Nature Connected Coaching LIVE

Henley Business School and Nature Connected Coaching Live are delighted to partner again for this annual global event held outside at Henley Business School within the beautiful grounds of the Greenlands campus.

This is the only in person coaching event of its kind that immerses you fully in nature, not just a brief outdoor session, but an entire experience set in nature. Designed to inspire, refresh, and connect you with the world around you, this exclusive 2 1/2 day event takes place entirely outdoors, where nature itself becomes your backdrop, fostering deep reflection and transformation.

• Experience the practice of coaching with and in nature through a blend of experiential workshops informed by the latest scientific research.
• Connect with global thought-leaders in nature connected coaching and enrich your practice with new tools, techniques and experiences.

This event is open to anyone interested in exploring nature-connected learning and people development. Whether you're exploring new paths, supporting someone who is, or simply drawn to the outdoors, you’re warmly welcome.

This year you can choose from one, two, or two & a half days of immersive experiences. Wednesday and Thursday are filled with experiential workshops and the half day on Friday morning offers time for reflection and discussions post event.

Your ticket includes:

• Guided morning mindful walks, yoga or ecosomatic movement

• Experiential sessions led by expert facilitators on topics such as nature-connection, eco-somatic practice, serious nature play, blue health, team coaching, and much more
• Keynote sessions for deep dives into current topics in nature-connected coaching and research
• World-class keynote speakers
• Opening and closing reflective sessions to support your journey through the event
• Dedicated spaces for individual contemplation within the stunning campus and along the Thames
• Relaxed, informal and collaborative evening gatherings
• Delicious food and refreshments to nourish body and mind, including lunch and evening meals
• Access to knowledgeable exhibitors offering diverse resources and development opportunities
• Opportunities for collaborative conversations and interactions with passionate, inspiring individuals

Participants can select their workshop choices from the agenda upon ticket purchase. Spaces are limited for each session to optimize the participant experience, so early booking is highly recommended to secure your preferred choices.

As the founder of Guiding Action, Annabelle has established a coaching practice dedicated to supporting individuals in their personal and professional growth. She specialises in outdoor coaching, creating opportunities for reflection and transformation in natural settings.

Annabelle’s coaching experience is underpinned by her Lowland Leader, Hill and Moorland Leader and Mental Health First Aider qualifications. She also has a corporate career, bringing over 25 years of expertise in financial services and leadership positions. She provides mentoring and coaching both within her organisation and via industry networks, and volunteers on boards for charitable and not-for-profit organisations.

In 2025, Annabelle completed an MSc in Coaching for Behavioural Change at Henley Business School. Her research on nature connected coaching and significant life transitions directly informs her practice, enabling her to create an environment where clients can address and navigate personal and emotional changes with confidence and support.

Alexandra Burn is an independent business coach with a special interest in outdoor coaching. Previously working in-house as a Talent Management and L&D specialist, she developed a love for coaching employees, from graduates to senior managers, and from cultures and countries all round the world. She completed an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change, from Henley Business School, where she focused her dissertation research on the benefits of taking coaching conversations outdoors: the benefits of nature, the impact of blue and green spaces and the importance of biophilia on coaching outcomes. You can download a copy of this research summary from www.alexburnconsulting.com/insights. She has also co-written a chapter in “The Coaches Handbook” on this research and other practical aspects of eco-coaching. She recently moved to the Highlands of Scotland to expand her outdoor coaching approach, to set up a small alpaca and donkey rescue farm with her husband and two dogs, and to bag some Monroes.

Workshop: Beyond Four Walls: Exploring Evidenced Based themes and approaches in Nature Connected Coaching, with Annabelle Charman & Alex Burn

The workshop will spotlight research and evidence-based work in the field of nature connected coaching and related practices. Celebrating the rigor and depth of this vital part of our community of practice.

Anna is a coach and supervisor who integrates nature into her practice, helping clients expand self-awareness, connect with deeper purposes, and catalyse lasting change in their personal and professional lives. Her work encompasses coach development and supervision, executive coaching, action learning, and community building. As a Tavistock Institute Certified Supervisor, Anna offers tailored supervision to coaches, helping them to align their professional aspirations with their authentic selves. Her developmental inquiry approach fosters new insights, balance, and clarity, incorporating nature and systems thinking into the learning process. She provides a safe space for coaches to explore client cases, ethical issues, and personal and professional development.

As an Accredited Master Executive Coach, Anna supports leaders navigating key transitions, helping them expand self-awareness and gain greater clarity on their relationships and their organisational contexts. With 20 years of senior leadership experience and an Executive MBA, combined with her BSc in Environmental Science, Anna blends business leadership with a focus on natural balance and wellbeing to illuminate systemic patterns and responses. Passionate about community, Anna co-founded the Coaching In & With Nature Pod within the Climate Coaching Alliance (CCA). She also serves as a Board Director for the Association for Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision (APECS), holding the Supervision and Sustainability portfolios, and hosts free monthly nature walks for people developers in Hertfordshire and London.

Workshop: Coach Supervision with Nature

In this interactive session, Anna will share her experience of supervising coaches in nature. She has found that whether her clients are outdoor coaches or not, for their own supervision and development, they can experience the magical benefits of immersing themselves in nature for an exploration of self, system and practice.

Using a mix of anonymised cases and a sprinkling of science, Anna will illuminate the enhanced value nature brings to the key aspects of supervision. Nature is inherently systemic, so supervision with nature inevitably encompasses the nature of the coach, as a human being, as a person, as a practitioner along with their relationships with their wider system (human and more than human) and the complex interconnected processes, patterns and actions that are unfolding. This approach does not have a formula, it does not have a plan or specific goals, it requires the practitioner to hold a space alongside nature that allows for deep learning and inspiration to emerge.

