Oh What Joy

November 04, 2019

"Once upon a time ...there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated." - Terry Tempest Williams

Urban Nature Art - Celebrating with Nature

I love birds, their song, their beauty, their flight and so I created a simple bird shape to savour the Autumnal colours just a little bit longer - using the colourful leaves as feathers for my bird sun catcher, I now have a beautiful reminder of magical moments spent outdoors playing with the leaves, listening to the bird song with my students both young and old. If you are venturing into Spring, then maybe a few colourful spring flowers and leaves could be used! Giving thanks to each flower and leaf gifted.

Every time I look at the bird it makes me smile, remembering these sacred, joy-filled moments, my heart fills up with love and gratitude. Feeling truly blessed. Wishing you all a beautiful and enchanting week ahead. Happy Autumn to all my friends in the northern hemisphere and Happy Spring to those of you in the southern hemisphere - may the birds sing with you today and every day, know you are deeply loved, Marghanita x

Want to live a more joyful - creative life? Why not join our community at Educating the Heart with Nature Art. When we combine nature and art we receive a double dose of very powerful natural medicine. Check out our Urban Nature Art Program/Modules.

Are you an educator looking for ways to help connect your students to nature? Are you beginning a new term at School - why not infuse nature art into your curriculum. Our Nature Art Program for Educators is full of creative explorations that help nurture the whole student, body, mind, heart and spirit. Details of both programs can be found here: http://www.educatingheartnatureart.com

Nature Art for the Community

January 24, 2018

Ann, the founder of Rayon de Soleil came to me asking for help on ways to bring nature and the arts into her community. Members of their community are on medication for stress and anxiety; have a loss of connection with their surrounding natural environment and there is a lack of mental health care services available. Having just signed up for my Urban Nature Art program she was inspired by how powerful the nature art activities were and wanted to bring it to her community.

83% of children can’t identify a bumblebee.

September 10, 2017

When 1,000 children were shown pictures of native plants and animals, 82% did not recognize an oak leaf and nearly five out of 10 failed to spot a bluebell. In the survey, carried out for the family activity application Hoop, 26% of children said they had little or no interest in nature. A third of parents blamed too much screen time.

Why Children need Nature and Art

July 28, 2017

Nature and Art are essential for the developing child:. The exercises we follow in my nature program are designed to engage mind, body and spirit, which in turn helps the child grow into a whole being.

TAKE A WALK IN NATURE

November 22, 2016

In our increasingly busy world of technology we tend to lose sight of the small things in life. Like making time for a walk in nature. We are nature, we depend on nature to survive, nature is the source of our food, our water, our air.