As well as providing resources for those who have the book Relational Mindfulness for Coaches, we also want to give those of you who have not yet read it a flavour of what it is about. We hope these provide inspiration for the application of Relational Mindfulness (RM) in coaching, other helping professions and beyond.
The following are resources that are relevant to anyone interested in RM.
Audios
We have recorded brief audio guidance for mindfulness/meditation practice supported by each of the RM guidelines. As mentioned in the book, these audios can be used as part of your individual practice, to support your preparation for coaching sessions, or to help you embody the guidelines in your coaching and other relationships.
Brief practice supported by Pause
Practice supported by Pause| Listen:
Brief practice supported by Relax/allow
Practice supported by Relax-allow| Listen:
Brief individual practice supported by Open
Practice supported by Open| Listen:
Videos
The two of us have recorded some brief videos of us practising RM together to give you a feel for how this practice works (in this case on Zoom – if you are practising together in person, we recommend sitting facing one another).
Formal RM practice with separate speakers initially, then shared dialogue …COMING SOON!
Formal RM practice with speaker/listener loops …COMING SOON!
Research Report
As we started writing Relational Mindfulness for Coaches: Enhancing Presence, Awareness, Wisdom, Compassion and Courageous Collaboration , it felt important to us that we draw not only on our own experiences and understanding of Relational Mindfulness (RM), but also on the experience of others who were bringing RM into their coaching. We therefore decided to conduct interviews with coaches who had been through one of our RM programmes and/or were seeing the benefits of RM for their coaching and their wider lives. This report is an outline of how we went about conducting this informal qualitative research and using the information gathered in the book.