With a background as a Big 4 consultant & Financial Services professional and over a decade of corporate leadership experience, Clemens has shifted his focus to outdoor business coaching (ICF ACC certified), facilitating “walkshops,” and creating adventure experiences for companies and individuals alike. His unique offerings include facilitated night walks and in and around European capitals. “Think Outside: No Box Required” and “Courage over Comfort” are the key principles that guide his decisions and actions. Clemens is also an author and ultra-endurance athlete, driven to inspire people to stretch their comfort zones and reach their full potential. His book Misogi Mindset: Transforming Lives, One Adventure at a Time provides a blueprint for those seeking a mindset shift toward personal growth and self-improvement by testing their physical and mental limits with a Misogi adventure, a practice rooted in Japanese tradition. His company, The Forever Project, has a bold mission: to reconnect 50 million people with nature and the outdoors. Why? Clemens invites you to have a (virtual) walk together to find out. In addition to coaching and writing, Clemens is a Teaching Assistant at Erickson Coaching International and supports them with Business Development in Europe.

In short: Clemens is building a business by day and adventuring by night.

Workshop: Walk The Talk: Designing (and running) an Outdoor-Based Business, with Clemens Froelich & Phil Banfield

A practical workshop for everyone who wants to take their work outdoors, whether they are:

• New or unsure how to start
• Experienced and wanting to bring their practice into nature or level up their business

Join Clemens and Phil for a hands-on session that walks participants through the real progression of an outdoor-based business. From initial steps and practicalities to credibility, branding, and finding new clients and working with them. Expect stories from the field, fresh perspectives, and tools & frameworks to help you find your path, refine your niche, and build or grow a business rooted in nature.

You will walk away with clear insights and the building blocks to start (or deepen) your work in the outdoors.

Clive is an international organisational and executive coach with a practice that extends widely across the business, government, NfP and education sectors. His work is informed by positive psychology and coaching psychology and focuses on the link between well-being and performance. Clive is a published author featuring in numerous books on the application of positive psychology coaching in school and workplaces. He regularly presents on his practice at global and regional scientific conferences and shared about his work with Miss May at the World Congress on Positive Psychology in Brisbane in July 2025. Clive is a proud dog ‘pawrent’ and has first-hand experience of the well-being benefits of having a dogs in his life. Clive loves nature and is fortunate to live close to both the South Downs and seaside where he and his pups embrace the green and blue on a daily basis.

Miss May: Miss May is a 6-year old Golden Doodle. She loves meeting people and she has been enhancing their well-being through her role as Pets As Therapy Visiting PAT Dog in her local hospital and in care homes for the elderly since 2021. She also has her own monthly newspaper well-being column and in her spare time her favourite hobby is chasing squirrels!

Workshop: Paws for Well-being, Presence & Purpose – The Benefits Of Canine-Human Assisted Coaching with Clive Leach, Miss May & Roz Rimes

Drawing on a growing body of research highlighting the benefits of canine-human interactions for the biopsychosocial health alongside the benefits of for nature-based interventions Clive & Roz, alongside Miss May, will share how they apply the principles of positive psychology and coaching and apply movement, nature-connectedness, and intentional interaction with qualified canines to enhance well-being, performance and flourishing.

This unique, fun and engaging workshop will provide practical tools and reflective prompts to enhance presence, purpose, and wellbeing. There will be opportunities for shared story-telling and savouring interventions with Pets as Therapy Visiting PAT Dog Miss May to facilitate and encourage real- time learning, sharing, reflecting and connecting,

Cat Boersma is a nature- and trauma-informed coach who supports women and expats navigating transition, overwhelm, and belonging in a new environment. Through her practice, Bluebell Coaching, she helps clients restore clarity, resilience, and emotional balance by working in partnership with nature. Cat draws on her background in social support and trauma studies, combining somatic awareness, nervous system education, and the grounding power of the outdoors. Her work integrates the insights of Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, and Daniel Siegel, weaving gentle theory with embodied practice. Cat invites clients to experience nature not just as a backdrop for change, but as a living, co-regulating partner in healing and transformation.

Workshop: When the Forest Holds the Story – Trauma-Aware Coaching with Nature as Your Third Partner

This 90-minute session explores how to recognise and respond safely to signs of trauma activation in outdoor coaching. Combining theory, embodiment, and sensory exploration, participants will deepen their understanding of trauma responses and the window of tolerance, drawing from the work of Peter Levine and Bessel van der Kolk. Through grounding and resourcing practices in nature, coaches and therapists will learn to stay regulated, hold space with compassion, and integrate nature as an active co-regulator. The session is not about treating trauma, but about cultivating the safety, presence, and awareness that allow the nervous system to settle — so that healing and connection can unfold naturally.

Di leads a team of coaches and counsellors for the mental health charity Mind Over Mountains. Di’s work with groups to support mental health in the outdoors provides a gentle, kind and supportive environment. The creation of a psychologically safe space, the honest and non-judgemental approaches used and the ability to remain in tune with both individuals and group, whilst consciously partnering with nature are key to its success. Sometimes stepping back for nature to take its lead and at other times proactively stepping in, to bring awareness of physical, emotional and intuitive elements, the interplay between coach, group and nature, create their own magic. Di’s knowledge and understanding of group psychology and group dynamics enables often powerful, transformational shifts in thinking for participants.

Following a first career in education, Di was pulled toward coaching in the outdoors through experiencing some brilliant, transformational coaching as a headteacher and from reflecting on her own strategies for resilience; getting outside to play, mountain walking, biking, running or climbing.

Being outdoors provided balance, coaching provided perspective. Enter the alchemy that is coaching in the outdoors. Di is also a group coach trainer with Barefoot Coaching Ltd /ICF PCC /PGCert Personal and Business Coaching/ Team Coaching Certificate (AOEC)/MHFA.

Workshop: Supporting Mental Health in the Outdoors: Psychological Safety and the Power of Group Coaching

This workshop is designed to enable you to feel more confident to support the mental health of your coaching clients through coaching outdoors.
We will explore psychological safety and its place in coaching for mental health and some of the benefits of working with groups in nature. Echoing the Mind Over Mountains model, the workshop will be led with a group coaching approach and include some mindfulness exercises as part of this.
Session themes:
•What do we mean by mental health/wellbeing coaching?
• What represents interpersonal risk?
•How do I partner with both nature and a group?
•Where does coaching end and counselling begin?
•How do I curate and maintain a safe space?

