Refreshed Humanitarians
Group Coaching
Are you a humanitarian who is living out your calling to make a difference in the world?
Do you resonate with Jesus’ invitation to offer a cold cup of water to people on your path?
Having journeyed quite far, are you at times weary, discouraged and overwhelmed?
Are you seeking a peaceful space to be refreshed – just minutes away from Washington D.C.’s frenetic pace?
Welcome to Refreshed Humanitarians!
Through group coaching with 4-6 fellow humanitarions in the National Arboretum, you will:
Renew your calling
Chart a fresh path forward
Connect with people who walk with you on your journey
Create and live out sustaining practices
Restore your body, mind and spirit as you commune with nature
Each session will involve time for individual reflection, journaling and group discussion. There will be a mix of short walks and gathering in various spaces (e.g., pavilions, benches and mats).
Whether you’re in non-profit, for-profit or government work, the world needs a refreshed you!
Being in nature is good for us
Japanese researchers pioneered the practice of inviting those living in high stress urban areas to periodically spend time in forests to restore mental equilibrium and physical health.
Group coaching in nature is an invitation to be away from city life and refresh our thinking and very souls in the great outdoors. This opens up new vistas for renewal and creativity - forging new paths as part of our daily lives.
In 2026, join us on Saturday mornings 8-10 am
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Destination
Session 1: March 14
As we walk then gather in and around the Pavilion, we’ll reflect individually and share insights with the group. Guiding questions: Who are you seeking to become? What do you want to leave behind in the world? At the end of your life, imagine that you hear the Lord say to you - “Well done, good and faithful servant”!
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Path
Session 2: March 28
Pausing and walking along various intersecting and diverging paths, we’ll explore our own paths prompted by a few questions: How do you discern and chart your own unique path amidst a myriad of choices? How do you hear that still small voice in a noisy, complex and insecure world swirling around you?
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Companions
Session 3: April 11
We’ll linger in a pine forest with inter-connected roots anchoring mighty trees reaching heavenward. Guiding reflections: How do we refresh one another as we gather in the forest? In our daily life, how do we engage companions on our journey? What new perspectives, inspiration and encouragement do we walk away with?
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Provisions
Session 4: April 25
As Spring advances, we’ll take in the beauty of the Azelea bushes along the path and as we sit - reflecting on a few questions: What resources will support your onward journey? What practices will nourish your soul? How will you commune with the Creator and the creation to restore your body, mind and spirit?
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Flow
Session 5: May 9
Now it’s time to go to a high place above the river to gain perspective. From this vista, soak in God’s glorious face shining on you like the rays of sun as you look back, embrace now and look ahead. Walking down to the river, we’ll create space for reflection on the flow of our lives past, present and future…
Your guide on the journey
I would love to be your guide! When I facilitate groups around the globe, I often get up to witness the sunrise before a session begins. Communing with the Creator, I’m able to turn from the darkness within and around me - and embrace the hope of a new day. This refreshes my calling to be a Barnabas to those serving humankind. When back home in D.C., I’m often the first to enter the gates of the Arboretum and soak up the rays as they break through the forest. I would be delighted to welcome you and fellow humanitarians on a journey of renewal so that we can better live out our calling in the world.
What’s included:
A group kick-off Zoom call and 5 in-person sessions at the National Arboretum focused on:
Guided centering together to relax and renew amidst the beauty of nature.
Gaining insights to refresh your path through coaching and peer support.
Sharing learning and celebrations to encourage and inspire one another.
Individual pocket journal to capture your learning and commitments.
Nature centering resources to inform your own nature practices.
Invitation to ongoing connections after the formal program ends to encourage our onward journeys.
Bonus: A 1-on-1 coaching session that takes place in an outdoor space of your choosing in the DMV.
Investment: $425
Testimonials
“I cannot say enough wonderful things about this program and Coach Andrew. The program provided a unique way to gain clarity on who I was seeking to become, how I could chart my path, and it sparked insight into what I truly needed to get to my final destination. Reflecting in a beautiful setting further added joy to the journey. Andrew is compassionate, welcoming, and insightful. Sign up! You will be so grateful at the end of the program!” Megan Laabs - Clinical Neuropsychologist & Executive Coach
“Through Refreshed Humanitarians, I’ve benefited from Andrew’s generous spirit, insights and wisdom. His nature-centered approach provided not only an opportunity to develop a sustainable life practice and praxis of optimal living and serving, but also a framework for viewing myself in the world that is dynamic, generative, creative and life-giving.” John Gongwer - Founder/Principal, iCatalyst CKS; former Executive Director, 21Wilberforce Global Freedom Center
“Group coaching with Andrew outdoors at the National Arboretum was wonderful! He is amazing at using nature to create a meaningful shared group experience and connect with each individual for their self-reflection and renewal. Andrew’s coaching in the outdoors provided a forum, feedback and tools that were insightful, practical and encouraging for my refreshment and discernment of my next path forward in living out my calling.” Pam Maxwell - Engineer, Program Manager & U.S. Aviation Representative for Africa
Investment
Are you ready to invest in refreshing your calling? To set up your free 30-minute exploratory session with Andrew.
“Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit.”
— Jeremiah 17:7-8
Fluent
I would like to live
Like a river that flows
Carried by the surprise
Of its own unfolding
by John O’ Donahue