I have been asked several times recently,
“What is Nature-based coaching?”
Ask 10 different nature coaches and you’ll get 100 different questions.
SHORT ANSWER:
Nature-based leadership coaching takes the client (executive/leader) out of the confines of the office and into nature where the client, coach, and nature co-create the coaching experience.
LONGER ANSWER:
Nature based coaching is more than coaching a client in a natural setting.
Nature-based coaching is a systemic coaching modality where the client, coach, and nature co-create the coaching experience. The beneficial impacts of coaching are compounded with the health benefits of walking in nature. This combination allows for both a deeper and broader exploration of the client’s agenda.
Nature-based coaching finds the sweet spot between the contemplative practice of Forest Bathing and the adrenalin fueled experience of Wilderness/Adventure therapy.
A nature-based coach pulls from many disciplines and is tool agnostic. I tell my clients “I let nature become the coach and I take on the role of the accompagnateur - one who walks with.”
Where as an anthropocentric coach sees nature as a resource to use, letting nature coach requires an ecocentric mindset.
Contrary to what some believe, Nature-based coaching is not a bunch of touchy feely exercises. My leadership clients do the same (if not more) hard work, of discovery and skill building to achieve their potential, as you would expect from a traditional setting. However, they claim the impacts of Nature-based coaching are exponentially more powerful.
This webpage provides a view into one of my Nature-based programs www.lennienoiles.com/nature-of-leadership
I work with individual leaders and leadership teams grappling with the hard questions. And I am always willing to talk about the process and the work I do.
the Innate Wisdom of Nature