Mr Warren Munitz

We have a team of life coaches specialising in many areas, such as executive coaching, relationship coaching, business coaching, corporate coaching and life coaching. my personal speciality are people who struggle to deal with their own emotions, people who often think they are "too sensitive". My ideal client is a high performing individual, with emotional awareness. Someone who is going through the transformation process, whether it be beginning something new or ending something old. i am best at helping people discover who they are and helping them find inner peace and contentment... finding their true self.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

The mind is more powerful than we think. Learn how to harness it properly and you can dramatically improve body and soul.

By Warren Munitz

Most of us want better or different results in our lives. We may not be happy in our jobs, in our relationships or perhaps we handle stress badly yet we can’t seem to take the action necessary to change things. But what is causing our dissatisfaction? Practitioners of Neuro - Linguistic Programming or NLP believe that only by changing our own behaviour, can we affect the results we desire.

What is NLP?

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a study of excellence and how to use the language of the mind to achieve results; it allows us to model excellence and to reproduce that behaviour. NLP was originally developed by Richard Bandler, a trainer in alternative psychology and self-help, and linguistic and management consultant John Grinder in the 1970s, by studying how excellent psychotherapists were achieving results. They explored what actually got results irrespective of the many theories. In SA, NLP is only just beginning to gain awareness.

Who benefits from NLP?

It would be easier to answer the question “who doesn’t it help?” Learning how to create your experience of reality pretty much comes in handy in all aspects of life. If you’re suffering from depression, phobias, anxiety, insomnia, low self-esteem or you’re looking to improve your relationship, your business, your communication skills, or even if you want to improve the skills you already have, NLP can help you with it.

How does it work?

To change the results to those we want, we need to change our behaviour and the cause of behaviour is always “thought”. We have the thought first, and then we produce the behaviour. In other words, we need to change our thinking deep in the unconscious mind in order to change behaviour because this is where values and beliefs are stored. Our perception of reality is our neurological map we use to experience and interact with the world around us. It is these “neurolinguistic maps” of reality that determine our behaviour and give meanings to things and it is that “map” that limits or empowers us. There is no “right” map – the objective is to create the richest map possible that respects our own nature and ecology and that of the world we live in. Effective people have a “neuro-linguistic map” allowing them the greatest number of available choices and perspectives. Excellence comes from having many choices. Wisdom comes from having multiple perspectives. About 97 percent of our thoughts and behaviours are unconscious, meaning they are learnt. Information comes in through our five senses, and a portion of our brain deletes, distorts and generalises all of it based on our neural filters (or conditioning), which then becomes our internal representation of the world. Our hypothalamus – which controls body temperature, hunger, moods, hormones, sex drive, sleep and thirst – then produces chemicals to reflect that internal representation so you experience it in your body as your state-of-being. In essence, NLP is a thinking methodology and a vast set of powerful tools to create the changes deep within the unconscious.

What are the risks?

It’s important to do your homework before starting. NLP is a powerful tool for change and you must be able to trust your coach. Finding a registered practitioner affiliated to a governing body such as Coaches and Mentors of South Africa COMENSA is a good place to start.