NLP
NLP
The founding idea was to model highly successful psychotherapists. Richard Bandler and John
Grinder started this as the basis of NLP around 1972 with modeling Fritz Peris (Gestalt Therapy),
Virginia Satir (Systemic Family Therapy) and Milton Erickson (jp9oterap.’. Abraham Maslow
already had this founding idea around 1943 when studying “Self -ActualiZation” and modeling
about 60 Self-Realized people. The idea of modeling healthy people was a natural consequence of
his famous Hierarchy of Needs with the 5 steps of human development (1943). In 1961 this
approach of focusing on the human potential led to the foundation of the Association for
Humanistic Psychology (AHP) as the third forc& in psychology to overcome the pessimistic view of
Psychoanalysis and Behaviorism.
NLP was created as a resuft of studying the work of famous 20th centLry psychotherapists (Virginia
Satir, Milton Erickson and Fntz Peris). Creators of NLP are Richard Bandler and John Grinder
At the very beginning, the creators of NLP were interested in two Inings:
They started by idernifying communication patterns. attðudes and specific ways of thinking
characteristic of ali three psychotherapists. As a result of this work, Richard and John exctracted a
1. NLPure Success & Enthusiasm” Dchard Ban ‘d John Grnder n the rex: s Bandler, Judith Delozier
and Robert Dilts joint as co-developers. Anthony Robins developed avariation of motivation
seminars all over the wod with very large groups.
2. NLPt is the 2nd wave, the application of NLP in the area of psychotherapy. It is in its mature
form calleo ieuro Linguistic s.’chotherapy: NLPt. NLP & Psychotherapy started in 1989 with the
main topic of “ Health & Joy of Living” through Robert Dilts, The European Association of NLPt, the
EANLPt was founded in 1995.
3. NLPeace is the 3rd wave, the application of NLP in the area of spirituality. It started in 1992 with
the main topic of ‘Spirituality & Meaning of Life” through Robert Dilts. In the next step Richard
Bolstad and Connirae Andreas made their contributions, and in 2014 the name NLPeace was used
by the International Association of NLP Institutes IN-NLP
4. NLPsy (NLPsych) is the 4th wave, the scientific research of NLP It is in its mature form called
Neuro Linguistic Psychology NLPsy (NLPsych). It started in 2006 with the Research & Recognition
Project
. iii 2012 the name NLPsv was created far this variation of NLP by the International
The effectiveness of NPsy trainings is scientifically evaluated before and after each training.
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