HER! Hot Spring Excursion
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Backcountry
HER! Hot Spring Excursion, LLC. is a women-owned Idaho Limited Liability Company. Founded by Ms. Lydia Anders, located out of Boise, Idaho and established in 2022. The mission of HER! is to help (H)eal, (E)mpower, and (R)ejuvenate women by planning, leading, and guiding them into nature for hot spring excursions. These excursions will take clients to otherworldly destinations. But it's not just the destination we are focused on, it's the journey. HER! wants to help you step out of your comfort zone and seek solace in nature.
Founding Fundamentals
Since the 1980's eastern cultures have been practicing shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, which was believed to lower stress. In the more recent years there has been ever growing evidence towards the physical and mental healing powers of nature. Research has proven that just everyday environments and experiences will increase distress levels, which impacts the body. Your mind and body need to destress to maintain a healthy balance. And we as humans are genetically programmed to find natural elements intriguing, beautiful, and fascinating. And studies have also shown that nature helps us cope with pain. HER! understands those correlation and wants to help you (H)eal in nature by creating a personalized stress-free excursion, where you feel safe to heal.
But HER! excursions have a whole other element to the healing process as well, the hot springs. Balneology, or "the treatment of disease by bathing" has been used for thousands of years and is widely accepted in Japan and Europe as a natural treatment option. Soaking in hot springs have a number of therapeutic benefits such as helping circulation, when soaking hydrostatic pressure is increased around the body which helps circulation. As well as being a natural pain killer, the heat can dull the perception of pain by blocking pain receptors. Soaking is also known to help with arthritis and joint pain as being able to float and relax allows for freer movement as the water supports the bodies joints. The mineral content of hot springs contains sulfur and silica which hold medicinal properties for the skin.
On the topic of skin, you may see quite a bit at the hot springs. At HER! we usually find being able to fully immerse in nature with no boundaries between yourself and the hot mineral water is the most enjoyable, liberating, connecting, and empowering way to soak. HER! embraces the human body, natural bodies in all colors, shapes, and sizes. We are natural and beautiful just like nature. It also creates a rare opportunity to strip everything from your societal life and get down to your raw self. Which creates a pathway for real and vulnerable conversation. And as research has it, people who take part in naturalist activities had better body image, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Natural soaking also allows you to soak up vitamin D which increases bone health and strengthens your immune system. Furthermore, lounging in wet swimwear can cause problems such as yeast infections, UTIs, fungal infections, rashes, and other unpleasant issues.
In addition to the healing properties of nature HER! excursions are designed to teach women new skills, help them restore their confidence or to step out of their comfort zone, and help them define their sense of self. Clients will return feeling (E)mpowered having mastered new skills and creating a better sense of confidence in nature. Women face restrictions in the outdoors unique to our gender. Whether it be societal and behavioral expectations, perceived low body image, misrepresentation in the media, self-consciousness, HER! wants to help you break those constraints. As research has found, "positive outdoor recreational experiences dramatically increase a women's self-valuation, self-confidence, and belief in her ability to lead." HER! wants clients to return having discovered a new sense of confidence, resilience, and self-reliance.
Through the physical and emotional healing combined with the empowerment aspects of the excursion, HER! intends to have her clients return home (R)ejuvenated. HER! wants her clients to feel a new sense of vigor and motivation when they return home that will help them excel. After a HER! excursion your vision will be clear, and inspiration should be booming. HER! hopes to rejuvenate and spark your inner desire for adventure and exploration.
