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Neuroscience, Coaching and Language Learning: An interview with Rachel Paling
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7 Things that Neurolanguage Coaches do that make a difference to Language Learning
7 Things that Neurolanguage Coaches do that make a difference to Language Learning 25 September 2019, by Rachel Paling 1. A Neurolanguage Coach is certified and accredited by a training course that is accredited by the International Coach Federation, and knows how to...
The “flow state” writing my book – an experience never to be forgotten!
The "flow state" writing my book - an experience never to be forgotten! 24th May 2019 by Rachel Paling Yesterday, I received an email from Maria in Argentina and I’m extremely grateful to her for sending me feedback about my book. She wrote “it is amazing. I...
Clarity between Coaching, Language coaching and Neurolanguage Coaching®
Clarity Between Coaching, Language Coaching and Neurolanguage Coaching® 20 November 2018, by Rachel Paling Over the past few days, the 31st IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference took place in IASI, Romania. The perfect opportunity for teachers, trainers, coaches, educators...
Insights from one of our Neurolanguage Coaches – Monica Rodriguez Salvo
Insights from one of our Neurolanguage Coaches - Monica Rodriguez Salvo 14 November 2018, by Rachel Paling Well done Mónica Rodriguez Salvo - what an amazing Neurolanguage Coach you are 🙂 - here are some insights from Monica.......... "I have been training...
ARE EMPATHY AND SYMPATHY DANGEROUS? Propelling empathy into compassion in Language Learning!
11 November 2018 by Rachel Paling Over the past few weeks, I have had first hand experience of empathy really falling short of having the desired effect and the other evening, I was explaining to my online group of language teachers the difference between empathy and...
The Great “AHA”, Gamma Brain Waves and Language Learning!
11 November 2018 by Rachel Paling One of the greatest moments for any coach is that moment when a client suddenly out of the blue, like a lightning strike, has an AHA moment. The insight, the breakthrough, the philosopher’s stone that from nowhere, suddenly becomes...
At last, the word I was looking for…EQUANIMITY and language learning!
31 October 2018 by Rachel Paling For quite some time now, during my training for language teachers who take the jump to become not only language coaches but also neurolanguage coaches, I have been searching for exactly the right word that perfectly conveys the...
EFLtalk: What is Neurolanguage Coaching® and how it is transforming language Learning
18 March 2018 by Rachel Paling
My EEG Experience – fascinating!
16 September 2017 by Rachel Paling What a fascinating experience yesterday meeting Thomas Feiner the Director of the Institute for EEG Neurofeedback in Munich. (www.neurofeedback-info.de www.neurofeedback-partner.de ). Fascinating, not only for me, but I think for...
Rachel meets Rachel´s brain…
15 September 2017 by Rachel Paling In 40 minutes I have a date with my brain. Strange to think that after all these years, me, myself and I, Rachel the body and person will meet Rachel the thinker and programmer and I am curious and inquisitive about what...
What does Language Learning have to do with Chicken Sexing!
9 September 2017 by Rachel Paling Never ever underestimate the subconscious when learning languages! Our subconscious brain never sleeps, as, among other things, it controls all our vital functions and processes. Even when we are asleep, our subconscious brain is...
7 consigli per mantenere ben oliate le “reti neuronali delle lingue”
6 September 2017 by Rachel Paling (Vorrei ringraziare Daniela Bonvicini, una delle mie eccellenti Neurolanguage Coaches in Italia, per la traduzione - grazie di cuore Daniela.) Osservo costantemente il mio cervello mentre sto parlando le diverse lingue che conosco e...
So what makes Neurolanguage Coaching a brain friendly process?
11 August 2017 by Rachel Paling One of the most frequent questions about Neurolanguage Coaching® is "what makes it a brain friendly process?" And all teachers who train with me to become Neurolanguage Coaches take the journey through the brain to really understand...
How a single dose of cortisol can disrupt the learning process
7 August 2017 by Rachel Paling One of the major messages that I bring across in my courses training teachers worldwide is “if our learner is suffering from stress, social pain or is in fight or flight mode, he/she will not be in the right state to learn anything!” And...
7 cose di un Neurolanguage Coach che cambieranno il tuo modo di imparare una lingua
29 July 2017 by Rachel Paling TRANSLATED BY ONE OF MY AMAZING ADVANCED NEUROLANGUAGE COACHES BASED IN ITALY - MS. DANIELA BONVICINI 1. Un Neurolanguage Coach è certificato da un corso di formazione accreditato dall'ente statunitense ICF (International Coach...
5 GOOD REASONS CLEVER COMPANIES ARE COTTONING ON TO LANGUAGE EXCELLENCE
3 July 2017 by Rachel Paling Clever companies are starting to cotton on! The global phenomena is not going away! The world is continuously getting smaller and businesses are increasingly breaking out beyond borders; even the smallest of provincial companies now...
