Meeting/Event Information

Spending mindful time in nature is an evidence-based, accessible approach to enhancing well-being. In this experiential session, Dr. Joe Blanda will guide participants through mindful immersion in nature, inviting deep sensory awareness, presence, and connection. Coaches will explore how nature-based practices can serve as powerful tools to support client insight, resilience, and self-regulation.

Through interactive experiences and science-based sensory practices, including exposure to naturally occurring compounds that support immune health, participants will develop practical techniques to integrate mindfulness in nature into their coaching practice, while also strengthening their own self-care and coaching presence.

Key takeaways include:

Apply Nature-Based Mindfulness in Coaching
Gain practical, science-informed techniques to integrate sensory awareness and mindful time in nature into coaching conversations and client practices. 

Strengthen Coaching Presence and Self-Regulation
Develop your ability to remain grounded, attentive, and emotionally attuned by using nature as a resource for self-care and in-the-moment awareness. 

Expand Pathways for Client Insight and Well-Being
Learn how to leverage nature as a powerful, accessible tool to help clients reduce stress, build resilience, and generate deeper awareness beyond traditional dialogue.

ICF CE Credit GRANTED
1.0 Core Competencies
1.0 Resource Development

Facilitator:

Joseph Blanda, MD is a recently retired physician who used Nature prescriptions on his patients throughout his 35-year career as an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Blanda helped the Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park develop the NatureRx program. In addition to being past board member for the Conservancy for the CVNP, he is on the advisory board for the Trust for Public Land and Stewarts Caring Place. As a volunteer at Ding Darling NWR on Sanibel Island, he has helped establish the Wellness Trail at the Bailey Tract and helps organize their Wellness in Nature Week. He also leads programs and gives presentations at cancer centers and conservation centers throughout the country. In his free time, Dr. Blanda focuses on spending time with his family and friends, gardening, and personal wellness including mindful time with nature.