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Emma Kiendl PCCEmma Kiendl PCCSandy Brody ACC, CPCCSandy Brody ACC, CPCC

Practices to Build a Sentient Coach

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Session ObjectivesSession Objectives

Enhance and deepen participants’ experience/appreciation with their own sentience

Create opportunities to support and integrate sentience for themselves and with clients.

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Definition of SentientDefinition of Sentient

Having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious.

Synonyms: alive, aware.

Definition cognizant, mindful, sensible, conscious.

BEFORE PRACTICES AFTER PRACTICES

Unconsciously triggeredOff-center TIME+++++Doing – what is

expectedNot clear on purpose,

spentDisconnected, adrift,

and isolated. ReductiveAutomaticKnowledge

Consciously triggeredCentered Time ++++++

+Being - in choiceClear on purpose, how to

self- sustain, restoreSense of deep connection,

refuge and communityGenerativeConsidered Wisdom

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Vs.MIND

MIND-BODY-EMOTION-SOUL

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Sample of Ancient Sample of Ancient Practices/Modern Applications Practices/Modern Applications

Mindful BreathCentering and Body ScanGuided MeditationAwareness Meditation

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Transitions for Leadership Transitions for Leadership Development/Team Development/Team Building/CoachingBuilding/Coaching

◦Poetry◦Music◦Future self imagery◦Body Scan◦Tai chi◦Meditation◦Centering◦Body Scans

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Deep, Mindful Breathing has Deep, Mindful Breathing has many Benefitsmany Benefits

Gets us into our bodies Keeps blood stream oxygenated Calms central nervous system Lowers cortisol by 50 % in 10 minutes. Up to 70% of toxins can expelled

through deep breaths

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The Body ScanThe Body Scan

Awareness technique for focusing and noticing sensations, tension, or contraction.

Awareness alone may bring about change

Before a session, helps you notice what’s yours vs. their stuff….

Adapted from Suzanne Zeman- Listening to Bodies for Coaches , Managers and Executives

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Awareness MeditationAwareness Meditation

We do not have to create awareness we simply have to access it.

Meditation is a doorway into greater awareness. You can invite the awareness to come to you, to be present in your life. To name or invoke something calls its energy present.

The Vibrant Life by Donna Thompson

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Guided MeditationGuided Meditation

Just notice, without judgmentYou are always in controlSeeing vs. SensingIf you can worry/dream/get lost

in a book, you can do this.

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Write or draw about the Write or draw about the experience…experience…

What was particularly :◦Useful◦Interesting◦Powerful

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With a partner, discuss…With a partner, discuss…

Anything useful, interesting…

Ways to have a regular practice

Accountability

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Practical ways to integrate Practical ways to integrate practices in to your client work…practices in to your client work…

Request coaching clients engage in a regular pause practice

Support communities of practiceWhen coaching a client or team

offer practices as transitions or team building activity.

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Resources for Further StudyResources for Further Study

BooksTara Brach- Radical AcceptanceSuzanne Zeman- Listening to our

BodiesThe Vibrant Life- Donna Thompson

CD-MP3Guided Meditations for Busy People

Led by BodhipaksaJohn Kabat Zinn -Mindfulness

Meditation

SitesHealthjourneys.com