Ciao. I’m Diana, an Italian team coach, leadership and executive coach with 20+ years of experience in the corporate environment and an international background. I'm also the founder of The Nature Coaching Academy, where I teach how to coach in deep synergy with body and nature (the ICF accredited Level 1 ""Ecosomatic coaching training"", 124 hrs). Since 2019, I have graduated over 70 professional coaches who are now integrating embodiment, contemplative practices, and nature connection in coaching conversations. Our motto: Deeper dialogues, wider belongings. Since 2000, I have worked with over 30.000 persons in over 3.000 experiences I designed and led. I gave two TEDx Talks: ""Letting Nature be your coach"" (TEDx Aston University, UK, with James Farrell) and “La natura della lentezza” (TEDx Catholic University in Italy, where I spoke about Nature as an enabler of slowness and deep wellbeing, for people and planet).I regularly speak at International conferences and corporate gigs about the value of reconnecting with nature for personal, professional growth and societal change.

My goal is to inspire a deep mindset change where nature is part of every decision-making process, fostering the global transition to a regenerative, interconnected way to think, live, and work.

Workshop: Ecosomatic Coaching: Coaching with Body & Earth

Experience the benefits of nature-connectedness, embodiment and contemplative practices in a coaching session. In this workshop, you will discover the Ecosomatic approach to coaching, integrating body and nature in a deeper dialogue with your clients, exploring how it can be a powerful partner in a coaching conversation. By slowing down and shifting our internal states, we can regulate our nervous system and unlock innovative perspectives on ourselves, enhancing our physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Nature-connectedness fosters a sense of belonging to life’s web, unfolding long-term and systemic thinking, pro-environmental and pro-social behaviour, something crucial in our time of spiritual, social, and ecological transformation.

Ellie Lloyd-Jones is a nature-based coach and facilitator based in Cheshire and the founder of Elevate Netwalking, a growing network of outdoor group coaching walks. She works with teams and groups to help people slow down, think more clearly and reconnect with what matters. Her approach blends practical structure with the grounding presence of the natural world, creating space for reflection, meaningful conversation and shared insight.

Ellie leads the Source to Sea journey along the Thames with Professor Jonathan Passmore and is the creator of Coaching in Motion, a programme that supports coaches and facilitators to design and lead their own group coaching walks. She is also co-author of Outdoor Coaching: A Practical Guide and has developed a set of nature-based coaching cards to deepen awareness and connection during walks and team sessions.

Her work is rooted in the belief that connecting with others, in nature and through movement, is a powerful antidote to digital overload and modern-day disconnection. Her style is down-to-earth, warm and accessible, offering a steady, practical way to help people reconnect with themselves, each other and the landscape around them.

Workshop: Facilitating Group Coaching in Nature

Group coaching outdoors calls for a different skill set than 1:1 nature-based coaching. It requires thoughtful structure, clarity of intention and a grounded, steady presence, much of which happens before you even begin.

In this experiential session, Ellie will guide you through a short group walk within the grounds and share simple ways to shape group coaching sessions outdoors. You’ll explore how to create psychological safety for a group of strangers, support meaningful dialogue and work with the environment as a co-facilitator rather than a backdrop, while still holding the needs and safety of the group.

We’ll also touch on practical foundations - such as risk assessment, weather planning and clear contracting, that help outdoor group work feel safe, ethical and well-held. Expect a warm, practical session designed to help you feel more confident with the idea of taking groups outside and working with nature as part of the process.

Keynote Speech - Coaching in Nature Handbook - Review & Source to Sea Project with Professor Jonathan Passmore & Ellie Lloyd-Jones

Frank Bolaji Irawo is a TransFLOWmation coach, speaker and published poet with over 30 years of leadership experience working in Retail, Entertainment, Banking, Criminal Justice and Not-For-Profit sectors. He is passionate about supporting leaders to make a positive impact through their work without compromising their well-being or that of the planet. He harnesses the power of words to awaken insight and open doors of awareness that initiate transformation. His unique coaching approach uses poetry as part of powerful transformative conversations that fuse human psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness to help leaders get clear on who they are, connect to themselves and their mission, and collaborate with the universe to create positive change in their world. He is one of the founding members of Nature's Blueprint; a tribe of people who care deeply about empowering and energising people to reconnect with nature and find innovative and impactful solutions to the challenges of our time

Workshop: Turning Intentions into Transformative Actions through Poetry

“There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.” - Ralph Smart.

“Poetry stirs the soul and speaks to the mind to understand the beauty we call life" - Mala Naidoo

Taking two days to unplug from our busy day to day and connect to nature, creates the ideal opportunity for us to access our deeper wisdom and gain direction for a life that would nourish our souls. Often, we have the right intentions and know what needs to happen but struggle with the 'how' and eventually our minds rationalise it out of us. Poetry speaks directly to the knowing part of you, activating our inner 'truth'; bypassing the noise of simplistic logic.

Join this talk to experience the power of poetry to activate your innermost passions, integrate your insights from the event and learn how translate your liberating intentions into sustainable actions that will alter the course of your life and coaching practice.

I have obtained special dispensation to have the poetry police detained throughout the event, so you get to flex your creative muscles in the process!

Garry Pratt is an innovator, entrepreneur, and author with a passion for harnessing the natural world to unlock human potential. His work is rooted in Attention Restoration Theory (ART), which suggests that natural environments have a unique capacity to restore our mental focus and creativity. Through his book, The Creativity Factor, Garry introduces a methodology designed to enhance creativity by combining movement, mindfulness, and immersion in nature — all with the goal of replenishing the cognitive resources that modern life often drains.

With a background in business and technology, Garry has spent years observing the impact of digital overload. His journey into the world of creativity and attention restoration began with his deep love for the outdoors. He recognized how spending time in nature, engaging in mindful activities, and allowing the mind to wander freely could lead to profound insights and creative breakthroughs. He believes that stepping away from screens and into nature is not just a luxury but a necessity in today’s fast-paced world and through his speaking engagements, workshops, and writing, Garry continues to inspire individuals and organizations to embrace nature-based strategies for attention restoration, innovation, and personal growth.

Workshop: Coaching in Motion: How Nature and Movement Shape Reflective Thinking

This interactive 90-minute session introduces coaches to the emerging theory and practice of coaching in motion: exploring how natural environments and physical movement can deepen reflection, creativity and commitment to change. Drawing on new research and recent advances in cognitive and environmental psychology, the session explores how attention, emotion and dialogue shift when coaching takes place outdoors. Participants will experience short, guided walking conversations, tried and tested methodologies, and learn how movement, landscape and relational positioning can become active elements in the coaching process. The workshop provides a practical grounding in the ideas behind Garry's Outside Thinking methodology and offers fresh perspectives on how the environment itself can act as a catalyst for awareness, meaning-making and agency in coaching.

