Rooted Leader is a seasonal leadership model that uses nature-based practice and applied reflection to build resilient, high-impact leaders. Each session combines a focused classroom workshop with guided forest immersion at Shevlin Park and results in a practical leadership tool participants apply immediately at work.

Format: This course includes two sessions-one classroom-based workshop followed by a guided forest bathing field experience at Shevlin Park. Outdoor session will proceed rain, snow, or cold with appropriate adjustments. In the event of unsafe conditions, the field component will be modified to an indoor reflective format. 

Spring is a season of renewal-and an opportunity to realign how you lead. Rooted Leader: Renewal blends a classroom workshop with immersive forest bathing and structured journaling to help you examine how your values, energy, and attention shape your leadership priorities and next actions.

Participants move at a slow, accessible pace outdoors-no hiking required-using observation and focused attention to explore workplace challenges such as decision fatigue, burnout, and competing priorities. This approach draws on research on attention, cognitive restoration, and emotional regulation to support reflective and effective leadership.

 

Through facilitated activities and the Rooted Leader Journal, you will:

• Clarify your core leadership values
• Conduct a personal energy audit and identify renewal strategies
• Develop a values-based decision filter for daily leadership choices
• Commit to one practical leadership action to apply immediately

You will leave with a written leadership intention, a sustainable energy plan, and tools to support clear, consistent decision-making in your role.

 

Practical takeaways

• Personal leadership values statement
• Energy audit and renewal plan
• Decision filter aligned to values

 

Workplace application
Prevents burnout, improves clarity, and supports ethical, consistent decision-making.

 

Participants use a session-specific Rooted Leader Journal (required course material) to document insights and develop a practical leadership action plan. A seasonal sensory element is incorporated to support attention and reflection practices introduced in the course. The seasonal landscape at Shevlin Park provides a distinct observational context for each session, informing reflection and leadership decision-making.

 

Each Rooted Leader session stands alone and addresses a specific leadership challenge. Participants who attend multiple sessions build a comprehensive leadership practice documented through the Rooted Leader Journal.

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