At the end of the school holidays we were straight back off holiday to deliver an In the Wild Family session with the Canal & River Trust team (Adrian Royston and Volunteer Paul.) at the amazing Foxton Locks (if you haven’t been its stunning), and launch the new Family Wellbeing Route.
The sessions were hosted in the picturesque, secluded nature area of Foxton Locks. The setting—featuring a decorative bench and table on the upper section—offered participants a dual view of the serene nature reserve and the historic upper locks.
Despite the local school term having recently commenced, attendance was high. The sessions successfully attracted a diverse demographic, ranging from newborns to age 8, as well as adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
Session One:
Session Two:
These sessions are a joy to run and we had two setup to run with Adrian and his local volunteer team.
As always we brought the sunshine (😉) and it was a fab morning. My standout glimmer during the session was when doing dragonfly breathing, just at that moment a large dragonfly decided to fly around us which created a lot of laughter and happiness.
The Canal’s Story really had magical impact during this session, I wrote it using the magical power of words and science, which helps people relax, visualise and really be in the present moment (NOW).
A grandmother was listening to the story, eyes closed in the sunshine, she was so relaxed and it was powerful to watch the impact. An adult carer who was in the session said the session reminded her of the positive power of story telling.
It is so lovely for Miranda and I to see our vision happening, to be able to spread our wellbeing messages far and wide, getting EVEN more kids living happier lives while getting in touch with nature is what we have always dreamed of.
Check out this amazing feedback from Adrian who ran the session with us:
Alongside running two events we also launched the new Foxton Locks Family Wellbeing Trail.
You can download a copy of this wellbeing trail and at other locations here.