WELCOME TO HEALING HOBBIES
Healing doesn’t start in an office.
It starts when you step outside.
When you trade four walls for fresh air.
When you let go of control and start to move again.
At Healing Hobbies, we turn emotion into motion.
We walk, ruck, paddle, and move with purpose.
We use movement, science, faith, and nature to help you find peace, strength, and clarity again.
This is where the noise quiets.
Where stress releases.
Where healing becomes something you can actually feel.
Let’s take that first step together.
PADDLE BOARDING BIKING TENNIS GOLFING BEACH ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Ditch the office. Step outside. Move with faith. Heal with creation.
PADDLE BOARDING BIKING TENNIS GOLFING BEACH ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Nature’s Role in Healing: Backed by Science, Fueled by Faith
Nature isn’t just a backdrop. It’s a living, breathing partner in the healing process.
When we move outdoors, walking, paddling, or simply feeling the ground beneath us, our bodies begin to reset. Stress levels drop. Focus sharpens. Hope returns.
It’s not magic. It’s biology.
Science confirms what faith and nature have always known: we’re designed to heal when we move through creation, not away from it.
2 minutes outside
Cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone, begins to drop. (Hunter, 2019)
5 minutes of walking in nature. Serotonin and dopamine levels rise, improving mood and focus.
(Harvard, 2014)
20 to 30 minutes outdoors. Stress hormones reach their lowest levels while attention and memory improve. (Hunter, 2019)
30 minutes of steady movement. Blood flow to the brain increases, boosting clarity and creativity.
(Thomas, 2019)
45 minutes in nature
Heart rate and blood pressure stabilize as the nervous system resets. (Park, 2010)
60 minutes in creation
Overthinking decreases, gratitude grows, and calm returns.
(Bratman, 2015)
Hi I'm Doug Essig MS,
I believe healing was never meant to happen inside four walls.
When I worked at Jacksonville University’s Counseling Center, I sat across from a student having a panic attack. For twenty minutes, he couldn’t speak. His breathing was shallow, his hands shook, and his eyes darted with panic. Nothing I tried worked, so we walked to the river.
The moment we started moving, everything changed. He began to talk and didn’t stop until we did. That experience changed me. Movement didn’t just help him, it unlocked something in me.
I realized healing isn’t just about conversation. It begins through movement, faith, nature, and science. That walk became the spark for Healing Hobbies, a space where people learn to turn emotion into motion, move through what feels heavy, reconnect with peace, and rediscover the strength that was always there.
The Journey
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