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Woodland Invitation - How Does It Feel?
#Forestbathing is something we can all take part in. Our connection with #nature is alive and ongoing. This is your #woodland Invitation ...

Amanda C Vesty
Dec 1, 2019


The Conversation
Trees are living beings in relationship with each other. They're also in relationship with the earth and us too.

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 30, 2019


The Benefits of being out in the woods.
Want to know how trees can help you? Powerful words about the healing power of our wonderful woods...

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 26, 2019


Drinking Mead from a Bear Jug
An interesting bear find in the Potteries museum in Hanley. Exploring the history and culture of the British bear through an eighteenth cent

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 24, 2019


The Goblin Chair
The Goblin Chair. A poem about our relationship with the nature beyond the realm of what we think we know.

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 16, 2019


Wild Man and Dragon Ewer
While on the hunt for wild men I came across this wild man and dragon ewer and had to share it with you.

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 15, 2019


The Wild Men of Wartburg
This remarkable Wartburg Castle medieval tapestry depicts a battle between giant wild men, clothed only in materials from the forest ...

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 15, 2019


Wilde-Mändle-Tanz Oberstdorf -Wild Men
WildeMändleTanz is a ritual dedicated to the Germanic god Thor, evoking the green man and ancient paganism

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 14, 2019


The Four Dragons Of China
I was inspired to share the Four Dragons story after visiting #chirkcastle to see their #folkloreandfurnishings exhibition...

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 5, 2019


Chirk Castle Dragons
Meeting dragons from East and West. Folklore and furnishings, and dragons of the dark and light.

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 4, 2019


Chirk, Castle Of The Damned
Ghostly Goings On at Chirk Castle or, Tales of the Unexpected.Our visit to Chirk Castle didn’t turn out as we planned. Far from the pleasant

Amanda C Vesty
Oct 31, 2019


Ghost Maidens
Poem about rosebay willowherb or fireweed. Also folklore.

Amanda C Vesty
Oct 29, 2019


Mother Natures Autumn Colours
Mother Natures Colours
Painting love upon my eyes
She brushes her colours across land and sky - a forest bathing offering

Amanda C Vesty
Oct 15, 2019


A September Walk
Do you walk On the Land? Or with the Land? This is something I talk about a lot ... There is a way of walking that is not just about the de

Amanda C Vesty
Sep 21, 2019


The Dragons of Little Moreton Hall (Part1)
A rather wonderful collection of one our most favourite of beasts, the dragon, at one of the country's finest half timbered houses. Part 1.

Amanda C Vesty
Aug 16, 2019


Some Benefits of Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing or Shinrin Yoku is fast becoming a well known eco therapy in the UK. Here is a little glimpse into why.

Amanda C Vesty
Jul 15, 2019


Beginners Guide to Forest Bathing
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO FOREST BATHING
The definition of Forest Bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is ...

Amanda C Vesty
May 22, 2019


9 Facts about burning sage
9 sage burning facts from history to the present day. Hand made smudging sticks ethically sourced by Jack In The Green ethical gift shop

Amanda C Vesty
Apr 19, 2019


Depictions of Wild Men in History
There are many depictions of the wild man or woodwose throughout history. Here we take a brief look at just a few extraordinary images ...

Amanda C Vesty
Dec 14, 2018


Native Song Lines, Landscape and the Wisdom of Trees.
Journeying along our native song lines in open enquiry into history, culture, the state of being and our relationship with the landscape...

Amanda C Vesty
Nov 2, 2018
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