Oct 29

Oct 29 Artistry and Aesthetics: What Tai Chi Chuan is teaching me about the adult learning gaps in coaching by Simon Darnton

I have been playing Tai Chi Chuan for over 15 years. I've also been teaching, or should I say coaching(?) Tai Chi for a couple of years having completed a 3-year Chen-style Tai Chi teacher qualification.

Jul 10

Jul 10 Using ‘felt experience’ in coaching by embodying Chinese thinking by Simon Darnton

Simon Darnton

Practitioner Research, coaching app/philosophy, self coaching, learning styles, CPPD, Cases/Caselets

The more I coach, the more I am aware of how I rely on both mine and my clients’ felt experience as primary guides in the coaching space. Through this, clients also report that they become more aware of, and connected with, their felt experience. But more importantly they're able to use it practically, to be

May 1

May 1 An experience of finding rhythm and how it translates to coaching by Simon Darnton

Simon Darnton

Practitioner Research, coaching app/philosophy, Cases/Caselets, self-awareness

If you have read my previous two pieces here on rhythm, you’ll already know it’s a bit of theme in my coaching work. But I'll admit to you upfront that how I bring myself to coaching is still a major piece of inquiry for me. I don't quite know yet and I'm intrigued by how this is unfolding as my coaching practice develops.

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