Beyond the Somatic Coaching - West Midlands Coaching and ... · Somatic Coaching Caroline Quaife CIPD Chartered Fellow, MA in Counselling, Postgrad Cert in Behaviour Change, ILM Coaching

Beyond the ‘Aha’ Moment Into Taking Action

Somatic CoachingCaroline Quaife

CIPD Chartered Fellow, MA in Counselling, Postgrad Cert in Behaviour Change, ILM Coaching Cert

Today

What somatic is coaching and what are

its principles?

It’s a ‘being and doing’ approach so lets

experience somatic coaching practices

together

Three Principles

1. Honouring your body and where you are now

2. Knowing what you are committed to

3. The power of practice

Working with pressure CentredReactive

How we make sense of the world• We have several classes of

sensation

• How we handle emotions and relate to others is shaped by implicit memory

• This memory is recorded in the cells and tissues. The person that you are is recorded in the living tissues of your body

• Developing somatic awareness develops the ability to take new actions