James is a coach and environmentalist who is all about doing good things for people and planet. He specialises in ’Nature Based Coaching’ – working with clients outdoors to enhance their calmness, creativity and compassion.

He is the founder of The Natural Coaching CourseTM, which trains coaches in nature based coaching skills. James is also a qualified qualified Mental Health Coach, and accredited ADHD Coach. James has over 30 years experience of leadership in various organisational and consulting roles, including business and change management, operations, partnership, environment and health. He is Director of The Natural Coaching Company, and Founding Partner at The Human Nature Partnership, where he helps large organisations such as the NHS connect their people and places to nature. James has lived a life full of Nature – from the remote Scottish islands to busy inner city wildlife sites.

He is author of ‘Being in Nature – 20 Practices to Help you Flourish in a Busy World’ and TEDx speaker ‘Let Nature be your coach’. His certifications include Professional Certified Coach, Corporate Member Association for Coaching, and Chartered Environmentalist. And finally, James is happiest in nature anywhere, but especially when surfing, or walking in the hills."

Workshop: Neuro-inclusive by Nature: An Ecology of Belonging

Join this immersive outdoor session exploring what Nature can teach coaches about neurodiversity, ADHD, and belonging. Through imaginative, embodied practices grounded in PEACE – an evidence-based nature coaching framework – we will investigate how biodiversity mirrors human cognitive diversity. We will explore what coaches can do to create habitats where different minds can thrive. And we will harness movement, reflection and metaphor to help us reimagine neuro-inclusive coaching in partnership with the living world.

Workshop: Nature Coaching in Urban Spaces with Jackee Holder

What happens when nature coaching meets the city? Amidst concrete, crowds and neon, nature holds surprising power. This experiential session explores the unique character of coaching in urban landscapes: including parks, watersides, courtyards, gardens, street trees and views. We will consider how people connect with urban and rural places differently, how towns and cities shape attention and emotion, and how coaches can work sensitively and sustainably within these environments. Come curious, and leave ready to create coaching experiences that help people - and cities - thrive.

Jackee is a leadership coach, coach facilitator and creative coach supervisor. She is a writer and author of over five non-fiction titles; 49 Ways to Write Yourself Well, Be Your Own Best Life Coach, and two illustrated writing maps, Writing With Fabulous Trees and Rewilding The Page. She self-published The Inner & Outer Nature Self-Discovery Card Deck, a collection of 49 journaling prompts inspired by nature. She specializes in reflective writing, journaling, and helping clients access the well-being benefits of connecting with nature.

As a global minority woman born and raised in the UK, Jackee brings a unique perspective to this work. Her lived experience, identity, and commitment to diversity inform her approach, particularly in the fields of coaching outdoors and environmental science, where Black and diverse voices are often underrepresented. Jackee's relationship with trees and nature was rekindled in her early thirties through a transformative encounter with a city tree in her local neighbourhood. This “medicine story” broke through her sense of disconnect from nature and deeply influenced her approach to coaching and facilitation. She loves city walks and finds joy in exploring nature in urban settings. One of her favourite walks is her bi-annual urban pilgrimage to Richmond Park, the second largest nature reserve in the city of London

Workshop: Nature Coaching in Urban Spaces with Jackee Holder & James Farrell

What happens when nature coaching meets the city? Amidst concrete, crowds and neon, nature holds surprising power. This experiential session explores the unique character of coaching in urban landscapes: including parks, watersides, courtyards, gardens, street trees and views. We will consider how people connect with urban and rural places differently, how towns and cities shape attention and emotion, and how coaches can work sensitively and sustainably within these environments. Come curious, and leave ready to create coaching experiences that help people - and cities - thrive.

Jane is a nature-based facilitator and Blue Health Coach who supports individuals and organisations to thrive by reconnecting with their natural and internal resources. Her approach is rooted in the belief that wellbeing is multidimensional: physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual, and that nature offers a powerful mirror and guide for personal and collective growth.

With over 30 years’ experience across clinical and corporate environments, Jane blends psychological depth with practical insight. She holds an MSc (Distinction) in Organisational Development, Leading and Facilitating Change in a Volatile World and is trained in breathwork and outdoor coaching, integrating these practices to foster resilience, clarity, and connection

Workshop: How Are You Really? Psychological Safety

Join Jane Martin for a reflective and practical session exploring psychological safety through the lens of nature-connected coaching.

In this experiential workshop, Jane uses her unique cards to help participants deepen awareness of how they show up in teams, relationships, and the wider world. Using nature as a co-facilitator, she invites you to pause, check in, and ask the question: How are you really? not just as a nicety, but as a gateway to genuine connection and psychological safety.

Blending outdoor coaching, breathwork, and natural insights, the session explores how internal patterns and external pressures shape our ability to feel safe, seen, and steady. With a focus on physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, Jane offers practical tools and advise to support sustainable change, for yourself and those you work with.

Karen coach's ethical leaders — people who care about the environment and other people — helping them to grow their confidence and make their life more meaningful. Her speciality is coaching clients outdoors, walking side by side through green spaces. Karen brings a mindful, creative and highly personable approach to her work with corporate, public and charitable businesses across London, helping to develop a compassionate and effective culture, online and in-person. Karen trained in transpersonal coaching, eco-psychology, mindfulness & compassion practices and restorative facilitation for repairing relationships. She works with leaders in London’s parks and green space and in the countryside where she takes her clients on an immersive coaching day across the beautiful Surrey Hills or along the stunning shoreline of the South Coast. Together with her coaching colleague James Farrell she developed Wilding Days for Coaches, restorative and immersive retreat days crafted exclusively for coaches. Karen is German and has lived in London for 24 years. Spending time in nature has been an integral part of her life as well as practising mindfulness and meditation. Karen’s work extends to teaching at the London Buddhist Centre and to regularly co-leading retreats.

