Our Repitilian Brain & How to Tweak Reptilian Reflex Actions and Find Zen-like State
Hello everyone,
One of our greatest gifts is probably the one you never think about. Get this right, and you will glide through life like a swan on a calm lake. Get this wrong, and your life will be a never-ending series of tropical storms.
The work I did whilst filming with a dragon lizard gave me ideas for a revolutionary technique that I could use with my clients. We have had some incredible successes since then. I call it the reptile relaxation reflex.
The reptilian level of the brain, also known as the basal ganglia started to develop in fish about 500 million years ago, and continued its development in amphibians, and reached its final stage in reptiles about 250 million years ago, many millions of years before our ancestors emerged.
Perhaps also not surprisingly the reptilian brain is where our most primitive instincts live. Many of them are directly concerned with our survival and how we respond to threats. It is the home of aggression, of how we protect our territory, and the ritual displays that we use to get our own way. These behaviours go back at least 500 million years. And this is the part of the brain that can get you into the most trouble is your reptile brain.
In this episode of Zen & the Art of NLP on Transformation Talk Radio the headline topic was ‘The Power of Understanding Why Your Brain Can Get You into Trouble’.
You’ll learn about our reptile brain and why it can get us into so much trouble, and finally a transformational insight to moderate these reptilian reflex actions and become more Zen-like in you approach to the challenges of everyday life.
In each of the episodes, we chose a topic highlighting a core skill of neurolinguistic programming, or NLP.
The three foundations of NLP are modelling excellence, using effective language patterns, and learning how to connect to the massive power of the unconscious mind, mainly through hypnosis. These foundations form the basis of NLP and are crucial for understanding its principles and techniques.
We also explore Zen philosophies. Zen is a state of calmness, attentiveness, and inner peace. It shares a common goal with NLP: to enhance personal development and improve communication. Someone with a ‘Zen attitude’ approaches a situation calmly and with a focused awareness. This is the home of peak performance and the source of massive results.
I hope you find these articles and my work to be beneficial in your journey. It’s my constant endeavour to create a unique blend of ancient and modern mindset strategies, providing a comprehensive toolkit for achieving goals.
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With gratitude,
Steve
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