“Sometimes we must lose ourselves in nature to find our true nature” In the following video Author and Nature Connection Guide/Trainer Ian Banyard tells the Story of The Golden Buddha. A wonderful and touching metaphor revealing how over the course…
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“Sometimes the river flows but nothing breathes. A train arrives but never leaves.” These are the opening lines of the May 1995 hit ‘Search for the Hero Inside Yourself’ by M People. The chorus is a little more familiar to…
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DISCOVER the health benefits of FOREST BATHING. INVESTING time in nature has huge benefits for our health. These include, increased well-being, lower blood pressure, improved mood, more clarity, the list goes on. Forest bathing/Shinrin-yoku, has some unique health benefits involving…
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Learn how to create more peace and joy in your daily life with mindful nature walks. In India, there is an old Bodhi tree that shades the very spot where the Buddha is believed to have sat in meditation on…
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Today we live in a world that gives us the opportunity to connect on a global scale. Via our laptops and hand-held devices we can connect to hundreds of people around the world instantly via social media. So why is…
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Like so many others who struggle to find their tribe I spent much of my life pretending my need to find a group of people among whom I could be unconditionally accepted, while staying in alignment with my true nature…
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Kindness is far more than just a word. Kindness represents a new vision for how we see ourselves, each other and the world. Kindness is about reconnecting with our lives and treating our bodies, each other and the planet, not as “things” to be…
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The Natural Mindfulness Leaf Exercise Choose a leaf from somewhere. This is best during the autumn/fall season as the colours are outstanding and leaves are in abundance. It does not matter what type of leaf it is or what it looks…
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Do you sometimes find it difficult to stop thinking about things over and over again? We all do it. Something bad has happened, either recently or a few years ago, or even back in our childhood, and we can’t stop…
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