💡 👣 ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʟᴇɢꜱ!

How many hours do we spend sitting in front of our computers? How many breaks do we take to stretch our legs and eyes during the day?

For a few years now, I offer my clients in hashtag#Singapore the alternative to do coaching sessions in a park.

It came from the realisation that I was having my best ideas when being outdoors (running or walking), so that would probably be the case for my clients too!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬?

🚶‍➡️ - The first obvious benefit is to walk, get out of our office / screen and enjoy a good stretch. A change of scenery is always beneficial.

🧠 - As we walk, we bring more blood to our brain, helping with generating new and different ideas. Countless medical studies have shown the benefits of physical activity on mental activity and hashtag#wellbeing.

✨ - Unconscientiously, we remove some of the physical and mental barriers we have when we are in a known constrained space (eg. an office). We give ourselves more permission to explore, to be creative.

🙉 - I have also noticed, for some clients, more vulnerability. Nature does not feel threatening, adding to the safe space. There is also a higher sense of confidentiality and calm (especially if you usually work in an open space or use small conference rooms): nature supports you.

🌳 - Last but not least, after my coaching training last year with Climate Change Coaches (B-Corp), I have learned to use nature as a metaphor to help clients make connections, explore new paths and architect new solutions.

When I mention this alternative to clients, the response is always positive: sounds so promising, I want to try! 

I also presented the concept in a peer coaching circle for some fellow coaches, leading others to adopt the same method!

⏩ Curious to try? Might be just the right time to reconnect with nature, generate new ideas and deepen your thinking.