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ANCHORINGIf at the peak of a state a sensory anchor is applied, the two become linked.The anchor acts as a stimulus to reproduce the state that is linked to it. NLPPractitioners use anchoring to capture resource states from a client's personalhistory, then linking them to present and future contexts, where the resourceswould be needed. The co-creators ofNLP noticed Milton Erickson andVirginia Satir did this process using tonal anchors. The theory of anchoring isoften explained as stimulus response theory, which grew from Pavlov's work.

The l\ILP Practitioner can also anchor natural states as they arise in a client sothat the Practitioner can enable the client to access these states later in thesession or in later sessions.Anchoring is very useful for state control and changing clients' conditionedresponses to stimuli that arise in their daily life.

The Practitioner can set anchors in clients visual, auditory and kinestheticsystems.

Proc:essThe Four Steps to Anchoring

1. Have the person recall a past vivid experience2. Provide a specific stimulus at the peak (see chart on page 2)3. Break state4. Set off the anchor to test

The Five Keys to Anchoring1. Purity2. Uniqueness3. Replication4. Intensity5. Timing

Michael Carroll, NLP Academy 1999/2000/2002


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APPLICATION OF AN ANCHOR

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COLLAPSING ANCHORS1. Elicit specific real world stimulus for an unresourceful state.

"How do you know it's time to be_____ "2. Have client access context of unresourceful state and identify the real

world stimulus that instigates the stimulus, associate to problem and gointo state.Break State J

3. Elicit and kinesthetically anchor resource state in one unique place. Checkunconscious signal for congruency.

Unconscious elicitation "you have a lifetime ofexperiences, with arange ofchoices to activate resources now, as your unconsciousmind searches for what you need right now, your conscious mindcan just be present, let your unconscious signal when it has foundthe resource for you. (anchor resource)

Conscious elicitation "Can you think ofa specific time when youwere ? Go there now, see it out ofyour eyes, hear it, feelit. "

Go into state yourself and use your VAK to assist client to findresource states.Make sure client is fully associated to the memory.Anchor at the peak.

Break State J4. Condition and test the anchor

Break state J5. Elicit the stimulus ofunresourceful state #1 as client accesses the state, firethe resource anchor for 20-45 seconds watch your clients physiology for

indicators of the collapse, let go of resource anchor when the integration iscomplete. Repeat until integration is complete.Michael Carroll, NLP Academy 1999/2000/2002


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COLLAPSING ANCHORS

6. Test; Have the client access stimulus for the (previously unwanted state).Check that the stimulus fires the resource. Outcome; for the resource state to be neurologically linked with theold stimulus so when the client is in the real world and the stimulusis presented, (s )he unconsciously experiences the resource state.

8. Future pace.

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CHANGE PERSONAL HISTORY1. Identify, elicit, calibrate and anchor an unresourceful state that repeatedlypresents itself in the client's life.

Break State J2. Hold anchor and to assist the client, go back in time searching for similarmemories until (s )he finds earliest memory. Release the anchor and bringthem back to the present.

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3. Have client think of resources he now has that (s )he could have used backthere in the light ofwhat (s)he now knows.

4. Anchor the resource states in one place.

Break State J5. Hold anchor and have client go back to earliest memory ofproblem state.

Have her see herself disassociated with all the resource Have her associate and fully experience the event with the new resources(you are still holding the anchor) Have the client notice her new history from the perspective of the otherpeople involved

6. Elicit another memory of same state and test to see if new history has beencreated. I f not repeat until the. change is generalised.



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c FOUR: AnchoringCHAINING ANCHORS

Chaining is a technique that is used when the desired/resource state issignificantly different from the present state.1. Identify the undesirable present state.

2. Decide on the positive/resource end state.

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4. Design the chain.

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5. Elicit n d ~ each state separately, beginning with the present statethrough to the end state. Make sure that the subject is out of previousstate prior to anchoring the next one. Test each state as you go.

6. Chain the resource states together by firing 2, as it peaks add 3 and let goof2. When 3 peaks add 4 let go of3. When 4 peaks let go of the anchor.

7. Test; Fire #2 and say run the chain. Calibrate that the chain of resourcestates runs just by firing #2.

8. Have client associate to problem, fire problem state as problem state ariseslre anchor 2 and say run the chain.

(If the chain does not run for client internally, immediately fire 3 and 4, so yourun the chain with the kinesthetic anchors. Test this has worked).Michael Carroll, NLP Academy 199912000/2002


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CHAINING ANCHORS (CONT.)9. Ask the client to access original stimulus for the problem state, check chain

runs without anchors.

10. Future Pace: "Can you think of a time in the future which if it hadhappened in the past you would have (eg Procrastinated)and tell me what happens instead?"

Michae1 Carroll, NLP Academy 1999/2000/2002


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ANCHORINGIt's easy to anchor naturally occulTing states as the client is more present, withless interference from the conscious mind, Anchor them as see your clients gointo them. When anchoring past states its good to ensure the states are vivid,highly associated states. Least preferable are constructed states.

F or conscious elicitation ofpast states ask:

"Can you relnember a time when you were totally___X' d___ "o "Can you remember a specific time?""As you go back to that time now ... go right back to that time, float down intoyour body and see what you saw, hear what you heard, and really feel thefeelings ofbeing totally X'd "S t a t ( ~ s for stacking anchorsTo stack anchors elicit several instances of states and anchor them in the sameplace. The state chosen for a particular stacked anchor can be the same ordifferent. In collapsing anchors you can use different resource states, inchaining anchors the states used for each stacked anchor are usually the same.

Building a powerful resource anchorCan you think of .......A tirne when you felt totally powerful.A time when you felt totally loved.A tirne when you really felt you could have whatever you wanted.A time when you felt you couldn't fail, when you could have it all.A tilne when you felt really energetic, when you had a ton of energy.A tune when you fell down laughing.A time when you felt totally confident.



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NATURALLY AUDITORY ANCHORS

Intonation Patterns in th.e English languageThe arrows indicate the tone of voice used in the sentence.

w w w = Q u e s t i o n ~>w w W = Statement---.> >w w W = Command>How many other naturally occurring anchors can you think of?

Miehael Canoll, NLP Academy 1999/200012002

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