HOLDING THE SPACE IN META-COACHING

One of the most unnatural experiences and skills that a person learns in Coaching Mastery, the Coaching Boot Camp is that of “holding the space.” I was reminded all over about this during the last week during our ACMC training in Colorado. If you have read The Crucible and the Fires of Change then you will know what that means. If not, then what we mean by “holding the space,” whether for yourself or someone else, is to create a context by your presence so that you or another has a safe place for self-discovery and unleashing of his or her potentials.

I say “unnatural experience” because this space does not seem very common and most people seem to only rarely experience it, if at all. For most people it only occurs in those moments when they are with a very close friend who, for a few moments, become to them a confidant to their humanity and vulnerability. What makes it so unnatural is that it is a place without judgment. And being able to be with yourself or another without judgment is a very unique and special space!