Golden Trout Rising

Professional and organizational coaching using body and nature to help you rise.

Blending intuitive wisdom with practical strategy, Golden Trout Rising is a coaching vessel for you and your organization to find new ways of working, leading, and planning that are infused with spirit.

Trout Rising is a fishing term describing the moment the water breaks when a trout moves: from a quiet dimple, to a sudden splash, to the flash of a tail. At its essence, it is about movement—visible signs of life breaking through the surface.

I am JJ Trout, based in a town called Golden. I adventure between the inner and outer worlds: from mountain biking across Europe, to a four-day vision fast in South Africa, to Moon Dances in Mexico, and through daily pilgrimages in my Colorado backyard.

My foundations include an undergraduate degree in psychology, a graduate degree in biomedical sciences, cultural immersion and certification in the Hawaiian practice of Lomi Lomi, professional training in coaching and wilderness first response, and thousands of hours in energetic and somatic practices (meditation, yoga, breathwork, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Muay Thai). My lived experience spans leadership as an elected city councilor, chief of staff for a national outdoor industry nonprofit, professional mentor for women and people of color, board member for suicide prevention nonprofits, volunteer victim advocate, and mountain bike coach.

For many years I lived in my mind, disconnected from my body. I’ve since learned that work product is best when joy flows through the senses, in deep connection with others. Through Golden Trout Rising, I rise—and invite others to rise—with me, moving through personal, professional, spiritual, and organizational coaching.