Highland Quietlife Blog

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...

After a successful Forest Bathing (or Shinrin-yoku) Programme at Craigsfarm this past autumn we shall be celebrating your local trees in...

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:...

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...

Join us for a special morning of nature connection and mindfulness at the gorgeous Insh Marshes Nature Reserve near Kingussie. During the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

Often, I find myself outside and a smell or a sound brings with it a memory from the past...

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...

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.

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...

With pines forming such a large part in our landscape in the Cairngorms National Park, pine needle tea is my ‘go to’ tea.

Yesterday I took a lovely group of guests Forest Bathing at Loch Garten, in the Cairngorms National Park. I always arrive earlier than...

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...

One of my favourite invitations when guiding a Forest Bathing session is to invite you to ‘look for the little things’; I think this...

...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.