Lets Step In, Macclesfield (2026)

05/06/2026

Bee Rights 🐝

A hive of around 50 bumblebees have taken over last year’s bird nest in the shelter where I hold cacao gatherings.

At first I was delighted they’d moved in but then I had a moment of panic as I’ve been dreaming of spending as much time here as I can & on a hot day last week the hive was so active I was concerned this wasn’t the most sensible idea!

So I hopped online to find out about bees & reach out to those in the know!

My explorations lead me to the Chairman of Stockport Beekeepers Association who I had the most fascinating conversation with.

After learning about what the bees were up to he reassured me I’d be absolutely fine sharing space with them as long as I give them their space.

So, that’s what I did & we shared a very enjoyable 4 nights co-habiting together!

Inspired by Maidstone Borough Council who in April this year became the first UK council to formally adopt a Rights of Nature framework.

I decided that it was ok for me to potter around the bees but not fair on the buzzy ones or the humans ones to hold gatherings in the space.

So until the bumble bees complete their natural cycle & the nest is no longer active there are no cacao gatherings at the shelter.

The bees come 1st

Bumble bees naturally seek out sheltered cavities such as old bird nests, hollow trees & other hidden spaces to tend to their young & ensure another generation thrive. As older trees & wild spaces disappear, suitable nesting places become harder to find.

Rights of Nature is the idea that nature has an intrinsic right to exist, thrive & evolve. These principles are increasingly being recognised in laws, policies & decision-making around the world, creating a voice for rivers, ecosystems & the wider living world alongside human interests.

I’ll let you know when gatherings are back at the shelter & in the meantime I’ll be holding meditation & cacao evenings within the circle of trees on dry, summer nights.

DM me “Summer” to be in the know.

Love to the bees & you,

Amanda

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03/06/2026

Personal share😍

I've been avoiding posting recently.

Not because I don't know what to say or don't want to share -

Because I've been enjoying BEING where I am & I've wanted to FEEL & be with the shifts I've been noticing within.

Work is no longer consuming me ✨

I thought that it was my priorities that had shifted that caused this change - but my business is super important to me - the shift is that it's no longer taking over through fear or pressure or expectation.

It's taken a while to get here & it's been so blooming lovely to just be with it.

The ties that bound me to the old ways have gone.

I don't feel the same shoulds anymore - to work hard, to push, to grow for egos sake of being 'bigger'.

My life is coming into balance in a more harmonious, peaceful, content feeling that is ever has.

If you knew the career version of me you'd know this is a biggie!

I sacrificed so much personally for my career, not that I knew it at the time. I just thought that's what we had to do - put our all into our work, that burning out was just a full week.

6+ years since I left my career & I finally I feel change take root 🎉

I've wanted this automatic behaviour to go so much, but it's taken time. Even 1 or 2 yrs ago I still felt this pressure. Change has been gradual, as it often is, but now it feels here to stay.

My system needed to know I'd be safe - that I can keep myself safe.

I got a parking ticket for spending more than 2 hours at the gym, in the middle of a 'work day'! I've not done that since I was 22 & in bikini prep mode for St Tropez! 😆

For 2 days this week it's been noon since I sat down to work - because my other needs are of equal priority & I trust I'll get everything done in right time (side note I'm way more focused & productive).

So, I've been enjoying being with the feels this brings -

Of trust over fear, that all will be ok, that everything is unfolding as it's meant to.

Doing so I'm living what I know in my heart is true.

Last week I lived on the land, 4 days sleeping out at the Dell because - my whole body has been calling me there. So much more to share about this soon.

With love,

Amanda

01/06/2026

June 🌸

Sharing this month's upcoming events and offerings to help guide you on a nature-led pathway to heart, harmony and connection.

🌸 June Events (online & in-person)

Saturday 13th ~ Forest-Bathing & Cacao Tea 10am - 1pm at Alderley Edge National Trust
Monday 15th ~ New Moon Wellbeing Reset, 7 - 8 pm, Online
Thursday 25th ~ Meditation & Deep Rest, 6.45 - 8.15pm at Tegg’s Nose Country Park

🌸 1:1 Support & Sacred Space (ongoing & one-off sessions)

Wellbeing Re-Set (1hr) ~ A calm, supportive space to take stock of your wellbeing and create a personalised approach to rebuild your wellbeing.

Cacao Heart Connection (1.5hrs includes cacao) ~ Move beyond the noise of the mind to hear the wisdom of your heart. Helping you gain clarity and reconnect with yourself so you can move forward with confidence

Visioning Your Heart's Path (2.5hrs includes cacao) ~ Deepen into connection with your future self. Together, we’ll translate your inner knowing into something tangible -creating your own heart-led vision board.

