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"...we’ve all signed up for a day of mindful walking.
Wilderness Minds, a small Bangor-based outfit, hosts these outings as a way of encouraging people to savour nature to the maximum. “The richness of the natural world is like food for our senses,” explains founder Sholto Radford.
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If you spend your days glued to the telephone, computer and social media, then this kind of walk can be hugely restorative.Radford, Welsh-born and raised on the Shropshire and Powys borders, is a certified mountain guide. He has an MA in psychological research methods from Exeter University and is a former researcher at Bangor University’s Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice.
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For the past year, Radford has run mindfulness and wild camping weekends in remote parts of Snowdonia National Park.
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Interspersed with the hiking are pauses to gather in a circle and “check-in” as Radford puts it, with various practices. These include focusing on the breath, sensory awareness exercises, and a fun, beachcomber version of “show and tell” – to help us draw our attention back to the present lest it has strayed, say to the pub.
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I savour the pristine silence. If the aim of mindfulness is to heighten awareness of my surroundings, it’s working.
A one-day guided Mindful Walk in Anglesey costs from £30. The next walk is on January 18. See Wilderness Minds or call 01248 521621 for the full programme
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Binley Farm in Gloucestershire is running a “Cotswold Way in Mindfulness” walking retreat on April 29 "
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