Relational presence and embodiment for coaches, therapists and spaceholders. Practical tools, to apply Immediately. No experience needed.

What makes the difference with those clients who are hardest to reach?

More often than not it's not the tool that you use, but the quality of your presence.

This series helps you develop exactly that, through easy to learn, practical embodiment tools.

As a result you will feel more resourced in your work, so that you are better able to work with challenging clients.

It can also help you to take your work to a deeper level. Each session is one step on that journey.

Who is this for?

This course is designed for anyone whose work centres around holding space for others. This includes: coaches, therapists, counsellors, mentors, meditation teachers, facilitators, and group leaders.

You will particularly benefit if you want to:

Enhance your presence and listening skills for deeper impact.

Integrate embodied techniques into your work with groups and clients.

Go beyond traditional approaches to coaching and facilitation.

Learn to work in a more authentic and embodied way.

If you don't fit this description exactly but feel curious — you are warmly welcome. These skills benefit a wide range of people and professions.

About this Course

This Course is aimed at helping professionals such as coaches, therapists and other space-holders to helps you develop exactly that, through easy to learn, practical embodiment tools.

As a result you will feel more resourced in your work, so that you are better able to work with challenging clients.

It can also help you to take your client work to a deeper level. Each session is one step on that journey.

The course runs in person. There is a parallel course that will run alongside it online on Zoom. More info on that here. (https://events.humanitix.com/relational-presence-embodiment-tools-for-coaches-therapists-and-spaceholders-online)

It is possible to mix and match between these two courses if needed for scheduling purposes

"As complex human beings living in a complex world, we need the precision of both kinds of knowing, the body knows, but it does so in a different way than the mind knows," Eugene Gendlin

Both the body and the mind are needed for real change to happen, and this is where focusing comes in. In this Course we will also work with the Relational Field - this 'We Space' between you and the client. Working with this practice, drawing on both Circling Practices and Relational Whole Body Focusing you will no longer feel that you need to leave yourself 'at the door' but you will find ways to bring your full authentic self in service of your client.

More info in this video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Y-LMZpWq0&t=1s)

Course Format

20 live in person sessions (2 hours each)

Wednesdays 1900- 2100 PM (UK Time)

From October 7th - March 31st

Module 1 Ends on December 15th (No Session October 21st)

Module 2 Starts January 19th (No session February 17th)

Partner practice between sessions to embed learning

Recordings available, but 90% live attendance per Module is required for certification.

Included 1:1 Coaching Support

As part of the programme, you’ll also receive:

✅ Optional 15-minute intake call

✅ One 60-minute Focusing session in each module

✅ One 30-minute embodied coaching session in each module

✅ 15-minute closing reflection session

✅ Discounted 1:1 coaching and focusing sessions at 50% off throughout the course

✅ Reflective Practitioner Journal to support your development

Certification

Upon successful completion, you will receive:

Focusing Skills Certificate ( at the end of Module 2)

CPD Certificate (accredited by the Association for Coaching)

You must attend at least 90% of sessions live to gain certification.

Course overview

MODULE 1 October 7th - December 15th 2026 1900 - 2100 (No Session October 21st)

Session 1: Introduction and Context Setting

In this opening session, you will discover a theoretical framework drawing on the work of Heinz Kohut and Iain McGilchrist. This framework will support the tools we will explore throughout the training and you will get a taste of the embodied and relational skills that we will be learning during the course.

Session 2 Arrival Practices

We begin to work with the brain-body and learn a method to help you arrive more fully in your body. This is a starting point for the kind of embodied work we are learning. You will be able to use this practice for yourself, as well as to support clients to become more present, and with a calmer nervous system.

Session 3: An Introduction to the Felt Sense

In this session you can get into contact with your very own Felt Sense. You will learn to listen to what it has to tell you. This structured approach provides a foundation for the rest of the programme.

Session 4: What is Focusing? Focusing Partner Exercises

Focusing is the process that Eugene Gendlin created to help anyone access their Felt Sense. In this module, you begin to learn to follow your own

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