Workshop: The Power of Mindful Listening in Coaching Outdoors

Mindful listening in outdoor coaching combines the principles of active listening with the added dimension of being fully present in nature. This approach fosters deeper connection, clarity, and insight for both coach and client. When we incorporate mindfulness into the listening process, we cultivate a space where both parties are attuned to each other and the natural surroundings, which can significantly enhance the coaching experience.

Kirsteen is an Equine Facilitated Coach who combines a deep passion for horses with a commitment to unleashing human potential. Drawing on extensive corporate leadership experience and a holistic approach to personal development, Kirsteen offers a unique perspective on outdoor coaching and wellbeing. Her professional background is enriched by complementary therapy skills including massage, reflexology, reiki, and mindfulness, which further enhance her holistic practice.

As co-director of Pebble Associate and co-founder of Nature Connected Coaching, Kirsteen is based in Derbyshire, where she blends coaching with a wellbeing-focused consultancy. Her work centres on the transformative power of horse-human interactions, believing these connections can reveal personal insights and foster growth. Kirsteen’s coaching encourages self-discovery, using horses as intuitive mirrors to help individuals recognise nonverbal communication patterns and internal challenges.

With a vision for holistic transformation, Kirsteen creates unique spaces for exploration and self-understanding. She encourages clients to connect with their inner potential, using the honest feedback from horses as a catalyst for personal growth. Through her practice, Kirsteen invites clients on a sensory journey where the presence of horses inspires deeper self-awareness and empowerment.

Workshop: Equine Partnerships – The Power of Presence

Imagine collaborating with a natural partner who truly lives in the present moment, who gives immediate & genuine feedback straight from the heart, with no judgement or bias. Partnering with horses in their natural surroundings creates a unique experiential coaching environment. Honest & consistent, these incredible creatures, create endless learning opportunities, offering transformational results. What could be learnt from these sensitive, intuitive creatures? How could these learnings be incorporated into your coaching toolbox?

According to Kruger and Serpell (2003) 'the mere presence of an animal, ‘its spontaneous behaviours, and its availability for interaction may provide opportunities and confer benefits that would be impossible, or much harder to obtain in its absence’.

Join us for this workshop if you’re keen to explore the horse’s natural responses, their immediate impact and the rich learnings they present.

João is the Founder and Pioneer of Walking Mentorship. Combining walking in nature with individual and Group Mentoring. A tool to inspire and motivate individual change and impact organizations from within. João considers himself a citizen of the world, as he was born in Portugal, finished high school in the U.S., and completed his MBA in Belgium. His career in senior management took him to Central Asia, then to Eastern Europe, and finally to Africa.

João is a guest lecturer at EADA in Barcelona, Lviv Business School in Ukraine, and Católica Porto Business School in Portugal. João brings 15+ years of international mentoring experience, with a focus on Change Management, Business Transformation, and Personal Development.

Keynote Speech, with Nuno Santos Fernandes & Joao Perre Viana

João and Nuno invite you to explore a deceptively simple truth: walking in nature, combined with a structured mentoring framework, has the power to reset your mind, rebuild your energy, and realign your life. Through experiential exercises, reflection prompts, and group dialogue, this workshop demonstrates how personal transformation becomes global impact. A better world begins with a better you—one step at a time.

Lesley Roberts is a business coach and adventurer. In 2000 she began a 16-year corporate career with Mars Inc spending 8 years in commercial roles before moving into people development where she brought her insights from working outdoors to her coaching work with leadership teams and executives. In 2011/12 Lesley had a chance to experience all Nature has to offer when she participated in the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. It tested her limits and gave her insights about life, leadership, and teamwork in the most extreme environments. A very accomplished coach with a passion, Lesley started Brave Conversations in 2016 and Coaching Outdoors in 2019. She brings all she has learned about people development and leadership from; working with youth at risk in the Highlands of Scotland, the corporate world and global yacht racing, to her work. Whether it be a hill walk or a stroll along a river, Lesley has found that nature offers a powerful environment for supporting and enhancing both coach and client experience. Lesley holds an MSC in Executive Coaching from Ashridge Business school, her research focused on ‘How are we in nature and how does that shape the quality of our coaching conversations?’.

She is an EMCC Master Practitioner and the proud winner of the Global EMCC Coaching Award for her ICF accredited ‘Getting Started’ and ‘Nature as Co-Facilitator’ coach training programme

Workshop: Metaphor & Mirror

In this reflective and practical session, Lesley Roberts invites you to explore how the landscape can act as a mirror or metaphor for what’s unfolding within your clients. You’ll discover ways to strengthen metaphorical work in your coaching through a blend of stories, a pinch of science, and creative stimulus.

There will be space to share your own experiences, ask questions, and consider how nature’s patterns and features might illuminate your clients’ internal landscapes, offering insight, resonance, and new perspectives.

Lizzi is an award winning ICF blue health coach™️, a master and trainer of NLP and mBIT, and the author of two books, “The Healing Power of Water” and “Blue”.

As a marine based change facilitator and ocean advocate, her eco-centric coaching approach is both playful and provocative, inviting philosophical and existential debate and promoting deeply embodied cognition.

She is a blue-health specialist, distilling a wide mix of modalities and her work incorporates somatic practice grounded in neuroscience. Her Master's thesis studied “ambiguity leverage” asking how and why some of us are more certainty-reliant than others, exploring the very nature of risk and control, and enabling clients to navigate inertia during transitional times. As a coach and coach supervisor, she works “with” the shifting landscape of the coast and she strongly believes that paying attention to the analogue qualities of this world can bring a more coherent approach to decision making.

Lizzi’s ICF blue health coach™️ training program explores, amongst other things, the subtle interplay between time, space and energy, and brings nuanced awareness of the intersections of intention, attention and action. Her work promotes nervous system regulation and a deeper connection with the natural world - vital for healthy social ecology.

She aims to live and lead from a place of love, through developing a sense of ocean empathy – one which acknowledges the ripple effect of our actions.

Workshop: Blue Health – Coaching with Water (Blue Space)

“You did not come into this world you came out of it, like a wave from the ocean you are not a stranger here” Alan Watts.The world of Blue Health Science has flourished in the past 15 years, creating a groundswell of interest in the complexities of our relationship with all forms of water, and of course the health implications of this.

