Gavin Cox

Atavi

Enabling Robust Vitality & Authenticity

Reconnecting with nature.

“We need the tonic of wilderness”

Henry David Thoreau

Reconnection with the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit and survival. This is the nature principal.

Reconnecting with nature enables us to tap in to our authentic selves; beings that adapted in nature to thrive as nature. We offer you the chance to immerse yourself in natural spaces in a number of modalities all designed to create a safe, wholesome experience enabling a deep rooted, restorative link to our natural place in nature.

Locations include

  • In and around the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Peaks and Moorlands.

  • National Trust Ilam Hall near Dovedale

  • The National Forest

  • Callow Hall Ashbourne

  • Tailored locations

Your options include -

  • Woodland walks - guided gentle, mindful-walks through some of Derbyshire and Staffordshires finest public access woodlands.

  • Guided walks in the White Peak.

  • Mindful immersion - short mindful and sensory walks and to a peaceful spot where we will guid you to go within and experience a beautiful connection with nature.

  • Shinrin Yoku experience - a short guided purposeful journey in to nature. We help enable you to accept nature’s invitation to connect and thrive.

Group Classes - Our initial class is exploratory and as such start from just £45 per person. Private classes start from as little as £99 .

Join Gavin for Conscious and mindful experience enjoying outdoor wild spaces in and around rural Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Gavin is a qualified Shinrin Yoku practitioner and a qualified yoga and meditation teacher (Hatha & Ashtanga under the Swami lineage by his master Lalit (Himalaya Yoga Valley, Goa, India)

Shinrin Yoku - Forest Bathing & Immersion

“Forest bathing or Shinrin Yoku builds on our innate connection with nature and at Atavi we believe that we can all benefit from mindful time spent immersed in nature, particularly woodlands. “

What is Forest Bathing?

Shinrin Yoku or Forest bathing originated in Japan and means "conscious lingering in the forest atmosphere".

Immersing yourself in the deeper nature of the forest has been shown to offer numerous health and wellness benefits. Joining me for Forest bathing experiences I will help you to ignite all of your senses and connect consciously enabling you to soak in local nature spots for their beauty, originality and wilderness.

£99

White Peak

Private nature experience

Meeting close to Ashbourne Gavin will guide you on a conscious nature walk, an opportunity to immerse yourself in nature mindfully.

During the walk which will last around 90 minutes Gavin will guide you to engage your senses and connect with your surroundings.

An amazing opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful landscapes of the White Peak.

£99

Ashbourne or Uttoxeter

Private Forest bathing experience

Join Gavin for a guided immersion in to the atmospheric woodlands surrounding Ashbourne or Uttoxeter.

This experience will allow you to ignite your senses in an ecosystem with an overstory.

This experience will last c.90 minutes and will include a gratitude practice with a herbal tea to allow us to connect further with Mother Earth.