What does it mean to be fully present with another person?  This question has been on my mind, as I deepen my learning and practice as a coach.  The concept of presence is central to both Integral Coaching (New Ventures West) and Values Coaching (Values Technology), with whom I am training.  Presence is the primary ingredient of coaching, the foundation on which stands everything else a coaching relationship can be.  It is so simple, and something that generally comes naturally to me, and so I find myself taking for granted that I am consistent in my practice of being present and holding space for others.  Until a painful experience ran me right up against the reality that this is not always true.