Many people have experienced the phenomenon of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) but didn't know how to label the experience. For example have you ever smelled a specific scent and then were transferred to a different time and place in your life? Certain food scents can immediately transport me back to my grandmother's kitchen and it feels as if I am there again. Within NLP this is known as an anchor. Another familiar anchor is used for remembering a specific item. That anchor is a string tied around your finger.
Consider the following example whereby NLP is used as a tool to help reverse the aging process:
From the article - 17 Examples of Classic And Everyday NLP Anchors
(source http://stanford.wellsphere.com/patient-empowerment-article/17-examples-of-classic-and-everyday-nlp-anchors/15555)
Reversing Aging - example 12 of 17
Ellen Langer performed a study into anchoring on two groups of 75-80 year old men at Harvard University. She first separated them into two groups and isolated them for 5 days.
One group was engaged in a series of tasks encouraging them to think about the past in general (to write an autobiography, to discuss the past etc). The other group was made to do a series of tasks relating to a specified time in the past - year 1959. They were made to write an autobiography up to 1959, describing that time as “now”, watched 1959 movies, had 1959 music playing on the “radios”, and lived with only 1959 artefacts.
Both groups were evaluated on a number of criteria associated with aging. While the first group stayed constant or actually deteriorated on these criteria, the second group showed fascinating results. They dramatically improved on physical health scores such as joint flexibility, vision, and muscle breadth, as well as IQ tests. They were successfully anchored back to being 50 years old, by the sights and sounds of 1959.
If you desire to be younger, revisit a period in your life where you felt younger and were more healthy. Recapture the memories. Immerse yourself in the music that you enjoyed. Watch some of the films (that you enjoyed). If you had specific physical activities that you can still perform, try them again.
There is a big difference between living in the past and re-experiencing the past. The first may lead only to a recall of past experiences. The latter may lead to a younger lifestyle and the effective reversal of a couple of decades.
Copyright 2009 Jim Lindell