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WILD WRITING - connect with nature


Writing memoir: A mindful approach to exploring your story
Memoir writing is a deeply personal way to explore your life’s journey. It is a powerful way to turn your life experiences into a...
Sally Ballard
Oct 53 min read
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The quiet joy of nature writing
The joy of writing about nature is remembering that we are not separate, but part of a living system.
Sally Ballard
Sep 42 min read
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How writing haiku poems can help calm body and mind
Writing about nature is powerful. It helps us observe, be present, and be still. There is something very soothing and healing in looking...
Sally Ballard
Jun 10, 20243 min read
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Britain's seasonal calendar goes Japanese - naturally
A passing comment about a Japanese ancient calendar has led to an innovative wellbeing project involving hundreds of people encouraging...
Sally Ballard
Feb 9, 20244 min read
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Picturing the moment with mindful photography
The world is a busy place. Life is busy. Every day is busy. And within all that busy-ness we often snap photographs to capture memories...
Sally Ballard
Nov 8, 20233 min read
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Autumn colours mark the last breath of summer
Autumn. As the heat of summer slips away and cool mists swirl across the fields and among the trees - a certain beauty takes over. Autumn...
Sally Ballard
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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Gathering nature's bounty offers food and mindfulness for free
Foraging, searching for and collecting food growing in the wild, is a great way to spend time in nature. Gathering wild berries, nuts,...
Sally Ballard
Sep 18, 20233 min read
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Woodland Trust urges more trees as young people reconsider their futures due to climate change
One in three young people in Britain are scared (33%), sad (34%) or pessimistic (34%) about climate change, with more than a quarter of...
Sally Ballard
Jun 3, 20233 min read
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Composer Alice Boyd listens to plant 'sounds' to make music
Alice Boyd listens to plants. She records electronic variations across their leaves and turns them into music. Those plant sounds have...
Sally Ballard
Feb 17, 20233 min read
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Mosses: The smallest plants can give the greatest pleasure
I am new to mosses. Yes, I am aware of little cushions of green moss on brick walls, sprawls of lime green moss in garden lawns, furry...
Sally Ballard
Feb 5, 20233 min read
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Birdsong helps mental wellbeing say nine out of ten people
Watching birds and hearing birdsong has a positive impact on wellbeing. So say more than nine out of 10 people who state they feel...
Sally Ballard
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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Get words flowing with a daily free-writing journal
How to write a stream of consciousness journal to benefit your writing and see the natural world in a new way.
Sally Ballard
Jan 5, 20232 min read
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How the seasons heighten a writer's awareness of nature
The seasons heighten a writer's sense of nature. They also help develop crucial writing skills.
Sally Ballard
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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Ideas to help us connect with the natural world
Research has shown that Nature calms, helps us get in touch with our emotions, lowers blood pressure, boosts our immune system, helps...
Sally Ballard
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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