Xtraordinary Women Magazine October 2014 | Page 40

a relaxed space in which we stop and let life be…and as we all know, there is nothing more
relaxing than being really present in the moment! As Zen Coaches, we have a deep trust in life
and whatever it is showing us in the moment: thoughts, feelings, energy, body sensations,
breath, intuition… Everything has a message that we can use! As the coach, I ask powerful
questions, I listen deeply and empathically, I gently challenge you, I hold the space for energy
to shift and insights to happen. And this is very important in my practice: the insights and
answers come entirely from the client, and it is precisely this that makes coaching so incredibly
empowering! You surely know for yourself: Which is more impactful, to be told something or to
come up with it yourself? So, in a Zen Coaching session, purely through being, the client
touches the core of their energy and motivation and effortlessly sees a way forward.
5. Why are you so passionate about coaching?
I am a pragmatist, so I absolutely love coaching because it works! There is always a change of
energy, there are insights and learning, there is always hope at the end of a coaching session.
For many years I listened to people’s problems and I didn’t have the tools to offer them a way
forward. I felt very frustrated because the sympathetic listening I was doing wasn’t really
achieving anything. With coaching you learn that deep, empathic listening, and truly being
there for the client, (and also the clients being there for themselves, stopping everything to
listen to themselves), works wonders. You start relating to yourself differently already within
the coaching session. And when you set yourself actions as a client, you find yourself doing
things differently in your life. Through coaching you access an improved realm of patterns of
thinking: you actually change the way your brain is working. And that is what I find magical!
6. So is coaching all about going forwards?
Not only! I like to say that coaching is about how far we can go, how deep our roots are and
how much spaciousness we create within. For me, coaching is about learning to be fully
human: to own and inhabit all aspects of ourselves – our bodies, our hearts, our souls, our
minds. It’s a way to empower ourselves 100% because we learn to relate to ourselves
authentically, we learn to truly listen to ourselves and to find the answers within ourselves. It is
about awareness, shedding light into all of who we are: no excuses! It is about taking
responsibility for our own growth, as the only way in which we can make the choices that will
lead us to fulfill our potential. That for me is total freedom and total responsibility: we are
everything we long for and the more we inhabit ourselves with integrity and consciousness, the
more we realize our own unlimitedness! Yes, it requires courage and curiosity about
ourselves. But how else can we live a rich life?
Macarena Vergara Coaching
www.macarenavergara.com

Macarena is a
professional Zen
Coach.
She supports you to
achieve your goals
from a place of true
connection to your
self.