurology as a whole, to achieve our specific and desired outcomes.