Our hosts

Daniela is the founder of Nook by Nature born out of her passion for community, nature and wellbeing and a desire to create a space where these three things can come together to support all of you in her local community.

A psychotherapist who works in private practise and for the local GP practice, Daniela brings her expertise in mental health & wellbeing and combines this with a sense that we are best supported when we are amongst nature.

Together with her team, she has developed a range of groups that help you restore the imbalances caused by a hectic world, a busy mind and an overly stressed nervous system.

Rooted in the ancient wisdom of the Celtic traditions, Ali works as a conscious connected Breathworker, Reiki healer, and wellbeing circle facilitator. Her passion is to support individuals on their path of natural self-awareness and empowerment, gently guiding them into the deeper layers of their being to uncover and heal core issues.

Ali's work is deeply intuitive and grounded in ritual, nature, and energy. She creates sacred, healing experiences that weave together vibration, sound, breathwork, energy healing, and spiritual exploration. Whether it's through ritual, ceremony, or one-on-one healing, she helps others face their shadows, awaken their inner power, and reclaim lost parts of themselves.

Honorata is an integrative creative counsellor, therapeutic arts practitioner and visual, expressive artist working in a diverse range of mediums. Her artistic practice focuses on allowing the emotions and experiences to influence the creative process.

She works as a registered creative counsellor in Olney and community arts facilitator in Northamptonshire and is an art for mental health tutor for Public Health Northamptonshire.

Helen has spent a life time dedicated to the practice of mindfulness. She brings this wealth of experience to benefit those who join her sessions. She works in private practice and also for the NHS as a supervisor and assessor of mindfulness teachers.

There is no better teacher than nature. The river flowing past helps us to accept and work with change, sometimes longed for, sometimes dreaded. A day ends, another day begins. Summer changes into autumn. The out breath is followed by the in breath. New possibilities, new ways of being with ourselves and others.
One rose as beautiful as the rose next to it. No comparing, just being what they were meant to be.

Laura is a teacher of meditation and healing. She assists others to achieve their best by connecting to their inner wisdom. She brings a sense of calm to her practice and will gently guide you in meditation in the beautiful countryside of Olney, where she grew up.

Meditation has been proven to reduce anxiety, stress, depression and blood pressure, as well as help with sleep. And for the busy minded amongst you, it is a wonderful tool to help pause the mind chatter and to take you to a place of calm.

Laura's own life has been transformed into one of joy and service through meditation and healing, and she is passionate about sharing these tools with those ready to embark on their healing journey.

I'm a certified yoga teacher, in Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga since 2014. I have experience teaching both adults and children, and have led classes, retreats, and immersive workshops over the years. I also ran my own yoga studio in Brazil, where I shared the practice with many wonderful students on their journeys of self-discovery and well-being.

Now based in Olney, I offer yoga classes, Ayurvedic yoga massage, aura readings, and Akashic Records sessions to help you release tension, restore energy, and gain insight into your life’s path. I'm delighted to offer these transformative practices to the local community.

Emily practises EFT, also known as tapping which is a form of acupressure that uses fingertip tapping in a particular sequence. A single session of tapping can turn off the stress response and significantly reduce the level of cortisol, a stress hormone that wreaks havoc on health and mental well-being. EFT can help to dissolve energy blockages, helping to reduce stress and increase feelings of inner peace.

Emily's sessions in Nature have the added support of the known grounding effects that Nature offers. Time in Nature has been linked with improved health and wellbeing, a reduction in stress, mental restoration, fewer sick days and improved ability to focus.

Nicky Kenny is passionate about plants and has spent many years gardening, growing and foraging. As an eighties child she spent her summer holidays fascinated by her grandfather’s garden, watching his rows of dahlias grow to the size of dinner plates!

By the age of eighteen she became obsessed with houseplants and herbalism and has been growing these passions ever since.

Nicky is also a keen walker and regularly leads guided heritage and foraging walks, sharing her love and knowledge of plants, learning from nature and the people she walks with, sharing an experience that supports health and wellbeing and enriches connections between people and place.

Claire is a trained opera singer and singing and breathwork practitioner-researcher with a real passion for the health and wellbeing benefits of breath and voice. Over her 20+ years’ experience of teaching singing, she has developed and refined a compassionate, mental health-informed teaching style. Claire believes strongly that everyone has the right to develop their singing voice and that a sensitive approach can facilitate exploration and transformation, helping to improve confidence and ease of both the voice and breath.

She is also a qualified Breath-Body-Mind teacher, a programme of practices which unite evidence-based science and ancient wisdoms, blending elements of pranayama, qigong, meditation and relaxation with core breathing patterns.