I found the subject absolutely fascinating and came home with my head buzzing with thoughts and ideas about where my beliefs had gone wrong and what I was going to do about it !!!

PPD Learning , London , is well established, uses a range of presenters, with just 30-40 participants per course. Highly recommended

NLP University is a mecca organised by 2 of the co-developers of NLP and leading thinkers : Robert Dilts and Judy Delozier. It offers a series of NLP courses spread over over 2 months in Santa Cruz , California . A holiday and a half!!

ITS and others are strongly marketed, however there are usually high numbers on their courses and low proportions of assistants.

The UK Association of NLP ( ANLP ) is currently in the process of reorganising and it standards for accreditation of courses may be reduced.

Shorter 7 and 10 day courses are low cost, for large numbers and use hypnotic learning techniques. They are fine for those seeking a powerful personal experience. However they do not provide the appropriate depth of understanding to enable you to use the techniques with other people's personal issues.

Paul McKenna works with Richard Bandler to offer the very best of these short courses.

Be aware that many people claiming to be NLP Practitioners and Masters have simply attended short courses and may not be best person to work with you on personal issues.

All about Coaching

Many people claim to be coaches and have attended short courses which then provide membership of its own institute. This can be confusing for those seeking an experienced personal coach to help them work through important riding issues. Check out precisely how much training they have had, their equestrian experience and qualifications, and ask for three references of clients you can speak to.

In choosing a coach we recommend that you consider members of the International Coach Federation (ICF) which does not offer courses and is the world's largest not-for-profit accrediting body. Members agree to a code of ethics and continuing professional development. It has established rigorous professional accreditation standards which require client references, supervision, proven hours of coaching and coach-specific training.

Details of UK accredited coaches are available on www.coachfederation.org.uk

Michael Neill is a superb coach and NLP trainer, now based in the USA . His emailed personal coaching tips are one of the best available resources on the internet

Finding a good riding instructor

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