Yesterday, I accompanied my parents (both in their 70s) to the Statue of Unity. What began as a typical sightseeing outing turned into something far deeper—a lesson in presence, perception, and inner awakening.
The Surface World
As we approached:
→ Children clamored for selfies
→ Teenagers lined up for angles
→ Adults leaned in, scrutinizing engineering
→ Elders gazed in awe at height and scale
Everything moved on the surface. Phones raised. Eyes outward. Admiration of material grandeur. Yet, even as the grandeur held attention, something inside me nudged: this isn’t enough.
The Heart-Level Shift
We reached the chest level of the statue. The guide pointed across the river to the Sardar Sarovar Dam, and said:
“You are now standing at the heart of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The statue faces the dam—his dream, which he never saw completed in his lifetime.
In a soft voice I whispered:
“So, we are seeing his dream, through his eyes.”
Everything changed.
Phones lowered. Silence seeped in. Strangers stopped, looked upward with quiet eyes. A boy murmured, “Bharat Mata ki Jai.” For a moment, outer noise dissolved. The external became internal. The “tour” became sacred.
That moment—brief, potent—is exactly what a true coaching space can be.
What Coaching Space Truly Is
It’s not a rigid format, a scheduled session, or a checklist of techniques. It’s that invisible shift, that soft opening inside.
- From “I know” → “I’m moved”
- From “I’m doing fine” → “I feel something”
- From “What next?” → “What now?”
Sometimes, it’s one word, one question, one reframe. As a coach, I live for those moments where someone clicks—without resistance, without forcing, without needing to be “fixed.” It’s a mirror held gently, so they see what they were never ready to see… until that moment.
So, if you ask me “What is a coaching space?”, I’ll say:
It’s the invisible moment where truth becomes undeniable.
Why This Matters in Your Growth Journey
1. Beyond Techniques
You can learn methods, but transformation often doesn’t come from the method itself. It comes through perception—and shifts in what’s seen, felt, or understood.
2. Presence Over Protocol
The difference between “doing coaching” and “holding a space” is presence. It’s less about what you do, and more about how you are in that moment.
3. Inviting Inner Awakening
The outside world is loud. Coaching space allows inner silence. It gives permission to senses, feelings, inner stirrings to become visible.
4. Sacredness in the Everyday
We wander through life on autopilot. A coaching space makes ordinary moments sacred. It doesn’t always wait for “perfect conditions.” It can emerge from the ordinary—if your inner gaze softens.
An Invitation to Shift
If you’ve ever felt stuck in knowing what next, or numb in doing fine, I invite you to pause and ask:
- What if the shift I need isn’t in doing more, but in seeing differently?
- What if a small reframe or whispered truth inside me could open what logic couldn’t?
- What if your inner voices are waiting—not to be fixed—but to be heard?
In coaching, my role is not to fix your concern or problem. It’s to invite the pause…to listen to what is alive in you. To open a space where the invisible becomes visible, where truth can no longer be denied. Where you can see the problem dissolving, and opportunities taking its place.