Naturbility

Step into Naturbility, and you will understand everything better.

The beautiful connection between nature, motion and mentoring

Our Naturbility program is a beautiful combination of Mentoring and Didier Walks

Since 2017, Naturbility has offered genuinely life-changing NDIS day hikes, local nature-based walks, and more challenging overnight hikes designed to fit people’s goals and unique abilities.

Motion and nature have a beautiful connection, and the physical, mental, and emotional benefits are extraordinary. Naturbility is based on Didier’s nature-hiking connection system, Hikefulness.

Step into Naturbility, and you will understand everything better; this is a take on a similar Albert Einstein quote.

Extraordinary Benefits

  • Sensory awareness
  • Clear natural expectations
  • Become grounded
  • Connection to your environment
  • An ability to connect with your body and assess how you are feeling
  • Improved physical strength and fitness
  • Learn to trust yourself outside your comfort zone
  • Emotional awareness
  • Negotiate and manage problem-solving

We offer

For

  • Adults
  • Teens
  • Children
  • Individuals
  • Private groups

The Benefits Of Hiking

Formerly, Didier Walks (About Us) was created in 2017 and became a licenced hiking operator with the WA DBCA, Parks And Wildlife Service. After completing a life-changing solo end-to-end hike on our 1000km Bibbulmun Track. With 20 years of assessment and mentoring experience within the disability, mental health, youth, training and recreation sectors. It was the perfect alliance. The inspiration was to focus on hiking mental, physical and emotional benefits, mentor individuals to solo hike and manage their mental health. Mental illness is very common. One in five (20%) Australians aged 16-85 experience a mental illness in any year. Hiking is proven to be one step in the right direction in managing mental health.

Since 2017, we have guided individuals and groups on day hikes to multi-day backpacking trips with specialist programs like the Duke Of Edinburgh International Award—mental health and mentoring on completing solo overnight hikes by learning skills, increasing knowledge and overcoming barriers.

What is it about hiking that makes it so good for you?

The constant movement of hiking stimulates positive neurochemicals, Lowinger says, which can “mitigate against anxiety, stress and burnout”. Plus, the focus required for the activity keeps your mind in the present. Sound decisions can only be made when our minds are present.

While hiking, life can slow down enough for all the pieces to fall into place. Fate works its magic when you are connected.

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

For some participants and parents, hiking is a beautiful but scary option. Almost all parents I speak to have a fear of allowing their child to hike because they have never done it before. We tend to fear what we don’t understand. After guiding hundreds of teens on multiday hikes who had never hiked before, I found that almost all underestimated their capabilities. If we never step outside, we may feel safer, but we will never grow emotionally, physically or mentally.

NDIS Participation

Naturbility reaches out to families and organisations that care for and serve people with a disability. We work with NDIS self-plan-managed participants. Book a private hike for yourself or your group or a long-term plan. 

Didier will invoice your Plan Manager or yourself using the following Price Guide Categories.

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Please read our general Naturbility Service Of Agreement

"Hiking with Didier in nature takes me away from the city's noise and, in my head, into peace, focus, flowers and fresh air. It makes me stronger." -
JR (30)
NDIS Participant (autism, anxiety)

The Youth Hike program proudly offers all teens extraordinary multi-day hike experiences. Teens with a disability and mental health have participated because they know Didier has the experience to support them, acknowledge individuality and challenges and treat everyone equally.

LifeTrail is a recognised hiking Adventurous Journey, Duke Of Edinburgh International Award Activity Provider recommended by Duke Of Ed WA and schools like Willetton SHS, Perth Mod, Guildford Grammar and Hale.

Our Naturbility Hikes

Check for inserted dates for planned hikes.

Teen girls with large backpacks - Naturbility 2 Day Teen Hike
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