Emotional
About the Program
Here, you will find evidence-based resources to help you identify, understand, and manage your emotions. Designed for young leaders, the program strengthens self-care, kindness, and compassion, preparing those who lead to act with greater balance, wisdom, and impact.
Emotional Education is a 40-hour virtual course delivered over approximately 11 weeks, focused on developing attentional, conative, cognitive, and emotional balances. The program combines insights and resources from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practices. It integrates meditation practices, group discussions, reflective activities, and practical exercises applied to everyday life to cultivate greater emotional balance. The program offers practices, resources, and knowledge to help you develop the habit of relating to yourself, others, and the world around you with greater love, kindness, wisdom, and compassion.
Format
Duration: August 19 to October 28, 2026.
Note: Sessions will take place weekly on Wednesdays, from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Colombia/Peru time) and 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Brasília time, BRT).
We will also host a virtual immersive weekend on October 3–4, 2026, with activities scheduled in both the morning and afternoon on each day.
Classes will be conducted in Spanish. Fluency in the language is required.
Curriculum
Main topics we will explore and practice:
- Hedonism vs. Genuine Happiness (Eudaimonia)
- Study of Universal Emotions (Sadness, Anger, Fear, Joy, Shame, Guilt)
- Timeline of an Emotional Episode
- Cultivation of the Four Balances: Attentional Balance, Conative Balance, Cognitive Balance, Emotional Balance
- Cultivation of the Four Immeasurable Qualities: Kindness, Compassion, Empathetic Joy, and Equanimity
- Meditation Practices
Selection Process
Spaces are limited, and submitting an application form does not guarantee admission to the program. Final decisions will be communicated during the first half of August 2026.
Commitment
The program requires 100% attendance at all sessions.
It also includes at least one hour per week of asynchronous practices and study.
Emotional Education Team
Debora Rebecchi
Emotional Education Program Manager
Debora is an educator passionate about art and education, with a focus on social-emotional learning and transformative learning experiences. She holds undergraduate degrees in Pedagogy and Theater from the University of São Paulo (USP) and a postgraduate degree in Social-Emotional Learning.
Luana Giacomini
Programs Consultant
Luana has been a LALíder since the very first chapter of this journey: she was part of LALA’s very first Bootcamp, BLB1, held in 2017. Today, she works as a Programs Consultant, focusing mainly on Community and the Emotional Education Program, connecting experiences among LALíderes and creating safe, welcoming, and vulnerable spaces where young people can express themselves, recognize one another, and strengthen their sense of belonging within the community.
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