The Lemon Test

Imagine that it is a hot summer’s day. You go home at the end of the day and stand in your kitchen. You take a lemon out of the fridge and hold it in front of you.

Look at the outside of the lemon’s skin – it is yellow and waxy, with green marks at the ends.

Feel how cold it is in your hand.

Raise it to your nose and smell it. Mmmm.

Press it gently and notice the weight of the lemon in the palm of your hand.

Now take a knife and cut it in half. Hear the juices start to run and notice the smell is stronger now.

Bite deeply into the lemon and allow the juice to swirl around in your mouth.

Simply imagining the lemon is enough to trigger your saliva glands!

Even hearing the word ‘lemon’ can kick your brain into action – you do not have to actually taste the lemon to get the physical response.

So, words and thoughts do not just describe meaning, they actually create your reality.

Go back to ‘What is NLP?’ to find out more.
http://www.aspiretherapyonline.com/2006/10/what_is_nlp.htmlThe Lemon Test was taken from ‘NLP for Dummies’ by Romilla Ready and Kate Burton.