RNLP: Research in Neuro-linguistic Programming

A bit of research support for NLP & Appreciative Inquiry - a study suggesting that 'In Times Of Anxiety and Low Mood, Focusing On Past Successes Could Improve Decision-Making'. Ref: Andy Smith

In Times Of Anxiety and Low Mood, Focusing On Past Successes Could Improve Decision-Making By Emily Reynolds. Participants with anxiety or depression struggled to make decisions as circumstances changed – but authors suggest focusing on past successes could be key to good decision-…

The Research and Recognition project are excited to announce the most recent addition to their Board: Lisa deRijk has been the European Director for Research, Training and Development for many years and she now has joined the board and now will be taking on the role of Training Director as well.

Lisa has a 20+ year track record of working in the public, private and third sector as a Coach, Change Management Consultant, Facilitator, Trainer and Supervisor. She is the Author of Neurolinguistic Psychotherapy: A Postmodern Perspective; The Role of Brief Therapies in Attachment Disorder; and NLP Principles in Practice, and lead editor for The Clinical Effectiveness of Neurolinguistic Programming. With a PhD in Psychology from Surrey University, Lisa is also accredited by the UKCP as a neurolinguistic psychotherapist and is a Master Trainer of NLP. Lisa has served as Chair and Vice Chair of UKCP and in 2013, Lisa was made an Honorary Fellow of UKCP. Lisa is advisor to Association of NLP.

We are excited to announce the most recent addition to our Board: Lisa deRijk has been the European Director for Research, Training and Development for many years and she now has joined the board and now will be taking on the role of Training Director as well.
Lisa has a 20+ year track record of working in the public, private and third sector as a Coach, Change Management Consultant, Facilitator, Trainer and Supervisor. She is the Author of Neurolinguistic Psychotherapy: A Postmodern Perspective; The Role of Brief Therapies in Attachment Disorder; and NLP Principles in Practice, and lead editor for The Clinical Effectiveness of Neurolinguistic Programming. With a PhD in Psychology from Surrey University, Lisa is also accredited by the UKCP as a neurolinguistic psychotherapist and is a Master Trainer of NLP. Lisa has served as Chair and Vice Chair of UKCP and in 2013, Lisa was made an Honorary Fellow of UKCP. Lisa is advisor to Association of NLP.

We are so excited to see what 2021 brings! Thank you all for your support!

Brain scans of a fundamental NLP idea. To try not to think of something, your brain continues to hold the image unconsciously. "Participants were given a written prompt—either green broccoli or a red apple—and challenged not to think of it. To make this task even harder, they were asked to not replace the image with another thought. After 12 seconds, participants confirmed whether they were able to successfully suppress the image or if the thought suppression failed. Eight people were confident they'd successfully suppressed the images—but their brain scans told a different story. "The visual cortex—the part of the brain responsible for mental imagery—seemed to be producing thoughts without their awareness," says Prof. Pearson."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-neuroscience-hidden-thoughts-visual-brain.html

Neuroscience study finds 'hidden' thoughts in visual part of brain How much control do you have over your thoughts? What if you were specifically told not to think of something—like a pink elephant?

“We don’t just copy the behaviour of people around us. We also copy their minds. As we grow older, we learn what other people think, feel and want – and adapt to it. Our brains are really good at this – we copy computations inside the brains of others. But how does the brain distinguish between thoughts about your own mind and thoughts about the minds of others? Our new study, published in Nature Communications, brings us closer to an answer.”

How the brain builds a sense of self from the people around us – new research How does the brain distinguish between the "self" and the "other"? A new study gives a clue.

From Dr Richard Bolstad:

The Chinese made mistakes, the Americans made mistakes, the Italians made mistakes. We could carry on being angry, but to survive emotionally, we would need to forgive each other. And we would need to forgive ourselves. Some things we said may have turned out not to be helpful. Some things we did may have turned out not to be helpful. That does not mean we have to humour people who continue even today to endanger humanity (and for me that includes the American government). It just means that we did the best we could. Everyone thinks they are the good guy. In all cases, it means we can choose to be guided by love.

This is the PDF of my book on Resilience (free to download now). And below that the link to the hard copy on Amazon.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/48iujqhmloiotzg/Give%20yourself%20a%20hand%20back%20up.pdf?dl=0

https://www.amazon.com/How-Give-Yourself-Hand-Back/dp/B084QK94KN/

How To Give Yourself a Hand Back Up: Resilience skills for emotional and relationship success Resilience, the ability to prepare for, survive and evolve through challenges, depends on a series of skills and actions that can be learned. Dr Richard Bolstad is a qualified teacher, nurse, psychotherapist, and NLP Trainer. He teaches Resilience and trains Trainers to teach it across the planet...

From Dr Richard Bolstad

A post for NLP nerds. Theory is not "mere" theory, but is an ordering of reality that we do either consciously or unconsciously. Many NLP trainers have pointed out that the early history of NLP is theoretical chaos. With the hope that it doesn't lose me too many friends, this is my contribution to the attempt to create order. Since I wrote it mainly during travel, without hard copy books, it has its own unique examples of chaotic referencing which I will correct in time.

Social Theory and NLP - Transformations NLP This is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of either NLP or Social Theory. It is intended as a place for us as NLP Practitioners to continue the process of considering NLP within the broader field of social theory, in order to better understand some of NLP's implicit biases and to deepen so...