What is NLP?
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) harnesses one of the most powerful healing tools on the planet: our mind. The practice of NLP was developed in the 1970’s by a group of psychologists, combining the most beneficial principles of neuroscience, coaching and hypnotherapy. It helps people to understand how to organise their thoughts, feelings, language and behaviours, and looks at the science behind how our body affects our mind and how our mind affects our body.
Much of NLP works by changing our thinking processes at a subconscious level, altering the way our brain remembers and stores information, which in turn affects how we feel and behave. Your subconscious mind is your wise supportive ally and by communicating with it by way of hypnosis, we can understand how we can move towards you accessing your happiest self.
Unlike other certain therapies, NLP focuses on the future rather than the past. It looks at how to change, rather than why we feel or act the way we do.
NLP provides the tools and techniques to start thinking, feeling and acting in the way we want straight away, whether that be at home, in work or out and about, change will come about very quickly.
What is neuroplasticity and why is it important?
In the same way your body evolves in size, strength, and structure, your brain can too – this is called ‘Neuro’ (the nervous system), ‘plasticity’ (easily shaped); the only difference is that you cannot see it visibly. As we all know, if you exercise one particular group of muscles a lot, they will become stronger, and if you forget to exercise another group of muscles they will waste away. It appears that the brain pathways are just like this. The more you use a pathway in your brain, the more easily triggered it is, and the faster and stronger it becomes. The less you use it, the more it fades away. So when we continually repeat a thought, a feeling or an action, it becomes like a superpower.
What is hypnotherapy and why is it so effective?
The brain is a dynamic organ that controls the body, continually processing sensory information and making decisions. It operates through two primary components: the conscious and the unconscious, with the latter responsible for around 90% of its functions. Creating lasting change involves effectively communicating with the unconscious mind through hypnosis. Hypnotherapy is defined as the practice of accessing an altered state where the unconscious mind becomes more receptive and the conscious mind less dominant. This state allows us to engage with the part of the brain that generates our thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, sensations, emotions, memories, and behaviours. In this receptive state, we can gently modify how our brain stores and recalls information, thereby influencing our feelings and actions. In essence, hypnotherapy enables communication with the part of the brain responsible for the majority of its operations. By subtly altering the brain’s architecture and strengthening new neural pathways, we can move towards realising our happiest selves.
What are the main benefits of doing NLP and hypnotherapy – why we all need a mental MOT session
Life can be challenging, consisting of lots of twists and turns, bumps and potholes. And with all that wear and tear, it’s important to check in to see how you’re doing. Whether you’ve been going at 100mph or feel like you’re constantly stalling, Ruby offers 1:1 sessions to check your brakes, refresh your engine (brain), and get you back on the road again. Your symptoms are like red lights on the dashboard. These warning signs can show up as: muscular tension, insomnia, low mood, migraines, fatigue, panic attacks, social anxiety, weight fluctuations, or IBS “What the mind suppresses, the body expresses.”
Feeling run-down? Stressed? Burnout? Not yourself? It’s time to pull over and book in for a mental MOT session.
How we can support you
Whether you’re struggling with something, feeling a bit ‘meh’, or wanting to proactively work on yourself, we provide clear, flexible support to help you move forward on your terms. Just as you’d lift weights in the gym to build muscle and increase strength, we will support you in building and strengthening your mental muscles so that you become the most mentally anf physically first-rate version of yourself.
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Ruby Farrant Adv NLP Coach Clin Hyp