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True Wellness

Hikes for Healing

Somatic Nature Therapy for Mind, Body, and Spirit at Hop Brook Lake

Community Support  -  Pay What you Can  - Weekly Sunrise Gatherings 

Complete Form Below to Register

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Mission

To cultivate accessible spaces for deep human restoration thru the therapeutic power of nature. Operating on a community supported, pay-what-you-can model, we guide individuals through immersive trail experiences that soothe the nervous system. We utilize breathwork and mindful intention with each moment to heal the digestive system while harmonizing the emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies. 

Vision

To ignite a nationwide movement where public trails serve as open air santuaries for collective healing. We envision a future where communities everywhere can access regular nature therapy led by yoga therapist and mental health practitioners using constant, nuturing energy of the eath and the sun for personal transformation. 

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About

Hikes for Healing was born out a of a profound personal understanding: nature is our most potent co-therapist

 

Modern life continuously bombards us with digital noise, separating us from the natural rhythms of our bodies required to thrive. Founded by the creator of SMart Vitality LLC, this initiative emerged from an intentional choice to step away from modern comforts and return to the earth. It was on the trails, beneath the canopy, and in the presence of the morning sunrise that our founder discovered a space of deep stabilization. 
 

Our weekly donation-based hikes are not casual social strolls or high impact fitness trecks. They are structured, slow-pace somatic journeys open to any and everyone. Our weekly walks are intentionally designed to move beyond traditional hiking. Each session utilizes the natural environment as a clinical partner to actively regulate your nervous system. This helps to support stress related digestive health and offers us space for deep emotional and spiritual healing. Each walk is an exploration of the self through nature. We utilize the sounds, smells, and vast space of the forest to actively lower stress hormones and regulate the autonomic nervous system to find flow in life. Just as the sunrise is a constant tangible force of daily transformation, we offer this time and space as a constant for you. Step onto the trail to ground your physical form, quite your mind, and let the living world guide you to a path of wellness. 

 

Come step into community care, you are welcome here.

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Start your transformation this week!

Time: Sunrise (6-7 am)

Location: Hop Brook Lake

When: Every Friday - starts July 17, 2026 

Experience the Sunrise
Complete This Form to Register

Hikes for Healing

Welcome! Please complete this registration and liability waiver to participate in our community hiking and yoga therapy program. This is a safe, supportive space for mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Contact Information

Select your hike date

All hikes take place Friday mornings from 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM at Hop Brook Lake.

Emergency Contact

Medical & Safety Information

Are there any physical limitations, allergies, or medical conditions our guides should be aware of? This information is kept confidential and used solely to ensure your safety.

Financial Agreement

Contribution amount
$5
$10
$20
$35
$50

This is a pay-what-you-can program. Please choose an amount that feels right for you — every contribution helps keep this community offering alive. No one will be turned away for inability to pay.

Liability Waiver & Safety Guidelines

Please read the following carefully before signing.

I, the undersigned, voluntarily choose to participate in the Hikes for Healing program, which includes outdoor hiking activities and yoga therapy sessions (collectively, "the Program") organized by Hikes for Healing.

Assumption of Risk

I acknowledge and understand that participation in hiking and physical yoga activities involves inherent risks, including but not limited to: uneven terrain, weather conditions, physical exertion, falls, sprains, strains, and other injuries. I voluntarily assume all such risks, known and unknown, associated with my participation in the Program.

Release of Liability

In consideration of being permitted to participate in the Program, I hereby release, waive, discharge, and covenant not to sue Hikes for Healing, its organizers, guides, volunteers, and affiliates from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or related to any loss, damage, injury, or death that may be sustained by me while participating in the Program or while on the premises used for the Program.

Not a Clinical Service

I understand and acknowledge that Hikes for Healing is a community wellness offering and does not constitute clinical mental health treatment, crisis intervention, or medical care. This Program is not a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric, or medical services. If I am experiencing a mental health crisis or require clinical support, I agree to seek appropriate professional help immediately.

Medical Fitness

I confirm that I am physically capable of participating in hiking and yoga activities, or have disclosed any relevant medical conditions to the Program guides. I take full responsibility for my own health and well-being during participation.

Photo

I grant permission for Hikes for Healing to use photographs or recordings taken during the Program for community and promotional purposes, unless I notify the organizers otherwise in writing prior to the event.

By signing below, I confirm that I have read, understood, and voluntarily agree to all terms stated in this waiver.

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