Joining this workshop, you are likely curious to discover some of the scientific evidence, and importantly, keen to immerse yourself where the waves hit the shore, in the practicalities and lived experience of coaching with water. We will explore some of the environmental psychology relating to our connection and fascination with blue space, whilst having the opportunity to gently invite the inherent wisdom of our watery location to shape peer coaching discussions

Nuno loves to look for the path less traveled, challenging limits, and developing with like-minded people. Nuno graduated with a Public Relations and Publicity degree at INP and later on, completed the Advanced Management Program for Executives at Católica - Lisbon School of Business & Economics, focusing on leadership, people management, and motivation. Entrepreneurship is a constant driver, and from a very early age, Nuno started and managed several businesses in diverse areas.

Nuno is an accredited Senior Practitioner by the EMCC and a Kaospilot Learning Arches Design practitioner. With extensive experience in creating and developing businesses and mentoring teams across diverse working environments, the connection to the Walking Mentorship project began in 2016. Naturally, it evolved from participant to Co-Mentor and partner.

Nuno is a member of the Transformational Travel Council, Connections —the international private community for senior executives —and the International Network of Mentoring Researchers.

Keynote Speech, with Nuno Santos Fernandes & Joao Perre Viana

João and Nuno invite you to explore a deceptively simple truth: walking in nature, combined with a structured mentoring framework, has the power to reset your mind, rebuild your energy, and realign your life. Through experiential exercises, reflection prompts, and group dialogue, this workshop demonstrates how personal transformation becomes global impact. A better world begins with a better you—one step at a time.

Paul is an APECS accredited Master Executive Coach & Team Coach plus a Business Transformation Consultant. Paul’s outdoor coaching approach creates space to think, offers creativity & exploration and delivers real results and it brings together a unique blend of expertise from leadership & change management and coaching.

He works with SMEs and Corporate organisation as well as charitable organization on three levels systemically, team and individual basis, delivering transformation, through coaching. With an MBA from Henley Business School, offering extensive knowledge & experience of Operational Excellence and strategic deployment, all backed by a professional certificate in Executive coaching from Henley Business school along with PGCert in Team & Behavioural change from Henley Business school.

Paul’s 30 plus years background in industry, working with many leading organizations allows him to understand the challenges facing business today. Eight years ago, Paul left his corporate career and started Pebble Associates so he could follow his two passions People development and being Outdoors in nature. Paul is a passionate catalyst and encourager of others to get outside, and coach in nature, with nature and for nature and as such created and is one of the co-founders of Nature Connected Coaching Live.

Workshop: Outdoor Team Coaching - Constellations and New Framework for Teams

Team Coaching Outdoors brings a literal breath of fresh air into the system. Paul will work with participants through an experiential nature constellation and showcase this transformational process, along with other team coaching techniques. Going beyond words the embodied experience, allows a shift in relationships towards each other and the wider systemic environment which yields powerful insights to integrate and understand structure, facilities connection and creates change both in us and around us. Step into the truth and uncover the hidden system.

Paola Fabbri is a professional coach, facilitator, trainer, and artist with over 25 years of international experience. Her career in international cooperation and humanitarian aid has taken her across four continents, working with diverse individuals and teams in complex environments. These experiences have shaped the global perspective she brings to her coaching and facilitation work.

Paola designs and leads bespoke training programmes, retreats, and transformative experiences that foster leadership, creativity, and authentic connection. She holds a professional coaching diploma from the Nature Coaching Academy.

Her approach integrates nature-based coaching, somatic practices, mindfulness, and creative techniques, helping individuals and teams build deeper connections between mind, body, and environment. As both an artist and coach, Paola also explores how ecosomatic painting can support reflection, self-expression, and personal transformation, offering a unique, integrated approach to leadership and personal development.

Workshop: The Art of Connection – Coaching with the Ecosomatic Painting Process

Explore the powerful intersection of art, nature, and coaching in this transformative workshop. You will discover how Ecosomatic Painting® can unlock new insights by reconnecting you with your body, the natural world, and the creative process. Through intuitive painting, you’ll allow forms and colours to emerge organically, using art as a tool for both expression and reflection.

In this session, you will bypass the logical mind and tap into a deeper level of presence and insight. This simple painting process offers a playful yet profound way to listen more deeply, be present in the moment, and facilitate transformative breakthroughs.

You will also explore how to integrate creativity and ecosomatic awareness into coaching, providing a powerful new approach to fostering innovation, self-awareness, and authentic connection. Suitable for anyone – no painting experience required.

Phil is a coach, facilitator, qualified Mountain Leader, Wilderness Facilitator, and North Downs Ambassador. A former geologist and executive at Marks & Spencer and Associated British Foods, he has travelled extensively, working with businesses and leading outdoor programmes for teams in Spain, the Lake District, Snowdonia, and the North and South Downs.

Phil enjoyed a successful corporate career before founding VentureField in 2008; a consultancy that facilitates, develops, and coaches boards, leaders, and teams on strategy, planning, and the actions required to achieve commercial success. VentureField’s clients span multiple industry sectors and include multinationals such as Nestlé and Barclays Bank. Phil has also run several UK start ups and led the Guardian Newspaper’s “How to Set Up a Food and Drink Business” Masterclass for several years.

Phil believes in the power of the outdoors to help people and businesses achieve more through nature connection, community, and challenge. Alongside development programmes, he runs monthly coaching walks and is especially interested in the science behind how outdoor activities unlock human potential.

Workshop: Walk The Talk: Designing (and running) an Outdoor-Based Business, with Clemens Froelich & Phil Banfield

A practical workshop for everyone who wants to take their work outdoors, whether they are:

• New or unsure how to start
• Experienced and wanting to bring their practice into nature or level up their business

Join Clemens and Phil for a hands-on session that walks participants through the real progression of an outdoor-based business. From initial steps and practicalities to credibility, branding, and finding new clients and working with them. Expect stories from the field, fresh perspectives, and tools & frameworks to help you find your path, refine your niche, and build or grow a business rooted in nature.

You will walk away with clear insights and the building blocks to start (or deepen) your work in the outdoors.

