Developing VISUAL SubmodalitiesAntonietta Viola – September 2010 : Developing VISUAL SubmodalitiesAntonietta Viola – September 2010
WHY Submodalities : WHY Submodalities We think with our 5 senses
We have:
Visual thoughts (Seeing - images)
Auditory thoughts (Hearing - sounds)
Kinesthetic thoughts (Feelings – touch and internal feelings)
Olfactory thoughts (Smelling)
Gustatory thoughts (Tasting)
Over the next three sessions we will be discussing how we experience and represent the world using these senses.
In NLP, these are referred to as representational systems or modalities.
The main ones are V, A, K.
For each of these modalities, we can have finer distinctions.
What are submodalities? : What are submodalities? Submodalities are the fine tuning knobs of your Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic channels of perception
Submodalities Key Building Blocks of NLP Techniques : Submodalities Key Building Blocks of NLP Techniques Submodalities are key components to many of the NLP change techniques.
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities Submodalities, by themselves or as part of other techniques, have been used to assist people to stop smoking, eat more of certain foods and less of others, address compulsion issues, change beliefs and values, enhance motivation, move from stress to relaxation, address phobias, etc
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities NLP operates from the premise that we each create 'maps of reality' which are based on internal representations of the five 'sensory modalities': seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting. The specific sensory qualities of each of these modalities are called sub-modalities
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities In NLP, these are referred to as representational systems or modalities. For each of these modalities, we can have finer distinctions.
Fine Tuning Visual Submodalities : Fine Tuning Visual Submodalities
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities Color : Is it in color or black & white? Are the colors vivid or washed out? Is it full color spectrum?
Brightness : Is it brighter or darker than normal? What is the degree of brightness?
Contrast : Is it high contrast or low contrast?
Focus : Is the image sharp or fuzzy?
Texture : Is the texture of the image smooth or rough?
Detail : Are there foreground and background details? Do you see the details as part of a whole or do you have to shift focus to see them?
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities Size : How big is the image? (specific size)
Distance : How far is the image? (specific)
Shape : What is the shape or the picture? Square, round, rectangular?
Border : Is there a border to the image? Does the border have a color? How thick is it?
Location : Where is the image located in space?
Movement : Is it a movie or still picture? How fast is the movement, faster or slower than normal? Is the image stable? What direction does the image move to?
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities Association/Disassociation : Do you see yourself or do you see the event as if you were there?
Perspective : From what perspective do you see it? (For disassociated) do you see yourself from front, back, left or right?
Proportion : Are the sizes of the things in the image in proportion to one another? Are there larger or smaller than life?
Dimension : Is the image 3D or flat?
Singular/Plural : Do you see one image or more than one? Do you see them together or one after the other?
Imagine a mental screen : Imagine a mental screen
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities ACTIVITY!!!!!
Visual Submodalities : Visual Submodalities Visual Submodalities become more important when we try to change them, and see how the alteration brings a positive change in our lives. An event of the past exists in the history. Our current response is not to the event in the history, but its memory that lingers in our mind. We cannot change what has happened in the past, but we can change the internal representation of the memory and how we perceive it today.
THANK YOU! : THANK YOU! Have a great evening!