Mindful Outdoor Experiences
What is a Mindful Outdoor Experience?
A Mindful Outdoor Experience is an interactive, nature-based experience that helps participants slow down and reset from the busy hustle of day-to-day tasks and connect to the wellbeing and creative power of nature.
These innovative, 1 to 4-hour experiences use the certified Association of Nature and Forest Therapy approach, a research-backed methodology proven to reduce stress, enhance creativity, and improve strategic thinking. This framework includes an outdoor orientation, breathing practices, centering, connecting to the senses, sitting with nature, and a final council practice to reflect on shared learning.
How Can My Team Use This Experience?
Strategic Planning Sessions. Shift your team from reactive task mode to creative, strategic thinking. Use this experience to kick off planning retreats or provide a mid-event reset that enhances decision-making and innovation.
Innovation & Creative Thinking Boost. Help your team break out of conventional thinking patterns. Research shows outdoor environments enhance creativity and problem-solving—critical capacities for navigating change and driving innovation.
Team Connection. Build trust, understanding, and authentic connection among your leadership team through an immersive experience that creates space for real conversation and collaboration.
Change Management & Resilience Building. Equip leaders with sustainable practices to navigate complexity and uncertainty. These sessions build the adaptive capacity teams need to lead through organizational change effectively.
What Are The Benefits?
Boosted wellbeing, including reduced stress
Enhanced creativity and problem-solving
Improved concentration for strategic thinking
Practical tools to sustain wellbeing
Increased team connection and trust
About Your Guide
Kristin Baer
Kristin is an officially certified Mindful Outdoor Guide. She has been facilitating leadership experiences for over 20 years. She is Wilderness First Aid and CPR certified to ensure safety and care for all participants. She is also a Wilderness Mental Health First Responder and is equipped with tools to help those navigating nervous syste
Kristin is an officially certified Mindful Outdoor Guide. She has been facilitating leadership experiences for over 20 years. She is Wilderness First Aid and CPR certified to ensure safety and care for all participants. She is also a Wilderness Mental Health First Responder and is equipped with tools to help those navigating nervous system dysregulation in any experience.
Kristin has traveled to all 50 states and over 20 countries. She is an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast and has seen firsthand the power of nature to restore wellbeing and connection. She debuted her Mindful Outdoor Experience at the National Outdoor Recreation and Conservation School.
Showcasing her dedication to both local and global initiatives, she is a Founding Member of The Coaching Collective with CrowdDoing, a nonprofit that supports 3,000 volunteers working toward UN Sustainable Development Goals.
"Kristin is a gifted facilitator. I recently attended a Mindful Outdoor Experience that she facilitated...The session helped me personally and professionally to disengage from my hectic day-to-day activities and get in touch with myself and nature. I highly recommend this experience to anyone."
Jeremy Price, Solution Architect at QA
"For me this experience provided an opportunity to slow down, invest in my personal well-being and enjoy meaningful quality time...Kristin's expertise in facilitating these sessions ensures that each moment is thoughtfully curated to promote relaxation and mental rejuvenation."
Jeanine Talley, Talent Management Strategist at Humana