Roz is a passionate and experienced Canine-Assisted Educator and Coach from Melbourne who works with her wellbeing partners Rafa, the Australian Labradoodle and Ruby, the Australian Cobberdog. Roz believes deeply in the power of the human–canine connection to help others live, learn, and lead with greater zest, empathy, and hope. Since 2011, she has pioneered Canine-Assisted Education (CAE) and Canine-Assisted Coaching (CAC) programs that foster well-being, psychological safety, joy, and growth across diverse communities, including Indigenous, CALD, and LGBTQIA+ groups, and people living with trauma.

Roz holds a Master of Education Policy (International) and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology, alongside advanced qualifications in Animal-Assisted Play Therapy™ (with Rise VanFleet) and Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing. An international speaker and social entrepreneur, Roz founded Live with Zest, a social enterprise that uses canine assisted education and canine assisted coaching along with savouring. She has presented alongside Clive Leach at both the European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP 2024) and the International Positive Psychology Association World Congresses (IPPA 2025),

Workshop: Paws for Well-being, Presence & Purpose – The Benefits Of Canine-Human Assisted Coaching with Clive Leach, Miss May & Roz Rimes

Drawing on a growing body of research highlighting the benefits of canine-human interactions for the biopsychosocial health alongside the benefits of for nature-based interventions Clive & Roz, alongside Miss May, will share how they apply the principles of positive psychology and coaching and apply movement, nature-connectedness, and intentional interaction with qualified canines to enhance well-being, performance and flourishing.

This unique, fun and engaging workshop will provide practical tools and reflective prompts to enhance presence, purpose, and wellbeing. There will be opportunities for shared story-telling and savouring interventions with Pets as Therapy Visiting PAT Dog Miss May to facilitate and encourage real- time learning, sharing, reflecting and connecting,

Sarah Lawfull is the founder of Where the Fruit Is in Oxfordshire. With a background in early years teaching and youth work with autistic teenagers, she recognised the transformative power of nature early in her career. As lead trainer for Oxfordshire Forest School Service, Sarah contributed to the development of Forest School qualifications and latterly served as Chair of the Forest School Association.

She works nationally and internationally to promote nature connection for children and young people and to address inequities in access to wild places. During the pandemic, she co-founded the Nature Premium campaign and collaborated with Leicester City Football Club and the National Forest to coach and train educators in disadvantaged communities.

Workshop: Roots and Sparks - Coaching Young People through Metaphor, Fire, and Natural Materials

The focus will be on embodied learning and the risk-benefit approach, creating physical, emotional, and psychological safe spaces for personal growth through 'risky play'. I aim to provide engaging experiences with fire and natural materials, focusing on metaphor to explore the genuine emotions the 'play' evokes in us, and to externalise internal experiences. We will have fun generating questions, such as 'What does fire represent in your coaching?' The opportunity for profound and impactful coaching experiences is always exciting!

Tribeni Chougule is an executive, leadership, and nature-based coach who helps professionals and leaders align identity with impact. Through her practice, Kinspace, she creates reflective spaces for inclusion, belonging, and sustainable growth, often drawing on nature as an equaliser and teacher.

With over 25 years of corporate experience in technology, financial services, and sustainability, Tribeni brings a systems-aware approach to leadership and career transitions. She is an ICF ACC and EMCC EIA accredited coach, a Hogan Certified Assessor, a Spotlight Accredited Practitioner, and a Time to Think Partner. She also holds an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School and is pursuing an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change at Henley Business School.

Deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Tribeni contributes to multiple voluntary and community initiatives that advance representation and belonging in coaching, leadership, workplaces, and communities.

Workshop: Nature as an Equaliser: Exploring Equity, Privilege, and Belonging in Coaching.

Nature treats all beings with the same impartiality, yet our human systems rarely do.

This session invites coaches to reflect on the many faces of inequity, both visible and invisible. From race and gender to hidden disability, economic background, social mobility, and beyond, we will explore how different forms of inequity shape who feels safe, seen, or supported in coaching and in nature-based spaces.

Through dialogue, movement, and reflection, we will examine what it means to practise inclusion as an intentional act rather than an assumed one. Together, we will ask: if nature is the great equaliser, how can we, as coaches, learn from its neutrality to widen our own circles of trust and belonging?

Expect a thought-provoking and compassionate session that blends nature’s wisdom with courageous self-inquiry.

Toby's unique fusion of teaching background, risk management qualifications, military training and outdoors experience allows him to deliver Nature Based experiences and training of the highest calibre. Based in Scandinavia, and frequently working deep inside the Arctic Circle, Toby holds expertise in Extreme Cold Weather Wilderness Survival Skills but has also travelled extensively to deliver immersive nature experiences internationally. When not teaching or studying aspects of seasonally led practices, Toby also deals with Management and Coaching Consultancy as well as running various highly applied camps and seminars, aimed at managing, and reducing stress both at individual and organisational level.

Toby is also passionate about using immersive nature engagement to help promote positive reconnection with the natural environment ('Rewilding Yourself') and tapping into the powerful personal development and growth that can be attained from this.

In his spare time Toby is also an on-call firefighter, infantry soldier and community support volunteer.

Workshop: Nature Serious Play - How To Deeply Engage with the Landscape

Both scientific and anecdotal evidence suggests that multisensory engagement with nature is the best way to get the maximum holistic benefit from natural interactions. However, the current practices of ""walk and talk"" Nature coaching although powerful is still limited in its scope. So how do we get beyond these standardized practices to get the greatest engagement with the landscape and therefore ourselves and how to we pass it on to our clients, for them to achieve the maximum benefits within their natural environment?
Beginning with a review of the incredibly well proven and established principles and methodology of Lego® Serious Play® which has been used so widely and well throughout various industries and corporate settings, we will identify and embrace different potential approaches to time outdoors and our utilisation of natural resources in a coaching setting.

As an executive coach, Viki brings a holistic and balanced approach to personal and professional transformation. Guided by her deep values of connection, with self, others, and nature, she creates a safe, nurturing space where clients can explore their authentic selves and discover their purpose. Horses have been part of Viki’s world for as long as she can remember, and their presence continues to inspire her work. From owning and breeding horses, including her current horse, to incorporating equine wisdom into her coaching practice, she has witnessed the profound lessons these beautiful animals teach about balance, connection, and authenticity. Alongside her horse, her rehomed dog is a beloved part of her family, reminding her daily of the joy and healing that animals bring to life. Viki’s coaching integrates all aspects of who a person is, mind, body, and spirit, while blending diverse methodologies with the grounding influence of nature. She encourages clients to step beyond their comfort zones to find harmony, clarity, and meaningful growth.

