HNLP Presuppositions

One of the developments formed after NLP (Classic Code NLP) was Humanistic Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (HNLP).
HNLP was developed by John Overdurf and Julie Silverthorn.

HNLP is a study of how the mind creates reality through language and behaviour.
HNLP is based on quantum physics which supports ancient wisdom that we are more than our bodies, we are much more than our brains, we are a part of an interconnected whole.

I (Abhay Thhakkar) had learnt HNLP in an NLP course in Spain.

Here are the presuppositions of Humanistic Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (HNLP):
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1 – No matter what you think you are, you are always more than that.
Only you can limit yourself.
“We should not allow other people’s limited perception to define who we are” – Virginia Satir 



2- Reality is a construction.
You get what you focus on.
What do you choose to focus on?
Your strengths and excellence of self and others? or weakness and faults of self and others?



3- Perception is learned.
We create and interact with the world based on our perceptions. The perceptions are based on memories, beliefs and values.
Changing perceptions can alter our reality.
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Memory is an active, synthetic process. Hence, memories can be changed. Thereby enabling us to distort memories which can benefit us as well as have an negative effect. In fact, there is a concept called as 'false memory' in which distorting the memories has a negative effect.  



4- Reality and meaning are created through relationships.
Things exist by virtue of their mutually consistent relationships.



5- Living is learning.
We cannot not learn.
Life is a learning journey.


6- Everything and everyone are connected.
The material universe is one dynamic web of interrelated events.
None of the web’s properties are fundamental. They all follow from properties and the overall consistency of their interrelations determines the structure of the entire web.

At the quantum level, we are one, no matter who you think you are.

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