Deepening Presence and a Steady Heart: A Mindfulness Course for Coaches (Cohort 1)

Deepening Presence and a Steady Heart: A Mindfulness Course for Coaches

Most coaches have found ways to be present with their thinker.

If you want to take that deeper, if you want your presence to be stiller deep inside your belly, if you want to be able to notice all the fluxes and changes in the coaching conversation without clinging to any of it, or pushing any of it away, if you want to be able to REST in presence, abide with EASE in presence as you coach, if you want to be receptive to anything and everything that arises, this is for you.

This experiential programme develops the inner capacities that support high-quality coaching practice. It enables you to cultivate sustained presence, emotional steadiness and refined attunement in your work with clients.

Through structured mindfulness practice, guided inquiry and applied reflection, you will strengthen your ability to remain grounded when clients bring uncertainty, strong emotion or complexity. You will learn to recognise and regulate your internal responses, hold simultaneous internal and external awareness, and maintain psychological spaciousness within coaching conversations.

We will explore attunement and the experience of “feeling felt,” deepening your capacity to cultivate trust and safety while maintaining clear professional boundaries. The programme also develops embodied awareness, supporting you to recognise and work skilfully with non-verbal communication and subtle relational cues.

In the second half of the programme, mindful awareness is explicitly integrated into coaching application. You will explore how to use mindfulness in preparation for sessions, during live coaching conversations, and in post-session reflection to support ethical presence and your ongoing professional development.

This programme is developmental rather than therapeutic in nature. Its focus is on strengthening your presence and relational capacity in service of your clients’ learning and growth.

This course is NOT about training you to offer mindfulness practices to your clients. It is about using mindfulness practices so influence how you show up as a coach.

Course Format

• This online course comprises nine live group sessions (dates are below) and three 1:1 calls with the teacher
• Course materials include a workbook and access to a suite of guided meditation recordings
• You are encouraged to meditate daily for at least 20 minutes throughout the course using the provided meditation recordings. 
• The group sessions will be recorded if the full group consents to them being recorded.

Who This Is For

Trained coaches who want to deepen their presence and relational impact in their work.

This course is open to all coaches, whether you're entirely new to meditation, a seasoned practitioner, or somewhere in between. Whatever your starting point, this course will help you go deeper.

ICF Approved for 30 CCE hours

19 Core Competencies + 11 Resource Development

Schedule (UK time)

Tuesdays, 10:00–12:30

22 September, 29 September, 6 October, 13 October, 27 October, 10 November, 24 November, 8 December

Full day session

Saturday 7 November, 09:00–15:00

Facilitator

Farah Govani is an executive coach (ICF PCC) and mindfulness teacher with 20 years of personal mindfulness practice. She holds a Master’s degree in Teaching Mindfulness and has been teaching mindfulness since 2015. She is featured in the book "Mindfulness for Coaches" by Chaskalson & McMordie.

Fees

The fee for this ICF-approved course is £2,000.

If you're excited about what this programme has to offer but cost is a barrier, please get in touch with Farah (farah@govanicoaching.com) to talk through what might be possible.

Booking

If you would like to explore whether the course is right for you before booking, you are welcome to arrange a conversation:  https://calendly.com/govanicoaching

As part of the onboarding process you are required to complete a personal history questionnaire, followed by the first 1:1 call with the teacher. Sometimes it’s not the right time or the right course for you. The teacher will explore this with you and if the course isn't suitable, a full refund will be given.

Please note we do not allow participants to miss the first session of this course

Early booking is recommended as the group will be intentionally small to support depth of learning and individual attention.

Testimonials from Previous Participants

“I have learned to be fine with situations as they are. Not everything needs fixing, often the solution is in doing nothing. Give yourself the gift of time and rest. I can really see the value of the fruits of mindfulness practice.”

“I do believe it has made a difference in how I approach and feel in stressful situations.”

“Farah has a radical calmness.”