Hannah

Hannah has experience and product knowledge of training, events, hospitality and tourism. She has a BA (Hons) in Travel and Tourism Management. She also has an excellent operational knowledge of business development management and venue management.

Hannah previously ran a tree surgery business. and worked part-time as an attested Forest Keeper in Epping Forest, UK. Previous roles have also included Business Development Manager for the Scouts Association, Guest Services Coordinator at Gilwell Park and Visitor Experience Team Leader for the National Trust. 

Hannah is a qualified massage therapist (ITec Level 3 Diploma and BTec Level 5 Diploma in Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and Massage) and runs RiverLife Therapy as a business in the UK.

She is also a qualified yoga instructor having studied under Yogrishi Vishvketu in the Himalayas. Her Sanskrit name is ओम श्रुति (Om sruti) meaning 'sharing wisdom' which was given to her by Yogrishi Vishvketu himself.

Hannah has also studied nutrition and is qualified to provide nutrition and dietary advice.

Hannah’s industry-specific qualifications include:

• ITEC Level 3 Swedish Massage (London School of Massage)

• BTEC Level 5 Deep Tissue Massage (London School of Massage)

• Warm Bamboo Massage (London School of Complimentary Health)

• Hot and Cold Stone Therapies (London School of Complimentary Health)

• Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher Training 200YTT (Akhanda Yoga Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram, India)

• Nutrition and Weight Management Level 4 Diploma (Future Fit Training, Afn, Royal Society of Public Health)

• Professional Body Memberships and Insurance

• FHT Federation of Holistic Therapists

• Yoga Alliance Professional Yoga Teachers

• RSPH Royal Society of Public Health

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Hannah loves the outdoors and is a keen wild-camper, bushcrafter and tracker. She was an instructor for Woodlife and completed her Level 4 Diploma in Bushcraft, Tracking and Natural History with Woodlife 

She is also a keen sportswoman and lists mountain climbing, ice-climbing, hockey and canoeing among her outdoor activities.

Pablo

Pablo served in the British Army for 12 years. For most of his service he was a Physical Training Instructor and specialised in expedition leading and adventure training. After leaving the forces, he carried on these survival and wilderness skills as a pastime but related them more to watching wildlife. He uses bushcraft, tracking and field craft skills to get as close as he can to wildlife.

Outdoors, Wildlife and Tracking: Pablo is a life-long outdoor, wildlife and tracking enthusiast. He was an instructor with Max Maxwell’s Shadowhawk Tracking School and has travelled to Southern Africa to learn tracking wildlife from the Ju’/Hoansi tribe, Southern Africa’s Indigenous Hunter Gatherer people and expert trackers. He has been to South Africa on two further occasions to study wildlife conservation and anti-poaching with South Africa’s foremost anti-poaching instructor Les Brett from Dung Beetle Bush School.

He has also tracked wildlife in Canada and Central Europe. He owns Woodlife, a bushcraft and tracking school in the UK, which teaches people wilderness living, nature awareness and tracking wildlife. He co-owns Forest Life and River Life Retreats based in a forest setting in central France.

Investigation: Pablo’s second career was in law enforcement and culminated in him being a senior detective in a UK law enforcement agency. He retired as a Detective Chief Inspector, head of the Fraud Squad and Major Incident Unit.

Teaching Training and Instructing: Pablo has a Master’s degree in Learning and Development and a Cert Ed. He is a qualified NVQ assessor and verifier, and is qualified to teach and assess the National Teaching Standard Training and Education (QCF) Levels 3, 4 & 5.

He has developed online learning programmes for the fire investigation sector and a unique online wildlife tracking programme, part of an online system called Basecamp

Writing: Pablo was a regular article writer for 'Bushcraft and Survival Magazine' having articles published between 2009 and 2012.

He has had an article on 'Ticks' published in 'Traditional Naturopathic Remedies and Tips' by Roderick Lane, MD and contributed to the 2021 version of the 'Scouting Manual' published by Haynes.

He has authored the Myners series of 6 humerous novellas and a wildlife tracking book called Master Tracker: A Complete Guide to Tracking Wildlife.

He has recently compiled 5 volumes of the his family history (available free to view in the Ancestry area) and has wriiten an autobiography, Lyfe and Tymes.

Speaking: Pablo is an enthusiastic and motivational speaker especially regarding nature awareness, wilderness living, and wildlife tracking. He has been keynote speaker at many events as well as speaking at various outdoor shows including the Wilderness Gathering and The Bushcraft Show.

Other stuff:

Pablo has a love of music; composing, playing and listening. please go here for music and audio projects.