About us
Grown from Experience. Grounded in Nature.
Hawk & Heath was born, quite simply, from necessity.
Before Hawk & Heath, we were teachers - used to long days, constant demands, and a pace of life that rarely slowed down. But you can only sustain the intensity modern life forces us to live at for so long. Life has a way of making you to pause.
For Robert, it came as a sudden diabetes diagnosis, rooted in years of unrelenting stress and cortisol over-exposure. For Ally, it was the slow weight of depression, anxiety, and panic attacks that made even the simplest days feel heavy.
When Robert’s son shared an article about Shinrin-Yoku—the Japanese practice of forest bathing - we didn’t know it would change everything. At first, it was just a walk in the woods, a chance to breathe. But as we read more and researched scientific journals something shifted. We began to understand - not just emotionally, but biologically - why being in green spaces felt like medicine.
We’re not here to tell you we’re “cured.” That’s not the point. But through regular forest bathing and nature connection practices, we’ve moved from heavy medication and overwhelm to something lighter: a life where we can manage our health, meet the world with steadier breath, and, most importantly, share what we’ve learned with others who need it. We’re no longer just surviving, we’re
thriving.
Hawk & Heath is our way of paying it forward. We believe everyone should have the chance to slow down, to feel the calm of the woods, and to understand why their body and mind find relief there. Our sessions are gentle, inclusive, and rooted in compassion. We travel to schools, workplaces, community groups, and green spaces, meeting people where they are and guiding them back to balance - not with pressure, but with presence.
Our story is one of recovery, but more than that, it’s a story of rediscovery. Of finding our place, not just as guides, but as fellow travellers on life’s journey who know what it’s like to feel stretched thin and who have learned, slowly, how to breathe again.
Come walk with us. The woods are waiting.
