Description
Experience a Grounded Connection with Nature
This in-person workshop at the Wye Valley Sculpture Garden in the UK blends nature-based design with simple mindfulness practices. It helps you feel more connected to nature and build resilience in autumn—when things begin to change, ripen, and slow down—supporting reflection and letting go.
9:30 – 13:00 In Person-In-Nature
Terms & Conditions:
You can choose this or any of its companion events individually or the whole programme. If you can’t make it this season not to worry, it’ll be back around next season. Why not Keep in Touch for this and other events.
Payment: Include payment for each person attending.
Refunds: We want to be fair and upfront. If for any reason this Event cannot go ahead on the date given at the time of booking we will reschedule or refund in full. If our rescheduled date is unacceptable a 50% refund is available. A full refund is available within 14 days after the purchase date unless the purchase date is 14 days before the Event start date; otherwise refunds are not available for any reason other than those given.
Safeguarding: The contents on this course are for educational purposes in Sustainability only and not as substitute professional or otherwise healthcare advice.
Event Highlights
- Type: Professional Education for Sustainability (EfS).
- Location: Location – Wye Valley Sculpture Garden, SE Wales (2018 Sustainable Venue Award winner). We encourage shared transport. Nearest train station is Chepstow then 69 bus, ask for Tintern Old Station request stop. Onsite parking available. Toilets onsite.
- Certification Path: Integrated with, but separate from, Carbon Literacy and Wellbeing for Organisations certification.
What You Will Gain
- The six key techniques: Learn six simple ways to reconnect with nature: Permissioning, Concentration, Returning, Patience, Enjoying, and Letting Go.
- Evidence you can trust: Understand how nature-friendly spaces can support wellbeing, drawing on AoS Sensemaking research.
- Finish well: Reduce overstretch by closing loops, completing work, and creating space for winter recovery.
Why This Competency Matters
The Autumn Root competency helps you shift from constant pushing to finishing well. It gives you space to review what you have achieved, learn from it, and let go of what you no longer need—so you’re better prepared for winter.
Take a Moment with the Key Techniques
Our Commitment to Transparency
- Measurable Outcomes: We utilise the Cynefin® SenseMaker® tool to track both quantitative and qualitative shifts in “Nature-Connectedness” during these specific solar peaks.
- Defined Terms: “Sustainable Being” is strictly defined as the practical Ontological Shift of a practitioner’s internal ecology; it is not a “net-zero” environmental claim.
- Full Lifecycle Awareness: We conduct a full assessment of the workshop’s environmental footprint, covering everything from digital hosting to venue sourcing.
Glossary of Terms
| Term | Category | CMA-Compliant Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Biophilic Integration | Autumn Equinox | A framework for consolidating cognitive gains and closing operational loops, supported by nature-based reflection. |
| Root Resilience | Growth Phase | The documented capacity to sustain professional effort during volatile transitional periods by mimicking biological “rooting” strategies. |
| Equinox Hinge | Framework | The practice of adjusting professional workload to match the decreasing metabolic rate of the natural environment during the autumn transition. |
| Restorative Productivity | Winter Solstice | The documented ability to generate internal growth and clarity during periods of low external activity. |
| Ontological Shift | Theory | The transition from an atomised “self” to a “Self” deeply woven into the living web; moving from viewing nature as a backdrop to an immersion. |
