#nlc2026 #neurolanguagecoaching2026 #thebig0
#nlc2026
#neurolanguagecoaching2026 #thebig0
Conference starts in…
And…
it’s a “zero year” milestone for founder Rachel Paling — a celebration of a decade of magical, inspiring conferences and the start of a bold new chapter and YOU are invited!
Over three immersive days, you’ll explore:
We’re now accepting speaker proposals — reviewed by our 2026 Conference Committee.
If you have research, insights, or practical methods that can inspire and equip educators worldwide, this is your moment.
Day 1: We’ll start on the beach at Hotel Subur Maritim.
Day 2 and 3: The Ibersol Antemare Hotel
Detailed programme will be available as soon as possible.
Sitges + Neurolanguage Coaching = 🧠❤️
Sitges is a picturesque, beautiful Mediterranean coastal town and seaside resort 35km southwest of Barcelona in Catalunya, Spain, with great beaches and excellent facilities and has been recognised as one of the most charming towns on the Catalan coast.
It enjoys a mild and temperate micro climate, which means that visitors can enjoy enviable temperatures every month of the year. The town overlooks the Mediterranean and has large avenues, narrow streets, four museums and the fantastic beaches of Costa Dorada/Golden Coast.
Not So Early Bird Tickets: €400 (excl. VAT)
Subject to change. All times are in Central European Summer Time.
MC = Master of Ceremonies or Microphone Controller. The host of the conference; someone with enough flow and skill to be considered a master of the art of keeping you all happy and energised!.
12.00
Registration and Networking – Main Room Hotel Subur Marítimo – the sessions will focus on movement and practice, so the main room will have some seating but the afternoon will be dedicated to networking and moving around.
Pool Bar Terrace
14.00
Teaching Languages like an Undercover Spy
Main Room with Lonny Gold
15.00
One Breath Together: Freediving Lessons for Educator Resilience and Classroom Connection
Main Room with Markus Mutter
16.00
Caring for the Neurolanguage Coach: Qigong-Based Self-Regulation for Presence and Sustainable Practice
Main Room with Silvia Elizabeth Čiháková Aguilar
16.30
Coffee Break
17.00
“Sitges Continental Café” – The idea of our “Language Coaching Café” style of talks is an innovative idea for this year´s conference. Our speakers will be at strategically located at different parts of the venue; inside the meeting rooms; in the gardens; on the terraces; and will deliver 20 minute talks to the groups of participants that visit them every time. After the 20 minutes talk, there will be a ten minute transit time, for participants to reach the next speaker and to network. Talks will start at 17.00, then again at 17.30, 18.00 and 18.30. So, our speakers will have the chance to talk four times about their topics with their groups of participants. We have some fascinating and amazing topics and speakers. Participants will find it hard to select which ones to visit! with our amazing speakers.
Various locations around the hotel with the following speakers:
Asimina Alexandropoulou,
Irina Francis,
Olivier Dierickx,
Nina Svorak,
Iulia Pittman,
Sharyn collins,
Hanaé Loison & Laura Pipponzi ,
Roxana Blăgescu,
Mariel Geiger and
Orianne Robert du Camp d’Orgas
19.00
Wine Tasting and Finger Food aperitivo
Pool Bar Terrace
| Time | Session | Place | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | Registration and Networking - Main Room Hotel Subur Marítimo – the sessions will focus on movement and practice, so the main room will have some seating but the afternoon will be dedicated to networking and moving around. | Pool Bar Terrace | |
| 14.00 | Teaching Languages like an Undercover Spy | Main Room | Lonny Gold |
| 15.00 | One Breath Together: Freediving Lessons for Educator Resilience and Classroom Connection | Main Room | Markus Mutter |
| 16.00 | Caring for the Neurolanguage Coach: Qigong-Based Self-Regulation for Presence and Sustainable Practice | Main Room | Silvia Elizabeth Čiháková Aguilar |
| 16.30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 17.00 | “Sitges Continental Café” - The idea of our “Language Coaching Café” style of talks is an innovative idea for this year´s conference. Our speakers will be at strategically located at different parts of the venue; inside the meeting rooms; in the gardens; on the terraces; and will deliver 20 minute talks to the groups of participants that visit them every time. After the 20 minutes talk, there will be a ten minute transit time, for participants to reach the next speaker and to network. Talks will start at 17.00, then again at 17.30, 18.00 and 18.30. So, our speakers will have the chance to talk four times about their topics with their groups of participants. We have some fascinating and amazing topics and speakers. Participants will find it hard to select which ones to visit! with our amazing speakers. | Various locations around the hotel |
Asimina Alexandropoulou, Irina Francis, Olivier Dierickx, Nina Svorak, Iulia Pittman, Sharyn collins, Hanaé Loison & Laura Pipponzi , Roxana Blăgescu, Mariel Geiger and Orianne Robert du Camp d’Orgas |
| 19.00 | Wine Tasting and Finger Food aperitivo | Pool Bar Terrace |
All ticket holders will be emailed in April to ask for session choices for the Thursday (Day 2). Session choices will be displayed on the back of conference badges.
