NLP Techniques: Anchoring Powerful States

NLP Techniques: Anchoring Powerful States

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How does anchoring work?

Anchoring is a classic and powerful technique in NLP. Bandler and Grinder discovered it as they modeled therapists who were able to put their clients into whatever state they wanted. It looked like magic until Bandler and Grinder were able to figure it out and replicated the results.

In this video you will notice Natasha going into a resourceful state of balance and openness to opportunity, a positive state she has chosen.

I use sensory acuity to calibrate her going into the state. Once I can see that she is there I set the anchor.

I anchor her three times by touching her wrist and saying "That's right". I set both a kinesthetic anchor and an auditory anchor.

After three times I test the anchor by touching her wrist. Her eyes open wider and she smiles. Clearly the anchor worked and she went back into the state.

When I test the auditory anchor though she feels it but not a strong as the kinesthetic anchor.

I try out a visual anchor by pointing to her wrist and even though i haven't set a visual anchor she still goes into the state.

Anchors work by attaching an external sensation with an internal state. If you think of a boat anchored at sea it's a great metaphor for how this works. An anchor is a way to fire and hold a state amongst competing stimuli. 

This is great for putting a coaching client in a good state before coaching. It's also great for inner game and using on yourself when you want to create resourceful states and bring them into certain contexts at will such as giving a presentation or a sales appointment.

There's a lot more you can do with anchors which I will describe in future blogs and demonstrate in future videos.

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Damon Cart
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NLP Techniques: Anchoring Powerful States

[NikolaiA]

I've found anchoring to be a fantastic way to organize a memory palace if you've constructed one; especially if you can use mental anchors alongside your kineisthetic anchors.

[tyanite]

I've been trying setting an anchor when my extremely high energy toddler is calm and playing, so I can bring him back to this state. Haven't learned everything about anchoring yet, and I hope I'm doing it right. When he's calm and playing, which is rare, I gently touch his shoulders and ask him, "You're very calm, right? You're playing?" He answers yes to both. Haven't tried touching his shoulders yet when he's in a hyper state. Going to try soon. Wish me luck.

[masterstreetmagic]

You are very talented in conversational hypnosis

[geoffpayne]

Really good video Damon, simple and clear I understood what she was saying fine, I think she was from England.Also nice advertising with the hoodie ;)  Are kinaesthetic anchor the strongest, I have read spatial anchors can also be useful (especially in a presenting or performing context) do you have any videos on these?

[beastlykage]

Just wondering how to find which physiological part triggers that State

[veelovessleep]

Hey there, very informative video. Would you say that anchoring can be an upgraded version of classical conditioning?

[nageshthukaram]

This is nice how much anchoring will be effective, without me verbal explaining about anchoring to person with whom i am anchoring ?

[supriyathapabhujel]

Hey a question
I recently had a nlp class and they taught me this first and they said it takes practice, i want to know how much time does it takes coz i really want this anchoring happen to me
And am i right if i say that it will not work if u go too hard on urself
Because I’m struggling with my past experiences because i cant remember any state of my life where i was confident (my resourceful state)
Also thanks

[tavin]

Great video! I actually smiled with her, because I felt like I found a secret! I tried it with my wife and it worked just as in this video, but the day after that, the cue didn't trigger any response. How many time do I have to do it in order to stick and become automatic?

[fivezeroniner]

if i were to activate/use the anchor as much as possible like once every minute? would it lose effectiveness? what will happen?

[SuperNeowiz]

I use to consume MDMA occasionaly once every three or two months, the feeling I get while rolling is extreme self confidence, no anxiety and I am just overall happy with myself. I just accept who I am. I'd like to retain those effects after being sober, some dude told me that's just the way I am when I am not biased by social constructions and If I remember the feeling I can anchor it.

The thing is, I can't concentrate enough to have a vivid memory, any techniques to solve this?

[JTnjr]

Anchoring is like motioning your hands and saying "tickle monster" and making people laugh. Thanks.

[AnubisTG]

Question. There are times where I get into an emotional state and make rash decisions to satisfy my reptile brain. Could anchoring be a way to suppress that?

[shahnazmahpour]

what are some good recourses we can use?
for example if we want to feel more confident what recourse should we choose?
thanks for the video by the way =)) <3

[zzulm]

Is this introverted feeling? I use music to put me in a good mood and works every time I was just wondering if the emotional intelligence had to do with introverted feeling.

[XbotLife]

i wasnt able to understand what she was saying, sound quality wasnt very good on this occasion :(

[skionen]

How long does it take to install an anchor on yourself..

[bjacob]

When or how does this slip into hypnosis?

[ceeIoc]

I associate laughter with negativity. When other people laugh I feel like they are laughing at me. If I laugh, I feel like I will be punished for it so I stop immediately. Can NLP help me?

[tkkt]

if someone else touched her wrist would it trigger the anchor?