NLP and PATHS: some observations

[belle99]

I'm on the following four modules:

Successful Living Phase 1
Gratitude
Synchronicity
X Module

Synchronistically, I decided to read some of my old NLP books again to see if there was anything "new" in them for me. I found something really interesting.

Bandler explains, basically, that a lot of people are not experiencing true intimacy with others because they are wrapped up making internal pictures, hearing voices, and checking in with their feelings--and so they fail to notice any of the other person's nonverbal cues, and can be utterly surprised when the other person reacts in a way that is unexpected. He says that the meaning of a communication is the reaction it elicits.

Well I decided to test it, so I went out with a friend and focused on being the observer, rather than focusing on myself. I realized that he was having this very one-sided experience with me where he was enjoying himself tremendously and was unaware that I was a bit embarrassed for him. And he kept stating that he is confident, or this or that, and I wasn't buying it at all, because it was clearly incongruent with his nonverbal cues.

I know none of what I am saying here is groundbreaking stuff, and the material I'm re-reading is from 35 years ago...

I'm most curious how this intersects with PATHS.

1. What module is giving me the greater ability to understand what Bandler is talking about, and most importantly, to put it in practice?

2. Often the sequence of mental images, sounds, and feelings in the person who is lost in themselves is the same whether they're not being intimate, or they're depressed, or lack confidence. I'm wondering if PATHS is doing something to my internal sequence? I'm not sure it is changing yet, but I'm aware that it is there--what an eye opener.

[Aaron]

PATHS enhancing comprehension

Hi Belle,

I don't have a background in NLP and have only dabbled.

However, no matter what the PATHS module is, all comprehension should increase and here's why: Because PATHS stimulates more accelerated and rapid functioning of the brain/mind connection, the aperture between the conscious and unconsciousness is slightly larger. This means that you will draw upon more resources that you already have experienced in your life by empirical means as well as having a larger bandwidth opening to the collective unconscious.

So all mental/mind/brain functioning over time will increase simply by having the brain/mind connection have more of a workout.

This is not to say specific modules couldn't be helping in that particular area of comprehension but just to point out overall enhancement of mental functioning.

But my best guess out of the four you listed would be
Successful Living Series 1 - understanding negative traits, etc.. especially when you are actually reading about them should make a connection or trigger to the positive programming of the slp1 module.

This is the same as any PATHS module that has a worksheet, results are increased because the person is more active with it plus the worksheets contain things that are addressed by the modules surfacing the benefits of them even more.