Mind Nature Studio

At Mind Nature Studio I design gardens, natural spaces and workshops for healing and personal discovery. These spaces invite you to reflect honestly and feel deeply while being supported and nurtured by the calming, grounding, ever-changing riches of nature. Whether designing a home garden or a communal space my aim is the same – to promote sustainable wellbeing by carefully considering what those who will use the space may need for their psychological growth and wellbeing. Private healing garden designs are aligned with an individual or a family’s needs, while communal spaces for sustainable wellbeing consider the needs of a wider group. My seasonal workshops are suitable for those wishing to use nature to improve their wellbeing, or as part of the initial consultation for a garden design project to give you a feeling for my design approach. Sustainable wellbeing: the foundation of my design approach My garden designs cultivate a conscious relationship with nature by including elements that encourage us to become aware of the behaviours or thought patterns that limit us. Flowing water can remind us that we are healthiest when we allow ourselves to feel and move through our emotions. The protective warmth of a dry-stone wall at our back can reinforce the importance and comfort of maintaining certain boundaries in our life. Our growing self-awareness encourages us to make changes and flourish, and the impact of our personal fulfilment and growth in turn ripple out to our families, friends, communities and back to nature – a circular flow that encourages sustainable wellbeing. In formulating my designs to achieve sustainable wellbeing, I draw on research and traditions from multiple disciplines, including psychology, anthropology, herbalism and ecology.