Hike to Thrive: Turning Skills into a Lifestyle

What if hiking wasn’t just something you do — but who you become?

You’re ready for more than just getting outdoors. You've already put in the work to get your fitness level past beginner and you're ready for more intermediate - longer and more challenging trails in the local area!

You’re ready to feel strong, grounded, and alive in your body. To trust yourself. To walk with purpose.

Hike to Thrive is a 90-day journey that helps you do exactly that.

Through hiking, mentorship, and connection, you will:

Build the confidence and skills to explore more adventurous trails through skill development and local group hiking opportunities
Increase your fitness and stamina to take on longer hikes
Learn navigation tools and preparation practices so you feel safe and capable
Deepen your connection to nature through mindfulness and presence
Strengthen your mindset and step into empowered self-leadership
Connect with a supportive circle of local women on the same path
Vision, reflect, and hike forward with clarity and intention

This isn’t just about hiking.

It’s about becoming the woman who chooses to thrive.

Your 90 day transformative journey begins June 9.

Hike to Thrive is a mix of online & in-person bringing together women in SE Queensland+Northern NSW

This is for you if:

You've completed the beginners program Hike-Ready: A Path to Fitness & Fun, OR
You have beginner-level hiking experience (have previous experience walking a minimum- 5km, grade 3 trail for at least 2hrs)
You want to step into a more empowered, connected version of yourself through hiking
You are ready to take more ownership and response-ability for your personal and physical growth
You feel the call to explore longer, more adventurous, or more varied trails, with the confidence and skills to back it up
You’re not just looking for a hike — you’re building a lifestyle that supports your strength, energy, and self-leadership
You want to age actively, feeling strong, mobile, and capable in your body as you move through this next phase of life
You want to move from “I can hike” to “hiking is part of my life”

Your Hike to Thrive Journey begins Monday June 9! This intimate group is now full

Lead with purpose, vision, and heart!

Outcomes you'll walk away with

Real confidence, on and off the trail

This is about so much more than getting fit. You’ll learn to trust your body, your decisions, and your ability to navigate challenges — in the bush and in life. Each step builds stren

Skills to explore with freedom

Real confidence, on and off the trail

You'll learn how to plan your own hikes, read maps, use GPS apps, and understand the land you're walking on. No more waiting for someone else to lead — you’ll feel confident heading out on your own or with friends, knowing you’ve got the tools to do it well.

A community of adventurous women

Real confidence, on and off the trail

A community of adventurous women

There’s nothing quite like walking alongside other women on a similar journey. This isn’t about competition — it’s about support, honesty, and sharing real moments. You’ll be held, encouraged, and reminded that you’re not doing this alone.

Time for you — finally

Strength, energy, and active ageing

A community of adventurous women

If you’re used to putting everyone else first, this space is for you. A chance to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with what matters most — your health, your peace of mind, your sense of purpose. You deserve that.

Strength, energy, and active ageing

This phase of life is not a slowing down — it’s a deepening. Hike to Thrive helps you stay strong, mobile, and adventurous through movement that builds balance, resilience, and vitality. Feel more energised, capable, and connected in a body that supports the life you want to live — now and into the future.

A lifestyle that fits your life

Strength, energy, and active ageing

Hike to Thrive is designed to help you build hiking into your life in a way that feels nourishing, not overwhelming. It’s a rhythm — a practice — that brings joy, movement, and calm into your everyday routine.

This isn’t just a hiking membership — it’s an invitation to honour your body, trust your path, and walk forward with strength and soul.

Program Inclusions:

Trail education: Basic navigation skills, map reading, understanding place (flora, fauna, geography), and water sourcing.

Mindfulness & nature observation: Learn to be present and deepen your connection to the land and yourself.

Growth mindset: become a leader through learning how to master your mind transforming fear into excitement and building your emotional intelligence.

Hiking lifestyle: Accountability, habit building, and mindset tools to integrate hiking into your daily life.

Personal visioning & reflection: Begin with a guided evaluation to assess your goals, values, and intentions for the program. Return to this evaluation at the end of the program to review your journey.

Fortnightly group mentoring sessions (online): Stay on track, work through challenges, and be inspired. Fortnightly on Wednesday nights commencing June 18.

Community chat (facilitator-led): Accountability, sharing, and support — plus journaling prompts for self-mastery every second week.

Online learning platform: Access the Hike-Ready: A Path to Fitness & Fun beginners program PLUS Intermediate level content

Trail logbook: Reflect and record your hikes, growth, and insights.

3 x optional in-person hikes: The hikes will progress to align with the growth of the group with the first being - 12km, 4hrs, Grade 4 (see details for the first hike below!). Tea and snacks included. Locations: Gold Coast Hinterland & Tweed and Byron Hinterland (hikes will be 1-2hrs driving each way). Dates: Sat June 28, Sat Aug 2, Sat Aug 23

3 x optional in-person 1/2 day hiking education workshops: Learn basic navigation and map reading in a fun supportive environment, put into practice other skills learnt in the beginners program like water sourcing and filtration, connecting with place and nervous system regulation. Workshops will be held monthly on Sunday afternoons following Hike-Fit. Dates: Sun June 22, Sun Jul 27, Sun Aug 17

Final trip planning activity: Identity your big adventure and plan it from scratch to completion using the tools and resources learnt in the membership. Invite a friend, family member or one of your Hike to Thrive peers!

Your Hike to Thrive Journey begins Monday June 9! This intimate group is now full.

