Finding Solace in Your Garden - Journalling
Description
A Sensory Journey into Stillness and Color
Join us for a mindful session where we gently tune into our senses and reconnect with the present moment. Bring something from your garden—perhaps a fragrant herb, a colorful flower, a textured leaf, or a sound-making seedpod—that brings you joy through smell, touch, taste, sight, or sound. Together, we’ll explore how engaging the senses can ground us, evoke emotion, and offer comfort.
We’ll also take a closer look at how colors in nature influence our moods—inviting calm, energy, or inspiration—and create space for reflection and creative expression. This is a gentle and nourishing session designed to help you find solace in the natural world within your garden and within yourself.
This session is part of a three part series called “Winter Gardening Journalling”. Other topics include ‘Finding Solace in Your Garden; Soil – Recording its Gorgeousness; Nighttime Garden Journalling. Book the Series Package for discount and access to special bonus: a prerecorded intro session to help you get started.
Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on Master Class full price tickets. You can become a Friend of SGA here. Green Garden Professional (GGPs) receive a 30% discount.
What you will learn
- How to see the beauty in the full cycle of plant life and document that and how element within garden lift and change mood.
What you will get
- Free access to recording for 2 weeks
What to bring
- Pen / pencil / paper / items to create colour / something out of the garden (see main description)
What to wear
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Appropriate for
Creative Gardeners. Those wanted to spend more time appreciating their garden
Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.
Its driving purpose is to:
- Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
- Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
- Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
- Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.
Your Teacher
Bethan Burton is an artist and environmental educator from Brisbane. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Conservation Biology and a Master of Environment majoring in Education for Sustainability. Bethan is the founder of International Nature Journaling Week and the host of Journaling With Nature podcast. She teaches nature journaling to all age groups and is passionate about connecting people with the natural world.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
Terms & Conditions
SGA’s Booking Conditions
- Bookings are considered final once payment is made and no refunds will be given for non-attendance.
- If there are insufficient numbers for an event it may be cancelled or postponed by SGA. If this is the case, you will be notified and given the option of either a full refund or a transfer to a different SGA event of equivalent value.
- Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time for registration and seating