Outdoor Wellness

Nurture Your Health and Wellbeing with Outdoor Wellness

Let’s explore, heal, and challenge ourselves in the natural world. Ready to inspire awe by traveling through a rock tunnel, or by conquering a challenging hike to the summit? Perhaps you need to ditch the digital noise and listen to what nature has to say. No matter your choice, each session is designed to heal and nurture your mental and physical health. Keep scrolling to choose from outdoor fitness sessions, outdoor healing sessions, or outdoor adventures.

Outdoor Fitness Sessions

Multi-System Physical Challenge

Improve your musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems with a physical challenge in the natural world. The strength training we’ll perform, a resistance band routine, will allow us to build muscle and increase bone density.

The cardiovascular training we’ll perform, by way of hiking hills, will increase our cardiovascular endurance as well as challenge and improve our balance, and agility. We’ll burn tons of stressful energy in a beautiful setting to close the Stress response Cycle and inspire awe.

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Complete the Stress Response Cycle

The Stress response Cycle (SRC) is a biological process which is activated by a stressful event. The SRC has a beginning, a middle and an end, which need to be completed in order for our bodies to return to homeostasis. To close the SRC we need to purposefully and regularly engage in physical activity like this outdoor wellness session. 

In this session we’ll challenge our cardiovascular and muscular systems with a hill climbing hike on a ridgeline. We’ll increase our intensity as we push up each hill, then enjoy a rest period offered by our descent. Book this session to engage the parasympathetic state of your nervous system, release stress, and burn anxious energy.

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Outdoor Healing Sessions

Mood Boosting Morning

Come witness the magic of the mountain as the moon gives way to the sun. We’ll increase serotonin, regulate your circadian rhythm, and reduce stress and anxiety. Rising with the sun will synchronie our body’s internal clock, optimizing  processes like digestion, hormone production, skin cell repair, and sleep.

The natural sunlight signals our brains to release serotonin, a neurotransmitter associated with happiness and well-being. The vibrant colors and surreal scenes of a sunrise also have an amazing ability to reduce stress and anxiety while inspiring awe. Book this session to back on track in the best way.

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Nervous System Rest

Escape to the natural world to engage the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The PNS, also known as the rest and digest state, controls the body’s ability to relax. While engaging the PNS decreases our heart rate and blood pressure in the moment, it also lowers our resting heart rate and decreases our risk of cardiovascular disease over time.

In this session we’ll enjoy a serene desert stroll and pause at a peaceful spot to practice a combination of Qi gong, Tai Chi, stretching, and guided meditation. Book this session to slow down in the moment and make relaxation easier in the future.

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Outdoor Adventures

Conquer the Trail to Hidden Valley

If you’re looking for adventure, join me for Conquer the Trail to Hidden Valley. We’ll take the challenge of a rock slide, discover the history of the Hohokoam people, explore a natural rock tunnel, and stand in awe of the stunning beauty of the Sonoran Desert,

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Magma Dome Bouldering

6.8 million years ago magma burst through the sediment of Phoenix creating maga domes that cooled and hardened. After 200,000 years this process gave us local mountains perfect for bouldering (climbing on large boulders). If you enjoy an awesome physical challenge and love discovering what’s over the next hill, choose the Bouldering Experience. *No bouldering expereince needed.

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Seeking The Summit

There’s nothing like the triumphant feeling of taking on a challenge and winning. Especially if winning means breathtaking views from a 2,612 ft desert peak. Those moments at the top mean you’ve pushed yourself mentally and physically, in the best way.

One of the most demanding hikes  in Phoenix, Piestewa Peak’s Summit Trail offers an awesome physical challenge. The 1,200 ft climb in just 1.2 miles is rated Difficult but the reward for those who make it to the top is stunning panoramic views of the valley.

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Create a Cutom Adventure

There are over 4.5 million acres of wilderness in Arizona, let’s explore a few together. Tell me your desired distance, elevation, and level of challenge and I deliver a surreal Sonoran Desert adventure designed just for you.

I’ve been hiking in the desert since about age 8 and I’ve guided hundreds of nature lovers on awesome adventures. I’m a CPR and first aid certified US Navy veteran with GPS, map reading, and land navigation skills. Let’s explore the Sonoran Desert together.

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Book a Hiking Companion

Don’t let going it alone keep you from the trail when you can book a hiking buddy. There’s just too much to see out there. Let’s team up for safety, motivation and to learn new trails. I’ll be there to keep you on track, keep you motivated, and keep an eye out for snakes.

I’ve been hiking in the desert since about age 8 and I’ve guided hundreds of nature lovers on awesome adventures. I’m a CPR and first aid certified US Navy veteran with GPS, map reading, and land navigation skills. Let’s explore the Sonoran Desert together.

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