We are rarely taught how to organise our homes and, as a result, many people spend their whole lives tripping up over ‘clutter’ and unable to find anything. It is the same with memories and our mental space. There is a structure in the way the body stores memory so that it can be recalled easily but we are never taught how to work with it. That is what Thought Pattern Management is all about.
Devised by Canadian NLP (NeuroLinguistic Progamming) therapist, Robert Fletcher, Thought Pattern Management suggests that the ways in which concepts and memories are stored can often be much more important that the content of the memory. So while other therapies get involved with the details of the memory – such as who did what to who when they were five – Thought Pattern Management prefers to work with storage systems instead.
I was told all of this by NLP therapist Rob Mesrie whom I have known for years and who has written for us on NLP and the treatment of allergy/intolerance (here and here on the FoodsMatter site). He was was inviting me to a TMP ‘Taster Day’ – an introductory day for practitioners, therapists or anyone ‘curious to explore or experience a little TPM Magic’ – tomorrow in London or next February in Dorset.
‘We will’, he said, ‘be exploring the concept of mental space and the profound impact that moving memories in your mental space can have on your mood, motivation and your health. You wouldn’t want your old laundry scattered all over your living room – but that’s how many of us think mentally.
We will also be covering the Time Machine Cleanup. Time heals all wounds. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to get the benefit of time without having to wait 5/10/20 years? This is one of the key benefits of TPM – taking ‘sting’ out of a situation in minutes – without having to tell anyone what happened. It takes content-free to a new level. Basically, you can feel completely different without having to get involved with horrible memories. Remember, its the storage of those memories that’s important, not the content of the memories.’
Unfortunately, I cannot go – it does sound rather fascinating for anyone who is interested in mind-body medicine – but if anyone else would like to, tomorrow’s session is happening just behind King’s Cross.
Bookings for tomorrow or the February session in Dorset are via www.tpmeurope.com and Rob says they would be happy to extend the discounted NLP Conference attendee price to anyone who mentions this blog when they book.
If anyone manages to go, we would love to hear how you got on…