The Leaping Hare

Download or read book The Leaping Hare written by George Ewart Evans and published by Faber & Faber Non Fiction. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Leaping Hare is a classic of nature writing, considering the wild hare in nature, poetry, folklore, history and art. George Ewart Evans was a pioneer of oral history, and the book features testimony from all walks of countryside life, which sings from the pages. A lovely book that is both exploratory and rooted in a sense of the hare's mystery .

Download or read book Conscious Creativity written by Philippa Stanton and published by Leaping Hare Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Crammed with practical ideas, inspirational images & creative exercises, Conscious Creativity leads the reader through the process of establishing what kind of creative you are..." - Mslexia "The purpose of this book is to enable you to look at things in an alternative and more substantial way, so that you arrive at composition through genuine interest." - Juno magazine “Philippa Stanton is passionate about people connecting to their innate creativity and has distilled these incredible techniques and ideas on how we can tap into that. Philippa is a massively successful Instagramer at @5ftinf and yet she is only too aware how these little two dimensional squares can limit our experiences and restrict our creativity, so it’s not without a little irony that she’s written a book to encourage people to step away from their screens and connect more with the 3D world. It’s a fascinating subject and I wholeheartedly recommend the book for anyone who’s working in the creative industry or is curious about the world around them." - Sophie Robinson (DIY SOS, the Great British Interior Design Challenge, This Morning) How often do you notice the texture of a painted wall or the scent of a friend’s house and, importantly, how they make you feel? Connect your observations and your emotions and transform your creative practice with this essential toolbox packed full of exercises, tips, stunning images and personal experiences from dynamic artist Philippa Stanton. There is creativity in all of us, but it can easily be buried beneath our everyday concerns, or need a spark to bring it back to life. Whether you’ve lost your mojo or just need some fresh ideas, artist and photographer Philippa Stanton’s lively guide will stimulate your imagination and reinvigorate your creative life. Conscious Creativity will help you fully appreciate what is around you, opening all your senses to the beauty you may not notice every day, and showing you how to capture it. Simple, engaging exercises that encourage observation and experimentation will give you an insight into your own aesthetics as you take a conscious step to note the colours, shapes, shadows, sounds and textures that fill your world and how they make you feel. Bursting with practical ideas and inspirational images, Conscious Creativity shows you how to unlock your potential, learn to use your natural curiosity and take a leap into the most creative time of your life.

Download or read book The Art of Mindful Reading written by Ella Berthoud and published by Leaping Hare Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The beautiful new book from Salon bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud ... explores how reading mindfully enhances our lives and asks, if reading is our daily nourishment, how best should it be consumed?" - Damian Barr The healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and enlightenment can all be discovered through this universal act. The Art of Mindful Reading embraces the joy of absorbing words on a page, encouraging a state of mind as deeply therapeutic and vital to our wellbeing as breathing. Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud asks if reading is our daily nourishment how best should it be consumed? How should you read mindfully? And why will reading mindfully help you to read better? She explores how reading mindfully can shape the person you are, give you your moral backbone, and teaches empathy with others. Through meditative exercises, engaging anecdote, and expert insight, she reveals the enriching potential of reading for mindfulness.

Download or read book Thoughtful Leadership written by Fiona Buckland and published by Mindfulness series. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the path to holistic and mindful leadership, and unlock your skills as a conscious leader.

Download or read book Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay written by George Ewart Evans and published by Faber & Faber Non Fiction. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay is a vivid portrait of the rural past of Blaxhall, a remote Suffolk village, in the time before mechanization changed the entire nature of farming, the landscape and rural life for good. In the 1950s, George Ewart Evans sought out those who could recall the nineteenth-century customs, crafts, dialects, tools, smugglers' tales and rural beliefs which had endured from the time of Chaucer, and created this fascinating picture of a now vanished world.

Download or read book Mindful Thoughts for Students written by Georgina Hooper and published by Mindful Thoughts. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for every student, from freshers to Open University and evening class students, Mindful Thoughts for Students is your guide to transforming what can be a stressful experience into one of the most positive and enriching experiences of your life.

Download or read book The Extra Mile written by Alastair Sawday and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: