Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (ZAMM), first published in 1974, is a work of philosophical fiction, the first of Robert M. Pirsig's texts in which he explores his Metaphysics of Quality.

The book sold 5 million copies worldwide. It was originally rejected by 121 publishers, more than any other bestselling book, according to the Guinness Book of Records.[1]

The title is an apparent play on the title of the book Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel. In its introduction, Pirsig explains that, despite its title, "it should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles, either."

The book is generally regarded as an American cultural icon in literature.[citation needed]

The book describes, in first person, a 17-day journey on his motorcycle from Minnesota to Northern California by the author (though he is not identified in the book) and his son Chris. They are joined for the first nine days of the trip by close friends John and Sylvia Sutherland, with whom they part ways in Montana. The trip is punctuated by numerous philosophical discussions, referred to as Chautauquas by the author, on topics including epistemology, ethical emotivism and the philosophy of science.

Many of these discussions are tied together by the story of the narrator's own past self, who is referred to in the third person as Phaedrus (after Plato's dialogue). Phaedrus, a teacher of creative and technical writing at a small college, became engrossed in the question of what defines good writing, and what in general defines good, or "Quality". His philosophical investigations eventually drove him insane, and he was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy which permanently changed his personality.

Towards the end of the book, Phaedrus's personality begins to re-emerge and the narrator is reconciled with his past.

In a 1974 interview with National Public Radio, Pirsig stated that the book took him four years to write. During two of these years, Pirsig continued working at his job of writing computer manuals. This caused him to fall into an unorthodox schedule, waking up very early and writing Zen from 2 a.m. until 6 a.m., then eating and going to his day job. He would sleep during his lunch break and then go to bed around 6 in the evening. Pirsig joked that his co-workers noticed that he was "a lot less perky" than everyone else.[2]

In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Pirsig explores the meaning and concept of quality, a term he deems to be undefinable. Pirsig's thesis is that to truly experience quality one must both embrace and apply it as best fits the requirements of the situation. According to Pirsig, such an approach would avoid a great deal of frustration and dissatisfaction common to modern life.

In the book, the Narrator describes the "Romantic" approach to life of his friend, John Sutherland, who chooses not to learn how to maintain his expensive new motorcycle. John simply hopes for the best with his bike, and when problems do occur he often becomes frustrated, and is forced to rely on professional mechanics to repair it. In contrast, the "classical" Narrator has an older motorcycle which he is usually able to diagnose and repair himself through the use of rational problem solving skills.

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Exercise Mainbrace Part of Cold War (19471953) NATO Northern Flank Type NATO combined naval training exercises Location North Atlantic Ocean, GIUK Gap, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, North Sea, Jutland Peninsula, and Baltic Sea Plannedby SACLANT & SACEUR Objective Deployment of NATO anti-submarine warfare forces, aircraft carrier strike forces, and supply convoys Date September 1425, 1952 Executedby Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, RN (CINCNORTH) Outcome Exercise successfully executed.

Exercise Mainbrace was the first large-scale naval exercise undertaken by the newly established Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT), one of the two principal military commands of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It was part of a series of NATO exercises jointly commanded by Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Matthew B. Ridgeway, U.S. Army, during the Fall of 1952.

The strategic importance of control of Norway and the adjacent Norwegian and Barents seas was recognized by Anglo-American naval planners as early as the First World War. The invasion and Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Norway during World War II confirmed the importance of the region, as Germany was able to establish bases for submarine and air operations against Allied convoys bound for the Soviet seaport of Murmansk.[1]

Following the Second World War, several former allied navies executed a number of individual and multinational exercises, including:

Initial planning for Exercise Mainbrace was initiated by General Dwight D. Eisenhower prior to his resignation as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) to run for the President of the United States.[4] The exercise itself was commanded jointly by SACLANT Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, and SACEUR General Matthew B. Ridgeway, U.S. Army, with the immediate theater commander being Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, RN, who was in Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe.[5][6][7][8][9]

