“In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks”
John Muir (1918)
Meet the podcasters
Alex Burn
Alex Burn Consulting
Anna-Marie Watson
Reach For More Coaching
Why take coaching conversations outdoors?
The benefits of spending time in natural environments is far reaching, from relieving stress and depression, to restoring our brain’s ability to think creatively and come up with new ideas.
In these podcasts we explore in greater detail the specific benefits of coaching outdoors in natural environments. Speaking with coach practitioners who have been coaching outdoors for many years, as well as specialists in areas such as eco-psychology, biophilia, nature connectedness and many more.
We really want to encourage coaches and coachees to consider taking their coaching conversations outdoors and hope these podcasts will inspire you to give it a try.
Latest podcasts
Episode 81: Sam MacLaren
“Cartesian philosophy killed our innate spirituality 300 years ago rendering any kind of animistic belief as a childish, laughable fallacy because spiritual experiences cannot be measured, therefore they don't exist’”Academic at heart Sam has spent a life-time on a...
Episode 80: Marc Bowles
“I found a place by a log just by a creek and at the time I didn't realise the impact it would have on my future outdoor coaching conversations”Sometimes an unexpected event can impact our future career trajectory. In 2004, Marc pulled over to the side of the road due...
Episode 79: Ellie Lloyd-Jones
“It will all be different because there’ll be different people there. The weather will be different. It will be a different stretch of the walk. It will be from the source of just the spring all the way into the city when it gets busier and the landscape changes”After...
Episode 78: Tom Goldstein
“One of the important aspects of vision questing is that practical preparation for people and getting that right, depending on the individual and their experience”Born in the countryside of Norfolk, where endless days were spent exploring forests and coastlines, Tom...
Episode 77: Paola Fabbri
“Eco-somatic painting is a way to create a dialogue between the body-nature outside and bringing everything on the canvas, and is really based on deep listening”Coach, facilitator, artist and former humanitarian and development consultant Paola invites her clients to...
Episode 76: George Warren
“We cannot rely just on scientists. We cannot rely on politicians to help with this climate crisis. The most valuable thing is spending time in nature, and finding a connection to mother nature, to the natural world, to the ecological and to the spiritual”Coach, coach...