Tracey Marinelli

About Tracey & Hopyard Wood

Hey, I’m Tracey — aka The Happy Hippy.
Custodian of Hopyard Wood, Qualified Forest School Leader, Health and Wellness, Grief, Mindfulness & Meditation Coach. Here to help you trade screen time for tree time, chaos for calm, and bring a little magic (and mud) back into your life.

Hello lovely you – I’m Tracey, wild woman (in my dreams), forest dreamer (always), and grateful guardian of Hopyard Wood.

Life has always nudged me toward learning, growing, and reconnecting. In 2022, I followed my heart into the trees and qualified as a Level 3 Forest School Leader. That journey led me home to something I’d always known deep down… that nature holds the medicine we all need.

My dream took root in the soil with Hopyard Wood. A sacred little patch of Derbyshire woodland where children can play freely, women can gather in circle, and everyone can find a moment to just be.

My work as a health & wellness, grief, mindfulness and meditation coach is rooted in the belief that nature is a powerful teacher. Everyone, from tiny explorers to women navigating loss, stress, and chronic pain, deserves a space to feel grounded and supported.

I collaborate with friends and experienced practitioners to bring a variety of holistic sessions into the woods. Here, you’ll find forest school fun, wellness circles for women, ceremony and cacao. Sessions that support you through all of life’s wild transitions.

Through JARIC Rising — a soul project born from deep love and loss — I honour the journey of grief and loss as sacred alchemy.

Whether you’re here to play, to pause, or to find your way back to yourself, you’re so welcome in these woods.

Come and join me, hands on the trees, heart in the moment.