Mainbrace was conducted over twelve days between September 1425, 1952, and involved nine navies: United States Navy, the British Royal Navy, French Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, Portuguese Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, and Belgian Naval Force operating in the Norwegian Sea, the Barents Sea, the North Sea near the Jutland Peninsula, and the Baltic Sea. Its objective was to convince Denmark and Norway that those nations could be defended against attack from the Soviet Union.[4] The exercise featured simulated carrier air strikes against "enemy" formation attacking NATO's northern flank near Bod, Norway, naval air attacks against aggressors near the Kiel Canal, anti-submarine and anti-ship operations, and U.S. marines landing in Denmark.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Eighty thousand men, over 200 ships, and 1,000 aircraft participated in the Mainbrace. The New York Times' military reporter Hanson W. Baldwin described this NATO naval force as being the "largest and most powerful fleet that has cruised in the North Sea since World War I."[12][13]

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) with Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17):[14]

USS Midway (CVB-41) with Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6):[15]

USS Wasp (CV-18) and Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1):[16]

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Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everybody is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being.

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When you become aware of silence, immediately there is that state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective human conditioning.

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The Truth is inseparable from who you are. Yes, you are the Truth. If you look for it elsewhere, you will be deceived every time.

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Dogmas--religious, political, scientific--arise out of erroneous belief that thought can encapsulate reality or truth. Dogmas are collective conceptual prisons. And the strange thing is that people love their prison cells because they give them a sense of security and a false sense of "I know."

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Just as dogs love to chew bones, the mind loves to get its teeth into problems. That's why it does crossword puzzles and builds atom bombs.

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Buddhism,Buddha: recliningRichard Abeles/Rex USAreligion and philosophy that developed from the teachings of the Buddha (Sanskrit: awakened one), a teacher who lived in northern India between the mid-6th and the mid-4th centuries bce (before the Common Era or Christian era). Spreading from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, Buddhism has played a central role in the spiritual, cultural, and social life of Asia, and during the 20th century it spread to the West.

Ancient Buddhist scripture and doctrine developed in several closely related literary languages of ancient India, especially in Pali and Sanskrit. In this article Pali and Sanskrit words that have gained currency in English are treated as English words and are rendered in the form in which they appear in English-language dictionaries. Exceptions occur in special circumstancesas, for example, in the case of the Sanskrit term dharma (Pali: dhamma), which has meanings that are not usually associated with the English dharma. Pali forms are given in the sections on the core teachings of early Buddhism that are reconstructed primarily from Pali texts and in sections that deal with Buddhist traditions in which the primary sacred language is Pali. Sanskrit forms are given in the sections that deal with Buddhist traditions whose primary sacred language is Sanskrit and in other sections that deal with traditions whose primary sacred texts were translated from Sanskrit into a Central or East Asian language such as Tibetan or Chinese.

Buddhism arose in northeastern India sometime between the late 6th century and the early 4th century bce, a period of great social change and intense religious activity. There is disagreement among scholars about the dates of the Buddhas birth and death. Many modern scholars believe that the historical Buddha lived from about 563 to about 483 bce. Many others believe that he lived about 100 years later (from about 448 to 368 bce). At this time in India, there was much discontent with Brahmanic (Hindu high-caste) sacrifice and ritual. In northwestern India there were ascetics who tried to create a more personal and spiritual religious experience than that found in the Vedas (Hindu sacred scriptures). In the literature that grew out of this movement, the Upanishads, a new emphasis on renunciation and transcendental knowledge can be found. Northeastern India, which was less influenced by the Aryans who had developed the main tenets and practices of the Vedic Hindu faith, became the breeding ground of many new sects. Society in this area was troubled by the breakdown of tribal unity and the expansion of several petty kingdoms. Religiously, this was a time of doubt, turmoil, and experimentation.

