Mindful nature connection: The intimacy of winter

Step into awe and wonder this winter morning with an immersive experience connecting deeply to the rhythms of the season. Through mindfulness and nature-based practices, explore the quietude, stillness, and subtle stirrings of winter, fostering a deeper relationship with the natural world.

Programme highlights

• Welcome and introductions: Connect with your guide and fellow participants.
• Silent wandering: Explore the landscape alone and in a group
• Encounters with nature: Engage with the more-than-human world through mindful observation.
• Listening and speaking circle: Share reflections in a safe and supportive space.
• Ceremony: Simple closing to appreciate the generosity of the life, and honour the season.

Key Themes: Beingness, silence, connection, mindful listening, awe and wonder, gratitude, and appreciation.

Cost: £10 – discounted price for January 2025. Usual price £25.

What we will be doing
This is a guided, facilitated session. The flow of the session includes a series of gentle and different invitations. There is no right or wrong way to do them and nature is our wisest teacher and guide.
We will be:

• Standing or sometimes sitting on the ground, so you need to be reasonably mobile.
• Slowly walking off main paths so you’ll need sturdy, waterproof boots and not mind getting a little muddy.

What to wear
We will be outdoors for 2.5 hours, moving at a slow pace, with periods of stillness. You’ll need to wear more layers than you would typically wear for a winter walk. The following are suggestions to keep you toastie.
· Hat/ear muffs, gloves, Scarf
· Extra woolly socks (or knee-highs under thick socks)
· Tights/thermal base layer under tops/trousers
· Thick trousers
· Welly boots, or walking shoes or boots.

What to bring
Basically, as little as possible for being outside for 2.5 hours.

• Waterbottle
• A small sketch pad or journal (optional)
• If you take medication make sure you have it with you or have time to get back to it if you have left it behind.

Facilitator:
Jo is completing her two-year Eco-psychology training and is a trained Forest Therapy Guide. Passionate about fostering connection between people, communities, and the natural world, Jo brings a special love of plants as teachers of reciprocity and interconnectedness. Alongside group sessions, Jo runs 1:1 Walk and Talk Ecotherapy sessions.