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5 years more - perspectives in time
2007-01-27 00:08:00 Notre Dame with flying buttresses - photo by scaredsqueeA friend and Yoga teacher Gary Carter once told me a story. He had been in a class where they were practising the lotus posture in a headstand. The woman next to him kept falling out of the posture and giggling, then getting back up giving it another go and ….. not quite making it. Somewhere between giggling and picking herself up the floor she would say to ‘another five years’. She was about 80 at the time.Our perception of time can make a huge difference to what we do and what we achieve. The question is, what is a long period of time for you?Probably that depends on the context. Arriving at the post office, seeing a line of slow moving people can make five minutes seem looooong. Arriving at an office with a full task list to be completed for a much loved, and rapidly approaching project can make eight hours seem short. Our perception of time can vary immensely.The significance of an event shifts with the passing of ti... More About: Time , More , Years , Year , Ears
Three freedoms
2007-01-23 13:58:00 photo of Freediver at the North Pole by Fred Buyle, www.nektos.netRecently I was chatting with a coach, who observed 'Whenever anyone mentions freedom in relation to a goal, they are motivated in an away from direction.'I agree that often people want freedom as an away from, I also think that we can distinguish three kinds of freedom.We have already looked at the first one - what I call freedom from. As a motivation it can work pretty well. People ache for freedom from war, injustice, poverty, their boss, their job, their spouse(!). You can probably think of quite a few variations, and think of the lengths people go through to escape from the constrictions of their life or society.Then we also have what I call freedom for. Which can you can also think of as freedom to. Freedom to love, to sing, to dance, to dream, to act. Again you can add in what you'd like to freedom for.Finally there is simply freedom. I think of this as the ability to simply be in the present moment, acceptin... More About: Freedoms , Reed , Three
Habits
2007-01-23 00:12:00 We all have habits, we cannot get by without them. The question is whether the habits we have serve us or not. The next question is how to change a habit?Read on…Paris Sans Clopes – the energy of habitXmas xcess and rich pickings for a coachHow to be a regular Exerciser More About: Habits , Abit , Habit
Book Review - the Potent Self by Moshe Feldenkrais
2007-01-23 00:00:00 Moshe Feldenkrais was born at the beginning of the last century in Russia. At the age of 14 he moved to Palestine and worked as a labourer, going on to study engineering. He then moved to France, escaping to Britain on the eve of the second world war, where he worked on Sonar resarch in Scotland. Moshe was not only an engineer, but also a martial artist - practising Jujutsu and then Judo with it's founder Jigoro Kano. The combination of his martial and scientific background, along with an injured knee lead him to develop a method of bodywork which is gaining in popularity today. Feldenkrais wrote the Potent Self in the 1940's - though it was not published until the 1980's for various reasons. As I read it in 2006 I was amazed at how well the book stands the test of time. There are some details that research has shown to be not completely accurate, but the overall theme of the book and it's style holds true. But what is the theme? Feldenkrais talks about the development of the in... More About: Book Review , Review , Book , Mosh , Tent
Seminar review - Provocative Therapy with Frank Farrelly
2007-01-22 23:28:00 After reading the book Provocative Therapy by Frank Farrelly I was intrigued enough to want to see the man in action. The seminar was with Tranceforming NLP in Leeds. Since Leeds is a city I have good memories of living in, that was an added bonus. I wasn't sure if I was going to get a weekend of stand up comedy - or something practical. In fact I got both. Frank is very funny, and I laughed until my cheeks got cramp. Yes, the cheeks on my face.The seminar was essentially a lot of stories, some of which Frank finished, and some of which he didn't. I wondered if they were cunningly designed nested loops. But he claims he says the first thing that comes into his head, and I believe him. Of course both could be true.Watching and listening to him it's clear Franks style (and some of the content of his stories too) has had a great influence on Richard Bandler (Richard Bandler is oe of the founders of NLP). In between the stories there were interviews where Frank provokes the hell out... More About: Review , Seminar , Semi
Book, Video and Seminar Reviews
