Health, Fitness and Well-Being
There are many paths up the mountain.
- Japanese Proverb
NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming
There is an old Japanese saying "there are many paths up the mountain." NLP, or Neuro Linguistic Programming, is a science that is dedicated to helping people find their path. We all have self imposed limitations. Most of us have been told repeatedly in our lives:
We are all constantly being Programmed by our friends, our family, our church, our schools, our jobs, our government, and especially the advertisers. We are constantly be bombarded with Programming. Some of this Programming is good. The Programming from most churches has much good in it. However, I do have problems with a church that says its followers are serving God by strapping on a bomb and blowing up innocent people. That may be my Programming showing. NLP teaches a series of techniques that allows us to take control of our Programming. These techniques were discovered by modeling how the most successful people in many areas achieve their goals. I have always been frustrated by books such as "Seven Habits of Highly Successful People". I did not have those Habits, so I had 7 more things to feel bad about. Then someone else continued with "21 Habits of Highly Successful People" and I had even more to feel bad about. NLP is different. NLP teaches techniques to adopt habits or break habits, quickly and easily. However, NLP will only tell you what you "should" be or do in the most general of terms. For example, One Presupposition of NLP is that having more options is better than having fewer options. What you do with your options is your business. NLP is involved in the programs at the Bay Area Center in three ways.
NLP Techniques Many people want to learn specific NLP techniques to deal with a specific issue, rather than learn all the many possibilities included in NLP. These type of issues can range from quitting smoking to improving relationships. For people with a specific issue they want to overcome, we teach the precise NLP technique for that issue. This empowers the student to resolve their own issues. Usually only one or two private sessions are required. NLP Ceritification The Bay Area Center offers NLP Certification Level 1 NLP Certification This program encompasses 18 hours of training that introduces the student to most topics in NLP at a very high level. Some very useful and practical techniques are included that can be immediately used. The class is usually taught in the classroom of our Dickinson location, but Dr. Marker is willing to travel to Houston or Galveston if small groups can be assembled. The class is taught with 2 formats:
Cost for either program is $250. NLP Advanced Practitioner Certification This program is only taught as a series of 5 weekend intensive seminars. Friday 7:00 -10:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Cost $250 per weekend. When all 5 Classes are completed, students can be Certified as NLP Advanced Practitioners. NLP Master Certification NLP Master Certification is offer irregularily when sufficient students have completed their Advanced Practitioners Certification. For ongoing classes leading to NLP Master's Certification, see the NLP Learning Systems website. About our teachers Our main NLP instructor is Dr. Marker, although several members of our staff have gone through various levels of NLP training. Dr. Marker has been teaching NLP in the Houston and Galveston area since 2002. Dr. Marker received his initial NLP training at NLP Learning Systems in Addison, Texas (just north of Dallas). This is one of the oldest and largest NLP schools in the Southwest and is highly recommneded by Dr. Marker for those in the Dallas area. They offer NLP plus a wide variety of other classes. Check out their website at www.nlplearningsystems.com. After completing the program at NLP Learning Systems, Dr. Marker continued his NLP training with Christina Hall, current head of the Society of Neuro Linguistic Programming, completing her NLP Trainers program and Advanced NLP Trainers Program. |
