Zen Coaching

Zen Coaching was founded in 2005 by Kåre Landfald from Norway. He developed the approach with inspiration from many sources including the Zen Buddhist approach of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, Nonviolent Communication as developed by Marshall B Rosenberg, the Diamond Approach as developed by A.H. Almaas, as well as the modern coaching tradition. The students in workshops and trainings also contributed significantly to the evolution of the approach. The first Zen Coaching workshop was held at a retreat centre in Sweden in 2005 and courses still continue there today. Over the years Zen coaching expanded as founder Kåre Landfald and senior coach Tine Vindelov carried the training into Norway, Denmark, Poland and South Africa. Today there is an international network of hundreds of coaches and upcoming teachers who offer seminars, individual coaching and other events in many countries around the world and in different languages.