Mindful Journaling in Nature - West Bridgford Library - Adult Learning

• Date: 8 June 2024
• Time: 9:30am - 2:30pm
• Venue: West Bridgford Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 15
• Cost: FREE - £13.50

Join us for this friendly, supportive one day course and discover the art of mindful journaling with an emphasis on incorporating  the natural world around us.

For those who want to take time out from their day and reflect, this course offers an opportunity to learn about mindfulness and  how to create a mindfulness journal. We will look at techniques for getting started and building a daily routine of  journaling. By pairing this with nature we will explore the benefits of connecting with our environment and the sense of peace and tranquillity this can bring to our daily lives. 

The course will explore the creative process of journaling as a fun, relaxing activity that helps to cultivate calmness in our daily lives and can have huge benefits for both our mental and physical well-being.

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

By the end of this course you will begin the process of journaling and understand the key principles of mindfulness and how to utilize these in a journal using prompts from nature. This will be achieved by looking at the following during the session:

•  An introduction to mindfulness and mindfulness journaling
•  The benefits of keeping a mindfulness journal
•  Creating a journaling routine around nature
•  Engaging with nature and recording it in a journal using prompts
•  Creating time, space and routine for mindfulness
•  Setting goals: daily, weekly and monthly
• No prior knowledge is required for this course.

Items to bring to this course:

• A simple notebook suitable for journaling and a pen.

Suggested reading:

•  The Things You Can See When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim

There will be a 30 minute break

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: [email protected]

Visit the Inspire website for full details and booking options

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

West Bridgford Library, Bridgford Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom