Nature's Playground

Nature’s Playground

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Nature’s
Playground

A leap into the deep
begins with the first step.

A leap in at the deep end
starts with
the first step.

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Your true
North

is not
on the map

OUR METHODOLOGY

How it works

Some organisations take you into nature. Others guide change.

And then there is us.

We combine awe-inspiring wilderness experiences with professional guidance through change. It is precisely in nature that the noise fades and it becomes clear what is really going on. There, space emerges for honest reflection, new behaviour and change that sticks. Deep-rooted, lasting, and with memories for life.

There are organisations that take you, your team or your organisation into nature. And there are organisations that coach and support transformation. We are the organisation that weaves awe-inspiring experiences in the wilderness together with professional guidance through change processes.

In places where nature is greater than your story, something happens. The noise fades away. What you normally do not see becomes visible. Scientists call this awe: a moment when your brain briefly goes quiet and your perspective shifts. It is precisely there that space arises to look honestly at what is really going on. That is where we begin.

A unique methodology in which the synthesis of two forces -nature and facilitation- leads to lasting behavioural change. Deeply rooted, and with memories for life. Develop yourself, your leadership and your team as you have never done before.

Change
your context

Inspired leadership

Integrate into
your life

Awe

change your context

In nature, your perspective shifts. What seems important in everyday life for you or your organisation recedes into the background. What lies beneath the surface is given space. Clear, honest, real.

Inspired leadership

Inspired leadership is about connecting head, heart and body. You learn to listen to what you feel, what your intuition tells you and what your mind understands. From that unity, you make choices that feel right. You stand more firmly, move more consciously and lead in a way that comes from within.

integrate into your life

Insights only have value when they have an impact—on how you make choices, how you communicate and how you work together. We ensure that what you experience also takes root in your work, your relationships and your daily life.

awe

Wonder and awe open the door to lasting change.
Not as a technique, but as something that nature simply gives you.

OUR METHODOLOGY

Credibility

At Nature’s Playground, professional coaching is the foundation from which we guide transformations. We are ICF-certified, like to work from the principles of Secure Base Coaching, and integrate systemic work into our coaching. We create forward movement at all times.

Wilderness First Aid

That is how it works.

That is how
it works.

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A week without time, phone and noise took me from knowing to feeling: back to what truly matters, in deep connection with myself, nature and the people around me. You should have been there.
— Anne-Marie Slaa, Senior Manager ESG Deals, PwC Netherlands
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi and Nature’s Playground taught me that it is precisely in simplicity, silence and pure wilderness that the deepest insights emerge. Insights that only truly sink in once you are back in everyday life.”
— Tjebbe van Meeteren, General Manager Bikl
My main question beforehand — what am I going to miss? — was answered loud and clear. It was incredibly special to experience; what a journey this was.
— Ruben van Geldorp, Co-founder of The Bill Doctor
Nature’s Playground facilitates a remarkable journey of self-discovery, in a truly fabulous setting.
— Jillert Blom, Head of Distribution Benelux, Nordics & France, Invesco
Through nature and the coaching at Nature’s Playground, I found greater calm, deeper reflection, and concrete steps for further growth.
— Lisa Huizendveld, Lead Change Capability, ABN AMRO
Pausing and consciously creating space to rediscover who I am alongside my work and motherhood. And in the meantime, simply spending an hour watching an elephant cross the river.
— Lisa Brouwer, Impact Investor, Shaping Impact
The programme brought me back to my feelings, my strength and my voice: in the silence of nature, without a phone or a clock, I was able to let go of what I had been carrying for far too long and feel again who I am.
— Loïs van Erkel-Kolmer, Trade Marketer, Fairtrade Original