8 Tips for keeping those „Language Neural Networks“ polished
22 June 2017 by Rachel Paling I am constantly observing my brain when I am speaking the different languages I speak, and this past weekend was a really curious situation for me. I was back in Spain, in the place I used to live between the years 1983 and 1995, so I was...
How Neurolanguage Coaches go beyond language and really can help people in a “panicked brain state” anytime and anyplace
20 June 2017 by Rachel Paling I am noticing more and more just how sensitized I am to other people´s reactions. As I now understand what happens to the brain when people overreact, whether in rage or tears or hysterical laughter (amygdala hijack) or when people are in...
7 Things that Neurolanguage Coaches do that make a difference to Language Learning
17 June 2017 by Rachel Paling 1. A Neurolanguage Coach is certified and accredited by a training course that is accredited by the International Coach Federation, and knows how to connect the coaching ethics and standards, competences, models, goal and action...
How conscious are you of your subconscious? Comments welcome 😊
14 June 2017 by Rachel Paling I am always fascinated by the interaction between the conscious and the subconscious brain. Fascinated when learning a language, how when we get the learner into a “flow” state, which I call the “perfect learning state” with the “alpha”...
My Own Brain – A Voyage of Discovery
6 June 2017 by Rachel Paling The more we are discovering about the brain through neuroscience and modern technology, the more fascinating it becomes. In addition we are really blasting through “neuromyths” that we lived with in the past and we are now moving forward...
NEUROLANGUAGE COACHING® FOR BUSINESS – HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
31 May 2017 by Rachel Paling More clarity in the market Nowadays when it comes to language training in companies, there appears to be great confusion. Companies receive offers from all levels of teaching, training, coaching and it is difficult for them to distinguish...
Something amazing is happening to language teachers worldwide…
14 May 2017 by Rachel Paling Yesterday morning I took the 0700am flight to Warsaw and shared two days with fellow language specialists, mostly from Poland at Kongres PASE 2017. It was fascinating to share some time with peers and to really witness how hundreds of...
Language learning, Neurolanguage Coaching and Ice-skating
Language learning, Neurolanguage Coaching® and Ice-skating 7th December 2015, by Rachel Paling This morning my new business partner in Poland, Katarzyna Hylinska, took me ice-skating in the National Stadium of Warsaw. It must be at least seven years...
The Neurolanguage Coaching® Learning Spiral – PROGRESS Model®
The Neurolanguage Coaching® Learning Spiral – PROGRESS Model® 15th September 2015, by Rachel Paling Have you noticed how the spiral is omnipresent in our lives? Galaxies, DNA, geometry, the golden ratio, the Fibonacci, shells, tornados to name just a few.With...
How Neurolanguage Coaching® Was Born
How Neurolanguage Coaching® Was Born 15th September 2015, by Rachel Paling When I first arrived in Germany 12 years ago this month, I arrived to work with a language school to do “language coaching”. It was the first time I had heard about language...
Long Tread, Low Step Stairway to Language Learning
Long Tread, Low Step Stairway to Language Learning 15th August 2015, by Rachel Paling Last week I was in London training a group of experienced language teachers to become Neurolanguage coaches. Between us we all shared over 100 years of teaching...
The Hidden Almond: How well do you know your brain?
The Hidden Almond: How well do you know your brain? 27th May 2015, by Rachel Paling The Hidden Almond: How well do you know your brain? The brain is a complex voyage of discovery, packed with intricate and interconnected networks of neurons, estimated to contain...
The Role of Neurolanguage Coaching® in the Corporate World
The Role of Neurolanguage Coaching® in the Corporate World 3rd January 2015, by Rachel Paling As the world becomes more globalized; as business becomes more and more cross border; as technology becomes more and more sophisticated allowing for wider...
This New Era of Neuroeducation
This New Era of Neuroeducation 2nd January 2015, by Rachel Paling As 2015 quietly creeps into our lives, it is probably time to recognise and acknowledge that over the last decade the presence of a new era can really be felt : the era of Neuroeducation. Twenty five...
The 50s are the new 30s…………What an insight!
The 50s are the new 30s…………What an insight! 14th September 2014, by Rachel Paling A couple of weeks ago someone said this to me in response to my comment that somehow we are all looking younger than our “chronological” age and since then I cannot stop...
Transforming Language Teachers into Language Coaches
Transforming Language Teachers into Language Coaches 20 June 2014, by Rachel Paling Since I started to create and deliver the Language Coaching Training course, I have had the honour of working and training with some extremely experienced language...
The Differences between Language Teaching and Language Coaching
The Differences between Language Teaching and Language Coaching 22 August 2013, by Rachel Paling Over the last few years a new trend seems to be developing: language coaching and teachers/trainers calling themselves “language coach”. This article seeks to...