28/07/2025
One of my favourite activities, foraging for blackberries, is quite a good lesson in mindfulness! You need to pause, to think about where you are putting your hands, avoiding prickles wasps and bees. Then you need to use just the right amount of pressure to pull the ripest berry off the bush, without squashing it - all the time being aware of how you are bending down, or reaching high up, so that you look after your neck and back. It's such a pleasurable and calming activity, which ends up with a walk home and, ultimately, some jars full of delicious blackberry jam!