A proto-Samkhya group (i.e., one based on the Samkhya school of Hinduism founded by Kapila) was already well established in the area. New sects abounded, including various skeptics (e.g., Sanjaya Belatthiputta), atomists (e.g., Pakudha Kaccayana), materialists (e.g., Ajita Kesakambali), and antinomians (i.e., those against rules or lawse.g., Purana Kassapa). The most important sects to arise at the time of the Buddha, however, were the Ajivikas (Ajivakas), who emphasized the rule of fate (niyati), and the Jains, who stressed the need to free the soul from matter. Although the Jains, like the Buddhists, have often been regarded as atheists, their beliefs are actually more complicated. Unlike early Buddhists, both the Ajivikas and the Jains believed in the permanence of the elements that constitute the universe, as well as in the existence of the soul.

Despite the bewildering variety of religious communities, many shared the same vocabularynirvana (transcendent freedom), atman (self or soul), yoga (union), karma (causality), Tathagata (one who has come or one who has thus gone), buddha (enlightened one), samsara (eternal recurrence or becoming), and dhamma (rule or law)and most involved the practice of yoga. According to tradition, the Buddha himself was a yogithat is, a miracle-working ascetic.

Buddhism, like many of the sects that developed in northeastern India at the time, was constituted by the presence of a charismatic teacher, by the teachings this leader promulgated, and by a community of adherents that was often made up of renunciant members and lay supporters. In the case of Buddhism, this pattern is reflected in the Triratnai.e., the Three Jewels of Buddha (the teacher), dharma (the teaching), and sangha (the community).

In the centuries following the founders death, Buddhism developed in two directions represented by two different groups. One was called the Hinayana (Sanskrit: Lesser Vehicle), a term given to it by its Buddhist opponents. This more conservative group, which included what is now called the Theravada (Pali: Way of the Elders) community, compiled versions of the Buddhas teachings that had been preserved in collections called the Sutta Pitaka and the Vinaya Pitaka and retained them as normative. The other major group, which calls itself the Mahayana (Sanskrit: Greater Vehicle), recognized the authority of other teachings that, from the groups point of view, made salvation available to a greater number of people. These supposedly more advanced teachings were expressed in sutras that the Buddha purportedly made available only to his more advanced disciples.

As Buddhism spread, it encountered new currents of thought and religion. In some Mahayana communities, for example, the strict law of karma (the belief that virtuous actions create pleasure in the future and nonvirtuous actions create pain) was modified to accommodate new emphases on the efficacy of ritual actions and devotional practices. During the second half of the 1st millennium ce, a third major Buddhist movement, Vajrayana (Sanskrit: Diamond Vehicle), or Esoteric Buddhism, developed in India. This movement was influenced by gnostic and magical currents pervasive at that time, and its aim was to obtain spiritual liberation and purity more speedily.

Despite these vicissitudes, Buddhism did not abandon its basic principles. Instead, they were reinterpreted, rethought, and reformulated in a process that led to the creation of a great body of literature. This literature includes the Pali Tipitaka (Three Baskets)the Sutta Pitaka (Basket of Discourse), which contains the Buddhas sermons; the Vinaya Pitaka (Basket of Discipline), which contains the rule governing the monastic order; and the Abhidhamma Pitaka (Basket of Special [Further] Doctrine), which contains doctrinal systematizations and summaries. These Pali texts have served as the basis for a long and very rich tradition of commentaries that were written and preserved by adherents of the Theravada community. The Mahayana and Vajrayana/Esoteric traditions have accepted as Buddhavacana (the word of the Buddha) many other sutras and tantras, along with extensive treatises and commentaries based on these texts. Consequently, from the first sermon of the Buddha at Sarnath to the most recent derivations, there is an indisputable continuitya development or metamorphosis around a central nucleusby virtue of which Buddhism is differentiated from other religions.

