Where The Mind Grows
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Life Coaches
Where The Mind Grows
sessions held in nature across N & W Yorkshire, Leeds LS13 1HU
# Where The Mind Grows
Where The Mind Grows is a nature-led coaching practice based in North Yorkshire, founded by Jennie-Kate McQuinn. The business delivers personalised coaching, team facilitation and leadership development that integrates insights from the natural world with contemporary coaching methodologies.
The practice serves three distinct audiences: individuals navigating career transitions and personal development; teams seeking genuine well-being and cultural transformation; and organisations developing resilient, hopeful leadership approaches. Clients typically experience periods of pressure, disconnection or misalignment—what the founder describes as important feedback rather than failure.
What distinguishes Where The Mind Grows is its unconventional integration of nature-based learning with professional coaching. Rather than conventional office-based interventions, sessions take place primarily in private woodland near Ripon, supplemented by venues across West and North Yorkshire. The approach draws explicitly on 3.8 billion years of natural systems' mastery in managing complexity, change and renewal—applying ecological principles to human and organisational challenges.
The coaching philosophy centres on strengths-based development delivered through a nature-immersed lens. This isn't merely therapeutic woodland exposure; it's structured learning from natural systems applied to real workplace and personal challenges. The methodology addresses both physical and mental dimensions of well-being, recognising that sustainable change requires working with people's authentic nature rather than against it.
This positioning appeals to forward-thinking organisations and individuals seeking alternatives to conventional corporate coaching, with particular resonance for those valuing environmental connection and holistic development.
Where The Mind Grows is a nature-led coaching practice based in North Yorkshire, founded by Jennie-Kate McQuinn. The business delivers personalised coaching, team facilitation and leadership development that integrates insights from the natural world with contemporary coaching methodologies.
The practice serves three distinct audiences: individuals navigating career transitions and personal development; teams seeking genuine well-being and cultural transformation; and organisations developing resilient, hopeful leadership approaches. Clients typically experience periods of pressure, disconnection or misalignment—what the founder describes as important feedback rather than failure.
What distinguishes Where The Mind Grows is its unconventional integration of nature-based learning with professional coaching. Rather than conventional office-based interventions, sessions take place primarily in private woodland near Ripon, supplemented by venues across West and North Yorkshire. The approach draws explicitly on 3.8 billion years of natural systems' mastery in managing complexity, change and renewal—applying ecological principles to human and organisational challenges.
The coaching philosophy centres on strengths-based development delivered through a nature-immersed lens. This isn't merely therapeutic woodland exposure; it's structured learning from natural systems applied to real workplace and personal challenges. The methodology addresses both physical and mental dimensions of well-being, recognising that sustainable change requires working with people's authentic nature rather than against it.
This positioning appeals to forward-thinking organisations and individuals seeking alternatives to conventional corporate coaching, with particular resonance for those valuing environmental connection and holistic development.
Services offered
One-to-one coachingTeam away daysLeadership programmesWorkplace well-being initiativesOrganisational culture developmentGroup coaching in natural settingsCareer transition coachingTeam facilitation