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A Beautiful Start To 2023!
Today was my first session of 2023 and the first of my funded sessions via the Cairngorms Youth LAG fund. I have four more sessions to...
highlandquietlife
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Family-Friendly Tree Dressing Day & Forest Bathing with Craigsfarm
After a successful Forest Bathing (or Shinrin-yoku) Programme at Craigsfarm this past autumn we shall be celebrating your local trees in...
highlandquietlife
Nov 22, 20223 min read


Free Forest Bathing For The Under 30's
I'm really pleased to be able to offer free Forest Bathing Sessions in the Cairngorms National Park to those under 30 years old. When I...
highlandquietlife
Feb 13, 20222 min read


Evoking Emotional Memories in Nature
Often, I find myself outside and a smell or a sound brings with it a memory from the past...
highlandquietlife
Feb 26, 20212 min read


Big Garden Birdwatch 29-31 January 2021
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is the worlds largest bird survey and has been running for over 40 years as a massive Citizen Science project.
highlandquietlife
Jan 31, 20213 min read


Family Forest Bathing in the Cairngorms
During that weird time between Christmas and New Year, (you know when you’ve no idea what day it is, or what meal is next and chocolate...
highlandquietlife
Jan 11, 20212 min read


Tea Plants - Pine Needle Tea
With pines forming such a large part in our landscape in the Cairngorms National Park, pine needle tea is my ‘go to’ tea.
highlandquietlife
Dec 27, 20203 min read


What to Expect During a Forest Bathing Session…
Yesterday I took a lovely group of guests Forest Bathing at Loch Garten, in the Cairngorms National Park. I always arrive earlier than...
highlandquietlife
Dec 22, 20204 min read


Cloud Inversions and ‘Peace’ in the Morning
It’s no secret I find a great peace in nature and particularly the forest; add to this the silence that a sunrise brings, the intrigue of...
highlandquietlife
Dec 13, 20202 min read


Look for the Little Things...
One of my favourite invitations when guiding a Forest Bathing session is to invite you to ‘look for the little things’; I think this...
highlandquietlife
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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