Nakasendo Trail Retreat
Join us in Japan
Back by popular demand our Advanced Coaching Retreat on the Nakasendo Trail Japan, returns for 2025.
This retreat workshop explores the impact of environment, body intelligence, mindfulness and cultural influences in a whole-person approach to coaching.
Walk pack-free on the The Nakasendō or ‘Road Through the Central Mountains’, an important part of the ancient Japan’s highway network. Enjoy exploring the cobblestone streets as you soak up the surrounding Japanese landscape of running streams and dense forest, and the picturesque Kiso Valley.
This memorable retreat program brings together executives and experienced coaches, to explore leadership and coaching at the deepest essence level.
Study with Rho Sandberg, a Master Certified coach and experienced leadership development practitioner and Zara Lawson a mindfulness practitioner, who shares the secrets of intuitive practice with her clients.
This retreat combines tuition, opportunities to coach and be coached, mindfulness practices, and nature-based learning in the majestic beauty of the Nakasendo trail, along with the profound and often unspoken learning that comes from this deep encounter with timeless Japanese culture.
Some pre-reading and reflection will be provided to prepare you for the immersive retreat experience.
- What you'll learn
Over the five days of the program:
- You will experience the Japanese art of being fully present in your endeavours and with other people.
- You will explore and re-discover what success means, learning how to move beyond cliches and inherited stereotypes to uncover what is uniquely meaningful – for yourself and those you work with.
- You will tap into the heritage of ancestors, in a dynamic and strengths-based approach to claiming the power of our authentic stories.
- You will coach others to re-examine taken for granted or under-estimated facets of our experience and bring tacit knowledge to life.
- You will learn to activate the super-powers that not only make us unique, but are greatly needed in our teams, organisations and societies.
- You will explore what it means to live, personally and collectively, from your deepest intuition; learning to trust your deepest instincts, whilst also following the overt and subtle feedback offered by clients or those you lead.
- You will be masterfully guided as you cultivate the practice of mindfulness.
THE RETREAT EXPERIENCE
Pre-retreat (Optional): Meet in Kyoto and enjoy dinner together in preparation for departing for the trail the next morning.
Day 1: Meet 9am, to commence our travel by JR to the entry point of the Nakasendo trail. Engage in powerful coaching reflections as we explore the post towns of Magome.
Day 2: Explore the post towns of Magome and engage in deep learning.
Day 3: Walkers – this is your chance to wander the Nakasendo trail, weaving through ancient forests, and by breath-taking waterfalls, as nature speaks to you.
Day 4: Immerse yourself in deep dialogue and the warm onsen baths at our spectacular accommodation (my favourite place in the world to dream).
Day 5: After breakfast served over smoking coals, its time to Integrate your learnings and experiences as you return to Kyoto or travel onward to Tokyo.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
A dynamic advanced coaching program – integrating learning with the mindful experience of daily life.
A five day and four-night excursion into the beauty and history of Japan
Four nights accommodation in traditional ryokans and luxurious onsens*,
Two sumptuous meals per day, with dinner on Day 1 and breakfast only on Day 5.
Included luggage transfers
*Accommodation is twin share, single rooms may be available on request but will incur additional charges
*Airfares and rail travel are not included.
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- Certification
Discuss Your Pathway
Have a 1 on 1 session with Rho Sandberg to discuss your coaching path.
ICF Pathways
Level 1 Pathway
Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
On completion of Modules 101 & 102, you will have met the ICF requirement of 60 coach specific training hours required for the ACC credential. You can elect to undertake Mentor-Coaching and the ACC Coaching Performance Assessment, with our Level 1 package.
Level 2 Pathway
Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Alternatively many students prefer to continue their coaching studies with Module 103: Coaching Untapped Potential. Along with advanced theory and supervised practice this all-inclusive package incorporates Mentor-Coaching and the option to be examined at ACC or the higher PCC level.
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