This article explores the integration of Somatic Coaching, a coaching process working on, with and through the body, with Appreciative Inquiry as a means to engage the body more deeply in the process of Discovery, Dream, Design and Destiny. This blend of AI and Somatics contributes to cognitive and physiological shifts leading clients to recall what they care deeply about, gain clarity of purpose and connect to their values, while engaging mind, body and spirit in a commitment to action. Clients create generative, life-affirming interpretations with depth, velocity and acceleration as they move forward in their world.

This article is an interview with Robyn McCulloch conducted by Bill Scott. It originally appeared in the Human Resource Management Association’s magazine HR Voice, Issue:2 Vol:3, Jan 11, 2007.

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Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a strengths-based philosophy being used by corporate leaders, change agents, community developers, strategic planners, human resources specialists, organizational development consultants, and other professionals seeking an alternative to deficit-based problem solving approaches.