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Poems to inspire mindfulness, creativity and ki...
Grace Fleming-Williams explains how an article inspired a series of poems about mindful, imagination-based play, and why exercising creativity as a form of self-kindness has never been more important. ‘Creativity’ is a broad term. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb ‘create’ as simply “to make something happen or exist”. This could be a tangible activity, such as singing a piece of music, sculpting something from a block of clay or writing an essay. Practising creativity could also be a more abstract cognitive activity, however, such as dreaming up a thoughtful gift to send to a loved one, experiencing a sequence of anxious thoughts after seeing an upwards trending graph on the news, or processing the day through nightly dreams. Our minds are constantly employing creative thought as a tool to successfully navigate day-to-day life, but in times of hardship, this creative element works overtime to maintain our mental, physical and...
Poems to inspire mindfulness, creativity and kindness
Grace Fleming-Williams explains how an article inspired a series of poems about mindful, imagination-based play, and why exercising creativity as a form of self-kindness has never been more important. ‘Creativity’ is...
The story behind our new Early Spring cover
Zofia May took our gorgeous cover image and is a natural lifestyle family photographer based in London. After her children were born, Zofia fell in love with capturing details that tell a story and show beautiful connections between people. Zofia shares the story behind the cover… The baby in the photograph is the second boy in the family. His big brother was born two years earlier during the pandemic and it was a difficult experience with uncertainties about rapidly changing restrictions. There was no family support, no photographer to capture those hazy early days of a life with a new baby. When the second boy arrived in summer 2022, his mum decided to make this a completely different experience. The photoshoot was scheduled six days after the baby was born and it was the youngest baby I have ever photographed! It was a very hot summer day. The photoshoot took...
The story behind our new Early Spring cover
Zofia May took our gorgeous cover image and is a natural lifestyle family photographer based in London. After her children were born, Zofia fell in love with capturing details that...
