“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 18: Catherine Gorham
"The shadow side of coaching"... Catherine Gorham, coach and supervisor who specialises in working with nature as co-partner joins us on a virtual bench enclosed within a beautiful woodland space. Placing psychological safety centre stage Catherine talks through the...
Episode 17: Christiane Frischmuth
What do Sacred Pauses, Wilderness Visions Quests and a true partnership with nature all have in common? They are all part of Christiane Frischmuth’s wonderful approach to outdoor coaching “These rituals always take place in nature, and there’s a reason for that” From...
Episode 16: James Canton
"We're not the first human beings to realise we feel more peaceful sitting next to a tree. People have known this for millennia. This is utter basics" Dr James Canton, author, Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex and lover of oak trees, shares an...
Episode 15: Alex & Anna-Marie
On a beautifully warm and sunny day on the banks of Loch Fyne on the west coast of Scotland, we finally managed to record our first podcast together! In this episode, we share our insights into some topics that our listeners have asked us for more detail about....
Episode 14: Simon Hawtrey-Woore
Simon Hawtrey-Woore joins us from Regent’s Park in London. Simon has been taking his coaching clients outdoors for a number of years and shares his insights on the topics of permission, diversity and inclusion. Simon talks about his keen interest in the concept of...
Episode 13: Liz Hall
“It’s not easy facing into the climate emergency” Publisher turned coach the phenomenal Liz Hall joins us for our latest episode. She has a string of accomplishments to her portfolio; senior practitioner coach, mindfulness and compassion teacher, writer, editor of...