September 23-October 28 | Starting at $318/series or $58/person drop-inFive Spirits Qigong Hiking Series
A Six-Week Journey Through Movement, Nature and your Inner Landscape
What to Expect
The Six Week JourneyStep away from the noise of daily life and return to the wisdom held within your body.
Five Spirits Qigong & Hike is a guided five-week nature immersion experience that explores the relationship between the body, mind, emotions, energy, and spirit. This outdoor wellness series combines gentle hiking, Qigong and teachings by the Five Spirits of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Each week, we will explore a different Spirit and its connection to the body, emotions, seasons, elements, and natural world. Through intentional movement and time outdoors, you will be invited to settle your nervous system, deepen your self-awareness, and reconnect with the inner guidance that can become quieter when life feels busy or overwhelming.
The natural environment becomes part of the practice. Trees, water, sky, wildlife, weather, and changing trail conditions offer opportunities to notice what is happening both around you and within you.
Rather than trying to push through discomfort or change yourself, you will be encouraged to slow down, listen, and build a more compassionate relationship with your body and inner world.
No previous hiking or qigong experience is required. This series is designed to be accessible, supportive, and welcoming.
Yi is connected to thought, concentration, learning, intention, and our ability to process experiences.
When Yi is strained, the mind may become caught in overthinking, worry, or repetitive mental loops. This week will focus on grounding the mind through the body and reconnecting with what feels stable, nourishing, and supportive.
Our practices will encourage centred awareness, intentional movement, and a deeper understanding of how we nourish ourselves physically, emotionally, and energetically.
❋ Week Five: ZhiKidney Spirit | Water |Wisdom, Courage and Inner Will
Zhi is connected to wisdom, willpower, courage, resilience, and the deeper currents that guide our lives.
This gathering will explore the difference between forcing ourselves forward and moving from a grounded sense of inner commitment. We will reflect on fear, trust, and the quiet strength that becomes available when we stop abandoning ourselves.
Our final practices will support stillness, restoration, and connection with the wisdom that lives beneath the surface.
❋ Week One: ShenHeart Spirit | Fire | Joy, Presence and Connection
Shen is often described as the Spirit of the Heart. It is connected to consciousness, presence, emotional expression, relationships, and our ability to experience joy.
During this gathering, we will explore practices that support inner calm, heart awareness, and connection. You will be invited to notice what helps you feel present, open, and at home within yourself.
Our qigong and meditation practices will focus on settling the mind, opening the heart space, and creating room for genuine connection.
❋ Week Three: YiSpleen Spirit | Earth |Thought, Nourishment and Grounding
❋ Week Two: HunLiver Spirit | Wood | Vision, Direction and Growth
Hun is connected to imagination, vision, purpose, creativity, and our ability to move forward in life.
When we feel disconnected from Hun, we may feel stuck, frustrated, directionless, or unable to imagine new possibilities. This week will invite reflection on where your energy wants to move and what may be ready to grow.
Through walking, qigong, and nature-based reflection, we will explore flexibility, direction, and the relationship between vision and grounded action.
❋ Week Four: PoLung Spirit | Metal |Grief, Instinct and Letting Go
Po is connected to the physical body, breath, instinct, grief, and our relationship with change.
Nature continually demonstrates the process of release. Leaves fall, seasons shift, and landscapes transform. This gathering will explore what it means to let go without forcing, rushing, or bypassing the emotions that may accompany change.
Practices will focus on the breath, body awareness, healthy boundaries, and creating space for what is ready to be released.
❋ Week Six: Integration & ReflectionBringing the Five Spirits into Everyday Life
Our final gathering offers space to pause, reflect, and weave together the teachings and experiences from the previous five classes.
Through a gentle hike, qigong, journalling, and optional group sharing, participants will revisit the Five Spirits and notice which themes have felt most present in their lives. We will explore how Shen, Hun, Yi, Po and Zhi work together, rather than as separate parts, supporting our capacity for presence, vision, release, nourishment, courage, and inner wisdom.
This class is not about reaching a final destination or having everything figured out. It is an opportunity to recognize what has shifted, honour what is still unfolding, and identify the practices that feel most supportive moving forward.
Participants will be invited to reflect on the messages they have received through their bodies, emotions, the natural environment, and their own inner awareness. We will also explore how to carry the Five Spirits into daily life through simple qigong practices, intentional pauses, time in nature, and continued self-inquiry.
The gathering will close with a grounding integration practice and an intention for the season ahead.
Who is this for?This series is for adults who feel called to reconnect with themselves through nature, movement, and meaningful reflection.
It may be especially supportive for you if you:
• Feel mentally busy, emotionally overwhelmed, or disconnected from your body
• Are moving through a transition, period of uncertainty, or personal growth
• Want to strengthen your intuition and ability to trust yourself
• Are curious about qigong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, or energy awareness
• Spend a great deal of time caring for others and need space for yourself
• Want gentle tools to support emotional balance and nervous system regulation
• Enjoy hiking but are seeking a deeper and more intentional outdoor experience
• Feel drawn to personal or spiritual growth without wanting anything overly complicated
You do not need to consider yourself spiritual, intuitive, athletic, or experienced in energy practices. You only need a willingness to slow down, remain curious, and explore.
Why Does it Matter?Many people move through their days disconnected from the messages of their bodies.
We may notice fatigue, tension, frustration, grief, restlessness, or uncertainty, but continue forward without creating space to understand what those experiences may be communicating.
