The concept of 'nature play' for children is gaining momentum with recognition of its many cognitive and emotional benefits.
But Nature-Play for grown-ups? These days who has time to 'play'; what with work pressures, having time for family and then bills to pay, the concept of 'play' seems a little frivolous!
Yet, if we don't take time-out to be still
and contemplate, preferably in a park or garden,
the business of 'every day' can become overwhelming.
So at 'Edgeworth Lley' we've devised a series of workshops that focus on 'Nature-Play' for adults.
We use therapeutic concepts that enable our minds to rest and allows time to slow down.
Bringing the flowers in, so to speak, so that we can focus on the moment .. to enjoy some of the simple pleasures we have forgotten as adults.
Watching petals fall from spent blooms,
stopping to smell the roses
and discovering that different roses have a range of scents!
To learn nature-based activities, such as how to combine botanicals in skin care, in the kitchen and in flower-craft.
And to recognise that taking time-out in nature is an investment in our health and well-being.
We are planning our 2016 workshops for adults where new skills will be learned, and where
picking a few tiny sprigs of roses with herbs and perennials from the garden, or
making a tiny boutonniere can be one reminder to slow down a little,
and to on purpose 'smell the roses'.
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