Bears and bonfires – Summer 2017
It has been an amazing summer for the Walkinginspirit, mindful walking retreat with three groups attending in June and one in late July. A highlight of the June retreats […]
Tag Archives: Somiedo Natural Park
Nature knows nature – coming home to your Self in the natural world
The connection between human nature and nature at large is fundamental and endures, no matter how hidden or overlain with mental constructs it becomes. The mind tends to mirror, (superficially at […]
Somiedo Natural Park – Asturias – Spain
There are many natural parks and biospheres in Asturias and, among them, Parque Natural de Somiedo stands out as one of the most pristine and preserved areas, not just in Spain, but in all western Europe.
Nature resolves ambivalence
…nature knows no evil and yet has no morality. All the polarities are resolved within its movement and it’s right there in front of us, right there inside of us.
Navigating life transitions – how do you get it right?
Part of my work in the last year that will continue into 2015 involves offering motivational therapy over the phone for Oxfordshire residents that have become stuck in an unhealthy physical and […]
Walkinginspirit – Day 3 Jun 8th 14th 2014
Our third walk of the week in Somiedo Natural Park and the day of el Cuelebre the dragon. What gets between you and and your heart’s desire? Hot sun and […]
An Asturian folk tale
In a small village located in the Sierra Ablaneda Carrales there is a dam that neighbors called Well Fullaricos. According to old folks, in the dark waters of the lake […]
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Spiritual Tourism
Spiritual Tourism This Huffington Post article features the emergence of spiritual tourism as an alternative to traditional kinds of holidays. Would you be prepared to exchange Sun, Sand and Sex for Serenity, Sustainability and Spirituality?
Is the Cantabrian brown bear Europe’s coastal grizzly?
Shrinking Bears: Unlike their Russian and American counterparts, Eurasian brown bears have undergone a considerable reduction in size during the last millennia and, in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, (close to the Atlantic coast), bears are among the smallest of the whole species. Why is this?