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Neurolinguistic Programming

Neurolinguistic Programming is a self help technique developed by linguist John Grinder and psychologist Richard Bandler in the early ‘70’s.  

NLP, as it’s also known as, helps bring about personal change by teaching you how to re-programme your brain using language, though and behaviour.

It combines elements of behavioural cognitive therapy with sophisticated linguistic techniques.  The emphasis is on teaching a variety of communication skills, and using self-hypnosis to motivate yourself.  It is sometimes termed ‘study of the structure of subjective experience’, because what you perceive your reality to be, is what it is.