The Five Spirits offer a framework for listening more deeply.
Each Spirit reflects a different part of our inner landscape, including our capacity for awareness, direction, courage, connection, wisdom, and presence. When these qualities feel unsupported, we may experience emotional patterns, mental strain, disconnection, or difficulty trusting our next step.
Qigong, hiking, and nature immersion invite us out of constant thinking and back into direct experience. The rhythm of walking, intentional breathing, gentle movement, and sensory awareness can help the body shift out of chronic stress and into a more settled state.
This matters because clarity does not always arrive through thinking harder.
Sometimes clarity begins when the nervous system feels safe enough to soften, the body feels heard, and the mind becomes quiet enough to notice what has been waiting underneath the noise.
Itinerary
As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.
Check-InGuided meditation to ground you into your body.
HikingEach week will feature a new location to explore.
QigongGuided 20-30 minute practice introducing the Spirit of the week.
ReflectionFollowing the Qigong practice, you’ll have time to reflect and journal, we will provide you with an inquiry for the week to reflect on.
HikingFollowing the Qigong practice and journal inquiry, we will hike back to our vehicles.
How It Works-
Each gathering will be approximately 2 hours and will include a combination of guided hiking, Five Spirits teachings, qigong, meditation, and reflective practices.
A typical gathering may include:
• A grounding arrival practice
• An introduction to the Spirit of the week
• A guided hike or mindful walk
• Qigong movements connected to the weekly theme
• Time for personal reflection
• An optional group sharing circleThe experience will unfold at a gentle pace, with opportunities to pause, notice the environment, and connect with your own experience.
Sharing is always optional. You are welcome to participate quietly and engage with the practices in a way that feels comfortable for you.
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Every participant’s experience will be different. This series is not about achieving a specific emotional or spiritual outcome.
Instead, it offers space and practical tools that may support:
• Greater awareness of your emotions and internal patterns
• A calmer and more regulated nervous system
• A deeper relationship with your body and breath
• Increased trust in your intuition and inner guidance
• Greater clarity during periods of change
• A stronger sense of grounding and emotional balance
• Meaningful connection with nature and community
• Practices you can continue using after the series ends -
• Six guided outdoor gatherings
• Five Spirits Qigong instruction
• Guided hikes or mindful nature walks
• Meditation practices
• Weekly reflection prompts
• Nervous system regulation tools
• Supportive group connection
• Practices that can be used at home between gatheringsWhen you sign up for the full six week series, a Back2Nature Journal is included.
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2026 Fall Daytime Series
Wednesday, September 23rd from 12-2pm
Wednesday, September 30th from 12-2pm
Wednesday, October 7th from 12-2pm
Wednesday, October 14th from 12-2pm
Wednesday, October 21st from 12-2pm
Wednesday, October 28th from 12-2pm
2026 Fall Nighttime Series
Wednesday, September 23rd from 6-8pm
Wednesday, September 30th from 6-8pm
Wednesday, October 7th from 6-8pm
Wednesday, October 14th from 6-8pm
Wednesday, October 21st from 6-8pm
Wednesday, October 28th from 6-8pm
Each meet-up will be approximately 2 hours in length.
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Each week will be located at a new park within Saskatoon or a short driving distance from Saskatoon.
Specific locations will be emailed to you upon signing up.
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Six-week series
$318/person plus tax
When you sign up for the full six-week series, you’ll receive a Back2Nature journal to use for the duration of the experience.
Drop-in
$58/person/hike plus tax
This option will be dependent on availability and registration will open at the end of August.
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Group size will be limited to 20 participants.
Drop-in availability will be dependent on how many participants sign up for the full series.
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Please bring:
• Comfortable hiking shoes or boots
• Clothing appropriate for the weather
• Water
• A small backpack
• Insect protection or sunscreen when needed
• A journal and pen
• Any personal items required for comfort outdoors• Small blanket or pad to sit on
These items will be emailed to you in the confirmation email upon signing up.
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Kyla is the founder and guide of Back2Nature Wellness & Adventures. Her work brings together outdoor exploration, nervous system awareness, qigong, meditation, astrology, BodyTalk, and nature-based reflection.
With a background in biology and extensive experience guiding outdoor wellness experiences, Kyla creates supportive spaces where participants can slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and explore their inner landscape through the wisdom of nature.
Her approach is gentle, grounded, and experiential. Rather than telling participants what they should feel or discover, she offers practices that help each person listen more deeply to their own experience.
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Do I need previous Qigong experience?
No. All movements and practices will be introduced gradually, and modifications will be offered when needed.
Do I need to be an experienced hiker?
No. The hikes will take place at a gentle to moderate pace. Participants should be comfortable walking outdoors on natural and potentially uneven terrain.
Is this a fitness program?
While the series includes hiking and movement, it is not designed as a fitness class. The focus is on awareness, nervous system support, emotional well-being, and connection with nature.
Do I need to attend all six weeks?
The series is designed as a connected journey, and attending all six gatherings will provide the fullest experience. Participants are encouraged to commit to the entire series whenever possible. However, we have offered a drop-in option if you are unable to attend the whole series.
What happens if the weather is poor?
The series will proceed in light rain, wind, or seasonal weather when conditions remain safe. Sessions may be modified, relocated, or rescheduled when weather or trail conditions create a safety concern.
Is this a replacement for medical care or therapy?
No. This experience is educational and supportive in nature and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace professional medical or mental health care.