Being quiet
We aim at creating a sense of quiet rather than silence – though, of course. individuals can choose to be silent whenever they like. The aim is to enable us to withdraw from our busy lives and daily routines and, by cutting out extraneous noise, to experience a calmer and more productive way to be…
Being reflective
We all do a lot of thinking and processing of our experiences and feelings. Becoming more reflective is an invitation to still our chattering minds and see what emerges when we give space for deepening awareness of ourselves and our world. Making space for a more spontaneous and intuitive response to emerge…
Being observant
Whilst we emphasise the opportunities for being quiet and making time for inward reflection, we also suggest looking outwards – being aware of our surroundings, of the others we are with (when in a group) and how we can become more conscious of our relationship to place and space…
Being creative
Some of us are effortlessly creative, but for many there is a level of anxiety about expressing ourselves in unfamiliar ways. Space to Be offers the opportunity to release our imaginations and to quietly create – whether in words or images or building structures in the landscape – often surprising ourselves with what emerges…
Being present
It typically takes us all a little time to let go of our concerns about the past or anxieties about the future – but slowly the experience of living in the moment and ‘going with the flow’ becomes more of a norm and is experienced as refreshing and therapeutic…
Ros – May 2019
Feeling the Wind
Warming or cooling
Making things rustle, move, sway
And sometimes
Break
Working invisibly
With visible impact
Blowing through, when it can
And around, when it can’t
Spreading seeds, pollen, moisture
Helping birds, boats, parachutes
Carrying sound
Clearing the air
And being the never-ending
Breath
That connects
Our world
