Sit quietly somewhere in nature, relax and become still, wait a while to settle yourself. Then ask yourself the question: “What is my relationship with nature?” You can then move off to explore in a contemplative, mindful way what is around you. Feel where you may be drawn to.
Listening to the Landscape
As you may know the Forest Farm Peace Garden is inspired by permaculture and one of the twelve principles of permaculture is “Observe and Interact”. In this exercise we are going to build on our observation skills. We are not asking “What can I do with this land?” as we do many times is the garden, but we are asking “What is this land telling me?”