The 3 + 1 NLP learning styles and how to use them in hypnosis

By Alex Taylor Morgan, Hypnosis Trainer

 

There are three main learning styles that most people are familiar with. These are visual, auditory and kinesthetic or the sense of feeling and touch. There is also a fourth one that I like to use and incorporate and that is auditory digital which is abbreviated as Ad and is known as self-talk. But let’s have a closer look at these learning styles:

 

 

 

 

Visual learners like to learn by seeing what is going on. In hypnosis and NLP they easily accept suggestions where they can see themselves look through their own eyes or visualize the content in their mind’s eye. To incorporate suggestions for a visual learner you would want to specific images, a staircase deepener or have them create a visual scene in a calm place or imagine one they would like to go to or a place they have been.

 

Auditory learners like to learn by hearing. This is someone who would like to talk on the phone or someone you could tell directions to and they would know where to go compared to a visual person who would want to see in on the map or tell them certain landmarks and what they look like. You may ask this type of learning style questions during the hypnosis or NLP session or while in hypnosis and they would answer you. You could tell them something like how is this feeling so far for you? Are you visualizing the place of peace you have created and can you tell me what is there?

 

Kinesthetic learning style or clients would learn best by being hands, using their feelings or touch. If you were to tell a kinesthetic person directions they would not understand but if you let them hold what you were describing and they could do it themselves they would learn much better. You can say a suggestion like now that you have created this scene you feel the wind blowing smoothly across your body and it’s so calm and serene isn’t it? You are standing at the top of a staircase and you notice the handrail is so smooth when you touch it and your feet glide across the sleek concrete.

 

An auditory digital or Ad learning style would learn best by making sense of it in their mind, something that is based on facts and figures and is logically presented or them understanding what needs to happen or be done. This person would think and use self talk to develop strategies and procedures. They would like lists and things in a series of steps so they can analyze and ask questions. This learning style is not as common but it is good to know. A couple of suggestions for Ad would be, imagine using this strategy and procedure in the future and how much success you would have. You now understand and know this is logical to be this relaxed and how easy and effortless this is to achieve.

 

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