Join culture and wellbeing expert Rachel Howfield Massey and colleague Emma Spencer to share conversations about favourite trees, upside down worlds in raindrops and robin courtship rituals - along with a few tips for boosting your wellbeing with techniques to connect with nature. Listeners will be invited to take part in a short activity either from their home, outside in the garden or further afield - and all the activities are suitable for urban or rural environments. The podcast concludes with a guided meditation to help the listener take a few moments to reflect and absorb what they've heard. Like all the best wellbeing interventions, the advice is deceptively simple, the benefits are surprisingly deep - as discovered by Emma during this episode.

Listen Hear is a podcast about creativity, nature, mindfulness and wellbeing by Rachel Howfield Massey from Other Ways to Walk.

Coming soon: 6 new episodes commissioned by the National Forest Company involving interviews with experts and enthusiasts who live, work or spend time in the National Forest in the Midlands.

About Rachel Howfield Massey

Rachel is a qualified mindfulness instructor, forest bathing guide, artist and wellbeing expert who works with commissioners and partners to develop bespoke resources, training and materials to support staff and client wellbeing. Activities are research-led with clinical benefits, including reduced stress, improved sleep, boosted immune response. Clients include Heritage Lottery, Woodland Trust, National Forest, South West Yorkshire Foundation Health Trust, Barnsley Museums.