The programme brought me back to my feelings, my strength and my voice: in the silence of nature, without a phone or a clock, I was able to let go of what I had been carrying for far too long and feel again who I am.
— Loïs van Erkel-Kolmer, Trade Marketer, Fairtrade Original
Pausing and consciously creating space to rediscover who I am alongside my work and motherhood. And in the meantime, simply spending an hour watching an elephant cross the river.
— Lisa Brouwer, Impact Investor, Shaping Impact
Through nature and the coaching at Nature’s Playground, I found greater calm, deeper reflection, and concrete steps for further growth.
— Lisa Huizendveld, Lead Change Capability, ABN AMRO
Nature’s Playground facilitates a remarkable journey of self-discovery, in a truly fabulous setting.
— Jillert Blom, Head of Distribution Benelux, Nordics & France, Invesco
My main question beforehand — what am I going to miss? — was answered loud and clear. It was incredibly special to experience; what a journey this was.
— Ruben van Geldorp, Co-founder of The Bill Doctor
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi and Nature’s Playground taught me that it is precisely in simplicity, silence and pure wilderness that the deepest insights emerge. Insights that only truly sink in once you are back in everyday life.”
— Tjebbe van Meeteren, General Manager Bikl
A week without time, phone and noise took me from knowing to feeling: back to what truly matters, in deep connection with myself, nature and the people around me. You should have been there.
— Anne-Marie Slaa, Senior Manager ESG Deals, PwC Netherlands
The programme brought me back to my feelings, my strength and my voice: in the silence of nature, without a phone or a clock, I was able to let go of what I had been carrying for far too long and feel again who I am.
— Loïs van Erkel-Kolmer, Trade Marketer, Fairtrade Original
Pausing and consciously creating space to rediscover who I am alongside my work and motherhood. And in the meantime, simply spending an hour watching an elephant cross the river.
— Lisa Brouwer, Impact Investor, Shaping Impact
Through nature and the coaching at Nature’s Playground, I found greater calm, deeper reflection, and concrete steps for further growth.
— Lisa Huizendveld, Lead Change Capability, ABN AMRO
Nature’s Playground facilitates a remarkable journey of self-discovery, in a truly fabulous setting.
— Jillert Blom, Head of Distribution Benelux, Nordics & France, Invesco
My main question beforehand — what am I going to miss? — was answered loud and clear. It was incredibly special to experience; what a journey this was.
— Ruben van Geldorp, Co-founder of The Bill Doctor
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi and Nature’s Playground taught me that it is precisely in simplicity, silence and pure wilderness that the deepest insights emerge. Insights that only truly sink in once you are back in everyday life.”
— Tjebbe van Meeteren, General Manager Bikl
A week without time, phone and noise took me from knowing to feeling: back to what truly matters, in deep connection with myself, nature and the people around me. You should have been there.
— Anne-Marie Slaa, Senior Manager ESG Deals, PwC Netherlands

A week without time, phone and noise took me from knowing to feeling: back to what truly matters, in deep connection with myself, nature and the people around me. You should have been there.
— Anne-Marie Slaa, Senior Manager ESG Deals, PwC Netherlands
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi and Nature’s Playground taught me that it is precisely in simplicity, silence and pure wilderness that the deepest insights emerge. Insights that only truly sink in once you are back in everyday life.”
— Tjebbe van Meeteren, General Manager Bikl
My main question beforehand — what am I going to miss? — was answered loud and clear. It was incredibly special to experience; what a journey this was.
— Ruben van Geldorp, Co-founder of The Bill Doctor
Nature’s Playground facilitates a remarkable journey of self-discovery, in a truly fabulous setting.
— Jillert Blom, Head of Distribution Benelux, Nordics & France, Invesco
Through nature and the coaching at Nature’s Playground, I found greater calm, deeper reflection, and concrete steps for further growth.
— Lisa Huizendveld, Lead Change Capability, ABN AMRO
Pausing and consciously creating space to rediscover who I am alongside my work and motherhood. And in the meantime, simply spending an hour watching an elephant cross the river.
— Lisa Brouwer, Impact Investor, Shaping Impact
The programme brought me back to my feelings, my strength and my voice: in the silence of nature, without a phone or a clock, I was able to let go of what I had been carrying for far too long and feel again who I am.
— Loïs van Erkel-Kolmer, Trade Marketer, Fairtrade Original