⏳ Time as Lived, Not Measured: The Phenomenology of Time in Transformative Coaching - Nick Bolton

In this profound and playful lecture, Nick Bolton – founder of the Animas Centre for Coaching and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision – explores how our lived experience of time shapes our identities, choices, and coaching relationships.

✨ Drawing on philosophy, psychology, and personal anecdotes, Nick invites us into a reflective journey to reimagine how time functions in the coaching space—not as something to be measured by the clock, but as a subjective, flowing experience that informs how clients live and change.

🧠 Phenomenology of Time
Nick revisits concepts from his very first lecture to explore Husserl’s time-consciousness and Zimbardo’s time perspectives, blending theory with transformative coaching practices.

🔁 The Past, Present & Future in Coaching
Why clients may feel stuck in the past, anxious about the future, or overwhelmed by the present.

How our internal relationship to time influences behaviour, ambition, and emotional wellbeing.

🌪️ Kairos vs Kronos
Nick unpacks the difference between ‘measured time’ (Kronos) and ‘experienced time’ (Kairos), and how recognising these states opens doors to deeper awareness and change.

🧘 Coaching Tools & Practices
From phenomenological inquiry and narrative coaching to somatic awareness and time-reframing exercises, Nick offers coaches practical ways to illuminate clients’ temporal landscapes.

💬 Key Insight:
“The very act of becoming aware of one’s relationship to time is often the first step toward transformation.”

🔍 Whether you're a seasoned coach or simply curious about how time shapes our human experience, this lecture will challenge your assumptions and offer new lenses through which to support client growth.

📥 Slides and resources available to all attendees.

Hit play ▶️ and join Nick Bolton on this thoughtful exploration of time, presence, and possibility in coaching.