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Poems to inspire mindfulness, creativity and ki...
Grace Fleming-WilliamsΒ explains how an article inspired a series of poems about mindful, imagination-based play, and why exercising creativity as a form of self-kindness has never been more important. βCreativityβ is a broad term. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb βcreateβ as simply βto make something happen or existβ. This could be a tangible activity, such as singing a piece of music, sculpting something from a block of clay or writing an essay. Practising creativity could also be a more abstract cognitive activity, however, such as dreaming up a thoughtful gift to send to a loved one, experiencing a sequence of anxious thoughts after seeing an upwards trending graph on the news, or processing the day through nightly dreams. Our minds are constantly employing creative thought as a tool to successfully navigate day-to-day life, but in times of hardship, this creative element works overtime to maintain our mental, physical and...
Poems to inspire mindfulness, creativity and kindness
Grace Fleming-WilliamsΒ explains how an article inspired a series of poems about mindful, imagination-based play, and why exercising creativity as a form of self-kindness has never been more important. βCreativityβ is...
The story behind our new Early Spring cover
Zofia May took our gorgeous cover image and is a natural lifestyle family photographer based in London. After her children were born, Zofia fell in love with capturing details that tell a story and show beautiful connections between people. Zofia shares the story behind the cover⦠The baby in the photograph is the second boy in the family. His big brother was born two years earlier during the pandemic and it was a difficult experience with uncertainties about rapidly changing restrictions. There was no family support, no photographer to capture those hazy early days of a life with a new baby. When the second boy arrived in summer 2022, his mum decided to make this a completely different experience. The photoshoot was scheduled six days after the baby was born and it was the youngest baby I have ever photographed! It was a very hot summer day. The photoshoot took...
The story behind our new Early Spring cover
Zofia May took our gorgeous cover image and is a natural lifestyle family photographer based in London. After her children were born, Zofia fell in love with capturing details that...
