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February Lunch & Learn: Coaching in Motion: How to Create Experiential Coaching Programs

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About this event

CCEUs: TBD

Date: February 18, 2026
Time: Noon - 1:00pm PT

What happens when coaching moves beyond the chair? Experiential coaching - coaching while engaging in a physical or embodied activity - creates powerful opportunities for insight, awareness, and real-time learning.

In this Lunch & Learn, participants will explore what experiential coaching is, why it works, and how to thoughtfully create programs that integrate movement, environment, and action.

This session blends inspiration with practical guidance, supporting coaches who are curious about expanding their offerings while staying aligned with ICF competencies, ethics, and professional standards.

What We’ll Explore

Defining Experiential Coaching
Gain clarity on what experiential coaching is, with examples of coaching integrated with movement, nature, or other physical activities.

Why Coaching in Action Works
Explore the role of embodiment, environment, and metaphor in supporting client awareness and insight. Learn how coaching "in motion" can deepen presence, learning, and transformation.

Designing an Experiential Coaching Program
Walk through the foundational steps of creating an experiential offering, including generating and refining your program idea; aligning the activity with coaching outcomes; structuring coaching experiences with intention; and determining scope, format, and client readiness.

Logistics, Ethics & Risk Management
Understand the practical considerations that support safe and professional experiential coaching, including logistics and accessibility; contracts, informed consent, and boundaries; insurance and liability basics; and ethical considerations and scope of practice.

Getting Started with Confidence
Identify simple ways to experiment with experiential coaching, pilot programs, and next steps for bringing these ideas into your own practice.

This Lunch & Learn is ideal for coaches who are curious about experiential, embodied, or nature-based coaching, and who want practical guidance for creating programs that are professional and effective.

Event Contact: president@icfsacramento.org

Speaker: Carrie Chown, PCC

Carrie Chown is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and a Certified Health and Wellness Coach with a private practice supporting individuals in midlife who are ready to claim their truth and intentionally redesign their lives. She offers both traditional coaching and life coaching experiences, integrating Reiki energy work and mountain biking to help her clients find balance on all levels.

Carrie is a faculty member with the Life Purpose Institute and a founding member of Catalyst, an organization focused on helping coaches translate education into meaningful impact. In addition to her role as President of ICF Sacramento, she volunteers as a mentor and inspirational speaker with Sierra Donor Services, the Lung Transplant Foundation, Dignity Health Woodland Clinic, and the University of California, San Francisco.

Carrie holds a B.S. from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and brings over 20 years of experience in project, people, and financial management to her coaching work.

Date and Time

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM

Location

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USA

Event Contact(s)

Carrie Chown, PCC

Wendy Green

Registration Info

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