Kortnee "WhitehawK" McDowell, MS,Ed, is the first Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Certified Trail Consultant in the state of Texas. The founder of ConfluenceHealingArts.org, she is a spiritual teacher, Usui Reiki Master, Abenaki Medicine Woman, wedding officiant, and birth doula. Kortnee facilitates personal transformation, wellness, and healing through nature connection. She is an award-winning educator, published writer, inspirational speaker, trainer and curriculum developer. She enjoys Forest Bathing with families, children’s groups, and corporate team-building. Kortnee loves to sing and play flute, has traveled to 30 foreign countries, and is learning Spanish and French. She can most likely be found smiling under a tree near a river.