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30/11/2025

As the Gregorian, year draws to a close and the Autumn marches relentlessly on towards Winter, the time is coming for sitting around the fire to tell stories of ages past, reflect on the year gone by and perhaps make plans for the year to come.

At least that is how it should be and once was, but in this world of consumerism and Black Friday deals we are more likely to be drawn into the world of filling every second with 'doing something', and 'not wasting time'.

How can coming together as friends or family to watch the flames of Grandfather Fire instead of the light of Best Friend Smartphone be a waste of time? I was absolutely thrilled to be able to join my brothers around the Sacred Fire at Fickle Field on Friday for 2 reasons: firstly, very positive circumstances had meant I had missed the previous 3. The second, and most important one, was that this was my last chance this year to gather together under the stars and Mother Moon to watch the flames dance, listen to the owls calling and do just what I said in the opening paragraph of this post. For 3 hours we sat, talked, listened, laughed and raised our spirits; sometimes this was punctuated with silence, when no words or thoughts were needed. Silence is something that not everyone is comfortable with, but it is healthy and sometimes necessary. When it finally came to the time for heading home again, our hearts were full of hope, energy, love and positivity and all felt right with the world.

Perhaps if there were more of these gatherings and coming togethers, there would be more joy, more peace and more understanding in a world intent on judgement, greed over need, obscene wealth, distrust, and hate.

So why not take a step back now that the darker, colder months are upon us and slow down, make time to catch up with others, and perhaps, most importantly, yourself? Wintering is a word that tells us to be more like our other-than-human relations that welcome this time of year in order to renew, regain, and replenish so they can be ready to step into the lighter, warmer days of Spring with new energy, new hope and new beginnings.

I welcome Winter with the same gratitude and appreciation to Spirit as any other time of year, as it allows me to make time to count all the blessings that I have been given over the previous months by acquaintances old and new.

Aho Mitakuye Oyasin (All my Relations)

13/10/2025

As Autumn approaches, soon to be followed by Winter, don't think of this change of seasons as an ending and death. Now is the beginning, as trees and plants offer their offspring to the Earth not only as the next generation waiting patiently for a new Spring, but as nourishment, shelter and even homes for all the other non-human peoples that share their space.

It has been a challenging year for Nature, what with a very dry Spring and Summer, especially it seems to me, for the trees. The stress they feel is very apparent with branches looking like they are almost too heavy to be supported, and leaves turning colour too early. This period of slowing down must be very welcome to them. A very obvious sign of stress can be what is known as a mast year, when a huge over-abundance of seeds and berries are produced, and this can be very much a double-edged sword. For the insects, animals, birds, and the 2 legged foragers amongst us it is a time of abundance and plenty when we can gather as much as we need to store for the lean months ahead and, for this we must always show our gratitude and appreciation for the gifts that the Earth Mother so willingly grants us. By the same token, we must never take it for granted and take more than we could ever need; as an act of reciprocity an offering to show our appreciation can be given in return with thanks and a blessing.

On the other side of the leaf, a mast year can be a sign of uncertainty and fear - the abundance of seeds may well show that the Mother Tree is uncertain of her own future, and she will put all of her energy into producing as much fruit as possible to ensure that there will be another generation if she was to falter and succumb to the stresses of climate change and all of the problems it spawns.

This time of year is also a time when much of the flora and fauna we share our space with takes to slowing down, reflect, and take stock of the year that has passed. Like many other animals, this should be a time when we come together in tribe and spend more time in each other's company, forgetting the haste of the Summer months and instead swap stories and share food around the table or the fire, welcoming those familiar to us, as well as new acquaintances.

So celebrate all that you have achieved this past year and be proud of what you have done for both your own and the greater good so that you can settle down for the darker months and look forward to the longer days once more as the cycle continues on it's way, no beginning and no end. Just remember to be a part of it, not apart from it.

04/10/2025

The world lost a true friend this week, someone who gave their entire life to promoting harmony and compassion between all living things on this planet that we call home. Jane Goodall was not a celebrity who chose to gain fame and favour for her own benefit, but a beautiful spirit that worked tirelessly to educate those of us that walk on 2 legs that the natural world and all of the other than humans that we share it with is not ours to do with and control as we see fit. She lived in permanent hope that one day humanity would come together and see that by caring for Mother Earth and all her inhabitants we would all be able to live in peace, harmony, love and compassion with each other for the greater good.

