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Naples Beach Day with HatchPath

This past Sunday, April 7th I went to this really cool event!

It was a beach day hosted by HatchPath

This wasn’t a beach day where you just lay around on the sand and go swimming.

It was a health and wellness event.

Heck, majority of the event wasn’t even on the sand, which was actually better! The event was held at a beautiful property right on the beach. I parked at one of the beach parking spots and walked to the event from the sand. Upon arriving Jordan Dunin, founder of HatchPath, welcomed me and told me where to go.

I set down my belongings and started talking with the other people that were attending the event. Something I noticed right away was how healthy everyone looked! This was a huge breath of fresh air. That along with how everyone seemed to be the same age as me. That might not sound like a big deal but when you live in Naples there are a lot of events where I’m the youngest.

After meeting a lot of people attending it was time to get started! They had yoga mats laid out on the grass under these beautiful palm trees which gave everyone just the right amount of shade during the event. Jordan thanked us all for attending the first ever Beach Day and we got right into things!

Zach, owner of StudioFit Training, had us start out by doing an amazing stretching routine. It wasn’t your run of the mill sit on a mat and reach to touch your toes type stuff. It was much more dynamic than that. What I mean is that he had us line up and incorporate movements/walking with each stretch. This made it a lot more fun and also incorporated balance into things as well.

After doing a handful of dynamic stretches and movements like this we went back to our mats where we did some more static stretches and a little bit of yoga.

I’ve never been to StudioFit Training in Naples but to my understanding and meeting a lot of people at this event it seems like a great gym! I know they offer open hours where you can do your own thing along with a number of classes. All of the trainers are knowledgeable and will help guide you to make sure you get an amazing workout while being safe doing it!

On to the next thing!

Kelsey Gorman is a sound healer here in Naples.

Her business is called Align With Kelsey where she offers Crystal Sound Bath & Meditation!

Everyone was instructed to lay down on our mats and close our eyes.

Kelsey started us out with some simple breathwork exercises like a rhythmic 4 count breathing pattern where we inhale for 4 seconds, hold 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds, and hold that out for 4 seconds. This helps get the body to be in a relaxed state. It stimulates our parasympathetic nervous system which is our resting and digesting/calming part of our body/nervous system.

At this point our eyes were closed and she started her sound bath. I’ve only experienced sound baths a couple of times prior to this so I don’t have the most experience with them. Kelsey uses a variety of drums and bowls with her work. Something I noticed for myself is how my body responded to the different sounds and instruments she was using. It was as if each sound and instrument stimulated a different part or system of my body.

I’m not sure when the next beach day is going to be but when it happens you need to make sure that you get there! Jordan and his team at HatchPath are top notch when it comes to putting on events. With that being said if you’re looking for a health coach of some sort then definitely check out HatchPath as it is a resource to find coaches and courses that will help you get the most out of life.

If you want to see a small recap of what beach day looked like check out the instagram reel I made HERE!