Field Journal - Notes on Noticing
Mindful Walking, Nature Connection & Inner Reflections
On a journey from our heartlands to our wild edges, and back again.
Welcome to our Field Journal, where we explore the relationship between the natural world and our inner landscapes. Enjoy a variety of topics, from mindful walking, seasonal changes, and nature connection, to foraged finds, awe-inspiring coastal paths, favourite walking routes, and seasonal recipes.
Whether you’re drawn to solo walking, wild swimming, or simply slowing down to notice, this journal invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself and the world around you.
Mid Winter - The Great Exhalation
Wise words from poet Georgie Jones
A new book on exploring the wintery Water element in traditional Chinese medicine
Join me for a walk this winter: Wintering Pilgrimage and Poetry
My Christmas in St Agnes - why not join me there for a retreat in May?
Yoga classes start up again this week
The Gentle Art of Tramping
Sunshine, a four legged companion and a wander-spirit - two walking routes for you to enjoy.
This week my four legged tramping companion returned with sunshine in tow. We took to the hills in search of ourselves and some new swim spots. Here are two routes we thought you might enjoy the next time you find yourself this way.
Biophilia - Our Innate Affinity with the Natural World
This week feels like the perfect time to explore balance, in particular our inner balance, as the daylight and darkness of our outer world comes into equilibrium with the spring equinox.
I can sense the potency in the cool, damp morning air as I perch on my stoop, birds chirping and tweeting, making brave sporadic excursions to the seed feeder just a few feet away.
How Landscapes Affect Us
Insights in healing and integration and a poem and meditation for your weekend.
A few weeks ago a passing thought took me by the hand and led me down a path I have meandered down ever since. At the time, I was walking along the river Dart and noticed how inwardly churned up I felt as I plodded along side it. I was out of sync with it’s tumbling majestic beauty, not only that, but it’s rising energy felt to be pushing up, unbidden, the sticky sediment of emotional turmoil that I would rather have let lie (for the time being at least).
Wild Edges
Teetering on the edge, twilight alchemy and becoming Lordess of the Flies
This week I’ve been working on a collaboration project. The concept itself, although not mine, has the potential to do meaningful work. It revolves around supporting others in their roles as caregivers and positive change makers, people whose work is value-driven. So as you can imagine, I’m excited. Although it’s too early to share all the details, there is a theme that has revealed itself to be integral to the project: ‘use edges and value the marginal’.
Agreed, the phrase reads a little dry, but trust me, its juicy at heart.