Lisa Howard
Someone to walk with you.
For leaders and teams navigating real complexity. Coaching, facilitation, and time outdoors, built for exactly this moment.
The terrain is always changing.
You don't have to go it alone.
I help leaders and teams build the capacity to lead and act with clarity, stay connected to what matters, and hold steady when the ground keeps shifting.
Where to begin
Three Ways In
Coaching
A steady space for men who lead to pause, think, and focus on what matters most.
Teams
Experiential facilitation that strengthens communication, trust and collaboration.
Events
Workshops, guided hikes, and seasonal experiences that bring practice into community.
The work will teach you how to do it.
If you're waiting to feel sure, begin where you are. Clarity comes when you take a closer look.
Hi, I'm Lisa
More than 20 years helping people find their footing.
In schools, on challenge courses, in conference rooms, and in nature, I've learned how to see people through. Hard things get easier with support and steady footing. I help leaders and teams find them, through connection, experience, and attention to what the body knows.
A Winding Path
How I Got Here
I never had a traditional career plan. Instead, I've followed the guiding stones along my path, continuously learning and moving toward what called to me.My first career in special education led me to a master's in Adventure Learning. The transformation I experienced there inspired me to become a facilitator.Working with groups all over the world taught me that there's more that connects us than divides us, and that connection is key to our survival.The healing I found through nature, yoga, and mindfulness deepened my sense of purpose and my passion for personal growth and development.The calling to do something with this combination of skills and passion brought me to Kripalu, coaching, and entrepreneurship.Each step shaped what I do and how I do it. Together they've formed a practice grounded in presence, choice, connection, and a belief that the next right step comes from paying attention.
Where it lead me
Professional Highlights
Experience
20+ years facilitating learning, leadership, and team development
10 years as a Special Education Teacher
Project Adventure Certified Trainer
High 5 Adventure Certified Trainer
Education & Training
Certified Presence-Based® Coach
M.Ed. in Adventure Learning, Plymouth State University
Kripalu® RISE™ Facilitator
Navigating Challenging Dialogue® Trained
200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)
Current Roles
Founder, Lisa Howard Coaching
Leadership Partner, Alliance for a Viable Future
Faculty, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health®
The Browne Center at University of New Hampshire, Facilitator
It is with gratitude and humility that I acknowledge I live and work on the ancestral homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans.
Curious if we're a fit?
The first step is just a conversation.
Bring what's on your mind and we'll see how I can help.
For Men Who Lead
A confidential space to say what is true
Coaching helps you get grounded and see more clearly, so you can meet the moments that matter most with steady footing.
When a leader loses footing
It often looks like this
You're carrying too much alone
There's no space left to actually think
You've done everything right, and nothing's working
You're starting to question your own judgment
I believe
Leadership is a practice
Practice creates space to shift from reflex into choice.My role is to create that space for you: a place to slow down, pay attention, and hear your own wisdom again.Together we'll build a practice of support, inquiry, and intentional action that works for you.
How it Unfolds
Coaching Shaped Around You
To Start
Fit
A free intro call to make sure we're the right match
A co-created agreement with clear goals and a timeline
The Rhythm
Flow
We agree upon number and frequency of sessions in advance
We meet on the trail, by phone, or video
The Process
Practice
Straight questions and clear focus on what is true for you
Simple routines that carry what you notice into your work
The goal isn't to see through people, it's to see people through.
What clients say
Testimonials
Our work is like magic. When I'm in session with you my brain works better.
~ CG, Founder
I feel a sense of relief when I think about my action steps and the control I have in the situation.
~ JS, Entrepreneur
Within a few minutes in Lisa's presence, she is able to ground me and remove weeks of built-up stress. Before I know it, her presence and inquiry has led me down a path that enables me to think clearly about the challenges I'm facing, determine what I want the outcomes to be and create a list of feasible actions to achieve them. I'm so grateful to have met her.
~ CA, Director
She listens without judgment or expectation. She has a unique ability to guide me to finding my own answers without leading me down a particular path. When I have felt like I was at a standstill or in a state of confusion she asked insightful questions that allowed me to process and come to decisions based on my own innate knowing and truth.
~ CK, Manager
Curious if we're a fit?
The first step is just a conversation.
Bring what's on your mind and we'll see how I can help.
For Teams
Resilience is built together.
I help teams build real connection, real trust, and skills that actually hold up once everyone's back at their desks.
When a team loses footing
It often looks like this
Trust is hard to build
Uncertainty keeps growing
Communication feels harder
Everyone's reacting instead of reflecting
I believe
Teamwork takes practice
Practice creates space to shift from reflex into choice.My role is to design experiences where your team can enter that space, pay attention, and discover new possibilities.Together we'll design a flow with the right balance of support, challenge, and reflection for your team.
How it Unfolds
From Forming to Flourishing
Forming
Connection
Have fun and actually release tension
Build familiarity that makes hard conversations easier later
Set a foundation of real psychological safety, not just politeness
Functioning
Values
Name the values your team actually wants to operate by
Build real commitments, not posters on a wall
Turn agreements into daily practice, not a one-time conversation
Flourishing
Agility
Build the muscle for faster, better decisions under pressure
Navigate communication breakdowns before they get expensive
Balance individual, team, and task needs without losing any of them
"The goal isn't just a better workshop. It's a team that works better - together."
What People Say
Testimonials
In our group interaction, Lisa inspired an atmosphere of trust and mutual goodwill while communicating clear objectives such that participants enthusiastically collaborated to successfully accomplish what could not have been accomplished by any one individual. It was a sheer joy to work with Lisa!
~ HR, Founder
Thanks again for all you did for our team last month. The training was great because you are great. You fit in so well with our group and you kept us on track, which is not always an easy task with this group! Everyone was raving about it and we're already putting some of the strategies we developed into place. Thank you
~ JB, Project Manager
Ready to craft your experience?
Every engagement is customized to your team, your goals, and your timeline. Let's start with a conversation.
Join Us
Guided Hikes & Workshops
Slow down, Reconnect
Guided Hikes
A guided hike becomes a practice. We slow down and deepen our attention through direct, multi-sensory contact with the land. Together, we explore mindfulness in motion, release tension, and reconnect — to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world around us.
Play, Connect, Learn
Workshops
Interactive, experiential sessions built around a single theme, explored through activity, discussion, and reflection. Come ready to participate at whatever level feels right for you.
Fall & Winter events coming soon.
Want a customized event?
Private hikes and customized workshops are available.
Let's talk!
Slow down, Reconnect
Guided Hikes
A guided hike becomes a practice. We slow down and deepen our attention through direct, multi-sensory contact with the land. Together, we explore mindfulness in motion, release tension, and reconnect — to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world around us.
Oct
18
Mindful Morning Hike - Flag Rock
A moderate 3.6-mile hike up to the Flag Rock vista overlooking Housatonic village.
9:00 AM - Great Barrington, MA - $20
More hikes are being added for this fall — check back soon.
Play, Connect, Learn
Workshops
Interactive, experiential sessions built around a single theme, explored through activity, discussion, and reflection. Come ready to participate at whatever level feels right for you.
Nov
5
The Power of Play
Rediscover the joy and power of play in this experiential playshop for grown-ups.
9:30 AM - Kripalu Center; Lenox, MA
Nov
11
The Power of Play
Rediscover the joy and power of play in this experiential playshop for grown-ups.
9:30 AM - Kripalu Center; Lenox, MA
Dec
10
Already Enough
An exploration in expanding self-compassion while constantly aiming for growth.
9:30 AM - Kripalu Center; Lenox, MA