What is NLP?

Most of Transformations' trainings come from the field of NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming. NLP is the study of success. It's a new field developed in the 1970s in the United States of America, based on a set of very precise ways to identify how someone who is successful is achieving results.

Like the related field of Psychology, NLP has applications in so many places that you have almost certainly heard of it under other names already. For example, in personal development, NLP is the science behind most of what TV Infomercial superstar Tony Robbins teaches. In education, the application of NLP is known as Accelerated Learning. NLP can also be used to study how excellent sportspeople win competitions, how high achieving managers create winning teams, how healthy people heal from illnesses quickly, or how people with photographic memory achieve total recall. To get the full story of how NLP can make a difference in your life, you could also download our 2007-2008 resource guide (32 pages, 1Mb). This is a pdf file catalogue which requires Adobe Acrobat to view.

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An extensive catalogue of NLP research is kept on the internet by the University of Bielefeld in Germany, and can be reached at www.nlp.de/research/ It includes research studies showing that NLP processes can increase memory by 61%, or eliminate the problems of post traumatic stress disorder in one session. In 1990 and 1992 Psychological Reports published research on the effects of NLP Practitioner training showing that those attending increase their sense of being in control of their lives, reduce the level of anxiety in their life, and demonstrate higher "self actualisation".

What this means in practice is shown by follow-up of NLP Practitioners 6-9 months after their training in New Zealand with Transformations International Consulting & Training. Having had time to realistically assess the results of their training, 8 out of 10 Practitioners rated the training as one of their life's most rewarding experiences. This is a powerful statement from a group of highly educated graduates. 95% said it had improved their ability to reach career goals, and 90% said it had helped them cope with a particular challenge or problem. 100% in the study rated it as well worth the investment of time and money.

NLP Certification training with Transformations International Consulting & Training has been recognised by a number of New Zealand universities, and Practitioners have been awarded up to 20 credits towards relevant degrees. It is also recognised by the International Association of NLP Institutes at www.nlp-institutes.net by the International Association of NLP at www.ia-nlp.org and by the International NLP Association at www.inlpa.org Other information on NLP is available via the New Zealand Association of NLP (who also recognise our trainings) at www.nzanlp.org.nz.

Richard Bolstad

Richard Bolstad

The director of Transformations is Dr Richard Bolstad.

Richard runs trainings in Australasia, Asia and Europe each year. His articles are regularly published in NLP World journal and Anchor Point magazine, and are re-published in numerous languages. He is the developer of innovative NLP techniques and models used in business, education and psychotherapy. His book Transforming Communication is a required text in several New Zealand and Japanese degree programmes, and has been used as the basis for training managers at Bank of New Zealand, Inland Revenue and other New Zealand corporations and educational institutions. His books such as RESOLVE: A New Model of Therapy are published in Japanese, Russian, Italian, Chinese and other languages. He has also run world service projects such as training Psychiatrists in Sarajevo to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in survivors of the Bosnian and Kosovo conflicts.

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