More than a brain on legs: an exploration of working with the body in coaching
Coaching typically takes place as a seated conversation aimed at stimulating cognitive reflection. This study explores why some coaches are choosing to combine a physical activity with their coaching rather than working in a more conventional manner. An IPA methodology was used, based on a convenien...
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| description | Coaching typically takes place as a seated conversation aimed at stimulating cognitive reflection. This study explores why some coaches are choosing to combine a physical activity with their coaching rather than working in a more conventional manner. An IPA methodology was used, based on a convenience sample of six coaches. Two key themes emerged, relating to the coaches’ perception of using all of themselves in the coaching interaction, including their embodied awareness and intuition, and their experience of its effectiveness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32643cdb7b0743b1b044b0ede14c25b22024-01-03T22:11:19ZengOxford Brookes UniversityInternational Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and MentoringXXXX-XXXX1741-83052013-06-01S72638More than a brain on legs: an exploration of working with the body in coachingTrish Matthews0Magpie CoachingCoaching typically takes place as a seated conversation aimed at stimulating cognitive reflection. This study explores why some coaches are choosing to combine a physical activity with their coaching rather than working in a more conventional manner. An IPA methodology was used, based on a convenience sample of six coaches. Two key themes emerged, relating to the coaches’ perception of using all of themselves in the coaching interaction, including their embodied awareness and intuition, and their experience of its effectiveness.https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/b33c2f0d-830f-4c27-9b59-4b550d9af958/1/special07-paper-03.pdfcoachingsomaticembodiedInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis |
| spellingShingle | Trish Matthews More than a brain on legs: an exploration of working with the body in coaching International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring coaching somatic embodied Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis |
| title | More than a brain on legs: an exploration of working with the body in coaching |
| title_full | More than a brain on legs: an exploration of working with the body in coaching |
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| title_short | More than a brain on legs: an exploration of working with the body in coaching |
| title_sort | more than a brain on legs an exploration of working with the body in coaching |
| topic | coaching somatic embodied Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis |
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