Exploring Paths to Mental Health Through Mountain Trails: Harnessing Nature and Reflection for Sustainable Emotional Growth. A Student Service Design Project by Tetyana Kalyuzhna

# About Tetyana I’m Tetyana, a visual designer from Ukraine with a background in book illustration. For the past three years, I’ve focused on graphic and service design. I study part-time at Hochschule Luzern while working with museums, publishers, and scientists. Passionate about mountains, hiking, storytelling, and mushrooms, I dream of creating eco-tourism services rooted in narrative and nature. Connect with Tetyana: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ # Why is your project a good example of Service Design work? This project transforms hiking trails into a playful, analog service for emotional resilience. Through kits, maps, and sensory exercises tested in real workshops, it invites users to reflect, play, and grow. Designed for diverse users, co-created the service experience based on users needs during the "walkshops", it connects mental well-being, local landscapes, and quiet rituals of self-care. Rooted in co-creation and systems thinking, it’s a low-tech, inclusive, and scalable service — turning nature into a soft, supportive space for inner work. # Credits Institution: HSLU, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Professor: Daniele Catalanotto, Bianca Herlo, Christoph Zellweger, Axel Vogelsang.