Anchoring in NLP

Anchoring is a technique in NLP which allows a particular circuit in an Client Landscape to be lit up when the anchor is "fired".

The anchor is some external stimulus, such as a physical touch, a word and tonality, or a look or other visual stimulus. When this stimulus is fired the internal circuit lights up and the state becomes available to the Client or to the Coach.

Shawn Carson

NLP Training in New York

Mantrams and EFT

What is the relationship between a Mantram and EFT?

A Mantram is a short phrase that we say which is anchored to, or acts as an anchor for, a state of peace.

EFT is a technique whereby we "tap" on acupuncture points, while repeating a certain phrase designed to elicit a certain state (i.e. the reminder phrase).

Both use repetition of a simple thing either:

• A phrase (Mantram) while (potentially) in the presence of a negative K; or 
• A "gesture" (i.e. "tap") plus a phrase (to invoke the negative K)
  

We have our personal map, or metaphor map. While we are in a particular state (say a K-), or while we are invoking this state using the reminder phrase of EFT, we begin to either "tap" or say a Mantram.

To the extent that the tapping or the Mantram acts as an anchor for a state of peace, then this technique is no different to collapsing anchors.

Meta Model and Non Verbal Communication

The meta model acts to clarify the meaning of the client's internal experience as specified in their verbal communication.

This implies that there are similar patterns for other non-verbal communications. So the question is:

• What are the verbal "meta model" questions for non verbal communication?
• What are the non verbal meta model "questions" for verbal communication?
• What are the non verbal "meta model" "questions" for non verbal communication?

What is the meaning of a non-verbal "question"? What about:

• "How is that? [indicating opposite gesture]
• "When is that?"
• "Where is that?"
• "Who is that?"
• ="what would happen if you did?"

cf Overdurf's "What do you [gesturing to resource place] think about that?"

Movement words in Symbolic NLP

The following words allow movement in issues:

• Release
• Let go
• Free

Client Reality - What I (don't) Want

Consider the following (real) transcript:

• C: "I want to be focused". Both hands move forward in a narrow corridor
• T: "And what's it like when your focused?"
• C: "Well I'm not scattered." Hands move out indicating a circle of space.
• T: "That's right your not...and what are you?"...Etc
  

This reality includes both the positive and the negative aspects of the concept "focused". Ie It includes "focused" and {not} "focused" (using predicate calculus)

It appears to be a common model that a concept includes its negative {not}.

This can be used as a useful check:

• And when you're feeling this [resource], what else are you not feeling?
• [Is the answer positive or negative {not}?]
• As you feel this [resource] what else are you becoming aware of now?
• [Is the answer positive or negative {not}?]
• And what else are you not aware of?
• etc

Possible Spatial Predicates

Narrow, focus, move through

Predicate Calculus

Particular - focus on one - deductive

All things other than {wider set} - inductive to much wider set

Shawn

NLP Training in New York

GRIT Technique and Symbolic NLP

The GRIT (Goal Repetition Induction Technique) technique is as follows:

• Ask your client about their goals, get some good words and tonality supporting the goal.
• Have the client distill the goal down into a single sentence. Make sure it is sensory and/or metaphorical to involve the right brain or unconscious mind, whichever metaphor rocks your boat (or as my wonderful teacher Melissa Tiers says "to squeeze some juice"). In any case ensure the sentence resonates with the client.
• Ask the client to repeat the sentence one word-one breath
• Repeat the sentence after the client, one word at a time. 
• Begin to mix up the order or combination of words, to create new associations, connections and ambiguity 

So what has this got to do with symbolic NLP? Well, if we accept that the words, pictures, and feelings we experience cybernetically create our inner experience, then the words the client selects are going to light up the rest of their inner experience. Repeating these words and phrases creates trance while lighting up these specific circuits.

Shawn

NLP Training in New York

Lexicon

1. Clean Language: A language model similar to the Meta Model, developed by James Lawley and Penny Tomkins based on the work of David Grove.
2. Consensus Reality: A reality which is shared by two or more people.
3. Meta Model: the NLP linguistic model that seeks to uncover "deep structure" of perceived reality from the "surface structure" of language. The Meta Model was developed from the transformational grammar of Noam Chomsky.
   
4. Milton Model: The model developed by Bandler and Grinder based on the work of Milton Erickson. The Milton Model is intimately connected to the Meta Model.
5. NLP: Neuro Linguisitc Programming, a tool box or techniques and a philosophy develped by Richard Bandler and John Grinder.
6. Reality: the external universe around us, whatever that is.
7. Symbolic Modeling: Developing the client's Symbolic Landscape using Clean Language or other tools.
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