by Andrea Amador | Mar 11, 2006 | Neuro Linguistic Programming/NLP, Power of Role Models, R.E.C.L.A.I.M. System
Hate exercise? Love it? What’s your vote? The other day I went to the gym and I met my trainer, Niki. I decided to put on my NLP hat and get to the bottom of this question about exercise. For those of you unfamiliar with NLP, the concept of modeling is at the core of...
by Andrea Amador | Mar 1, 2006 | Body Respect, Stress-Relief
You hate your thighs but don’t want to commit to long hours at the gym and you refuse to spend a fortune on exercise equipment that will only become a clothes rack. “Exercise is just no fun” you say. I recommend purchasing an indoor trampoline. In only 10...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 28, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Coaching, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic
In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), there is a presupposition that states: “There is a positive intention behind every behavior even if it is not easily recognized or understood.” As I sat in my Weight Watchers group this Saturday morning, I listened to...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 18, 2006 | Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic, Visualization, Your Thoughts Count
You can lose more weight each week and enjoy a greater degree of success by adding the tool of Mental Rehearsal to your toolbox. Since the mind and body are one system, your mind can help you to prepare your body for the actual situation in which you want to behave or...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 17, 2006 | Power of Role Models
Evidently poor Oprah is going through a really rough patch with her weight. Last week, she bravely shared that information with her viewers. She said that she had fallen off her program, was eating to feed her emotions again, didn’t want to exercise, felt unmotivated...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 13, 2006 | Neuro Linguistic Programming/NLP
As a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming, I think that it is valuable for you to have a better understanding of how you can benefit by being coached by someone using this method. However, first, I’d like to break down the meaning of the words...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 13, 2006 | Creating Confidence
In NLP, there is a presupposition that states that all behavior no matter how destructive has an important positive intention motivating it. On the surface, it seems that we are always judging our own behaviors. Most of the time our inner critics are saying the same...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 13, 2006 | Coaching, Creating Confidence, Neuro Linguistic Programming/NLP, Raising Body Happy Kids, Self-Compassion As Strength, Supreme Self-Care
NeuroLinguistic Programming, or NLP, is a much used tool in many coaching practices but the tool can, and should, be applied to situations in our every day lives as NLP has several techniques for diagnosing and intervening in certain situations. In this story, I would...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 12, 2006 | Neuro Linguistic Programming/NLP
NLP was created in the 1970’s by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. They were two students who met at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Richard Bandler was a Computer Programmer with an interest in Gestalt Therapy and John Grinder was an Associate Professor of...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 12, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Food, Make Peace with Food, Stress-Relief
This past Friday, I spent the day facilitating a seminar for women. It is called Get The Fat Out Of Your Head: Change Your Thoughts To Shape Your Body. Throughout the seminar, I guided the participants in an exploration of their beliefs around food and their bodies. I...
