Our guide to silence and stillness
We explore what we mean by silence, why it’s important and some simple tools, known as ‘anchors’, that can help you experience silence and stillness.
Our guide to mobile phones and contemplation
How can we make mobile phones, and the technology they bring, work for us rather than letting them constantly distract us? Here are some ideas for using your mobile for contemplation, as well as a stilling exercise, and our favourite apps.
QGT GQT – 3
Quiet Garden Trust Gardeners Question Time... Aka QGT GQT! Your questions answered by Patrick Swan, Garden Designer and QGT Trustee. Submit your questions for next time using the QUESTION SUBMISSION FORM section below. Questions and Answers... QUESTION SUBMISSION FORM Submit…
QGT GQT – 2
Quiet Garden Trust Gardeners Question Time... Aka QGT GQT! Your questions answered by Patrick Swan, Garden Designer and QGT Trustee. Submit your questions for next time using the QUESTION SUBMISSION FORM section below. Can I grow veg in between the…
QGT GQT – Introduction
Over the next few weeks we will be running the Quiet Garden Trust Gardeners Question Time... Aka QGT GQT! You are invited to submit your gardening questions about what makes a Quiet Garden and how to design one. Each week…
Meditation cards from Degibna Prayer Chapel
This is a series of meditation cards from Degibna Prayer Chapel in Cornwall that we recently shared over the course of a week or so online via our social media channels. 1st‘Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,mightier than…
Virtual Quiet Day at Moray Cottage Quiet Garden
Kate and Judy have been running the Quiet Garden at Moray Cottage, in Sussex, UK, for nearly four years. They decided that they didn't want to stop because of social isolation, and on the contrary wanted to continue because of…
A Contemplative Path Through the Crisis…
Our friends at the World Community for Christian Mediation (WCCM) have created a Contemplative Path Through the Crisis. They say, "Meditation will not instantly solve all problems. But it changes how we view and deal with the challenges we face. It…
Virtual Quiet Gardens #2
A little earlier this time due to Easter, please do read on for some resources we thought you'd like and updates from Quiet Gardens. Next week we'll be sharing some lovely photo based reflections from Degibna Prayer Garden in Cornwall.…
Virtual Quiet Gardens #1
Snowdrops at St Oswalds, Methley, in Yorkshire, UK Over the weeks ahead we are going to be sharing Quiet Gardens virtually. It may be prayers or poems, photographs or short video tours, soundscapes or audio reflections. Offering a glimpse and taste of…