An Adventure Coaching Retreat for Coaches

The 1st of many Adventure Coaching Retreats for Coaches
South Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Lake Michigan
June 21 - June 25, 2003

For five beautiful days, South Manitou Island gave us all she had and more as each of us began to design our coaching practices to include nature, the wilds and a little adventure.


And it was not hard to find inspiration in our environment. This is the view to the Southeast from the beach just off our campsite.


Not a bad front yard for five days, eh?
Our mornings were spent in conversation about how adventure coaching works, ideas for our own offerings and, of course, breakfast! That's Joelle (far right) taking charge of breakfast. But the real reason you want her on your adventure is for her desserts! I spooned into something with raspberries and chocolate that made me speechless! And once you've hired her for your outing, ask her to show you how to build big dreams with just a few rocks, twigs and sand.


And, mornings were to enjoy the sunrise over Karen's new Tilly hat.


Above: Randy--Below: Robyn (foreground) and Karen (background)

Afternoons were all about enjoying our environment and completing some individual reflection activities designed to help each of us get clear about our own adventure offering. Each day, some of us hiked the island's interior, some of us kayaked, some of us walked the beach, we all played, and no one did anything they didn't want to do!

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