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Este artculo trata sobre el maestro indio Osho. Para otros usos de este trmino, vase sh. Osho El maestro espiritual Osho (Bhagwn Shri Rajnsh, 1931-1990) en 1985. Nombre de nacimiento Chandra Mohan Jain Otrosnombres Osho ( en hindi), Acharia Rajnsh, Bhagwan Shri Rajnsh Nacimiento 11 de diciembre de 1931 aldea de Kuchwada, distrito de Raisen, principado de Bhopal, Raj britnico, (ahora Madhya Pradesh) Fallecimiento 19 de enero de 1990 (58aos). ciudad de Pune, Repblica de India Nacionalidad Indio Alma mter Universidad de Sagar Ocupacin Maestro espiritual, filsofo, orador, profesor Movimientos Jivan Jagruti Andolan; Movimiento osho Obras notables Ms de 650 libros, y varios miles de discursos en audio y video. Sitio web Osho International [editar datos en Wikidata]

Osho o Bhagwan Shri Rashnsh (Bhopal, 11 de diciembre de 1931-Pune, 19 de enero de 1990) fue un mstico, orador, lder espiritual indio y fundador del Movimiento osho.

A lo largo de su vida fue conocido con varios nombres:

Viaj por toda la India en los aos sesenta como orador pblico. Era controvertido por su abierta crtica a Mahatma Gandhi, a los polticos y a las religiones institucionalizadas (como el hinduismo, el cristianismo y el islamismo). Tambin abog por una actitud ms abierta hacia la sexualidad: una postura que le vali el sobrenombre gur del sexo en la prensa[1] india y luego en la prensa internacional. En 1970, Osho se estableci por un tiempo en Bombay. Comenz a iniciar discpulos (conocidos como neosanniasins) y asumi el papel de maestro espiritual. En sus discursos reinterpretaba los escritos de tradiciones religiosas, de msticos y filsofos de todo el mundo. En 1974 se traslad a Pune, donde estableci un sram que atrajo a un nmero creciente de occidentales. En el shram desarroll el Movimiento del Potencial Humano para su audiencia occidental. Fue noticia en la India y en el extranjero debido principalmente a su clima permisivo y a sus charlas provocadoras. A finales de los aos setenta haban aumentado las tensiones con el gobierno indio y la sociedad circundante.

En 1981, Osho se traslad a los Estados Unidos y estableci en el estado de Oregn una comunidad internacional, conocida despus como Rajnishpuram (la ciudad de Rashnsh). Al cabo de un ao, se vio envuelto en un conflicto con los residentes locales, principalmente por el uso del terreno, lo cual estuvo marcado por la hostilidad entre ambas partes. Tambin atrajo notoriedad por la gran coleccin de automviles Rolls-Royce comprados para su uso personal.

En 1985, la comuna colaps cuando Osho revel que los dirigentes de la comuna haban cometido una serie de delitos graves, que incluan un ataque bioterrorista (intoxicacin con salmonella en restaurantes) a los ciudadanos del cercano pueblo de The Dalles.[2] Poco despus fue arrestado y acusado por violaciones de leyes de inmigracin. Osho fue deportado de los Estados Unidos en sujecin a una declaracin pactada de culpabilidad.[3][4][5] Veintin pases negaron su entrada, causando que Osho viajara por el mundo antes de regresar a Pune, donde muri en 1990. Su shram se conoce hoy como Osho International Meditation Resort (Resort de Meditacin Osho International).

Sus enseanzas sincrticas enfatizan la importancia de la meditacin, la consciencia, el amor, la celebracin, la valenta, la creatividad y el sentido del humor cualidades que l consideraba ser suprimidas por la adhesin a sistemas de creencias estticas, por las tradiciones religiosas, y por la socializacin. Las enseanzas de Osho han tenido un notable impacto en el pensamiento de la nueva era,[6][7] y la popularidad de ellas ha aumentado considerablemente desde su muerte.[8][9]

