Description
Experience a Deep 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 connected to nature during the darkest part of the year. We treat winter’s limits as useful: a time to slow down, recover, and take in what you have learned this year.
9:30 – 13:00 In Person-In-Nature
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.
Terms & Conditions:
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—for the winter season.
- Evidence you can trust: Learn how quiet, nature-connected time can help your brain and body recover, drawing on AoS Sensemaking research.
- Rest without guilt: Let go of the pressure to always be productive, so you can restore your energy and be ready for spring.
Why This Competency Matters
The Winter Root competency helps you move from running on empty to living and working in a more Sustainable way. Using the winter solstice as a marker, it gives you permission to rest and recover—protecting your long-term health and helping teams avoid burnout.
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 Stillness | Winter Solstice | An approach for neurological recovery and strategic reflection during the shortest days of the year. |
| Restorative Productivity | Winter Solstice | The documented ability to generate internal growth and clarity during periods of low external activity. |
| Winter Solstice Hinge | Framework | The practice of using the extreme points of the solar cycle to regulate professional pace and prevent depletion. |
| Biophilic Abundance | Summer Solstice | A framework for high-intensity cognitive output supported by nature-based interaction at the solar peak. |
| 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. |
