Each one of us will have had our own unique experience of lockdown. For some it has been a time for pause and reflection, time to slow down. For others it’s been a lonely old time and for still others who have working to keep all our key services going it’s probably been a hectic and stressful time.
For myself, I’ve been very grateful for the chance to stop and take stock. Grow life this year was looking very busy in March with Artists Open Houses, Natural Wellbeing courses booked every month, digital storytelling workshops and of course our core, most special programme - the Season.
As we went into lockdown, we stayed connected with the Season that had already started via Zoom and like the rest of the world we wondered if Zooming was the way forward. However whilst this may have become a new word in most of our vocabularies, we took the decision that real connection - with nature and with others - was what we were all about.
So as we all start emerging like buds after a long hibernation, we’ve decided that real connection is what we need to continue doing. Obviously meeting in large groups is still not an option for us, so instead we’re going to dip out toes gently in the water and start running some small groups for shorter times and over a shorter period…but more of them, thanks to some wonderful recent funding from Brighton District Nurses Association Trust.
If you would relish the chance to reconnect with nature and with others then join us for our Reconnect Sessions. 3-4 hour sessions once a week for 4 weeks in safe, supported (and suitably distanced but always connected) groups.
We’ll travel together to some beautiful spaces around and outside of the city, spend time in nature and just enjoy the beauty that has been growing all around us while we’ve been locked down.
And some day we’ll start doing all those other wonderful things again together…but slowly…and when the time is right.
It’s a glorious summer out there right now…..come and join us. To register your interest visit our website http://www.growingwellbeing.org.uk/reconnect and fill in the online form