She holds ICF accreditation and is a member of both the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Her MSc in Coaching for Behavioural Change focused on Equine Coaching, reflecting her belief in the powerful role nature and animals play in fostering insight and resilience. Whether clients are seeking alignment in their leadership or a deeper connection with their purpose, Viki’s holistic approach supports them in creating a life that is both fulfilling and authentically their own.

Workshop: Equine Partnerships – The Power of Presence

Imagine collaborating with a natural partner who truly lives in the present moment, who gives immediate & genuine feedback straight from the heart, with no judgement or bias. Partnering with horses in their natural surroundings creates a unique experiential coaching environment. Honest & consistent, these incredible creatures, create endless learning opportunities, offering transformational results. What could be learnt from these sensitive, intuitive creatures? How could these learnings be incorporated into your coaching toolbox?

According to Kruger and Serpell (2003) 'the mere presence of an animal, ‘its spontaneous behaviours, and its availability for interaction may provide opportunities and confer benefits that would be impossible, or much harder to obtain in its absence’.

Join us for this workshop if you’re keen to explore the horse’s natural responses, their immediate impact and the rich learnings they present.

Will Brown is the founder of Garden Thinking, an eco-philosophical studio and growing community of practice. With a background in English literature (Oxford), ecological design (Schumacher College), and coaching, Will helps practitioners and organisations cultivate change through nature-connected approaches to collaboration, creativity, and care.

His work explores the Garden not only as a physical space, but as a metaphorical and metaphysical site for inquiry, regeneration, and cultural revival. Will is currently co-producing Tending to Endings, a Joseph Rowntree Foundation-funded project using garden-based metaphors to support conversations around closure and transition. He also curates Collaborative Residencies, connecting professionals through travel, hosting, and mutual generosity.

Will’s writing, consultancy, and facilitation invite a radical reimagining of how we live and work; rooted in patience, diversity, and seasonal flow. He is seeding what he calls a “horticultural renaissance” across sectors and disciplines.

Workshop: Garden Thinking - Tending to Endings

What if our work felt more like tending a garden; attuned, relational, and quietly transformative? This workshop invites practitioners and organisations to explore Garden Thinking: a nature-connected approach to collaboration, creativity, and care.

Rooted in the eco-systemic wisdom of good gardening, we’ll examine how seasonal rhythms, diversity, and patience can inform how we lead, create, and connect. Through guided inquiry, shared reflection, and gentle provocation, participants will begin to reimagine their work as a living landscape, one that grows through attention, adaptation, and trust.

Together, we’ll seed a horticultural renaissance: a radical revival of the Garden as a site for collective inquiry, cross-sector innovation, and cultural regeneration. Whether you’re cultivating solo projects or organisational ecosystems, this is an invitation to slow down, dig deep, and grow something quietly powerful.

1. Essential Information & Preparation

Will the event go ahead in rain or heat?

Yes, the event will run whatever the weather. We’ll have sheltered areas, but the marquee can get hot or chilly, so please dress accordingly.

Do I need to bring anything?

Yes. All events will be held outdoors, in all weathers. While there will be a main marquee and some shelter, please dress appropriately and bring:

• Sunscreen
• Umbrella
• Outdoor footwear
• Layers for warmth or shade
• Waterproofs if rain is forecast
• We’ll update you closer to the time with more specifics.

Is there a dress code?
Absolutely not! Please come as you feel comfortable. Whether it’s shorts, sandals, boots, or a raincoat, we encourage you to dress for the weather and terrain. The marquee can get warm in summer, so breathable layers are ideal

Will there be water available?
Yes, we’ll have water coolers both in the marquee and inside the main Henley building. Please bring a refillable bottle to stay hydrated throughout the day.

What about food?
Henley’s catering team will provide predominantly plant-based meals. If you have dietary requirements or allergies, please include them in your booking and notify a member of the events team on arrival.

2. Travel, Accommodation & Access

How do I get to Henley?
For full details, please look at the Henley website & Greenlands information here.

Is there parking?
Yes, there is plenty of onsite parking whether you’re staying onsite or coming and going each day

What are the accommodation options?

• On-site accommodation is available at the Henley Greenlands campus here.
• There are also various camping & caravan sites nearby such as:

• Additional accommodation can be found via various accommodation platforms.

Can I bring my dog?
Sadly, we’re unable to accommodate pets on site. However, if you have an assistance animal, please contact us to discuss.

3. Activities & Experience

Will the event be the same as previous years?
There will be familiar faces and the same warm ethos, but also new offerings and fresh energy based on all feedback.

Is this an experience or training?
It can be both. Nature Connected Coaching Live is designed to offer immersive experiences and learning opportunities. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, skill-building, or deep connection, your choices throughout the event will shape your journey. Some workshops may offer CPD credits, these will be indicated on the agenda.

Will there be morning activities before the event begins?
Yes, we invite you to join our optional morning sessions to invigorate you before the event. Yoga, mindful walks & ecosomatic activation will be on offer. You’re welcome to bring your own mat or blanket for the yoga. There is no need to book.

Is wild swimming available?
There will be the option to go wild swimming before dinner at a local site about 6 miles away. If you’d like to join us, please let us know during booking and we’ll help arrange car shares on the day.

4. Community & Participation

I’m new to coaching, can I attend?
Absolutely. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, this event is for anyone who loves coaching outdoors and in nature. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to connect, learn & be inspired.

I’m not a coach, can I attend?
Yes! This event is open to anyone curious about nature-connected learning, coaching, or nature based learning opportunities and development. Whether you're exploring new paths, supporting someone who is, or simply drawn to the outdoors, you’re warmly welcome.

I’m coming alone, will I meet people?
Yes! We have a welcoming, community vibe at all our events. There’ll be plenty of chances to connect, collaborate, and share stories with fellow coaches.

5. Collaborative Opportunities

Can I exhibit?
Yes, we’ll have exhibitor spaces available. Please email info@natureconnectedcoaching.com for more details.

Are there any collaborative opportunities?
Yes! We welcome collaborators aligned with our nature centric ethos. Please email info@natureconnectedcoaching.com for more information.