
COACHING FOR DOCTORs and healthcare professionals
ROOTED IN NATURe
One to one, workshops and retreats
ESCAPE THE EVERYDAY NOISE
EXPLORE YOUR CONNECTION WITH the natural world
ENGAGE DEEPLY WITH YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, WITH EASE
Being in nature allows us to shift perspective and enables a wider, more balanced view of ourselves and the world around us.
It can help us to tune into our emotions, lift our energy, mood and problem solving ability.
Add a trained, experienced coach to this environment, and it becomes a potent mix - where you can feel grounded, rooted, and centred.
Where you can explore and connect deeply with your thoughts and feelings, safe in the knowledge that the space will be held for you in a compassionate and gentle way.
Welcome, I am Dr Alison Smith, Founder of Earth and Bloom
For close to 20 years I was a doctor in the NHS.
At times, the best job in the world, yet also incredibly challenging and stressful, with periods of real overwhelm.
Through my own coaching journey I was able to appreciate how the natural world has always been my solace, my place to go to think, to reflect and gain peace, connection and healing.
I have experienced the powerful positive impact of nature first hand and through my coaching work with hundreds of doctors, and I believe wholeheartedly in its ability to ground, connect, heal, restore and enable doctors to flourish.
βFlowers need time to bloom, so do youβ
Through one to one coaching, small group gatherings and retreats, I create a space for doctors that is free from rush or urgency where we can all do our best thinking.
A confidential, safe place that says βyou matterβ.
A place where we respect difference, encourage compassion and where we can notice what is good and say it.
You matter, I see you, I hear you, Iβm interested in what you have to say.
watch A film All about Earth and bloom
βIf you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.β

βAlison is amazing - highly skilled at working with both individuals and groups in coaching and workshops. She brings an abundance of empathy, ease and joy to her work and is incredibly talented at creating spaces where people can flourish. Words that come to mind in describing Alisonβs approach to her work are thoughtful, sensitive, creative, generous, and filled with integrity. She is deeply committed to her coachees and workshop participants and works hard to ensure that they have a richly rewarding experience.
What makes Alison particularly wonderful is the breadth of her skillset and the way she blends her previous professional experiences in order to offer such unique and high quality gatherings.β