CONCEPTS
What is neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)?
NLP is the study of how language, behavior, and thought patterns shape experience. Learn its origins, core principles, and modern applications.
FIELD NOTES
Learn NLP like a practitioner.
Step-by-step technique guides, foundational concepts, applied use cases, and resources for working trainers. Written and reviewed by practitioners.
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TECHNIQUES
Step-by-step guides to the core NLP techniques.
What is NLP anchoring and how does it work?
Anchoring links a stimulus to a desired emotional state. Learn how to set, stack, and collapse anchors with practical examples.
NLP reframing: content vs context reframes explained
Reframing changes the meaning or context of an experience. Learn the difference between content and context reframes with examples.
The NLP swish pattern: a step-by-step guide
The swish pattern replaces an unwanted image/state with a desired one. Step-by-step protocol with examples.
What is NLP timeline therapy?
Timeline therapy works with how the unconscious mind organizes memories along an imagined timeline. Uses, steps, evidence.
NLP parts integration: how to resolve inner conflict
Parts integration resolves internal conflict by reconciling two opposing 'parts' of the self. Steps and worked examples.
What are submodalities in NLP?
Submodalities are the fine-grained qualities of internal representations. Manipulating them changes how an experience feels.
CONCEPTS
The frameworks and assumptions behind NLP practice.
What is neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)?
NLP is the study of how language, behavior, and thought patterns shape experience. Learn its origins, core principles, and modern applications.
The VAK model: visual, auditory, kinesthetic learners
The VAK model classifies how people prefer to process information. Learn to identify VAK preferences and adapt your communication.
The 15 NLP presuppositions: full list with explanations
The 15 presuppositions are NLP's operating assumptions. See the full list with plain-language explanations of each.
Dilts' neurological levels of change explained
Robert Dilts' neurological levels organize human experience from environment to spiritual. How to use them in coaching.
Calibration and sensory acuity in NLP
Calibration is the skill of reading micro-cues to track a client's state changes. What to watch for and how to train.
Well-formed outcomes: the NLP goal-setting framework
A well-formed outcome meets seven criteria that increase the probability of success. The full framework with examples.
FOR TRAINERS
Practice management for working NLP coaches.
NLP certification paths: SNLP, INLPTA, ABNLP compared
How the major NLP certifying bodies differ in curriculum, recognition, and cost. A decision framework.
NLP coaching pricing: how to set your rates
How to price your NLP coaching by tier, package, and outcome. Benchmarks and a worked calculation.
How to get NLP coaching clients: a marketing playbook
The acquisition channels that work for NLP coaches, prioritized by cost and conversion rate.
NLP scope of practice: what you can and can't do legally
Coaching is not therapy. The boundaries that protect you and your clients, with red-flag examples.
Ethics in NLP coaching: a working framework
A practical ethics framework for working NLP coaches. Consent, scope, dual relationships, and harm.
NLP coach marketing without sounding salesy
How to market NLP coaching with integrity. Voice, channels, content, and the language patterns to avoid.
DIRECTORY
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