For those familiar with personal journaling or keeping sketchbooks, this creative workshop is a gentle way to combine creativity with a love of nature. Many different approaches to Nature Journaling will be discussed over the weekend including garden dairies, travel notebooks, plant studies and nature writing. The workshop includes a ‘mindful walk’ in the quiet back streets of Hahndorf, and guided instruction from Tabatha to find your own style and voice.

Tabatha notes, “As children we are encouraged to be curious about our world. Most of us remember the joy of discovering things in nature for the first time, like seeing a bird or insect up close, finding a shell or bone in the sand, picking wild flowers or remembering the scent left on your skin after lying in the grass. Nature therapy is nothing new, but the language we use to describe these practices are. For centuries before our phones documented the minutiae of our lives in mere seconds, nature sketchbooks were used to record what we were seeing and feeling when out in nature.

This workshop is an opportunity to slow down, to observe, to reflect, collect and record what we see - alongside our thoughts. It’s not completely introspective, but rather an opportunity to look at the brilliance of the living world around us and find our place within it.”

Beginners are always very welcome; All materials needed to use in class are included in the course fee along with a take-home journal. Suitable for ages 18+.