Verena Cunningham

Perceptions are all mind made. What I perceive as good today may turn out to be bad tomorrow. When perceptions create emotions and reactions they have become our truth. What if perceptions have no meaning and are merely observed as what is? When the mind gets involved and we give meaning to the perception, emotions arise and reactions follow. How about perceiving everything just as it is without meaning? How would you feel if you were the observing witness of what happens around you? The mind won’t have it though. Habitually it will perceive in opposites, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable and so on. How about just observing the thinking? You after all are the one who is aware of the thoughts and perceptions. When awareness is present the mind is defeated. Remember the mind separates, awareness unites.

Verena Cunningham, Director of ‘Australian Institute of Self Development’, author, awareness coach, NLP/EFT practitioner and workshop facilitator. Verena assists clients with personal concerns, relationships, health, nutrition and career. She facilitates workshops for women and EFT workshops with her husband Russell. Verena has recently published her first book, ‘The Joy of Conscious Living.

Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call + 61 3 9722 2678

From somebody who perpetually perceives the glass as half full, I have often wondered out of curiosity about those who observe with equal conviction that the glass is in fact half empty! After all why not choose the wonderful feelings of abundance, safety and gratitude which accompany the positive observation of our physical environment?

The only thing which comes between you and an event, person, experience, circumstance or life is the meaning you attach to it – in other words, how you choose to perceive it. Perception lies between joy and discontentment, love and loathing, feelings of wholeness and emptiness, achievement and failure, forgiveness and illness.

Manage your perception so it allows you to feel good, powerful and joyous – your true state.

Nivedita is a spiritual counsellor with two masters degrees in Psychology and HR Management. She is a trained and licensed Louise Hay teacher in Australia. She specialises in thought awareness, combining the best in science, psychology and spirituality. Currently she is the Chief Creative Director of Blissful Mantra which is based in Melbourne. She is also a coach and consultant in the area of emotional well-being for both individuals and organisations.

John Olver

A life changing revolution in how people perceive is only possible when we know how to look. You are not only looking with your eyes but also with your mind. To see anything completely we are involving the totality of our mind, of our heart, of our nerves, of our eyes, of our ears. We spend our life using a small portion of our mind and to access the vast field of the mind there must be a radical change in the fragmentation of the mind; otherwise no revolution.

John is passionate about understanding himself and the world. It all began for him 25 years ago at the age of 40 when he read "Out On A Limb" by Shirley MacLaine. Many books and workshops later John is enthralled by what he has learnt about himself. He has embraced change in work and relationships and feels stronger for it. His contact details are: Postal address: Suite 219/16 Cotham Road, Kew 3101; Ph. 03 9853 4206, e-mail address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The following suggest how our perceptions are shaped:

1. Presuppositions of NLP – ‘Perception is projection’ – what you see outside of you is actually inside of you.

2. Alfred Korzybski said in 1933, “People operate out of their maps and not out of sensory experience.” So, if you have prosperity thinking, you will see prosperity and abundance all around you, and if you think deprivation then you will find that everywhere. It is not about right or wrong it is just how we operate. Remember – is the glass half full or half empty?

So pay attention because your immune system is eavesdropping on your internal dialogue, e.g., if you say “The weather has changed and that means I’ll get a cold”, then you will probably get a cold. However, if the thought of sickness comes in and you say, “I’m okay. Thanks for the quick visit. Try next door – they might be interested”, then you most likely won’t get sick. If you always talk about being sick, you catch everything. It’s your reality, not everyone else’s reality.

William Blake said, “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear as it is, infinite”. So don’t close yourself off to the possibilities that are infinite. Clean your vision of perception and see miracles unfold ENJOY!

Roberta Faddoul is CEO of QC Seminars www.qcseminars.com/nlpnow

Receive a FREE DVD on the best selling book “How to Get a Bigger Bite Out of Life”. QC Seminars has been in the prestigious BRW Fast 100 2 yrs in a row (that’s the TOP 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Australia) Roberta is an inspiring woman who educates people to live a life of abundance, reach for the stars and achieve their  dreams through her popular NLP scholarship program. She has given away over 9.4 million dollars of FREE NLP education to Australians. For more info on how you can receive a full scholarship, go to robertafaddoul.com