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From Arran to India, with love
My dear partner, David Simpkin died on 3rd September 2025 and to give him the best of send offs, I decided to take some of his ashes to a holy site in…
Wintering – the art of slowing down
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation
And last but not least – A Vote of Thanks
Team Work and Community Help Featured image shows Sally with a paramedic on arrival at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock. This week I had a trip-over fall, so John took me promptly to the…
RNIB drop in event
Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland Do you have sight loss, or know someone who has? National sight loss charity RNIB Scotland are holding free drop-in events across North Ayrshire where…
Dentistry in Nepal and Building a better Future for Children’s Teeth
An Adventure of a Different Sort Terai Hills Mountains Flat land along border with India Dry jungle (think about The Jungle Book(1894), a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling)…
Grow Yourself Gardening sessions
One of the lovely new initiatives starting up at Heather Lodge. Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government’s Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, Heather Lodge are now able to offer a…
International Walking Meditation
Inspired by Zen-Master Thich Nhat Hanh On Saturday, December 2nd at 11 am, Plum Village communities in more than 15 international locations in different countries will join a collective practice of walking…
Green Health Network meeting
Are you involved in a project or activity that gets people outdoors and benefits their health and wellbeing? We’d love to hear from you! The Green Health Network is meeting on Tuesday…
Earth Meditation Group Starting in May
We began practising mindfulness together many years ago, and recently met again working in the Community Garden at Cordon. While gardening, we talked about the values of 'environment', 'community', and ways of…
Green Health Week
This month Green Health Weeks runs from Saturday 13th to Friday 19th May. Scotland’s Nature blog takes a look at what green health is, why it’s so important and what we’re doing…
Health Walks and Bike Rides with Eco Savvy
Led ebike rides and bike maintenance sessions in May