Lisa Howard

Someone to walk with you.

For leaders and teams navigating real complexity. Coaching, facilitation, and time outdoors, built for exactly this moment.

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The terrain is always changing.
You don't have to go it alone.

I help mission-driven 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 dedicated space to think, reflect, and grow as a leader.

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Teams

Experiential facilitation that strengthens communication, trust and collaboration.

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Events

Workshops, guided hikes, and seasonal experiences that bring practice into community.

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The work will teach you how to do it.

I've found that the deepest learning doesn't happen before we begin. It happens because we begin.

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Hi, I'm Lisa

To me, coaching and facilitation are simply two ways in to a deeper practice.

The quality of our choices is shaped by the quality of our attention. My work draws on the body and the land as much as conversation, because real clarity rarely comes from thinking harder. It comes from finally slowing down enough to notice what's already true.

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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 lead me to a Master's in Adventure Based 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 than connects us than divides us and that connection is key to our survival.The healing I found through nature, yoga and mindfulness guided me to deeper spirituality and a 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 not only what I do, but 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 Experiential 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. No pressure, no pitch, just a chance to see if I can offer something that helps.

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For Leaders

How you meet the moments that matter most

Coaching helps you get grounded, see more clearly, and trust the choice in front of you.

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When a leader loses footing

It often looks like this

You're carrying too much alone

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There's no space left to actually think

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Everybody has advice. Nobody's actually listening

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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 meet virtually or in-person, your choice, every 2-3 weeks
Nature-based (in-person or phone) sessions available anytime

The Process

Practice

Inquiry that accesses the wisdom of your body, as well as mind
Practices that support the changes you're actually making

"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, Coaching client

I feel a sense of relief when I think about my action steps and the control I have in the situation.

~ JS, Coaching client

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, Coaching client

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, Coaching client