Contemplating Nature is an outdoor workshop in the glorious grounds of Paxton House. We’ll be using mindfulness exercises and writing to deepen our awareness of nature. At the end of the morning there’ll be an opportunity to share our writing, but this is completely optional. You don’t need any previous writing experience.

As we will be outside all morning, please dress warmly for comfort. Bring along a stool, portable seat or waterproof rug to sit on, and a notebook, ideally hardback so you can press on it. And a pen! Bring a flask or drink and any refreshments you would like during the morning. At the end of the workshop we can use the Stables Tearoom for coffees or lunches.

If it looks like it is going to be very wet, I will contact you the night before the workshop. It will then be postponed to the following Saturday July 6^th.

If you have any queries about the workshop, please get in touch with me: kmtiernan@gmail.com

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Katharine Tiernan is a writer and novelist, with an MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. She has published a trilogy based on the history of St Cuthbert and his Community, and a historical novel about the 18th century history of her family, all with Sacristy Press www.sacristypress.co.uk. All her novels are set in the Northeast and draw strongly on the landscape and environment of our beautiful county.