In this recent podcast with Clockin Talks, James reveals his background, and the new magic and practice of Nature Based Coaching. He talks about how nature formed his early childhood, and how he has come back to nature through his work at The Natural Coaching Company.
James and podcast host Tanmay discuss how nature helps them in daily life, and how James brings nature into a coaching conversation.
What is Nature Based Coaching?
Tanmay asked about what nature-based coaching is really about?
James said:
Nature-based coaching is really about the system that we live in. We are not isolated in our rooms, right? Separate from the rest of the world. We depend on nature for everything…and for a very long time, coaching has ignored all of that.
Coaching has been, ‘what are the targets you need to hit for your company and how do we how do I help you hit them’, right? Or how do I double your revenue or how do I fix your executive presence.
And all of those things can be important. Of course, they can, but they don’t exist in isolation. So for me, nature-based coaching simply is bringing the wider system into the work so that the changes that we make in our lives are more sustainable. They’re more sustainable for us, for our clients, and they’re more sustainable for the world.
What is a wilding day retreat?
Tanmay asked about our work with Knepp Estate in Sussex. James talked about it as a story of how to allow change to emerge (for people and nature) by ensuring we have the right processes in place. Letting the magic happen.
“honestly I have done podcasts with many coaches and consultants before, but that point – like you help to connect people with nature as well as help them in find solution, that’s really an interesting thing.”
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