#451 THE BIG SCOTTISH RETREAT SHOW
‘A TUNNEL TO MINDFULNESS’
Today is our annual Scottish retreat edition, featuring the voices and thoughts of those who joined me across two weeks in the glorious Highlands. The fifth Photowalk Retreat revelled in, I think, the spirit of our podcast community, and I thought you might enjoy hearing what we all got up to. This year, we added some new experiences and micro-workshops into the weeks, such as a creative writing day led by a celebrated writer, Merryn Glover and a sound workshop to understand how potent images and sound can be as a storytelling tool together. We also went back into the darkroom and visited some of our favourite places including the beautiful Loch Maree.
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MORE ABOUT names, words, THE MUSIC and places FROM TODAY’S SHOW
The Inverness Darkroom is a community black and white darkroom based in Wasps Inverness Creative Academy in the centre of Inverness.
My Journey with a Camera, by Lynn Fraser.
Cáit O'Neill McCullagh, poet and author of The Bone Folder.
Day One, the journalling app that was suggested by Amanda.
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon.
Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a key component of the Caledonian Forest ground flora, and an important food source for a wide range of wildlife.
Just a Minute: A panel of four celebrities is given a subject on which they have to speak for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively.
Fay Godwin was a British photographer known for her black-and-white landscapes of the British countryside and coast.
Our Photowalkers: Judith McDermott, Victoria Robb, Sarah Moorcroft, Kelly Mitchell, Ayaz Ali, Laura Pink, Amanda Wood, Harriet Langridge, Anne Grieves, John Anderton and our co-host, Lynn Fraser.
