Facilitated Walk and Talk Workshops.
Whether youโre looking to boost morale, support mental health, or build a stronger team culture, our Facilitated Walk and Talk Workshops offer a grounded, effective approach to workplace well-being.
Reimagine how your team connects, reflects, and recharges. Our Facilitated Walk and Talk Workshops combine the restorative power of walking in nature with skilled facilitation to open up meaningful dialogue, build trust, and boost mental well-being.
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Our walk and talk workshops are interactive, inclusive, and rooted in psychological and physical safety. Each session is tailored to your unique workplace, but typically includes:
Expert Facilitation
Each session is led by an experienced Fire Events facilitator who guides the group through carefully curated themes focused on well-being, connection, and growth.
Tailored Themes
Topics can include resilience, stress management, mindful leadership, authentic communication, or bespoke themes relevant to your organisation.
Each session is led by an experienced Fire Events facilitator who guides the group through carefully curated themes focused on well-being, connection, and growth.
Topics can include resilience, stress management, mindful leadership, authentic communication, or bespoke themes relevant to your organisation.
Nature as a Co-Facilitator
We utilise nearby parks, woodlands, or suitable green spaces. Being in nature supports calm thinking, enhances creativity, and reduces stress.
Inclusive and Accessible
Routes are chosen to suit all mobility levels. Walks are gentle, unhurried, and designed to ensure everyone feels safe and supported.
Ideal for Teams or Individuals
These workshops are great for teams looking to reconnect, reset, or explore challenges in a more open setting โ or for individuals within your organisation as part of a broader well-being programme.
We utilise nearby parks, woodlands, or suitable green spaces. Being in nature supports calm thinking, enhances creativity, and reduces stress.
Routes are chosen to suit all mobility levels. Walks are gentle, unhurried, and designed to ensure everyone feels safe and supported.
These workshops are great for teams looking to reconnect, reset, or explore challenges in a more open setting โ or for individuals within your organisation as part of a broader well-being programme.
Want to understand your well-being culture better?
Who is This For?
Leadership teams wanting to set the tone from the top
HR and People teams shaping employee experience
Whole teams looking to strengthen their connection and culture
Organisations beginning their well-being journey
Why?
Modern work life is often sedentary, screen-heavy, and fast-paced. These workshops provide a vital pause โ a chance to step outside, move the body, and engage in natural, organic conversation. Walking side-by-side creates a more relaxed dynamic that encourages openness and deeper reflection
Outcomes
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More connected with colleagues
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Clearer and more focused
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Re-energised and motivated
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Better able to manage stress and uncertainty
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Inspired to bring well-being into their everyday work life
One-Day Facilitated Walk and Talk Programme
Base for this itinerary: Chevin Country Park Hotel & Spa, Otley (www.chevinhotel.co.uk/)
This immersive, full-day experience is designed to foster reflection, well-being, and deeper connection through facilitated dialogue in nature.
Reset, Reconnect, Recharge
09:30 โ Welcome & Setting the Scene.
Guests arrive at Chevin Country Park Hotel
Light refreshments: herbal teas, fruit, and pastries
Meet the facilitator and group introductions
Outline of the day, group agreements, and intention setting
10:00 โ Guided Walk & Talk Session 1.
Theme: Grounding & Presence
Gentle walk through Chevin Forest
Guided mindfulness exercise to โarriveโ in nature
Small group walk-and-talk with prompts:
What do I need to let go of?
Where do I find calm and clarity?
Reflection pause: silent walking for 10 mins
Regroup with facilitated discussion
11:30 โ Nature Break.
Light refreshments & rest stop at a designated point
Optional journaling or solo reflection
12:00 โ Guided Walk & Talk Session 2
Theme: Connection & Communication
Walking in pairs or trios, exploring topics such as:
How do I show up for others?
Where do I feel most connected?
Listening exercises and communication games
Group circle in nature: key takeaways and stories
11:45 โ Workplace Behaviours & Belonging.
Behaviours that support (or sabotage) well-being
Language, habits and micro-cultures
Small group activity: โA Culture Weโre Proud Ofโ.
12:45 โ Lunch at Chevin Country Park Hotel
14:30 โ Optional Spa Access or Free Time
Optional: Use of spa facilities (steam, sauna, relaxation lounge)
OR
Solo nature time or journaling in the woodland
15:30 โ Guided Walk & Talk Session 3
Theme: Clarity & Commitment
Short walk to a new location
Guided reflections:
Whatโs important right now?
What small change can I commit to?
Pair sharing and final group dialogue
15:30 โ Closing Circle & Integration.
Grounding and gratitude practice
Written reflection: "One insight Iโm taking with me..."
Feedback & future intentions
17:00 โ Departure.
Service levels
Included
Conference / meeting room
All workshops and sessions
All classroom resources
All meals for the duration of the retreat
home made pastries and cakes
Pre-workshop prep & support
Excluded
Travel to and from the venue
Alcoholic drinks
Meals outwith of the retreat itself
Best time?
Quarter one when the dark nights need some light
Autumn - after the first frost and the leaves are turning red
Mid winter - it might be cold, crisp and sunny....or it might be stormy and exciting...
The options are simple (and so is the pricing)
Nature has a profound impact on our mental and physical well-being - how often do you get you and your team outside?
Other well-being walks, retreats and challenges
Mountain based challenges via Peak Challenge
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"The best team away day we’ve been on! It really made me stop and think about who the hell is in my team. The resourcefulness of everyone was incredible – even the rain couldn’t stop us – in fact it added to the testing nature of the day!”
Pfizer
Considerations when planning your well-being culture workshop
Why?
Need some time out, to have fun, to get to know each other and to feel energised? (If you aim to have a learning outcome, explore our Facilitated Team Building Events)
Who?
Work out exactly who is attending and link this to your 'Why'. Half or full day, indoors, outdoors or more adventurous. It's your choice and needs to fit with the team.
Where?
North, south east or west? Mountain or gentle rolling countryside? Country house hotelor small boutique country pubs on the South Downs. There will always be the perfect venue to suit your team, your aims and your budget
When?
Synchronise your diaries! Q1 or Q4? Half or full day? Evening? Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter?
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>> At the heart of every thriving workplace is a culture that sees people โ not just as employees, but as whole human beings. A well-being culture isnโt a policy or a perk; itโs the everyday moments of care, connection, and courage that shape how people feel at work. Itโs built in conversations, in how we listen, how we lead, and how we show up for one another. When we choose to prioritise well-being, weโre not just improving performance โ weโre creating places where people can belong, grow, and do their best work together.
> What does your team need after some very uncertain years?
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