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Uncategorized by brunafarineMay 14, 20222:16 pm

Feeding my imagination with nature

“Knowledge feeds fictions, and fictions set the powers free”The life of Elves, Muriel Barbery I arrived in Brussels in 2019. I was surrounded by high buildings, busy streets and a roundabout full of cars. But […]

Belgian Wood Stories by Wendy WoodsApr 22, 20227:03 pmApril 19, 2022

That special tree/plant in our lives is often rooted in a landscape of the past

One of the invitations that I give to my participants at the beginning of my nature based practices is to share a memory about a special tree in their life. I pair them up and […]

Uncategorized by natalya_rainApr 14, 202211:41 am

Transforming from the “white crow”

I am from Central Asia, where when I was growing up, I often felt like a “white crow” – I felt I didn’t belong there. In most of the photos, I often noticed that my […]

ecofeminism by Wendy WoodsApr 2, 20224:39 pm

Rewilding Cinderella

One of the outcomes of the global pandemic is that people discover that digital technologies can create a new space of gathering and storytelling. Today I attended an event organised by the George Ewart Evans Storytelling […]

Belgian Wood Stories by Wendy WoodsMar 8, 20228:55 pmMarch 8, 2022

Ecofeminism anno 2022: writing wild

This winter, one of the mentors of the writers academy in Antwerp, recommended me this book. I bought it. I do not get only inspiration for my current fiction book, but I also start dreaming […]

Norwegian Forest Stories by Wendy WoodsFeb 19, 20227:28 pmFebruary 15, 2022

Sacred garden trees, pt. 3: an ash tree in Gjøvik

Two weeks ago, I took the bus for 15 minutes, just out of Gjøvik, and walked another 15 minutes to reach @indalforestretreat .Plan: receiving, being in the presence. No wifi. And getting out of my winter cocoon. […]

Ethiopian Wood Stories by JepJan 29, 20228:04 am
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Sacred forests and the role of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity in the protection of nature

Jep Stockmans, a Belgian researcher, did research in Ethiopia and was fascinated by the “sacred forests”. He wonders why nature is protected in these sacred places, but not elsewhere in the city of Addis Abeba. He further argues that there is a distinction between good and evil trees in Orthodox Chritianity.

Belgian Wood Stories by Wendy WoodsDec 19, 20219:32 amDecember 19, 2021
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a musing: evergreens in Christmas songs, midwinter poems and cultural heritage

Traditionally, the spruce is the Christmas tree in the North-West of Europe, but this is not always the evergreen with is the subject of christmas carols. In Flanders, we have a famous christmas song about […]

Mexican Wood Stories by Mary Rangel AvilaDec 18, 20214:29 pmFebruary 12, 2022

The Nanche Tree

My grandma has a nanche tree in her garden. It stands comfortably in the middle of the garden, making himself at home, stretching his branches as far as they can reach; to the south they […]

Belgian Wood Stories by victoriainbrusselsDec 12, 20216:00 pmDecember 10, 2021
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My path with nature

As I write these words, it’s dark outside in Brussels, my new and temporary home. I close my eyes to calm my mind, accelerated from daily ‘obligations’. There’s a place within me that I can […]

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