Ongoing 1:1 support
With regular sessions, at home guidance and support in-between.

Elements of Wellbeing - 6-week transformational programme designed to help you step out of stress and into a more balanced, steady way of living.

In To The Heart - A bespoke path with cacao for those who feel called to deepen their connection with themselves and explore the path their heart is guiding them towards.

🌸 Nature-Based Facilitator Support

Structured, heart-led mentoring to help you grow a sustainable nature-based business. Deepen your practice, work in rhythm with the seasons, and protect your own wellbeing.

Group support
Nature Business Circle - Seasonal Mentoring & Accountability for Nature-Based Facilitators, group closed until 2027

1:1 One-Off support
Root & Reflect - (1hr) clarity session
Business Visioning - (2.5hr with cacao) future direction intensive

1:1 Ongoing support
The Four Seasons - quarterly alignment sessions
The Sun & Moon - monthly sessions & partnership

🌸 Workplace Wellbeing

Nature offers a powerful, evidence-informed framework for restoring focus, reducing stress and strengthening wellbeing with nature based experiences and programmes that restore, connect, and sustain.

From introductory team wellbeing experiences such as a forest-bathing morning to a structured, research-backed 6-session Elements of Wellbeing programme and ongoing support.

🌸 At Home Support
Visit my store for ceremonial grade cacao, ritual cup, forest-bathing audio walks, introduction to cacao and seasonal mini-guides

Private message me anytime if you've questions or would like direct links to find out more.

Delighted to be a part of:
🔥Coming Home Summit Gathering of Speakers 1-5 June by
🔥Wellness Festival in Cheshire on 14th June by
🔥Summer Solstice Gathering at the Edge by on 20th June

Also, I can't wait to gather with:
🌿The Nature Biz Circle on 9th June for their Summer planning session
🌿 The 2026 Visioners for their Summer Accountability & Alignment Session on 22nd June

Wishing you a beautifully blooming month!

See you amongst the trees soon,

With love,

Amanda

29/05/2026

Oh la la! What a glorious evening in the sunshine with the moon coming into bright fullness above.

We gathered for this month’s evening meditation and deep rest last night at Tegg’s Nose Country Park, 10minutes outside Macclesfield.

What gorgeous weather we had!

Taking this time to step away from the busy world to pause and be guided through meditation practices.

It’s so wonderful to have regulars for this evenings, scheduling it out in their diaries so they have this space to reenergise and be.

Tuning gently into their inner landscapes whilst held by the beautiful view of the forest and rolling hills, witnessing its own changing landscapes.

Grateful that the regulars bring their family and friends to share in this special evening, and to see conversations naturally spark between those that share common interests as we share tea together at the end.

This sessions are suitable for beginners, and run monthly in partnership with

Next dates:
25th June
16th July
27th August
17th September

🔗 in bio to book + find out more

See you next month!

With love,
Amanda

17/05/2026

Forest-bathing at Alderley Edge National Trust yesterday 🐌 ✨

The most gentlest of walks yesterday, I was joined by two friends, a gift from one to another.

Two women who spin many plates ~ work, family, children, life… constantly in thinking, planning, giving and being productive. Always thinking about the step four ahead.

Normally my forest-bathing walks are fully booked weeks ahead which I’m very grateful for. When I see a small booking for 2 or 4 I know this space is meant for us only.

Yesterday was absolute confirmation that this space will be what it needs to be for those who are there.

We went so slowly, once they’d settled into the practice and noticed the difference forest-bathing was making to both what they were experiencing within the woods and how they felt within themselves they embraced this time for this with open arms.

Lying on a tree to be held and supported, hugging a tree to feel the energy travelling through the tree into their body. Being with a bumble bee hoovering over the earth, taking in the beauty of a magpie’s emerald tail.

Standing in stillness, lying in rest, pausing to be.

In doing so emotional were released, worries and wants shared with the woods, a deeper understanding of the chapter they were in.

Mind, body and soul revived 🙏🏼

So grateful for these mornings shared together, how special they are.

👉🏼 next forest-bathing walk Saturday 13th June 10am-1pm
With cacao tea amongst the trees, 10% of ticket goes to National Trust charity.

I wonder who will join me 💫

With love,
Amanda

15/05/2026

We gather on Monday night for the next New Moon Reset 🌑

If you're looking for some space to gently pause you're so welcome to join us there.

