Coaching Outdoors

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 permission and how clients choose to give themselves permission to spend time outdoors - primarily at the weekend and for leisure, spo...

"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 ‘Coaching at Work’ magazine and initiator of Climate Coaching Action Day.   Climate Coaching Action Day is held annually at...

“What if my job was to planet please, rather than people please?” - James Farrell A thought provoking and challenging question from James Farrell, of the Natural Coaching Company, who joins us for the latest episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast. Drawing on his wealth of experience as an environmentalist and conservationist, James shares wonderful insights into the relationships people have wit...

On today’s podcast, the first of Season 2 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast Series, our guest is Dave Stewart, founder of “The Fresh Air Leadership Company”. Dave has a wealth of experience in the outdoor world, having a background in the military and then as a mountain rescue specialist, which he brings to his group and team coaching journeys.  We talk about Dave’s 3 P’s of outdoor coaching - Plac...

To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in just one hour ~ William Blake    Peter Hawkins opens our conversation with the beautiful words above from the stunning grounds of Barrow Castle, his home on the edge of Bath in Somerset. We’re delighted to share this interview as part of Mental Health Awareness Week where the them...

On today’s podcast we are joined, from Italy, by Diana Tedoldi, a nature coach who founded the Nature Coaching Academy.  With a love for the outdoors since she was a young girl, Diana combined this with her coaching and leadership development practice over a decade ago. She has a huge wealth of experience and shares her insights into embodied practices within outdoor coaching, using movement and b...

Lizzi Larbalestier, Blue Health Coach at Going Coastal Blue, joins us for this podcast to share her wonderful story of marrying her love for all things nature with her work as a coach in the Coastal areas of Cornwall. Lizzi talks about the importance of understanding the systems which we are all part of, and seeing links between and within eco-systems. Drawing on Blue Health Science, Blue Mind and...

Rachel Woods joins us to talk fungi, flora, coaching and the contents of her backpack. She accompanies her coaching clients into the outdoors or brings outdoor metaphors indoors when mother nature throws up barriers.  During training on her Masters in Behavioural Change and Coaching programme at Henley Business School a demo facilitated by Alison Hardingham using the ‘Disney Method’ inspired her t...

Cat Treblico, from Reach The Peak, joins us from Edinburgh to share her wonderful journey from working in the banking industry in London, to re-training as a Coach and moving to Scotland to persue her passion for outdoor coaching. Cat talks to us about how movement and walking side-by-side are two important aspects of coaching outdoors, that may not be so easily achieved indoors. She explains the...

On this Special Edition for Climate Coaching Action Day, we’re joined by the phenomenal David Clutterbuck. He describes himself as “one of the last men standing in coaching” having been involved in coaching and mentoring for over forty years. An avid scribbler, he’s written over seventy books and is a fountain of all knowledge around everything coaching.   He shares memories of the outdoors from s...

Nick Smith, founder of Square Pegs Coaching, joins us from Glasgow to share his sense of freedom from being outside and how his background in outdoor education and youth work shaped the development of his coaching business working with leaders from the corporate setting.  Nick gets super practical on what you need to consider before taking a step outside with advice on route selection, location co...

The sun is shining as Karen Liebenguth, coach and mindfulness teacher joins us from her outdoor office in Victoria Park, East London. Karen transports us back to the start of her coaching journey and gives an insight into breaking out of the confines of her office in a health centre to working outdoors. During a dawn-to-dusk ‘sit spot’ retreat on her ecotherapy training in Scotland in 2010 she exp...

Alex Burn & Anna-Marie Watson have a mutual shared passion for coaching and the outdoor environment. Together they are on a mission to encourage coaches to take their practice outside. In this introductory episode Alex and Anna-Marie outline their future vision for their ‘Coaching Outdoors’ podcast series, touch on the benefits of nature and movement within coaching and share their individual...

Professor Jonathan Passmore reveals a genuine connection to nature based on spending hours playing in the fields behind his childhood home. He draws connections between an increased interest in the outdoors with working from home practices under COVID, growing recognition around the importance of ecology and the environment, and more published research which indicates the benefits of nature on men...