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...
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highlandquietlife
Nov 22, 20223 min
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
Aug 30, 20222 min
Forest Bathing at Craigsfarm, Craigshill, Livingston
EDITED 02.07.2022 - As part of our work with Craigsfarm we produced a guide to Forest Bathing and this can be viewed via the link below:...
highlandquietlife
Jun 5, 20221 min
Summer Solstice Recharge 2022 - Loch Garten
For some of us, the Summer Solstice is a magical time and our bodies and minds yearn to be outside as long as possible, enjoying the long...
highlandquietlife
Apr 16, 20221 min
A Mindfull Morning at Insh Marshes - Saturday 23rd April, 08:00-11:00
Join us for a special morning of nature connection and mindfulness at the gorgeous Insh Marshes Nature Reserve near Kingussie. During the...
highlandquietlife
Feb 13, 20222 min
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
Sep 12, 20212 min
Walk Report 12 September 2021
Today was the first of our autumn series of Forest Bathing walks at the University of Stirling. As group of seven, we met at the Pathfoot...
highlandquietlife
Jun 21, 20211 min
Ways to Reconnect with Nature – The Longest Day
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, this year for us in the Northern Hemisphere it fell today, June 21. As the sun sets...
highlandquietlife
Jun 13, 20214 min
Ways to Reconnect with Nature - Sunsets
Wake Up for the Sunrise or Stay Up for the Sunset I’m not a morning person. For as long as I can remember, hearing that alarm go off is...
highlandquietlife
Apr 18, 20212 min
Kiltwalk 2021 - Raising Funds for Nature Therapy
Over the weekend of 24 - 25 April 2021 we will be raising funds for Open Arms Community Support and we would love you to get involved!...
highlandquietlife
Mar 19, 20212 min
Toads! Glorious Toads!
It seems like every week brings a new sign of spring and today it was the turn of the toads! Our dog walk soon became a carefully managed...
highlandquietlife
Feb 26, 20212 min
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 14, 20214 min
That Science Stuff
Most people find that when they spend time in nature it has some sort of positive effect on their mental state, but what you might not...
highlandquietlife
Jan 31, 20213 min
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 12, 20212 min
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
Dec 27, 20203 min
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 22, 20204 min
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 13, 20202 min
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 3, 20202 min
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
Nov 29, 20202 min
Why Forest Bathing and Me?
...it makes me feel alive and always grounds me, whether I’m too high or too low – the forest brings me back to a steady level.
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