Aloha, I watched this TED Talk video and just had to share it with you. Mina Bissell studies how cancer interacts with our bodies, and searches for clues to how cancer’s microenvironment influences its growth. This is very interesting, and it relates to what we teach in the NLP Master Practitioner Training about dealing with [...]
The Science Behind False Memories
Posted on September 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.” – Salvador Dali My dad used to always say, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” And as I write this, I can just hear [...]
You Have To Believe It To See It
Posted on June 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
In this world of “prove it to me” and “I need to see it to believe it” let’s get something clear… reality is actually the opposite. In studies on perceptions, your belief and focus play a bigger role in your experience than the experience itself. I love conversations with my children because it is amazing [...]
Does Letting Go Of Baggage Make You Stupid?
Posted on April 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
I may have written about this before in different ways, and it needs repeating! Let’s examine the statement above. First, the reason why I say this is because I hear the following from students: “If I let go of my anger or fear, won’t people be able to attack me?” “If I let go of [...]
The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
Posted on December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Aloha, A while ago I wrote a blog on storytelling and how it activates different parts of the brain. I just read an amazing article on Lifehacker called The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains. When the co-founder of Buffer started marketing products by telling [...]
Is NLP Validated by Research?
Posted on October 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Aloha, An important question that students ask me is, “Is NLP validated by research?” We don’t teach techniques in our NLP trainings unless research has been done. In fact one of our students, Dr. Patrick Scott, works with people who have depression. He wrote a study that compared Mental Emotional Release® Therapy (aka Time Empowerment [...]
Meditate to Move into New Energy
Posted on August 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Aloha, I’d like to thank Well Being Journal for posting my article on meditation and moving your energy. In this article I discuss some research by students at Yale University. They determined that people who meditate regularly are able to switch off parts of the brain associated with anxiety, schizophrenia, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder [...]
It’s Story Time Kids!
Posted on August 21, 2012 · 2 Comments
For those of you that have been to our live events you know I love to tell stories! In the NLP Practitioner training course we emphasize the power of stories, and teach the art and science of telling a good one (also known as a metaphor). In our NLP Trainer’s Training course we teach how [...]
Your Shadow – Part 2
Posted on August 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Last week I talked about the shadow. Here is an example of what we carry inside. Milgram Studies You may have heard of the Milgram Studies. They came out of Yale University. In the ’60s, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram began to look at the atrocities that occurred during World War II. His basic question [...]
Efficacy Study of Mental Emotional Release® Therapy (aka Time Empowerment®) for Depressive Disorders
Posted on July 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Patrick Ross Scott, PhD, LCSW, DCSW, FAPA Dr. Patrick Scott is an AIP Board Certified Master Practitioner who assists clients at the Heads Up Guidance & Wellness Centers of Nevada. Dr. Scott presented his findings at 2 conferences: the 24th Annual American Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress held in Las Vegas, Nevada November, 2011 [...]
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