COACHING, NEUROSCIENCE and THE BRAIN
So ... What does Coaching have to do with Neuroscience?
And ... What does Neuroscience have to do with the Brain?
Short answer: EVERYTHING!
In the early 1990’s researchers at the Yale School of Medicine proposed 7 principles of brain-based therapy that have practical application for coaching
1. Coaching is a purposeful 'environmental tool' to facilitate change
2. Neuroplasticity: Both experience and environment transform the brain & continue to do so throughout our lifetimes
3. Memories are imperfect: Our brains modify and reconstruct them as we change
4. Emotion, feelings and memories are interconnected neural processes that have significant impact on our thinking
5. Coaching relationships are an effective foundation for change
6. Imagining and doing are the same to the brain: Working with a coach to envision a different life experience can successfully invoke change
7. We don't always know what our brain is thinking: It is possible to react to unconscious perceptions without consciously understanding that reaction
Coaching has emerged internationally as a powerful intervention that helps people to initiate and maintain change
Skilled coaches can facilitate change in
So ... What does Coaching have to do with Neuroscience?
And ... What does Neuroscience have to do with the Brain?
Short answer: EVERYTHING!
In the early 1990’s researchers at the Yale School of Medicine proposed 7 principles of brain-based therapy that have practical application for coaching
1. Coaching is a purposeful 'environmental tool' to facilitate change
2. Neuroplasticity: Both experience and environment transform the brain & continue to do so throughout our lifetimes
3. Memories are imperfect: Our brains modify and reconstruct them as we change
4. Emotion, feelings and memories are interconnected neural processes that have significant impact on our thinking
5. Coaching relationships are an effective foundation for change
6. Imagining and doing are the same to the brain: Working with a coach to envision a different life experience can successfully invoke change
7. We don't always know what our brain is thinking: It is possible to react to unconscious perceptions without consciously understanding that reaction
Coaching has emerged internationally as a powerful intervention that helps people to initiate and maintain change
Skilled coaches can facilitate change in
- Thinking – beliefs and attitudes
- Emotions – mindfulness and resilience
- Behaviour – new and healthy habits
- Self-efficacy - building self assurance
