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Mindfulness in the Woods

18th June 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Mindfulness is a word that is becoming more common to hear and a practice that is growing and benefitting many people from all walks of life in our society. Simply put, it is a mental state achieved by focusing awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations. We recently concluded an 8-week Mindfulness…

People, Training and Wildlife

Twenty-nine teens, four days, and an Island

3rd June 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Early last Tuesday morning, twenty-nine Ullapool High School S1 students arrived on Isle Martin and set up camp for a four-day residential trip. During this time, they took part in various activities including kayaking, den-building, bird-spotting, seashore exploration, woodland immersion, and a mini-expedition to another part of the island. And there was plenty of time in the mornings and evenings…

People, Training and Wildlife

John Muir Award “spring”-ing back into action

29th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

As the daffodils bloom, buds emerge on trees and the mornings are increasingly filled with the poetic profanities of birds beginning to stake their claim on nesting sites and seek mates, so too our John Muir Award is springing into action after a brief winter hibernation. Kicking off with a whole year group session on 6th March, the P7s reflected…

People, Training and Wildlife

Mindfulness in the Woods

Twenty-nine teens, four days, and an Island

John Muir Award “spring”-ing back into action

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