Walk with Carolyn
Carolyn Scott Kortge’s innovative approach to walking has made her a popular presenter at health resorts, medical clinics, and wellness events. She brings an open heart and a playful spirit to walking workshops and keynote talks that explore both inner and outer trails.
Her presentations have evolved on two distinct tracks:
Spirited Walker® programs introduce concepts and exercises from The Spirited Walker, emphasizing fitness walking for physical well-being, wholeness, and stress reduction.
Walking Well® presentations focus on healing rather than fitness, integrating physical and emotional steps that get you back on your feet after a crisis.
Inspiration:
Carolyn’s message weaves personal, real-life stories with supportive research to substantiate benefits that movement, meditation, and gratitude deliver for body, mind and spirit.
As a breast cancer survivor, she speaks with a knowing voice about the deep fears of a medical challenge. As a late-blooming athlete, she relates the hurdles and highs of entering her first track meet at 46. Tales of blisters earned on pilgrimage trails and lessons learned in athletic competition reveal a sense of humor and humility that brings warmth and credibility to her talks.
Action:
In parking lots, conference center hallways, or resort pathways, Carolyn encourages walkers to get in motion wherever they are. ided walks introduce mindfulness practices that enhance stress release and boost energy. A lap of appreciation at the close of each walk lightens spirits by bringing gratitude to the path, even in challenging times.
Popular Topics:
Let the Spirit Move You: “Move the body and you move the spirit,” Carolyn writes in The Spirited Walker. ‘It is a natural alchemy.” Whatever your workout goal—relaxation, aerobic fitness, weight loss, connection with nature, or restored balance in life—discover how a simple walk can become a route of awareness and appreciation. Carolyn’s mid-life journey from self-described “klutz” to competitive athlete reveals a walking path that explores both inner and outer trails.
A Path with Heart: A Path with Hart may be warm and open. It may be cold and hard. A path with Heart is as varied as the hearts we hold inside. One day you walk with a joyful heart, the next day, a foolish one. Brave heart, Broken Heart, Healthy Heart, Lonely Heart: we meet them all on life’s journey. Explore the physical and emotional aspects of a full and healthy heart by learning how your walks can invigorate both cardio fitness and spirit.
When You Walk Through a Storm,
Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Get your feet on the ground in times of uncertainty, stress, or illness, with steps that tap the healing power of movement. Walking is known to boost energy, improve mood, increase mental clarity, reduce cancer-related fatigue, and decrease stress. But the first step is often the hardest. Regain a foothold on life by making the choices that you can, beginning with a single step.
Every Walk, a Healing Walk:
Can you mend a nasty mood with a walk around the block? Climb a trail and outpace a cold? Could a stroll in the park improve a faulty memory? Or a power walk heal the pain of a slammed door? Carolyn Scott Kortge considers every walk a healing walk.
