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“Shut up and be present.” 🤫
Easier said than done.
But what does it actually mean — to be truly present with your coachee?
Your coachee sits opposite you and says: “I don’t know why, but I feel safe here.”
What exactly happened then?
Not your technique. Not your intervention. Your nervous system spoke — and theirs listened.
That is not a metaphor. It is neurobiology.
Polyvagal Theory calls this neuroception: our autonomous nervous system constantly and completely automatically scans for safety. Without us knowing it. Without us controlling it.
As a coach or facilitator, you are therefore always “on” — even when you do nothing. Perhaps especially then.
The question is not whether your nervous system communicates with your coachee’s. The question is: do you know what it’s saying?
What do you notice in your own body at the beginning of a coaching session? 👇
(#polyvagaaltheorie #coaching #professioneelbegeleiden)
