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Movement
On the move, the mind loosens. The body regulates along, thinking becomes more flexible and lively — and what's said comes more easily.
Walking Talks · in the countryside close to the city
Walking, the mind moves differently.
For many years I have held conversations on the move — side by side rather than opposite, sharing a stretch of the way, in the countryside close to the city. Much goes more easily outdoors than in a consulting room: therapy, coaching, consulting, supervision, sport-psychological support.
Zurich · Basel-Stadt · Baselland
Early morning, midday or evening
In almost any weather
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Why walking.
The ancient world already knew it: the walking thinkers — from Aristotle's Peripatos to Rousseau, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, who found their thoughts on the move, not in an armchair. There is a reason.
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Nature & forest
Time in nature, especially in the forest, is demonstrably restorative: studies show less stress, more calm, and an attention that recovers.
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Side by side
No desk, no one opposite. Side by side, looking in the same direction, some things are easier to say.
“Mens sana in corpore sano” — a healthy mind in a healthy body. Movement, nature and conversation work together.
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What can be discussed outdoors.
Practically all my conversations can take place as a Walking Talk — as psychotherapy, couples therapy, coaching, consulting and supervision, or as sport-psychological support. What works in the consulting room usually works on the way too — often more easily.
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Where we walk.
Zurich
- along Lake Zurich (in the winter months)
- in the Dolderwald forest
- in Altstetten at the foot of the Uetliberg (by arrangement)
Basel
- from Bottmingen up to the Bruderholz plateau
Offered for many years — first in Lucerne and surroundings, then Graubünden, for some years in Zurich, and for the last four years also in Basel-Stadt and Baselland. Other routes by arrangement.
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In almost any weather.
Accepting cold, heat, rain and darkness rather than avoiding them strengthens psychological resilience and equanimity — that is part of the way. And when walking doesn't suit: likewise by video or phone.
Are you also someone who thinks better while walking?
First contact.
Confidential, by e-mail or phone. We'll briefly clarify which way — and which place — suits your concern.
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