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Nature Based Coaching Skills
Transform your coaching in partnership with Nature!
Nature Based Coaching Skills is the first course of its kind to be led by a Chartered Environmentalist and Professional Certified Coach.
It will cover the major frameworks, theories and models that underpin Nature Based Coaching; develop your understanding of the imperatives and benefits behind working with Nature; and provide a rich environment for experimentation and growth.
Expected benefits
- Inspire confidence through an understanding of the science and art of Nature Based Coaching
- Accelerate your development as a coach
- Unlock greater clarity and creativity for your clients
- Find a richer, more rewarding relationship with Nature
- Join a supportive community of likeminded people
- Inspire action to support the natural world
In a nutshell
30 hours CPD with certificate of completion via a 10 week virtual live course.
Live, interactive training online. Small group discussions, plenaries and teachings. Practices and action learning.
- Six, 2 hourly sessions of live teaching online.
- 2 hours live action learning
- 6 hours reflective self-study
- 6 hours co-coaching
- 4 hours memory supportive testing and reflective journalling
- 6 hour face to face workshop (optional)
- Online resources, recordings and graduate community
- A copy of the book ‘Being in Nature: 20 Practices to Help you Flourish in a Busy World’
- Discounts on retreats.
Learning objectives
By attending this course you will learn to integrate Nature into your coaching practice, enhance your coaching skills, accelerate your growth and deepen your impact as a coach.
- Understand the imperatives and benefits of being with Nature, and the key models that underpin nature based approaches.
- Understand how to apply the ‘Five pathways to nature connectedness’ in your work
- Develop your coaching through practical experience and reflective learning
- Apply natural methods, including working with metaphor, seasons and systems
- Learn personal practices to build connection with Nature
- Ensure ethics and safety when working outdoors
- Learn about scales you can use to measure benefit and impact.
Next start date: 29 April 2025, 9am or 5pm UTC+1
Course structure
Module 0 – Introduction
Key learning: Refresh yourself on the overview and requirements of the course; Understand definitions of terms used in the course; Begin a self-coaching practice.
Lessons
0.1 Introduction to the course, and preparation before it startsModule 1 – Orientation
Key learning: The imperative and opportunity. Key models and measurement scales. ICF coaching competencies
Lessons
1.1 OrientationModule 2 -Root finding
Key learning: Benefits of nature contact and connection. The nature connection cycle, and 5 Pathways to nature connectedness. Contracting.
Lessons
2.1 Root findingModule 3 – Branching out
Module 4 – Growing together
Module 5 – Protecting what we love
Key learning: The compassion pathway. What is ethical, pro-nature and environmental business. How we can act for Nature.