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Jun 21, 20211 min read
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 read
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 read
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 18, 20212 min read
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 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 14, 20214 min read
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 11, 20212 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
Dec 22, 20204 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 3, 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
Nov 28, 20202 min read
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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