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Summer Solstice Elemental Insights
Thoughts from the longest day, new Sunshine and the longest day Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice, or Alban Hefin in the Druid calendar – the “Light of the Shore”. It’s
Why Fresh Cut Grass Smells So Good
Why Fresh-Cut Grass Smells So Good That sharp green smell when someone’s mown the lawn. It’s instantly recognisable. For most of us, it’s summer in a bottle: bare feet, warm
Walking Hadrian’s Wall: Corbridge to Brampton with a Healing Foot and New Boots
Boots, Blisters, and the Borderlands: Walking Hadrian’s Wall (Sort of) Next week, we’ll be setting off to walk a stretch of Hadrian’s Wall. Not the full coast to coast route,
Talking Aphantasia with Ibrahim Imam on The Neurology Lounge
Talking Aphantasia with Ibrahim Imam on The Neurology Lounge Aphantasia is one of those tricky-to-explain things, but once you understand it, you realise it’s not so unusual after all. It’s
Elemental Insights : Beltane 2025
Beltane is here! (though some know it as May Day) The fire festival of full bloom, green growth, and occasionally questionable Maypole dancing. I haven’t painted myself green and
Forest Bathing vs Forest Therapy
Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy both involve spending time in nature to feel better, but they’re not quite the same thing. Here’s my quick note of the differences; Forest Bathing