Glossary of terms

Meta-Coaching Series:

Volume I: Change, Volume I (w/ Duval, 2004) Volume II: Coaching Conversation (with Duval, 2004) Volume III: Unleashed: Guide to Self-Actualization (2007) Volume IV: Self-Actualization Psychology (2008) Volume V: Achieving Peak Performance (2009) Volume VI: Unleashing Leadership (2009)


Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min.
1516 Cecelia Dr.
Gastonia, NC 28054
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Dr. Bodenhamer first trained for the ministry, earned a doctorate in Ministry, and served several churches as pastor. He began NLP training in 1990, studying with Dr. Tad James and receiving Master Practitioner and Trainer Certifications. Since then, he has taught and certified NLP trainings at Gaston College.


Beginning in 1996, Dr. Bodenhamer began studying the Meta-States model and then teamed up with Michael to begin co-authoring several books. Since that he has turned out many works as he and Michael have applied the NLP and MetaStates Models to various facets of human experience.


In 1996 also, Dr. Bodenhamer with Michael co-founded the Society of NeuroSemantics. This has taken his work to a new level, taken him into International Trainings, and set in motion many Institutes of Neuro-Semantics around the world.


Books: Patterns For "Renewing the Mind" (w. Hall, 1997)
Time-Lining: Advance Time-Line Processes (w. Hall, 1997) Figuring Out People: Design Engineering With Meta-Programs (w. Hall, 1997)
Mind Lines: Lines For Changing Minds (w. Hall, 1997, 2000 3^rdedition) The Structure of Excellence: Unmasking the Meta-Levels of Submodalities (w. Hall, 1999)
The User’s Manual of the Brain (1999, w. Hall) Hypnotic Language (2000, w. Burton)
The Structure of Personality: Modeling “Personality” Using NLP and Neuro-Semantics. (Hall , Bodenhamer, Bolstad, Harmblett, 2001) Games for Mastering Fears (2001, with Hall) Mastering Blocking and Stuttering (2004).


www.runyourownbrain.com www.neurosemantics.com

Books:

1. 
   Meta-States: Mastering the Higher States of Mind (1995, 2000) A meta-state refers to thinking-
   

or-feeling something about some other mind-body state. For example, when we could feel curious in our questioning, or respectful, or disdaining or suspicious. Each state about the questioning state qualifies and textures it. This gives us the structure of an “attitude.”
This book is an academic presentation of the Meta-States model as a model of how awareness and mind-body-emotion stateswork in reflecting back onto themselves. The exploration of reflexivity grew out of modeling resilience and gave birth to a cognitive-behavioral model of thinking-and- emoting states that has significant implications for Emotional Intelligence and self-management skills.

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   Dragon Slaying: Dragons to Princes (1996, 2000)
   

This book offers a practical application of using Meta-States in the context of therapy. The book presents Meta-States in a more down-toearth way and deals with the problem of “dragon states” — when we turn our thoughts and emotions against ourselves and go into spins around negative emotional states, especially those of fear, anger, and judgment. The book describes an easy way to “slay” or tame those dragons.

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   The Spirit of NLP: The Process, Meaning & Criteria for Mastering NLP (1996, 2004)
   

NLP is a field about “running your own brain.” Based on communication theory and linguistics, it’s about how to take charge of one’s self, emotions, states, and behaviors in order to move toward more excellence and mastery. NLP training has different levels, Practitioner level and Master Practitioner. This book presents the Master Practitioner training course as Richard Bandler taught it in the late 1980s. It presents his attitude and how he presented it. The emphasis is on “Going for it,” being ferocious, and developing a propulsion system of motivation. NLP background necessary to understand this book.

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