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This Guardian article reports the latest research findings that a two hour dose of nature per week significantly improves health and well-being - this follows a long line of research into the health benefits of green (and blue) spaces, nature and forests. Link to the article here

Naomi's workshop was an introduction to a method that she uses herself in her own work, people responded really well to this concept of highlighting what is cracked and flawed. It is a very beautiful concept, explained here: After spending the afternoon in the hall doing this immersive workshop working with paper in a very tactile and sensory rich way, I walked back into the studio and the first thing I saw was Chi's drawings out on the table, layered and ripped and crinkled

Its hard not to notice the vertical buildings springing up in Manchester City Centre. A tram ride into the centre from the south of the city takes you through Cornbrook and Deansgate where the skyline is changing on an almost daily basis. Photographs: Howard Walmsley July 2019 This BBC radio program called Manhattan-chester explores some of the issues of the changing shape of our city - where the centre is now becoming a place of domestic living as well as nightlife and work

I got such a lot out of it [the mindful photography workshop at Elizabeth Gaskell Garden and Swinton Grove Park - part of the Ruskin Celebration project that TLC St Lukes are taking part in at Elizabeth Gaskell's House]. It was a really mindful, absorbing experience that gave me time to really focus on the details of what was around us and the wonders of nature, noticing things that I had seen before but not in the same way. I enjoyed learning about composition and angles, an

More interesting articles on noise pollution and damage to our health - thanks to Naomi Davies for sending us these links: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/07/how-to-minimize-your-noise-footprint?CMP=share_btn_tw https://www.ted.com/talks/mathias_basner_why_noise_is_bad_for_your_health_and_what_you_can_do_about_it

Here are the poems from the last poetry session at St Luke's for this project. We still have the walking poetry event coming up on Tuesday 2nd July if you would like to join us do get in touch. LANZAROTE Adele Fowles The volcanic landscape of pinks and blacks and black gritty beaches and cacti and prickly pears and the big open sky. The crashing Atlantic ocean and waves smashing rocks and surging into caves, into everything, exhilarating, exciting and endlessly ful

Read the whole article here on Brain Pickings: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/05/27/oliver-sacks-gardens/