{"id":40855,"date":"2026-09-10T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escuelacoaching.com\/?p=40855"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:01:07","slug":"emotions-at-the-service-of-the-coaching-relationship-the-first-meeting-of-the-course-in-eec-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escuelacoaching.com\/en\/blog\/posts\/alumni-es-interviews\/emotions-at-the-service-of-the-coaching-relationship-the-first-meeting-of-the-course-in-eec-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotions in the service of the coaching relationship: first meeting of the EEC Alumni course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through EEC Communication, EEC Alumni inaugurated the new school year last Monday with an online session dedicated to\u00a0<strong>\u00abEmotions in the service of the coaching relationship<\/strong>\u00bb, provided by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escuelacoaching.com\/en\/eec-team\/ana-escobar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ana Escobar<\/a><\/strong>, ICF-accredited PCC coach, mentor coach and expert in emotional awareness and neuroscience applied to coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event brought together more than 100 professionals from various countries and focused on a central idea:&nbsp;<strong>holding space for emotion is holding space for change<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>During the session, Ana invited the participants to look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escuelacoaching.com\/blog\/noticias\/presentacion-de-emociones-y-vinculos-el-nuevo-libro-de-silvia-guarnieri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emotion<\/a> not as an accessory element of the process, but as a key source of information for both the coachee and the coach themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trust, empathy, vulnerability and the professional's ability to regulate their own emotions emerged as fundamental conditions for creating a safe space for exploration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session left a particularly relevant reflection for professional practice: often the coachee already knows what they should do; what they need to transform is the emotion from which they face the change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Therefore, before rushing into action, the coach needs to understand at what stage of the process the person is and which emotion can help them move forward.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most interesting axes of \u00abEmotions at the service of the coaching relationship\u00bb was the connection between&nbsp;<strong>coaching and neuroscience<\/strong>. Ana shared some recent insights on how we construct emotions from bodily sensations, context and our previous experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From this perspective, paying attention to the body, naming what we feel and expanding our emotional vocabulary can help us better regulate emotion and open up new possibilities for response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting ended with questions from the attendees on how to sustain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escuelacoaching.com\/en\/programmes\/expert-coach-in-emotional-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emotions<\/a> intense, the coach's own emotional involvement and how to support without invading the coachee's space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A conversation that reinforced the spirit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escuelacoaching.com\/en\/alumni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EEC Alumni<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>continuing to learn, sharing practice and delving deeper into that which enables higher quality and more conscious coaching<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through EEC Communication, EEC Alumni inaugurated the new school year last Monday with an online session dedicated to \u00abEmotions at the service of the coaching relationship\u00bb, facilitated by Ana Escobar, PCC coach by the ICF, coach mentor and expert in emotional awareness and applied neuroscience in coaching. 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