Calm in the Wild

17/01/2026

January Challenge Day 6
Inspired by 64 Million Artists Day 17 - Your Favourite Place

This was mine this morning, just before the sun fully arrived.

You’re invited to notice the sounds of a place you love.
Record if you want. Or just listen.

14/01/2026

January Challenge Day 5

Based on 64 Million Artists Day 13 - Shape Your Day

Use your body to make shapes outdoors - big, small, curved, angular.

Or draw a shape on a map app and let your walk follow its outline.

Or do what I did, and notice shapes on your walk - natural, man-made or a mixture.

12/01/2026

January Challenge 4 - based on 64 Million Artists Day 12, Paper Planes ✈️

Write one simple intention for the year ahead.
Fold it into a paper plane.
Let it fly - high, low, wobbly, wherever it goes.

No pressure. No fixing. No need to be an expert paper plane maker 😉
Just a small moment of intention, released into the wild.

(Although don’t forget to collect it afterwards 🤩)

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11/01/2026

I’m going to be inviting people to share 28 Tiny Wild Moments in February.

“But what is a Tiny Wild Moment?” I hear you ask.

Hopefully the words in the image help answer that. 💚

10/01/2026

January Challenge 3
Based on 64 Million Artists Day 10 - Your Journey

🥾Not every step feels the same.
Some surfaces feel soft and squishy. Some resist. Some surprise us.

Today’s invitation:
Notice what’s under your feet as you move.
And notice how you respond - without judgement.

This is what being present can look like.
Small, physical and real.

07/01/2026

January honesty moment ❄️

Getting back into routines after Christmas can feel surprisingly tricky, especially when it’s cold and dark outside, and your sofa is very persuasive.

Calm in the Wild sessions restart next week at Woodville, and if you’re craving something gentle, supportive, and human, they might help.

Free adult sessions
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10–12 at Woodville
Small groups, warm drinks, optional nature time

Booking here if you’d like to join us 👇

If you’ve been meaning to come along but winter brain has been loud — you’d be very welcome.

Gentle nature-based sessions in Keighley for parents & carers of SEN children, neurodivergent adults, and anyone needing a quiet pause.

06/01/2026

Some days start badly and get worse.

And for neurodivergent brains (I can only speak for mine), it can become very hard to know what to do with your brain and your body, or what to do next.

When that happens to me, I try - often reluctantly - to go outside and notice things.
Whatever the weather.

I usually end up speaking a list into the notes app on my phone.
I think of it as a kind of list poem.

Here’s one from a very, very rainy day, when putting my waterproof trousers on felt like the biggest chore ever:

Today I saw:
• Buds on the goat willow and beech trees. Spring will come one day, they’re already preparing
• Puffballs shedding clouds of spores when I nudged them with my toe
• A tiny toadstool like a fairy house
• A squirrel on its hind legs, scratching its belly and looking straight at me
• Sulphur tuft fungi, vivid mustard-yellow in the damp
• Foam bubbling from the trunk of a beech tree
• Snowdrops in next door’s garden - already
• The smell of rain, fungi, leaves and woods was divine
• The sound of raindrops on my hood and the forest floor, like being a child again

And now?

I feel on top of the world.
I want to share this little elixir with everyone 🌿

05/01/2026

Winter can make getting outside feel harder, but even a few quiet minutes can help.

Calm in the Wild community sessions restart next week 🌿
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10–12 at Woodville in Keighley
Free | small groups | gentle & low-pressure

In winter we’re mostly based indoors, with short outdoor moments when the weather allows, plus hot drinks, optional craft and campfire snacks.

Booking is essential to keep sessions calm and supportive - 🔗 link in comments.

You’ll be very welcome, exactly as you are.

05/01/2026

January Challenge 2

“Use a single continuous brushstroke (or muddy stick, charcoal, or finger in frost!) to capture the essence of something around you.”

I used a branch to create this continuous spiral pattern in the fallen leaves. I’m really pleased with how it turned out.

This is taken from 64 Million Artists Day 8 - One Brushstroke.

03/01/2026

The wolf moon. Tonight, Saturday 3rd January.

(Well actually, apparently, full moon is at 10:03am or thereabouts)

The moon names often have Native American origins. This, the deepest, darkest part of winter is a time traditionally associated with the loudest wolf howls.

The wolf moon is also a supermoon this year. In other words, the not entirely circular orbit of the moon is at its closest point to earth simultaneously with the full moon, making it look larger and brighter than it otherwise would.

This moon is also sometimes called the stay-at-home moon - which makes absolute sense when the weather’s as cold as it is here in Yorkshire just now. It is in the astrological sign of Cancer ♋️ (the lunar signs are opposite to the sun signs), a sign traditionally linked to home, emotions and introspection. It can provide a timely prompt to consider what keeps you going, and how you want to feel going forward in this new year.

At the moment, the forecast for me actually getting to see the wolf moon is looking pretty good - I am sharing a particularly unspectacular image of last nights very nearly full moon taken with my phone to prove that there are sometimes clear skies here in the North.

02/01/2026

January Nature Fix 1 🌿

Head outdoors and find natural materials in different colours.

You could photograph each colour, make a simple rainbow on the ground, or layer colours in a small circle or line.

If you want to, leave your rainbow for the next person to discover.

Adapted from 64 Million Artists Day 2 - Create a Rainbow