NLP With a Dash of Shamanism

="body">Here's one way you can adapt and flow quickly and
You've all learned a lot about state control and willeasily with any situation:
know thefirst principle, 'you go there first' and then youConsider that everything is energy and everythinghas
take the otherperson with you. How exactly do you doconsciousness of a kind - may be very different from
that?yours.* Foryour purpose this means plants, animals -
Well perhaps you've answered something like - yousure - and also buildings,cities, situations, meetings, your
know what the statefeels like, so you get that feelingown body - everything.
and maybe you do it by talkingyourself there, orNow you are going to get into rapport and harmonise
imaging situations when you were in that state.with these energies, as you might with any person.
Perhaps you have another answer - which ever way,Start by relaxing your body and mind using whatever
make a mental note ofhow you do it and how wellmethod works best and now harmonise
you do it for now.- by visualising your smooth, harmonious and
What do you do when life situations are tough andsuccessful progress
you start out from a negative state?- by listening to sounds around you and harmonising
I hope you answered, then you remember to triggeryour hearing and balance
your anchor for asuitable positive and resourceful- by relaxing your body and allowing it to adjust, move
state you set up earlier. As long asyou have set updifferently as it needs.
strong positive states and you remember to useYou do these things ahead of time, when and
themwhen you need them, this will work well.whereyou can, and within each and every situation and
Remember the + state has to bestronger than the -you will notice manybenefits.
state for success.Ahead of time:
However, life can be complex, with ongoing or newand- Think of the situation/place etc.
unexpected challenges to deal with. How do you meet- Mentally state your positive intent - talk to the
the complex orunexpected in the most suitablesituation, place etc. as if it were a person and ask it to
resourceful state to creatively andappropriatelycooperate with you.
achieve the best possible outcome for all concerned?- Use your senses to 'pick up' intuitive information
Well if you've done some Design Human Engineering- integrate this in any preplanning, visualisation, further
(DHE) you can design your system to cope with thesecommunication...now for the Key (Ki=energy)
challenges.difference, still holding your intent:relax your body, allow,
What else can you do?notice and integrate subtleenergy shifts within your
Remember how easy it is at times when you arebody and between you and the situation.
seeingclearly, in the flow, in the zone, inspired, intuitive?You can play imaginatively all you like with this one and
What will it belike when you can feel this wayit will work even better.
anywhere, anytime, easily andautomatically?By the way - Ki nesthetic - Ki knows the tick of the
Think of a black panther, hunting, completeattention,universe
total focus, sleekly moving poised and balanced,The following example will demonstrate:
scentingthe prey, aware of every movement around,You live in a smallish town in the US. You areflying to
flowing forward, silently,energy building - then a burst ofLondon - your first visit to the UK - for an
speed, economy of movement, direct totarget andimportantbusiness meeting, which will take place an
swift end.hour after you get there.
How would this panther react if whisked away andYou have just enough time to make your way from
plonked down in the middle of New York City?Heathrow airport bytaxi and you'll be straight into it.
Exactly the same.You do have personal experience ofjet lag from
But imagine or remember when you go on aprevious trips to Europe.
plane,travel round the world to a strange city. HowHere's what you do:
good are you? Does ittake you a while to get overA few days earlier, relax, (go into trance), stateyour
the jet lag, find your way around -acclimatise - beforeintent, such as "I want to harmonise my energies with
you perform at your best? Can you get off theplanetime andplace of London for successfully meeting XX
go straight to your meeting and be your mostwith the aim of achieving Yand I want this whole trip to
effective?flow easily and for the highest good ofall concerned.
On a smaller scale, how do you do at meetings,Now imagine the whole process of traveling to
interviews, new situations?yourmeeting, its success and your travel safely back
Change, they say, is the source of stress, youhome. As you visualiseask for the help and
mayhave seen a list some time of the amount ofcooperation of all the elements involved, fromasking
stress points you get foreach change in your life,your own unconscious to prompt you with information
positive as well as negative.and takecare of your body and mind throughout to
When you know what is coming you can rehearse,asking for a good smoothfollowing wind, so you get
prepare yourself; and when you don't?there faster as well as sleeping well on theplane, to
Traditionally the shaman is the intermediary,asking the traffic to flow easily as you drive to
thego-between, harmoniser, communicator, healer -themeeting, to asking for your colleagues' unconscious
between the communityand everything else: thehigher selves tohelp promote useful discussions and a
forces of nature, plant, animal, mineral lifeas well asbeneficial conclusion to themeeting.
unseen energies and spirits. The shaman needs toWhile you go through this process, feel your
becomfortable and flexible in any situation to act in abodyrelaxed and balanced throughout. Breathe slowly
resourcefulmanner, that is his/her role.and deeply and relaxyour muscles if you notice tension
Shamans use trance, shapeshifting andat any point.
otherdeveloped skills to move between differentFinish feeling kinesthetic sensations of energy
worlds and into unknownsituations with ease.flowwithin your body and between all elements of this
situation.