2007-01-22 23:16:00 I will not be reviewing every book I read, or every seminar I go to. But there are some that make enough of an impression on me and that I think are relevant enough to the content of this board that I will want to share.Some of these come from the old nlpschool.com discussion board.Book Review Transforming Yourself by Steve AndreasSemi nar review - Provocative Therapy with Frank Farrelly Book Review - the Potent Self by Moshe FeldenkraisBook review Tricks of the mind Video review The Secret - not everyone's cup of tea More About: Reviews
Stories, Commentary and opinion
2007-01-22 23:01:00 Stories are a basic unit of human communication, and so you will find them as part of many NLP trainings. This section contains links either to stories, or ways of using stories.NLP is sometimes defined as the study of the structure of subjective experience. NLP recognises that being objective is challenging for human beings. Since I do my best to own my subjectivity I try to be honest and transparent about it. I find that makes for clearer communication, if not always a jigsaw fit of agreement. You will find my opinions in this section, as well as anecdotes and metaphors.Take with a pinch of salt and enjoy.the fool in the laboratorypresenting NLP,I knew someone who...the French attitude to SectsIntoxicating new years resolutionsParis Sans Clopes – the energy of habitThree freedoms5 years more - perspectives in timeUnderemployed Coachespolitically correct for you're a *****erLiving treasures More About: Commentary , Stories , Opinion , Stor , Menta
Techniques, Methods and Practises
2007-01-22 22:30:00 NLP contains many techniques that can be applied in different situations and contexts. These techniques were developed from modelling people who were excellent in their fields, and playing with the principles of excellence to generate new techniques.Consequently within the field of NLP there is an increasing range of techniques. Most experienced NLPers have created techniques at one time or another, or at least improvised them on the spur of the moment. This improvisation is a little like jazz musicians jamming, or actors well, improvising.So you will find some of my improvisations here.You will also find practises here. I distinguish these from techniques as they are there to build skill rather than necessarily have a direct application.Skill and change require practise. It usually takes some repetition before a concept gets sufficiently into the muscle before it can be applied in the changing conditions of the real world.The act of practising not only helps make a skill habitual, ... More About: Methods , Ique , Nique , Method
Explaining NLP
2007-01-22 22:19:00 One of the challenges of being an NLP trainer is explaining what NLP is. A definition which came to me recently during a presentation is this.NLP is a flexible framework that allows the exploration and integration of many different aspects of human experience.NLP creates a language of experience that allows poetry to converse with business, art with science, values with profit, dance with Descartes, and spirit with matter.Since individual humans, and human societies are full of contradictions and divisions, I think it is a pretty good thing to practise the capacity for integration. When we can’t yet find a means of integration to have a means to hold our contradictions in a sane way.NLP is not the only discipline which is attempting this, but I think it does a pretty good job. Whether your interests are business, therapy, creativity, sports, coaching or health people have successfully used in NLP that field.Given this flexibility it is not surprising that different practitioners a...
Three kinds of questions
More articles from this author:2007-01-22 12:13:00 When I teach NLP I get to observe what people find challenging within it. Perhaps top of the list of challenges is how to move from the content of what people are saying to the process, the patterns in how they say it. People start off with good intentions of sticking with process, then get sucked in by content, and veer off into everyday conversation. The juicier the content, the easier it is to lose sight of the process.Most people live so much in content, the rich details of their stories that even the idea of process eludes them.I have a set of distinctions I like to give that helps some people to get it. I like to tell people there are three kinds of questions.The first kind is the normal conversational kind. I ask you a question because I want information about what your life, for me. For example 'Where do you reccomend for lunch?' because I am hungry, or 'How did you make that curry?' because I want to be able to make it too, or 'Then what happened?' because I want to k... More About: Questions , Quest , Three 1, 2 |
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