subject: Deciding To Take A Neuro Linguistic Programming Course [print this page] If you have decided to take a neuro linguistic programming course, then the chances are that you will not need to read this. If, however, you have heard about neuro linguistic programming courses but do not know what they are, then maybe this will help you.
Neuro linguistic programming is often called NLP for short, since to say the whole thing each time will take a while. Neuro linguistic programming needs to be broken down into the separate words first, in order to try and understand just what it is. Neuro refers to the brain and neural network that feeds into the brain. Linguistic is the language we use to confer those thoughts, and programming is the behaviour of the mind and the body to certain things. To put in another way, NLP is study of the structure of subjective experience.
This may not be any cleared to you yet, but let us continue. We are all the sum of our experiences and the way that we perceive the world and the way that we communicate that perception to others is something which we have learned in the past. We use all our senses when we experience something, sight, sound, hearing, touch and taste. These may not all be used at once but there is usually more than one sense involved in all our experiences.
The neuro part is when there is input to the brain by all these senses and the linguistics is the language and the words we use reflect our subconscious perception of problems and programming is the learned experience and responses to situations.
Neuro linguistic programming was a set of psychological tools developed in the early 1970s to try and help people to better their lives and overcome certain obstacles. Today there are many different ways to try and improve your life and a lot of these use the same techniques used in NLP. You can get help with different types of personal development, communication problems and behavioural problems.
Many people claim that there is no scientific basis for the claims made by NLP advocates, but many more people will testify that NLP is an effective psychotherapy tool. It can help you to overcome frustrations in your work and personal life and this in turn will lead you to havebetter prospective, results, and more fulfilled life. The power of positive thoughts should not be underestimated and you should remember that we all have the ability to change.
There are many companies which offer neuro linguistic programming courses to help you with things such as phobias, depression, personal development and other problems. Many of these neuro linguistic programming courses will be quite short and can be life changing. It all depends on your attitude and what you are hoping to achieve from the neuro linguistic programming course. If you keep an open mind and truly wish to improve some aspect of your life or change some ideas and behaviour, then these courses are just what you need.