Stories From the garden
My journey into mindfulness
Having worked for Global Generation for over a year now, I’ve got to know the organisation in more depth and have gradually bought into its ways of working. As I begin to take on more responsibilities at the Paper Garden I felt it was time to start my journey into mindfulness.
Voices of the Earth - Yarrow
As she has done for millennia, Yarrow, a small unassuming but surprisingly strong plant, shared her healing powers with Cassie, one of the Voices of the Earth Fellows. Cassie describes how connecting with nature and the mythical tales surrounding Yarrow was an important part her of finding a sense of wellbeing amidst the pressures of school and the uncertainties of being confined to her house during the COVID pandemic.
Voices of the Earth - ash
Standing tall and proud in St Pancras Gardens, Jane Riddiford encounters the Ash, which is the sixth plant in our Voices of the Earth pantheon. Here, Jane shares what happened when a young man paid attention to a story that Ash re-kindled in him.
Voices of the Earth - daisy
Daisy is the fifth plant in our Voices of the Earth “pantheon”, a plant that called us to explore, with words and movement, what the underworld means to us.