Welcome to Nature in Mind

We help people improve their health and well-being through mindful engagement with nature

Nature in mind is an educational organization that aims to help people improve their health and well-being through mindfully connecting with the natural world. We run workshops, courses, tours, and retreats in which we use a mindfulness-based approach to explore the beauty of the natural world.

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Trying and searching and wanting

I am sitting on my balcony. It is spring and there is a little bit of heat in the sun. The balcony looks out over a road. The road is usually busy… an endless stream of trucks and cars but right now there is no traffic. Everyone is self-isolating. The machine has stopped. It feels…

Connecting to Care

The absence of a deep emotional connection between humans and the natural world is at the root of the environmental crisis. Can you think of a place in nature that you know really well? Close your eyes for a moment and see what comes up. Can you visualise the place in exquisite detail? The sounds,…

Nature is a teacher – What happens when you allow everything to be “as it is”?

A number of years ago I went on holiday to a beautiful part of Portugal. We stayed in a converted farmhouse in the middle of a national park. The farmhouse was in a valley. We arrived in the evening when the birds were just starting to roost. It was still warm and the air smelled…