For guided meditation, cacao and moonthly intention setting through journaling to mark the quiet beginning of a beautiful new lunar cycle ✨

Gifting yourself a natural moment to slow down, turn inward and connect with what is ready to emerge in the weeks ahead 🌱

📆Monday 18th May
7-8.15pm
£12
1 tree planted with each ticket
Join your first session for free (use code FIRSTFREE)

You don't need to drink cacao to join, you're welcome to bring your fav herbal tea instead (both participants whose words I've shared joined with tea not cacao)

🔗 link in bio or drop "Moon" below

With love,
Amanda

13/05/2026

We're back in the woods on Saturday for Forest-Bathing at Alderley Edge National Trust.

Here's what previous participants shared about the morning:

🌿"Forest-bathing with Amanda provided some much needed time to be silent, to decompress and to allow nature to restore you"

🌿"Experiencing the woodland in this way is so completely different to going for a walk"

🌿"I took a lot from the session that I now incorporate into my daily walks"

What even is Forest-Bathing?! 🌳

Forest-bathing, or Shinrin-Yoku as it’s known in Japan, means “to bathe in the atmosphere of the forest or to take in the forest through our senses”

More than just a walk in the woods, this mindful and deeply restorative practice invites you to slow down, become present and awaken your senses. Helping you to switch off from everyday distractions to notice all that is within you and that surrounds you in the natural world.

Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, it offers a welcome pause from daily life - whether as a moment to unplug and simply be or as a path to self-discovery, healing and gentle restoration.

Step into the sanctuary of the woods and discover a fresh perspective, restored wellbeing, and renewed energy with the proven benefits of forest-bathing.

Please note: This practice is about immersing yourself in the atmosphere of nature -there is no swimming involved!

📆2026 Dates:
16th May
13th June
18th July
22nd August
19th September
26th September (full moon night walk)
17th October (silent theme)
21st November

🔗link in bio to find out more

See you in the woods!

Amanda

10/05/2026

It's not too late to get involved....

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠

Starting tomorrow until Friday I'll be sharing a series of simple yet powerful nature-based practices - the ones that have genuinely changed me and continue to hold me when the darkness creeps in - with my e-mail community.

5 practices guided by my voice for you to lean on whenever you need.

If you'd like to receive this too drop me a nature emoji below or by private message 🌿🌳🌼🌞🔥

With love,

Amanda

09/05/2026

“Between every two pines is the doorway to a new world” join me for the therapeutic walking practice of forest-bathing ‘shinrin-yoku’ ~ to be immersed in the atmosphere of the forest or nature.

A morning in the woods that does wonders for your mental, physical and emotional or spiritual health 💚

Walks run monthly and include cacao tea with a beautiful mother tree to close our time together.

Join me to “loose your mind and find your soul”, 2026 dates are:

16th May
13th June
18th July
22nd August
19th September
17th October
21st November

🔗 in bio

Full details about forest-bathing can be found on my website too

See you amongst the trees,
Amanda

Forest therapy guide and licences forest bathing practitioner to National Trust at Alderley Edge 🌿

07/05/2026

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17 May) 💚

I find myself so aware that this week approaches.

Reflecting a lot recently on my own journey with mental health.

The impact it’s had on me & my life. The lows & high. The dramatic decisions & changes I’ve made because I was scared of where my mental health would take me.

I don’t share much about it, we all have our own stories with mental health - we all have a mind after all & so to some degree we all experience the ups & downs. Some feel it more than others.

It’s been my mental wellbeing that has driven all my big changes & has shaped the life I live now. As well as the nature work I’m so passionate about sharing so that others find the release, comfort, gratitude, peace… that I now know.

It’s a continual journey of course. I’ve by no means got it all figured out & I will always be managing my mind to some degree or another. As with life it ebbs & flows.

But I’m feeling it more than I usually do - it’s hard not to in the world we live in. The mess that we have created.

5 years ago in 2021 I held my first forest-bathing walk for a group, how apt it was to start sharing the support of nature with others on this special week.

With my hand on my heart I can say that nature saved me.

Nature has held me through my lows, released the pressure I feel. She’s shown me the trickle of light ahead in the dark woods.

Nature presented to me a brand new path & it was Mother Nature that I trusted in when I didn’t have faith in myself to say yes.

This morning my feelings ran too strong to hold my usual practice & so I kept things simple, took a breath & said thank you. Sometimes this is all we need to do.

🌟Next week I am gifting my e-mail community a series of practices, the simple yet powerful ones that have changed me & continue to hold me when the the darkness creeps in.

👉🏼 if you’d like to receive them too please DM me your email address & it will be an honour to share.

I’ll be ending MHAW with a 🌳forest-bathing session 🌳- there are spaces available if you’d like to join (🔗in bio). I can feel how special this morning will be.

Love,
Amanda

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