Sit Spots

You are invited to do a “Sit Spot” to connect to Earth and Notice.  

Notice what is happening inside you and notice what’s happening externally.

• Why? Sit Spots are a mindful tool to help you connect to nature. They can calm your mind and body to reduce stress. They help build your relationship with nature and yourself and appreciate what is in our environment.

• Wayapa Wuurrk means "connect to earth/country". Sit Spots help us find that connection and remind us that we are all part of nature, not separate from it.

• Let’s Start
  Find yourself a Spot to Sit - remember there is no one ideal spot. You can Sit or lie down, get comfortable, if you like to take off your shoes, it's not necessary. Ground yourself.
  Take some deep breaths and begin to observe and prepare to sit silently and in stillness. Using all your senses, notice what you are noticing.

• What can you smell, feel on your skin, in your belly and heart, what sounds can you hear, what colours and textures can you see?
  Use your peripheral vision.
  Use your spatial awareness.
  Focus on your senses and what you are observing. Close your eyes or lower your gaze to the tip of your nose for a little while.

• Open your eyes. Do you notice anything that wasn't obvious to you before?

• If you are not used to sitting still for any time, be gentle with yourself, start with five minutes and extend the time you sit next time. And if you want to release the tension of knowing when to stop - set yourself a gentle alarm on your phone, turn off the notifications and turn it upside down.

• The longer you can sit, the better. It's recommended you aim to sit for a least  20 minutes - you'll be surprised what you begin to notice and what creatures and birds will start to show themselves.

• When you come out of the sit spot, observe how you feel and how connected you feel - in your heart, gut, and mind. Some people use the moment to journal, and others savour these feelings and emotions.

• We invite you to create the space for you to Sit Spot as regularly as you can. Either come back to the same place and observe the changes or discover other locations and connect with that place.

If you cannot venture outside for a myriad of reasons, we invite you to borrow the landscape through your window or watch a pot plant or tune into a naturescape on a device as a last resort.

Ps ... if you're wondering how someone can connect to nature whilst stuck in bed - read this book. Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey - Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize Writing Winner of the John Burroughs Medal Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award