Forest Bathing, Yoga Nidra, Men’s Work

Slow down and come home to the moment

Haven Men’s Work

Hello!

I’m Ian Napper; Army Veteran, yoga instructor, mindful outdoor guide, small-group facilitator, and university adjunct. I’m based in Salt Lake City, UT.

I specialize in teaching regulation practices, mindful movement and breathing, yoga nidra, sensory practices, and leading groups for therapeutic Nature connection aka Forest Bathing (shinrin-yoku).

I also co-lead an introspective mens group with Sean Crotty focusing on depth, growth, and support called Haven.

My mission

In service, is to facilitate experiences of safe healing connection. Coming home to ourselves and all our relations in a gentle and caring way, using directed awareness, movement, sensations, breath, interpersonal, and Nature-immersion approaches.

I bring an intuitive and trauma-informed lens to group work. I can build custom sessions for a wide range of populations and settings.

All my sessions have a focus of self-compassion and self-acceptance fostering gentle transformation through expanded awareness, curiosity, and reflection. I remind my participants that their own experience and body is their best teacher.

About Me

I’m an Army Veteran who decided to address my traumas and burnout, and walk my own healing journey. I’ve tried dozens of modalities and along the way I have been blessed to learn from and work with many amazing teachers, healers, and therapists.

I hold a 200-hour yoga certification from MBODY Yoga, and a level 1 Mindful Outdoor Guide certification from Kripalu. I’m a graduate of Veterans Yoga Project Mindful Resilience Training, and Scott Moore’s Yoga Nidra Teacher Training.

I am currently enrolled in Thomas Hubl’s 2-year Timeless Wisdom Training.

I am insured and registered with ANFT and Yoga Alliance. I am Wilderness First Aid certified through NOLS.

I graduated in 2023 with an M.Ed in Trauma, Resilience, and Restorative Justice from Westminster University.