When I was a teenager I realised something very valuable: learning doesn’t just happen in a classroom. One of the most important things I learned as a child was the value of solitary time in Nature. While living in the…
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There’s nothing quite like being deep in a forest, completely separated from society. It provides an inexplicable sense of tranquil awareness. The only sounds are those of your own breathing, footsteps, the wind, rustling trees and the movements of the…
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Last August Lou was feeling the way we all have at some point: overworked, tired, and a bit panicky. She had just moved back from France to the UK after 30 years looking to start a new life and new…
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Mindfulness can mean different things to different people. I have discovered that combining mindfulness practice and exploring the natural world – I call this practice Natural Mindfulness, provides healing, inspiration, introspection and opportunities to explore my true nature. Walking with…
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We are living in uncertain times. In fact we are always living in uncertain times. It’s just that the illusion bubble of security and certainty in the future has been burst. Greta, Sir David and Extinction Rebellion have created a…
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Ian Banyard author and founder of ‘Natural Mindfulness’, shares how we can all feel more certainty in an uncertain world. Ian explains how connecting mindfully to the natural world using all your senses, can easily access a powerful sense…
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“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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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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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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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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