08.55
Room 1 – Welcome and Introduction – Rachel Paling, Rob Howard and Clare Crawford
09.00
Room 1 – Negotiation Is Not What You Say — It’s How You Sound – Deborah Wright
Room 2 – Beyond small talk: Icebreakers that transform the learning space – Claire Graton & Alex Gervin
09.50
Breathe
10.00
Room 1 – The Impact of Nutrition on Learning, Memory & Recall – Virginia Cutchin
Room 2 – When Motivation Meets Dyslexia – Transforming Barriers into Breakthroughs – Ana Costa
10.50
Breathe
11.00
Room 1 – Language Coaching: Evidence-Based Benefits for Academia – Katarzyna Bieniecka-Drzymała
Room 2 – “The Mirror Effect: Why Self-Awareness Is Your Greatest Coaching Tool” – Gaëlle Miani
11.50
Breathe
12.00
Room 1 – Experience of Ego States: Enhancing Relationships and Coaching with Transactional Analysis
Room 2 – From Wobblies to Grounded: Navigating the Emotional Slumps of Self-employment – Patricia Bergström
12.50
Lunch
14.00
Room 1 – How to Run a Body-Led Language Business – Ola Kowalska
Room 2 – Beat Imposter Syndrome in Your Classroom Through Your Lessons: A Confidence-Boosting Experience Using Vocabulary and Communication Activities – Natassa Manitsa
14.50
Breathe
15.00
Room 1 – From Saboteur to Sage: Using Positive Intelligence to Enhance Language Coaching and Client Learning – Daphne Klimmek
Room 2 – Teaching Pronunciation with Confidence: From Awareness to Action – Lynne Reid-McConnell and Jennie Reed
15.50
Breathe
16.00
Room 1 – In Sync or Stuck? Why Language Learning Needs All Three Brains – Nicole Ziman-Laybel
Room 2 – Unlocking Language Learning Through Metaphor: Clean Language and Neurolanguage Coaching® – Marie Claire Berkmans
16.50
Breathe
17.00
Room 1 – From Control to Connection: Coaching- Based Neuroleadership in Education – Sinem Atamsoy Koşar
Room 2 – Listening is at the heart of Improvisation – Amanda Croft
18.00
Room 1 – Day 2 Wrap Up
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08.55 | Welcome and Introduction | Rachel Paling, Rob Howard and Clare Crawford |
| 09.00 | Negotiation Is Not What You Say — It’s How You Sound | Deborah Wright |
| 09.50 | Breathe | |
| 10.00 | The Impact of Nutrition on Learning, Memory & Recall | Virginia Cutchin |
| 10.50 | Breathe | |
| 11.00 | Language Coaching: Evidence-Based Benefits for Academia | Katarzyna Bieniecka-Drzymała |
| 11.50 | Breathe | |
| 12.00 | Experience of Ego States: Enhancing Relationships and Coaching with Transactional Analysis | Irene Chinappi |
| 12.50 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | How to Run a Body-Led Language Business | Ola Kowalska |
| 14.50 | Breathe | |
| 15.00 | From Saboteur to Sage: Using Positive Intelligence to Enhance Language Coaching and Client Learning | Daphne Klimmek |
| 15.50 | Breathe | |
| 16.00 | In Sync or Stuck? Why Language Learning Needs All Three Brains | Nicole Ziman-Laybel |
| 16.50 | Breathe | |
| 17.00 | From Control to Connection: Coaching- Based Neuroleadership in Education | Sinem Atamsoy Koşar |
| 18.00 | Day 2 Wrap Up |
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08.55 | All in Room 1 | |
| 09.00 | Beyond small talk: Icebreakers that transform the learning space | Claire Graton & Alex Gervin |
| 09.50 | Breathe | |
| 10.00 | When Motivation Meets Dyslexia – Transforming Barriers into Breakthroughs | Ana Costa |
| 10.50 | Breathe | |
| 11.00 | “The Mirror Effect: Why Self-Awareness Is Your Greatest Coaching Tool” | Gaëlle Miani |
| 11.50 | Breathe | |
| 12.00 | From Wobblies to Grounded: Navigating the Emotional Slumps of Self-employment | Patricia Bergström |
