Updated Dec 2003

Different brain functions require different neurological structures or combinations of structures. For example, the function of vison requires light receptors and structures in the brain to interpret light data. As the common saying goes, "use it or lose it." The more we use certain functions, the more we develop the brain structures for those functions. We all were born with our own unique combinations of strengths and preferences, and to some extent, we grew up forgetting who we are. To fit into family and society expectations we learned to deny some of our natural inclinations, strengths and preferences. On the other hand, we disciplined ourselves and committed to choices for behaviours that we were not naturally inclined toward, and developed new strengths and preferences.

The knowledge of Structure/Function presented in Three In One training assists us to know who we are. We are all absolutely unique individuals, and insight into S/F helps us know our individual nature with 51 scientifically validated traits.  S/F is a great aid in finding out who we are, by nature, designed to be, so that we can really live our own life. Being our self, trusting and accepting our self is the necessary condition of joyfulness.

Most of our beliefs about our self are based on our emotional experience of life and are influenced by the reactions and expectations of others. We often find out that these beliefs don’t match who we really are. We suppressed the truth of ourselves to fit into others’ beliefs about who we were or ought to be. There is quite a difference between, on the one hand, our true Instinctive Individual Self, our nature, and how it is best for us to express ourselves and act, and, on the other hand, the beliefs and expectations we have about our self based on past experience. We have had enough moments of awakening to know that who we are is different from what we think about ourselves.

The best introduciton to Structure/Function is a course Under The Code. There you would learn about some key traits to be aware of first, and about how S/F works, as well as some non-verbal communication skills using S/F. Later, in Louder Than Words,  you would learn about all the Traits and learn to recognise how we deny our true self in order to be “acceptable”. There are more skills for self knowledge and better communication.

In a sense,  we create our “physical” body to serve our life in this world that we call “physical”, and our traits incline us to act naturally in accordance with our individual purpose in this life.  Whatever may be your way of thinking about life in this world, Structure/Function is part of our biology and shapes how we think, feel, act, and express ourselves. It underlies our individual style of living and relating. We set our mind to create something that our heart desires and our brain organises our mental and bodily activity and expression to bring this about as easily as possible. That is, unless we have learned to go against our individual natural style. Then what we want is difficult or seems impossible to achieve.

At Three In One Concepts, we work with 51 Structure/Function traits to help understand our individual life-style. Our instinctive individual nature can be understood in terms of these S/F traits.  We are by nature inclined to behave this way or that way, in terms of a situation or relationship, in order to bring about what is best for us. However, we do have choice to behave differently from the way we are inclined to. The more we understand our individual nature, and the less we are stressed, the more likely we are to achieve what's best for us, and the more efficiently.

What our heart knows is right and desires, we set our mind to create. Our mind uses our brain to create images and thoughts to move our feelings to provide the energy for physical action. Our unique individual structure, which we can understand and identify with Structure/Function Insights, makes this move from thought to action uniquely ours. Unless, of course, we act against the truth of our individual structure.

Our experience of life is shaped by our behaviour and the response it gets, usually from others.  Because of others’ responses, we may learn to fear to be our natural self and not have the natural enjoyment of being who we are. Then we don’t experience the positive results of acting in accordance with our nature. This denial of the experience of the positive results becomes habitual, and, in self-doubt and self-rejection, we expect to fail and we do. On the other hand, in self-trust and self-acceptance we can be the person we really are in any situation or relationship. And being who we really are, in any situation, in any relationship, really is better for us. Surely it is right that we truly enjoy being ourselves and can trust our own nature.
 

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Besides Under The Code, and Louder Than Words that require prior training, there are some courses, such as The Missing Link In Communication that have no pre-requisites.

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