Maintaining Presence Through Mindfulness

A common challenge for many coaches is remaining present during a coaching session. We can often be distracted by events that have taken place before the session, as we think about the previous coaching session, by events during the coaching sessions, as our mind wanders on from what the client has been saying, or as our mind moves on to think about the next session or client. In this chapter we consider one way which coaches can enhance their presence in a session through the development of mindfulness practice.