| 12.50 | Breathe | |
| 14.00 | Beat Imposter Syndrome in Your Classroom Through Your Lessons: A Confidence-Boosting Experience Using Vocabulary and Communication Activities | Natassa Manitsa |
| 14.50 | Breathe | |
| 15.00 | Teaching Pronunciation with Confidence: From Awareness to Action | Lynne Reid-McConnell and Jennie Reed |
| 15.50 | Breathe | |
| 16.00 | Unlocking Language Learning Through Metaphor: Clean Language and Neurolanguage Coaching® | Marie Claire Berkmans |
| 16.50 | Breathe | |
| 17.00 | Listening is at the heart of Improvisation | Amanda Croft |
| 18.00 | All in Room 1 - Day 2 Wrap Up |
08.45
Welcome to Day 3
Main Conference Room with Rachel Paling, Rob Howard and Clare Crawford
09.00
We Are the Agents of Higher Consciousness
Main Conference Room with Trish Wilkinson
09.50
Breathe
10.00
Rivers to Raindrops: Human Generativity, AI Prediction, and the Future of Language Teaching
Main Conference Room with Dr Joseph Rios
10.50
Breathe
11.00
Neurolanguage Coaching for the Whole Learner: Integrating Mind, Body, and Heart for Holistic Communication through Individualised Learning
Main Conference Room with Dr Kamile Hamiloğlu
11.50
Breathe
12.00
Caring for the Neurolanguage Coach: Qigong-Based Self-Regulation for Presence and Sustainable Practice
Main Conference Room with Silvia Elizabeth Čiháková Aguilar
12.50
Lunch
14.00
The Bearable Lightness of Learning
Main Conference Room with George Kokolas
14.50
Breathe
15.00
Brand Pillars for Coaches: Turn your marketing into self expression (so it can stop being a pain in the a*rse)
Main Conference Room with Paola Natalucci
15.50
Breathe
16.00
The Power behind public speaking
Main Conference Room with Mark Powell
16.50
Breathe
17.00
Our journeys – looking back and embracing where we are now
Main Conference Room with Marjorie Rosenberg
17.50
Breathe
18.00
Last moments with Rachel – Visioning the future together – Q&A and comments
Main Conference Room with Rachel Paling
18.45
Wrap Up and Conference Close
19.00
Beach Party Gala Dinner with Live Music
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08.45 | Welcome to Day 3 | Rachel Paling, Rob Howard and Clare Crawford |
| 09.00 | We Are the Agents of Higher Consciousness | Trish Wilkinson |
| 09.50 | Breathe | |
| 10.00 | Rivers to Raindrops: Human Generativity, AI Prediction, and the Future of Language Teaching | Dr Joseph Rios |
| 10.50 | Breathe | |
| 11.00 | Neurolanguage Coaching for the Whole Learner: Integrating Mind, Body, and Heart for Holistic Communication through Individualised Learning | Dr Kamile Hamiloğlu |
| 11.50 | Breathe | |
| 12.00 | Caring for the Neurolanguage Coach: Qigong-Based Self-Regulation for Presence and Sustainable Practice | Silvia Elizabeth Čiháková Aguilar |
| 12.50 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | The Bearable Lightness of Learning | George Kokolas |
| 14.50 | Breathe | |
| 15.00 | Brand Pillars for Coaches: Turn your marketing into self expression (so it can stop being a pain in the a*rse) | Paola Natalucci |
| 15.50 | Breathe | |
| 16.00 | The Power behind public speaking | Mark Powell |
| 16.50 | Breathe | |
| 17.00 | Our journeys – looking back and embracing where we are now | Marjorie Rosenberg |
| 17.50 | Breathe | |
| 18.00 | Last moments with Rachel – Visioning the future together – Q&A and comments | Rachel Paling |
| 18.45 | Wrap Up and Conference Close | |
| 19.00 | Beach Party Gala Dinner with Live Music |
Subject to change. All times are in Central European Summer Time.