Journey into the Rainforest for a day of fun and adventure! Your first group hike is on Saturday June 28 in the Gold Coast Hinterland

Private Membership Tiers

Bronze Membership

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Silver Membership – Extra Event Access

Perfect if you're ready to deepen your hiking practice, connect with community, and grow your self-leadership. Includes:

Fortnightly group mentoring sessions (online)
Facilitator-led community chat for sharing, accountability & fortnightly journaling prompts
Online learning platform with hiking and personal growth resources
Personalised Visio

Perfect if you're ready to deepen your hiking practice, connect with community, and grow your self-leadership. Includes:

Fortnightly group mentoring sessions (online)
Facilitator-led community chat for sharing, accountability & fortnightly journaling prompts
Online learning platform with hiking and personal growth resources
Personalised Visioning Evaluation Survey
Trail logbook for reflection and tracking
3 x in-person hikes (half to full day)
3 x in-person hiking education workshops (half day)

$895 AUD for 3 months or $299/month

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Silver Membership – Extra Event Access

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Silver Membership – Extra Event Access

All the benefits of Bronze, plus:

3 x monthly Hike-Fit events (valued at $75). If you're unable to attend one of these 3 Hike-Fit's during the Hike to Thrive Membership, you'll receive a $33 credit (per event) to go towards the next available Hike-Fit .

$999 AUD for 3 months or $333/month

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Everything in Bronze + Silver, and:

1 x 90-minute individual intimate mentoring session that will set you up for success. How to alchemise your shadow to empowering you in the direction of your desires to personalised support and clarity

$1,109 AUD for 3 months or $370/month

Your Hike to Thrive Guide

'Connecting with nature was a way to return back to myself while experiencing anxiety'

Lotus is a nature connection mentor and professionally trained adventure and hiking instructor who offers women's hiking and adventure experiences and programs.

Lotus had done everything but still hadn’t found what she was looking for! A self-proclaimed party girl who ended up trapped in the anxiety cycle, temporarily escaping and numbing emotions with self-medicating, fleeing through worldly travels and only to have it all catch up with her in an inescapable confrontation. Lotus had lost herself and found herself by getting lost in the wonders of nature. She discovered a therapeutic way to bathe in nature and to return to her true powerful essence without sitting restlessly on a meditation cushion or retelling stories of childhood trauma. Then in the depth of nature she broke through.

Since, Lotus has gone on to study Nature-Based Therapy, an emerging complimentary therapy with evidence supporting its benefits. As an ex-nomad who’s hiked all over the world - from Patagonia to Nepal to Alaska, mother nature has always been a powerful force guiding her every step of the way. Post wanderlust days, Lotus dove deep into discovering her purpose which led her to studies in Outdoor Leadership, Wilderness First Aid, Nature-Based Therapy and Deep Ecology. Now, Lotus uses life experiences, her qualities and gifts to mentor women to discover and embody their true powerful essence through nature, adventure and connection.

Ready to Hike to Thrive?

Whether you want community, structure, personal guidance — or all three — there’s a path for you here.

Join the private group and make hiking a meaningful, empowering, and sustainable part of your life.

This is a small group journey to keep the experience personal and supportive - so don't wait sign up now.

After signing up you'll receive a welcome email with next steps including the pre-program questionnaire.

Testimonials from 2024 Hike-Ready participants

“Do it!…I will be repeating the course in February and will be joining lotus's hikes in 2025”

“Definitely get into Hike Ready - Lotus is a great facilitator and the course is top notch for any women wanting to feel confident and safe to hike”

“I’ve always admired and wanted to be a hiker but never thought I was fit or strong enough and didn’t know where to start. I was scared to go alone and no idea about safety with dangerous fauna or what to do if there’s a snake…. I learnt so much through Nature Ritual from the right clothes to wear, how to pack a bag to staying safe and first aid. I loved the community and felt so supported with Lotus to achieve my goals!”

“Hike-Ready got me making and keeping goals and now I’m walking daily with hikes every other weekend. It’s so fun, supportive and Lotus is so knowledgeable. Highly recommend!”

Just to make sure Hike to Thrive is right for you..

*After confirming your interest, you'll be asked to complete a short pre-program questionnaire. This will help assess your readiness, clarify your goals, and guide your personal visioning at the start of the program. It’s an empowering way to take stock of where you’re at and where you want to go.

Hike to Thrive: Turning Skills into a Lifestyle

Hike to Thrive is a mix of online & in-person bringing together women in SE Queensland+Northern NSW

This is for you if:

Your Hike to Thrive Journey begins Monday June 9! This intimate group is now full

Lead with purpose, vision, and heart!

Outcomes you'll walk away with

Real confidence, on and off the trail

Real confidence, on and off the trail

Real confidence, on and off the trail

Skills to explore with freedom

Real confidence, on and off the trail

Real confidence, on and off the trail

A community of adventurous women

Real confidence, on and off the trail

A community of adventurous women

Time for you — finally

Strength, energy, and active ageing

A community of adventurous women

Strength, energy, and active ageing

Strength, energy, and active ageing

Strength, energy, and active ageing

A lifestyle that fits your life

Strength, energy, and active ageing

Strength, energy, and active ageing

This isn’t just a hiking membership — it’s an invitation to honour your body, trust your path, and walk forward with strength and soul.

Program Inclusions:

Your Hike to Thrive Journey begins Monday June 9! This intimate group is now full.

Journey into the Rainforest for a day of fun and adventure! Your first group hike is on Saturday June 28 in the Gold Coast Hinterland

Private Membership Tiers

Bronze Membership

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Silver Membership – Extra Event Access

Silver Membership – Extra Event Access

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Silver Membership – Extra Event Access

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Gold Membership – Full Personalised Support

Your Hike to Thrive Guide

'Connecting with nature was a way to return back to myself while experiencing anxiety'

Ready to Hike to Thrive?

Testimonials from 2024 Hike-Ready participants

Just to make sure Hike to Thrive is right for you..

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