The word coach comes from Kocs, a Hungarian village, and by the 1830s it described tutors — like a mindful carriage helping someone move from here to there… I often bring that image into the first 3 minutes of breath work to set a steady container; do you have a favorite little coaching origin or tidbit you weave into sessions?
I often lean on “Mentor” from The Odyssey — first minute I ask clients to name their inner mentor or a single quality they’ll consult, then we check back at the end… If someone’s anxious, I skip the story and use a quick breath plus a one-word cue so the metaphor doesn’t feel like homework. Feels less Uber, more lighthouse.
@nora9855 building on your Mentor riff, I sometimes pull ‘companion’ (Latin com + panis, ‘with bread’) and in minute one ask clients to name the single ‘loaf’ — a strength or practice — they’ll bring to share, then we check which slice got used at the end. If etymology feels too cute that day, I swap to a quick ‘one word for how you want to travel’ instead — no crumbs left behind.