Although Jane has left the physical world, her spirit and her legacy will live on not only through the knowledge, wisdom, blessings, teachings and hope she has gifted us, but with every sunrise, every gentle breeze, every unfurling leaf, and every innocent new-born that comes into this world.

If you can change one thing in your life to honour Jane Goodall, do it today, not when you can find the time.

May your path to the ancestors be safe and clear Earth Mother.

Toksa ake wacinyankinkte

13/09/2025

Greetings everyone. I hope this finds you all well. This Friday (19th) HEALTHY NATURE HEALTHY YOU will be hosting the last Wim Hof Method Fundamentals Workshop of the year. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any queries. 🙏

10/09/2025

No matter how many times we host Forest Bathing sessions, and how much of a plan we put together before delivering them, there is always one over-riding factor that defines and shapes them. And that factor is the people who have chosen to join us on our adventures. Last Sunday at National Trust Hatfield Forest was yet another example of that one variable that can never be planned for. The people that give up their Sunday morning are the secret ingredient that make each session so unique and organic, making them never feel like we are at work or ticking a box on a to do list. It is always both a humbling experience and an absolute joy to find ourselves in the company of those that always, without fail, bring something new to the experience for both HEALTHY NATURE HEALTHY YOU and the other people attending the sessions. Catherine and I always leave whichever venue that has welcomed and embraced us for the last 2 hours feeling to have gained so much from the experience that we cannot wait for the next date in the diary to come around. So whether you have attended as one of a full house, or as one of two, whether you are a returning Forest Bather, or you are attending for the first time, you always make it so worthwhile for us.

We would just like to say thank you from our deepest roots and our highest branches to everyone who has supported us over the last three and a half years. We look forward to seeing some of you again, and others for the first time. Keep bringing the magic!❤️🌳🙏🏻

27/07/2025

It's a great time of year to get out there and do a bit of foraging. Connecting with Mother Nature, getting up close and personal with the plants and seeing all the amazing shapes and patterns that she creates. Not to mention all the supplement free, health-boosting gifts she shares with us. Just a few things before you start though: If you are 99% sure you know what it is - DON'T EAT IT! Always remember, NEED BEFORE GREED - only take what you know you can make use of. CARING IS SHARING - leave plenty for everyone else, especially our feathered, furry, and crawly friends. BE GRATEFUL - never take Nature's gifts for granted, and take care of the green spaces we have the good fortune to spend time in. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU FORAGE - busy roadways and farmer's fields can be poisonous. If you can avoid it, DON'T PICK BELOW THE PEE-LINE along routes well used by dog walkers! HAPPY FORAGING!

07/07/2025

Well, that was a weekend of contrasts, and quite surreal in some respects. On Saturday I was back on Pen-Y-Fan for another Fan Dance, and on Saturday we returned to Hatfield Forest for HNHY's latest Forest Bathing session. I have an understanding with trees, we get on very well. Whether I'm sitting under one or climbing into it's canopy, we are at peace with each other and sit comfortably with the silence (or otherwise) of the other, knowing that we each have a place at Mother Earth's table and an equal part in helping to maintain the balance. Until a year ago my relationship with the Mountain couldn't have been any more than the polar opposite of that harmony. Until that point I had always seen the Fan as an opponent - enemy is too strong a word - that I had to give my absolute all for to overcome or be chewed up and spat out as a sobbing, broken wreck at her feet. Every battle with her was going to be the final one and I would ultimately cede victory to her. But last year something changed and I woke up to the fact that the Mountain had no malice towards me, and certainly wished me no harm. That had all been in my head; that was the story my brain mind had written for me. So last July I decided that I was going to do things differently and approach Pen-Y-Fan as I would a tree, with respect and appreciation. A blessing was made, a conversation was had and we became equals, partners, relations. Now, whether it be Summer or Winter (and let's face it, there isn't much difference on a mountain!), it has become like visiting an old friend and spending some quality time together. Then yesterday in the Forest, we met with a group of beautiful souls who had chosen to join us to spend some time away from the routine and rigidity of societal expectation and deepen their connection with the natural world that we were all once such an intrinsic part of. Trees were found, senses were awoken, time & stress was forgotten as they barefooted their way around the Forest before embracing the thunderstorm and dancing in the rain! Some moments stay with you forever, and that will certainly be one of them. The weekend also came as a timely reminder that, whether you have a mountain to climb (real or metaphorical), or you need to spend some time sitting beneath a tree forgetting the rest of the world, or maybe you just want to let your inner child out and dance barefoot in the rain, don't feel that you have to be a slave to the story that others have written for you - JUST BE!

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