Osho naci con el nombre de Chandra Mohan Jain, el mayor de once hijos de un comerciante de telas, en casa de sus abuelos maternos en Kuchwada, una pequea aldea en el distrito de Raisen, del estado Madhya Pradesh en la India.[10][11][12] Sus padres Babulal y Saraswati, que eran jainistas del Taranpanthi, le permitieron vivir con sus abuelos maternos hasta los siete aos de edad.[13] Desde el punto de vista de Osho, esto fue una gran influencia en su desarrollo porque su abuela le dio una libertad absoluta, dejndolo despreocupado sin una educacin impuesta o restricciones.[14] Cuando tena siete aos su abuelo muri, y fue a Gadarwara para vivir con sus padres.[10][15] Osho se vio profundamente afectado por la muerte de su abuelo, y luego otra vez por la muerte de su joven enamorada y su primo Shashi, que muri de fiebre tifoidea cuando l tena 15 aos, dando lugar a una preocupacin por la muerte que se prolong durante gran parte de su infancia y juventud.[15][16] En sus aos de escuela era un estudiante rebelde, pero talentoso, y adquiri una reputacin como un polemista formidable.[17] Osho se convirti en un anti-testa, se interes por la hipnosis y brevemente se asoci con el socialismo y dos organizaciones nacionalistas indias: El ejrcito nacional indio y la Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[17][18][19] Sin embargo, su afiliacin en las organizaciones dur poco ya que no poda suscribirse a cualquier otra disciplina, ideologa o sistema externo.[20]

En 1951, con 19 aos de edad, Osho comenz sus estudios en la Universidad Hitkarini en Jabalpur.[21] Solicitado a que dejara la escuela despus de los conflictos con un instructor, se traslad al Colegio Jainista D.N, tambin en Jabalpur.[22] Debido a su comportamiento disruptivamente argumentativo, no estaba obligado a asistir a clases en el Colegio Jainista D.N excepto en los exmenes, y utiliz su tiempo libre para trabajar por unos meses como asistente de edicin en un peridico local.[23] Empez a hablar en pblico en el encuentro anual de en:Sarva Dharma Sammelan (Reunin de todos los credos) celebrado en Jabalpur, organizado por la comunidad jainista del Taranpanthi donde naci, y particip desde 1951 hasta 1968.[24] Se resisti a la presin de sus padres para contraer matrimonio.[25] Ms tarde Osho dijo que se ilumin espiritualmente el 21 de marzo de 1953, cuando l tena 21 aos, en una experiencia mstica sentado bajo un rbol en el jardn Bhanvartal en Yabalpur.[26]

Habiendo completado su B.A. en filosofa en el Colegio Jainista D.N en 1955, ingres a la en:Universidad de Sagar, donde en 1957 obtuvo su M.A. en filosofa (con honores).[27][28] De inmediato se asegur un puesto como profesor en el Colegio de Snscrito en en:Raipur, pero el Vice Rector pronto le pidi que buscara trasladarse ya que lo consideraba peligroso para la moralidad, el carcter y la religin de sus estudiantes.[29] A partir de 1958, ense filosofa como profesor en la Universidad de Jabalpur, siendo promovido a catedrtico en 1960.[29] Un popular conferenciante, fue reconocido por sus pares como un hombre excepcionalmente inteligente que haba sido capaz de superar las deficiencias de la primitiva educacin de su pequeo pueblo.[30]

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Some Days I just want my chocolate fix which isnt all chocolate. And this Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake hits the spot. The cake is more a quick bread with just the right amount of sweet from coconut sugar. I added some chocolate chips for an additional chocolate+sweet boost. The soft, moist, buttery slices make a great snack, breakfast or dessert with some whipped coconut cream or ice cream!

The cake is easy and uses just 2 bowls. Mix the wet in one, dry in one. Combine to make batter. Divide the batter into 2, add cocoa to one and nut butter to the other. Marble and bake!

Some chit chat about blogging. The other day, someone asked me about what do I do the whole day. Well, let me see. Recipe development, photography, editing, some more editing, some more cooking for dinner, editing photos, research, marketing the book, writing to brands and magazines, keeping the blog updated, social media, some more social media, comments, blog back-end stuff, some more tech stuff, keeping a tab on all the ad network so they dont let non vegan ads slip by, more book stuff, articles, and there is lots more, you get the picture. Just the other day we added caching (sitelock) to the blog and now the html attributes like title on the blog are not getting detected. Oh well, the weekend has been scheduled for debugging. And a reminder to self to schedule some eye exercising time in the day.Whats your plan for the weekend?

