WELLNESS BEYOND SPAS
Nestled in the picture-perfect village of Painswick in Gloucestershire county, I am at the Painswick Hotel–a Palladian mansion with roaring fires and sink-into-me sofas. I am booked here for a mindful photography workshop called Look Again, which fuses photography with mindfulness and nature. The idea? To help me slow down, take notice, expand my vision, and see my life and world with a fresh perspective. Taking notice is one of the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ developed by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and is also used by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), I am told.
As I enter the hotel’s cosy lounge, redolent of freshly brewed coffee, I am greeted by Ruth Davey, the workshop organiser.
