Hello Fellow Travellers

Dave Naulls didn’t set out to build a wellness brand.

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He set out to find what actually works.

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Rooted in the landscapes of Central Ontario, Canada, nature was always there—quietly shaping his perspective. It was his teacher, his refuge, and, at times, the only place where things made sense.

At the same time, Dave spent decades building, designing, and creating within the world of business. From the outside, it was a strong and capable foundation. But underneath, there was a persistent sense that something deeper was calling.

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Like many men navigating life transitions, it wasn’t a crisis—it was subtler than that.
A quiet awareness that something was missing.
That the usual paths weren’t leading where they were supposed to.

The polished version of wellness and spirituality didn’t resonate.
The idea of “escape” didn’t solve anything.

So, he went in a different direction.

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Outdoors.

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Gravel roads. Forest trails. Long stretches of movement and silence.
What started as time outside became something more—space to think, to breathe, to reset. Not all at once, but steadily. Honestly.

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The journey has presented Dave with many people that helped him stay on the trail. Two key people have guided him through the transitions:

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Eleanor – Dave’s journey with Eleanor was manifested, even though he didn’t realize it at the time. Dave’s awareness began to expand—changing not just how he thought, but how he lived. What once felt like separate paths—nature, knowledge, and service—started to come together into something more aligned.

That alignment became the foundation for everything that followed.

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Meeting Maggie—and being introduced to Anja Light Therapy—opened an entirely new layer of understanding. It revealed the profound relationship between the brain, light, and the patterns that shape how we think, feel, and move through life.

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It wasn’t about adding something new.
It was about recalibrating.

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Helping Maggie with Get Real Zen was built from that place—not as an idea, but as a response. A grounded alternative to wellness that feels performative or disconnected from real life.

Today, Dave brings this work forward as the Zen Den Adventure Guide, now based in British Columbia. Here, he combines his lifelong connection to nature with a practical, deeply human approach to mindfulness and presence.

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Beginning in Fall 2026, he will be offering Mindful Spin—guided bike journeys designed to reconnect people with both their physical and mental landscapes. These experiences are simple by design: movement, breath, awareness, and space to reflect.

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No hype. No abstraction. Just real environments that allow something to shift.

Dave’s work is especially focused on men navigating transition—retirement, identity shifts, burnout, or the quiet sense that life should feel different by now.

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Because he’s been there.

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As a trail creator, he also carries a deep respect for Indigenous peoples and the wisdom of the land. His vision is to help create experiences that honor that relationship—where earth, body, and awareness are not separate, but part of the same conversation.

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Not an escape.

A return.

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Gravel roads. Quiet trails. Real conversations.

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That’s where it starts.