We’re in love with these beautiful flower mandalas 🌺🌸 by artist @ericafairhurst, which have inspired us for today’s Connect with Nature challenge. 🌿 Mandala means circle in Sanskrit and is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism that represents the universe. 🪐🌍💫 The circle demonstrates that everything is connected and that life (or prana) is never ending. The fresh flowers remind us that everything is impermanent. 🌼 Today’s Connect with Nature idea is to go for a walk and to collect any flowers, leaves, feathers, pebbles and any other natural objects that you feel drawn to and to create your own mandala. 🍃🌷 Take your time to observe the shape, texture and colour of each object and its relationship to the other objects in your mandala. 🪶 You may also like to reflect upon the impermanence of your thoughts or the interconnectedness of life. 💫 #mandala #flowers #nature #wellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #beauty #breathe #mindfulness #yoga #beinspired #connectwithnature #lumifoundation (fb)

Imagine a world without bird song 🐤- how eerily silent the world would seem without nature’s alarm clock each morning ⏰🐔and the chatter of birds throughout the day🐦 💫And yet so often we take our feathery friends for granted as we reach for our morning coffee ☕️ and jump straight into our cars 🚗💨 💫Today’s Connect with Nature challenge 🌳is to take a walk and see how many different types of birds you can see 🦆and how many different bird songs you can identify🙈 If you’re new to this, you could start by checking out @benwildimages and @lucy_lapwing - 2 amazing nature enthusiasts 🌿who share tips on how to identify the song of the most common UK birds 🐦 💫 Spending time listening to birdsong is the perfect antidote to stress and has been proven to improve our mental health, happiness and well-being 🌟 Tweet tweet to that! 🐤🐦🦆🕊🌟 #connectwithnature #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessweek #bird #birdsong #healing #dawnchorus #wellbeing #nature (fb)