Life Coach & Wild Swim Coach

Supporting women to navigate the overwhelm of life, overcome fears & limiting beliefs, and make time and space to re-discover who they really are through a combination of transformative experiences including: life coaching, wild swimming, sauna experiences, yoga,mindfullness and mini retreats in the beautiful countryside around Bath.

  • Wild Swimming

    Being immersed in the wild water on eye level with the natural world can become a wonderful addiction. A reset for body and mind that will leave you aglow for the rest of the day. Let me guide you into the world of wild swimming through a 1-2-1 or group swimming experience.

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  • Life Coaching

    Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed or wrestling with difficult decisions and wondering ‘what next’? Life coaching provides a space for you to think, in partnership with a coach, about your life. I can support you to discover the life you’d like to be living and get you started on the path towards it.

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I’m Tara Kelsall, Wild Swimming Woman, Life Coach and Wild Swim Coach.

I offer a variety of Wild Swimming experiences for individuals and small groups to safely introduce you to wild swimming in rivers around Bradford on Avon, Frome, and Bath. There are also monthly social swim groups and events such as solstice or night swims.

Wild Swimming Walks are a chance to explore some of the beautiful countryside and history of the Frome Valley on the borders of Somerset and Wiltshire in the charming South West of England and have a dip or a swim in a new location.

Life Coaching is simply a conversation, where I do more of the listening and you do more of the talking. In a completely judgement free space, with no advice given and plenty of questions asked to help you gain clarity, I guarantee that it will be more effective and transformative than any conversation you’ve had before.

Experience & Qualifications

I have been wild swimming for many years, in all weathers and seasons. I swim in various locations on the Frome and Avon rivers including Warleigh Weir , Farleigh Hungerford and Vobster Quay, an inland dive and swim centre. When on holiday in Britain or abroad I will seek out the local swim spots. I swim alone, with friends and with my husband who is also a keen wild swimmer.

*I have been leading groups of all ages on countryside walks and days out for many years with Swainswick Explorers.

*I absolutely love coaching and the genuine transformations I see unfurl in people’s lives. I see my own coach regularly and attend courses, conferences, talks and trainings as part of my ongoing growth development.

I am an S.T.A certified Open Water Swim Coach and I hold wild swimming insurance under the S.T.A scheme. I have a full current first aid certificate and an enhanced DBS check. I hold an I.C.F Accredited Diploma in Transformational Coaching from the Animas Centre for Coaching and am also a qualified Teacher with a P.G.C.E and a BA Hons degree in Anthropology and Communications.

My happy clients

  • “I highly recommend Tara for her coaching skills. The time I spent with Tara was very productive and useful in helping me clarify my goals as I move through an important mid-life transition. She is empathic, very supportive and easy to talk to while at the same time realistic and honest in her feedback. She struck a good balance between support, reflective listening and effective questioning as I helped work through the tangle of my ideas.”

    Nancy F

  • “I couldn’t think of anyone I would rather have to hold my hand as I discovered the joys of wild swimming - Tara’s warmth and enthusiasm made the terrifying prospect of immersing myself in cold water an absolute joy!”

    Jess M

  • “It was such good fun - you possibly have the best job in the world! Thank you so much for making it so easy and sharing all your extensive knowledge. Thanks again for a fun start to the day & the tea and cake.”

    Sonja B

Bring a little wild into your everyday