Meditation in Nature
Switch off and experience deep calm in the beautiful surroundings of the Whitworth’s grounds.
Meditation in Nature is an opportunity for you to switch-off and experience a deep sense of calm whilst enjoying the beauty of the grounds at The Whitworth.
When we are mindful in nature, we are able to be in the present moment much quicker than if we were indoors, this is because nature offers us an abundance of beauty and our natural curiosity is heightened by the sights, sounds and smells.
At the end of the session, you will experience feeling lighter, less stressed and having a sense that you have connected to something bigger than yourself. These sessions are delivered by our Natural and Cultural Health Service Partner, Lilasuri (Claire) Morris from Wild Awake Mindfulness.
Upcoming dates
Summer Solstice
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a guided meditation in nature session in the Alex Bernstein Garden. We’ll explore simple mindfulness and sensory practices that help us soak up the energy of summer.
An opportunity to spend time immersed in nature, soaking up the warmth, colour, and sound, while reflecting on what is flourishing within us, and what may need care as the season shifts. Open to all — no previous mindfulness experience required.
Thursday 18 June
6pm-7pm
Free, booking link coming soon
Love Parks Week
In honour of Love Parks Week, we invite you to the Alex Bernstein Garden for a meditation in nature session rooted in gratitude and presence. Together we’ll slow down, practise mindful awareness, and deepen our connection to the park — noticing how these shared green spaces nourish both individual wellbeing and collective care. Open to all — no previous meditation experience required.
Thursday 30 July
6pm-7pm
Free, booking link coming soon
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
In response to Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s solo exhibition. Join us for a meditation in nature session in the Alex Bernstein Garden. Guided practices will invite you to experience the garden through colour, texture, and sound, reflecting the richness and emotional resonance of the exhibition. This session offers space to rest, sense, and respond — letting art and nature support wellbeing and creative presence. Open to all — no previous meditation experience required.
Thursday 13 August
6pm-7pm
Free, booking link coming soon
Autumn Equinox
As the year turns towards autumn, join us for a meditation in nature session in the Alex Bernstein Garden inspired by the Autumn Equinox. Together we’ll explore simple mindfulness and sensory practices that support grounding, balance, and care, as the garden begins to soften and settle. Open to all, with no prior mindfulness experience needed.
Thursday 24 September
6pm-7pm
Free, booking link coming soon
World Mental Health Day
This World Mental Health Day, take time to slow down in the Alex Bernstein Garden through a guided meditation in nature session. Together we’ll practise simple, accessible ways of grounding the body and mind, creating space for reflection, compassion, and connection — with ourselves, each other, and the natural world.
Thursday 8 October
6pm-7pm
Free, booking link coming soon
William Morris: Common Paradise
Set in the Alex Bernstein Garden, this meditation in nature session draws on the ideas explored in William Morris: Common Paradise. Through simple, guided mindfulness and sensory practices, we’ll spend time with patterns, textures, and living forms in the garden, reflecting on Morris’s vision of beauty and equality as everyday necessities, not luxuries.
Thursday 12 November
6pm-7pm
Free, booking link coming soon
Winter Solstice
Join us in the Alex Bernstein Garden for a meditation in nature session marking the Winter Solstice — the shortest day and longest night of the year. This gentle gathering offers time to slow down, rest, and turn inward, noticing the quiet beauty of the garden in winter. Through simple, guided mindfulness practices, we’ll explore stillness, reflection, and care at this turning point in the year.
Sunday 20 December
11am-12pm
Free, booking link coming soon