Reconnect, Reimagine and Respond with Nature’s Blueprint

Join the Nature’s Blueprint community for a day of inspiration and connection for anyone who cares about people and planet, as part of the Festival of Nature. We’ll journey through RECONNECTING with nature and purpose, REIMAGINING a hopeful, just future, and strengthening our capacity to RESPOND with meaningful action - big or small. Explore a mix of bookable & drop-in sessions or just come and chat. Activities include natural navigation skills walking, mindfulness and nature connection, creative writing and movement, a story of moving from eco-anxiety to action, and getting coach support towards clarity and confidence for your next steps towards a better future for people and planet.

Nature's Blueprint is a transformative community & model for change which empowers people to reconnect with being part of nature in order to find innovative & impactful approaches for a healthier planet & healthier people.

Members of our community will be at our gazebo all day to chat, and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to our trees of ‘hope’ and ‘intentions’, do some mindfulness disc art, get set up for a self-guided nature treasure hunt, and pick up some ‘reconnect, reimagine and respond’ journalling prompts among other opportunties.

Throughout the day community members will be offering sessions that you can book in advance (booking advisable to secure your spot) or drop-in on the day.

Meeting place for all activities will be at the gazebo located near the mansion car park at Ashton Court.

Schedule:

RECONNECT

10/11/12/1pm: Natural navigating with David Matthews, mountain leader & founder of DWM Outdoors CIC. 45 min walks to connect and notice nature, and learn to find your own way through the landscape, paying attention to natural clues.

NB Some walks will follow the tracks and therefore be more accessible – contact us to let us know if you need a track-based walk to confirm the timings.

10:30 & 11:30 am – Reconnect to nature with , wellbeing and pilates practitioner & coach . Reconnecting with the body and nature, opening the senses, through mindfulness and gentle movement.

REIMAGINE

1pm - From oaks to saplings, recognising our past and future ancestors with Christina Gillett, coach for changemakers & adventurers. 30-40 min guided imagining and journalling to help us acknowledge those who have come before us, the foundations laid, support & resources available (the oaks), and imagining a positive future for people and planet, where the legacy of our own actions and contributions today has impacted on future generations (the saplings).

2pm & 3pm: Reimagining the future with words and movement, with Dr Miriam Ricci, wellbeing and pilates practitioner & coach. 30-40 mins of collaborative poetry, movement and creativity, reimagining a more hopeful future.

RESPOND

3pm, Talk: From overcoming anxiety to taking action, with Michael Cunningham, founder of . Sharing his journey from eco-anxiety to taking action, setting up the award-winning non-profit 9Trees, enabling people to plant trees to balance their carbon and ecoanxiety.

4pm - Doing what is yours to do for our collective future with Dr Miriam Ricci and Christina Gillett. Take some time to get clarity and confidence about your next steps for people and planet, wherever you are on your journey and however big or small your actions. Professional coaches Miriam and Christina will be on-hand to help, or just use the time to get some breathing space and do some dedicated thinking about what is yours to do for the future of people and planet.

5 - 7pm Natures Blueprint community social gathering – an opportunity to come together and chat for existing members of the Nature’s Blueprint community or those who would like to join.

Practical considerations for the day:

Visit the Bristol council website for information about getting to Ashton Court Estate, facilities, accessibility, safety and more.

We will be outdoors all day so if you are visiting us please remember to bring anything you might need to take care of yourself in the outdoors in the British summer - such as sun cream and raincoats. If you are joining us for the walks, be aware that they may include uneven off-track terrain so wear suitable footwear / clothing, pay attention to your health and fitness capacity before / during the walk. There is a cafe and public toilets at Ashton Court Estate.

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