Name: Mindful Nature Connection: the edge of winter
Start: 2025-02-22T13:00:00Z
End: 2025-02-22T15:30:00Z

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Feeling the weight of a long winter, or the lightness of the first stirrings of spring? Join us on Hampstead Heath for a relaxing afternoon as we listen to our bodies and lean into the wisdom of nature with mindful practices, and forest bathing and nature-connection invitations.

Please note the meeting point is near [Hampstead underground Station](https://g.co/kgs/3FmXgW4),
not Hampstead Heath Overground Station.

Read on to find loads more about what will happen during this MeetUp.

**Programme highlights**

* Welcome and introductions: Connect with your guide and fellow participants.
* Silent wandering: Explore the landscape alone and in a group.
* Engaging with nature through guided, mindful observation.
* Leaning into your relationship with nature: guided, nature connection invitations.
* Listening and speaking circle: Share reflections in a facilitated and supportive space.
* Ceremony: Simple closing to appreciate the generosity of the life, and honour the season.

**Key Themes**: Beingness, silence, connection, mindful listening, edge of winter, awe and wonder, gratitude, and appreciation.

**Cost**: £15 – discounted price for Winter 2025. Usual price £25.

**BOOKING**
**To book this event, please head over to our sister MeetUp Group, 'At Home in Nature' by [clicking on this link.](https://www.meetup.com/at_home_in_nature/events/306218525/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link) Tickets are £15.**

**FOR YOUR OWN COMFORT, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOUR BOOKING**

**What we will be doing**
This is a guided, facilitated session. You will need to be reasonably fit and agile as we will be:

* Slowly walking off main paths on uneven ground, including gentle, long rising slopes.
* Walking distances of 2-3kms. You will need to have sturdy, waterproof boots and not mind getting a little muddy.
* Standing and sometimes sitting on the ground (with provided mats).

**What to wear**
Lots of layers; more layers than you would usually wear for a winter walk. The following are suggestions to keep you toastie warm.

* Jacket or waterproof
* Hat/ear muffs, gloves, Scarf
* Thick woolly socks (or knee-highs under thick socks)
* Tights/thermal base layer under tops/trousers
* Thick trousers
* Welly boots, or walking shoes or boots.

We will be outdoors for 2.5 hours, moving at a slow pace, with periods of stillness.

**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 has completed a 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 Ecotherapy sessions.

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