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NOEL ASHTON
Mindful Nature
Journeys of Remembering - Pathways of Connection
There is a pathway into nature that offers us an invitation to quietly reshape our lives.
For this is a journey of not only celebrating and connecting meaningfully with the beauty and wonder of the natural world around us, but it also offers us an opportunity to slow down and awaken to the hidden potential of who we are, and how we can bring deeper meaning, joy and belonging back into our daily lives.
This has been the vision and journey of my own life, and the foundation to all of my teachings.”
Writing & Projects | Conceptual Artworks | Public Talks | Teachings & Courses
Journeys of Remembering
Towards belonging, connection, and a quieter well-being
For many years now I have sought to live with a meaningful connection to the earth by engaging in a gentle dialogue with the world around me. This conversation has taken many forms, for as a scientist I have sought to unravel its many mysteries, as an artist to capture fleeting moments of beauty, as a storyteller to share them with audiences, and as a conservationist to engender an ethos of responsibility and care.
These journeys of discovery have taken me from the remote landscapes of southern Africa and the sacred caves of the San people, into the oceans with the magnificent whales and then the stories held in the infinity of the stars - to the wild edges of the English countryside.
And they have all brought me back to a place of belonging.
The Portals
Journeys of Remembering Pathways of Connection
Each of these special spaces offer you an invitation to unique experiences of connection and learning through stories and teachings. They have been gathered over a lifetime of seeking what it means to live mindfully and connected to the wider living world, and explore how our relationship with nature can help us to rediscover the fullness of our human experience, and bring more presence, calm and meaning into our daily lives.
Nature’s Pathway
Stories and teachings towards re-awakening our connection to the earth along pathways of remembering as ways to bring us back into the experiences of the now.
The Wild Edge
A shared creative experience of exploring the wild and unseen edges of the land along a pathway that seeks to add layers of richness, meaning and belonging to our lives.
Ocean Encounters
Slip below the surface of the sea and come face to face with some of the most extraordinary mammals of the deep who share our beautiful blue planet home.
Awakening Ubuntu
In a time of such suffering, not only in the world, but also in peoples lives, the Awakening Ubuntu Project seeks to guide a return to gentle kindness, compassion and inner joy.
Feedback over the years
“Your journey was fascinating, your artworks stunning and your talk powerful. What I love about you is you don't preach, you just talk from the heart.”
“Thank you for making your story flow so naturally from earth to sky, heart to head, body to soul, past to present, night to day. Thank you for catching a story that was blowing in the wind, and for breathing it into our souls. We will carry it with us, and the flow will continue…”
“I have been an Audio Visual producer for 20 years and have been involved in many presentations and Noel’s presentation on whales had me riveted from start to finish..”
MICHAELA STRACHAN
DR ALICE ASHWELL
MIKE HEDDERMAN
Explore - Connect - Restore - Awaken
An online digital space created specially for you as a way to engage with, and celebrate the beauty of the earth, and to explore how it can help us to reshape our daily lives.
Sculptor Creative Innovator Author Speaker Environmental Scientist Storyteller
Noel Ashton
A Life of Creativity with Purpose
“Noel Ashton has the seeking mind of a scientist and the creative soul of an artist, and he brings these two facets together in a stunning offering for our modern world.
By engaging both his scientific mind and the vehicles of language and art, he creates, and facilitates for others, the process of a transformative creative journey. Through the centre of Noel's life and work runs the emancipating theme of creativity with purpose, offering us opportunities to engage, encounter different perspectives, to reflect, and ultimately redefine our relationship to ourselves, to each other and to the natural world.”
ELIZABETH CAIRNS
The Empowered Entrepreneur
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
Creativity with Purpose in Action
Shaping thoughts, Creating journeys, Enabling change.
'My life should not be measured by the distance I have walked, but rather by the questions I have asked along the way. For they have given direction to my journey and offered meaning and purpose to my life.'
This is the foundation that has made Noel Ashton’s voice so compelling, as it is from seeking answers and a better understanding of many of the social and environmental issues of our time that his programmes and creative initiatives evolved.
This approach of thoughtful and heartfelt engagement has given form to many inspired initiatives, working with dynamic partners and organisations.
A selection of Noel's wildlife and cetacean initiatives through the years -
Sacred Ocean
Sculpture and Campaign launched with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Mapungubwe Revisited
Launched in partnership with WWF-SA in support of their rhino conservation work.
The Whale Walk
Along with the well-known Whale Show, launched in partnership with IFAW-SA
In the Field
Excursions, field courses, film + television roles and consulting, including for Warner Bros and ARD TV
Lectures, Courses, Talks
A range of public offerings, from training workshops, public talks, and courses. Noel is represented on the South African speaker's circuit.
Windows on the Oceans
Launched by Jonathan Oppenheimer, in partnership with The De Beers Group, Two Oceans Aquarium and IFAW
