Nature

The wonders of Mother Nature can inspire and nourish your soul. Nature is available
in all parts of the world. Humans respond to her beauty often making us feel great we are alive on Earth.

City gardening: do you like to get your hands in the soil?

Humans were not meant to be so remote from Mother Nature as perhaps many of us are who live in towns and cities.  In the UK, councils have started to set-up allotments on spare pieces of land perhaps besides a railway or between roads.  Some councils have chosen to allow residents to grow vegetables where formerly municipal flowers were planted.

In London where I live, I have managed to get an allotment allocated to our family.  To help children learn where their food comes from, the allotment only allows 20% of your patch to be given over to flowers.  The council gardeners encourage you to grow flowers that attract bees such as sun flowers or nasterchiums whose flowers you can eat in a salad. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Mother Nature: can nature’s music release our souls?

Your ‘inner you’ or soul can feel constrained by your body in your earthly life.  Yet nature’s music can relax, inspire and bring clarity of thought to you.

I believe your ‘inner you’ can travel on sound such as water and music.  You can go beyond your body and re-experience the freedom you have in the Afterlife.

This is why humans respond so strongly to these sounds and find them relaxing and sleep inducing.

In sleep a part of you returns home for advice, guidance and inspiration on your life and its challenges. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Mother Nature: heals your soul

Living in a town or city it is too easy to slip into an urban life and lose touch with nature.  Yet it is while experiencing nature that often we feel more alive, happy and well.  Many people pursue a sport such as sailing, canoeing or horse riding that brings you close to nature. However staying in touch with nature can be as simple as a walk in the park.  It can be equally exhilarating as jumping a hedge with a horse.

Last week on my daily walk the sky opened and it poured with hard, thunder rain. I had a choice of turning for home or continuing to the park.  I went for the park and I was not disappointed. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Walk and talk: ease the mind and refresh the soul

Over the year-end festivities the structure of life often suffers with school out, shops only half-open and businesses only ticking over. Getting back into the full flow of life in January is tough. What better time than to go for a long walk and talk with a friend, colleague or loved one.

Walking amongst the trees with your eyes scanning the green landscape relaxes the mind and rests your body. The gentle movement of walking eases the muscles and makes your body feel at ease. Greenery is accessible to all. Even in a city, a green park is not far away. read more

By Alison Wem, ago