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What Is Yoga?

If you think of people in seemingly impossible and weirdly twisted poses when you think of "Yoga", then you may have an inkling of what yoga is, just an inkling that's it. Yoga is much more than those poses. Derived from the Sankrit word "yuj" which means "to unite or integrate"; yoga is a 5000 year old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonizing the body with the mind and breath through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures (asanas) and meditation.

The Art of Living Yoga is a holistic way of life that integrates all elements of ancient knowledge of Yoga, to make a prayerful discipline uniting the body, mind and soul. Along with the series of simple, yet effective yoga postures and breathing techniques, a greater emphasis is placed on the inner experience of meditation, for the well-being of mind and other hidden elements of human existence. We believe when one is in harmony within, the journey through life becomes calmer, happier and more fulfilled.

In The Art of Living Yoga programs, the wisdom and techniques of yoga are taught in a pure, joyful and thorough manner. The programs restore balance by helping to strengthen our body, calm our mind, regain our focus and improve self- confidence. It is a complete package for beginners as well as regular practitioners and has something for everyone - of all age groups.

Regular practice of The Art of Living Yoga has brought remarkable lifestyle changes in the practitioners. They have experienced relief from chronic illnesses and have observed behavioural changes. Participants have reported a healthy, happier living with reduced anxiety, increased tolerance and mindfulness.

The Art of Living Yoga is the secret to better health and greater sense of happiness.

Yoga has never been alien to us. It's a way of our life. We have been doing it since we were a baby! Whether it is the Cat Stretch that strengthens the spine or the Wind-Relieving pose that boosts digestion, you will always see kids do some form of yoga throughout the day. Yoga works for everyone from people engaged in desk jobs to professional cyclists to runners to people looking for weight loss to housewives to students. This section mostly explains how yoga can improve the quality of life for everyone who adopts this practice.

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of natural and holistic medicine. Ayurveda means "the science of life" (the Sanskrit root "ayur" means "longevity" or "life" and "veda" means "science"). Ayurveda provides guidance on how to improve our lifestyle while living a healthy and zestful life. Practicing ayurveda also improves your yoga practice, a perfect win-win situation! This section sheds light on how ayurveda can uplift our life in every sphere.

Pranayama is the art of effective breath control. Practicing proper techniques of breathing can help bring more oxygen to the blood and brain, eventually helping control prana or the vital life energy. Pranayama also goes hand in hand with various yoga asanas. The union of these two yogic principles is considered as the highest form of purification and self-discipline, covering both mind and body. Pranayama techniques also prepare us for a deeper experience of meditation. Know more about various pranayama techniques in these sections.

This section lays an exclusive commentary by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the ancient scripture, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, which will enlighten you on the knowledge of yoga, its origin and purpose. The goal of this rendition of the Yoga Sutras is to make the principles and practices of the Yoga Sutras more understandable and accessible. The descriptions of each sutra offered by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar attempts to focus on the practical suggestions of what can be done to experience the ultimate benefits of a yogic lifestyle.

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Every coaching client wants results. Thats exactly why becoming a Certified Results Coach is a great choice. You will learn very high-level, yet easy-to-follow, strategies and methods for helping your clients achieve the exact results they desire. The techniques used in our propriety system include Hemispheric Integration (learning how each side of your brain codes/interprets and experience or memory differently, and how you can cross reference and streamline an optimal image to get unstuck and achieve massive goals. NLP (Neuro Lingualistic Programming) is also an aspect of your training. NLP is a name that encompasses the three most influential components involved in producing human experience: neurology, language and programming. The neurological system regulates how our bodies function, language determines how we interface and communicate with other people and our programming determines the kinds of models of the world we create. Neuro-Linguistic Programming describes the fundamental dynamics between mind (neuro) and language (linguistic) and how their interplay affects our body and behavior (programming). You will also learn our propriety and highly-effective CRC method for removing fear, anxiety, phobias and much more.

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