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Connection to Nature: The trauma of being a jellyfish
Jelly fish are one of those creatures that we rarely see in day to day life. You will be surprised to hear they have been around 600 million years, before dinosaurs, tree’s, fungi, and have survived five mass extinctions. They definitely know a thing or two about survival! Stranded Sometimes jellyfish get washed up on…
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Meditation: The Safe Space
The Safe Space – somewhere to go when you feel unsafe or overwhelmed, somewhere to go to bring you back to the present. If you think about where you normally feel ‘safe’ where would that be? the first place for me personally is at home with my family. However, I have more recently found that…
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The Search for Self
How can we find our self by connecting with nature? We spend our whole lives ‘searching’ for our self, in the hope that when we find it, we will have all the answers, the road mapped out, we will know our direction, purpose, who we really are, and yet we will never really know our…
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A time to grow
During Spring in my local woodland, the bracken (Pteridophyta) starts to grow. The word bracken is of Old Norse origin, related to Swedish bräken and Danish bregne, both meaning fern. It starts off as a really tightly curled ball of leave fronds shaped like a fiddlehead. Every Spring, I look forward to seeing the fiddleheads appearing on the forest floor, the…
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The Path
Paths are often brought into the therapy room. There is so much symbolism associated with paths. We are walking a path each day of our lives, a metaphorical path, as well as practical paths. Our metaphorical path is unique to each one of us, no-one can walk it for us, only alongside us, and exploration…
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Meditation: The Mindful Leaf
This experience is a great way of taking a mindful moment. There are leaves pretty much in most places so it is an easy object to choose. The purpose is to use our senses to explore in a mindful way, and this grounds us in the present, and takes us away from ‘unhelpful’ thoughts into…
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Connection to Nature: Exploring Anxiety in Autumn
Autumn is a season of letting go, decay, preparation for the coming winter. The temperature cools, the days draw in. There are so many beautiful colours and textures all around us, and these seem heightened during Autumn. Suddenly, the tree’s seem to be brighter, the colours of nature more vibrant. How often do we stop…
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Meditation: Mindful Walking in Nature
“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.” Thich Nhat Hanh When walking, you are activating your five senses, becoming consciously aware of your experiences in the moment. You are connecting with nature, each step along the path, is a step to discovery. You become aware…
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The Butterfly Hug Grounding Technique
What do we see when a butterfly flies passed on a summers day? do we see the journey they have taken to become, the changes that have taken place to create such beautiful creatures? The Butterfly Hug Over the years, when working with clients who have experienced trauma, or anxiety, I have found the butterfly…
