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A gossamer rain is falling as I walk through a temperate rainforest, its gentle percussion on my jacket accompanying the crack of whip birds and the tamborine rustle of leaves. I have been invited to stroll mindfully on this trail, observing the details of the forest; the mosaic of green in the dappled light, the coarse bark of a coachwood tree where cicada exoskeletons cling; a tangle of vines, looped like dropped stitches in Mother Nature s giant scarf.
This awakening of the senses is part of a guided Nature Therapy Walk at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden in Mount Tomah, exploring what the Japanese call shinrin-yuko, or forest bathing. Popularised during the 1980s when corporate stress was at its most destructive, this preventative health practice is designed to connect participants with the environment, unlocking the power of nature to refresh, de-stress, rejuvenate and heal body and mind.
Devizes’s covid-response group promise they are ready and able to respond if demand vastly increases in coming weeks. Volunteers have been working tirelessly to support the local community in what is the second week of lockdown.
Love Devizes, formerly Devizes Covid19 Support, had swung back into action after a meeting last week to mobilise the organisation. An intricate operation now allows volunteers to view incoming requests in real time on a large TV screen, whether it be to collect prescriptions or buy essential groceries, and then allocate them to another volunteer. All the personal information, such as phone numbers and addresses, are protected by an encrypted secure database.