Adventures for the Soul

Raising vital funds for RNLI Sean and I will be delivering a talk at Whitby Lifeboat Station on 27 June. We love sharing stories about our adventures on the waves of the North York Moors National Park. Please share our event news and poster. See you there!

And that’s a wrap for the season! 🌙✨ And what a way to end! Last night we were treated to clear skies and stunning views of a glowing moon 🌙, the major constellations ⭐, and a brilliantly bright Jupiter 🪐. It was a beautiful reminder of just how vast and awe-inspiring the cosmos really is.

We wandered gently through ancient rock formations, paused beneath a blanket of stars ⭐, soaked in the quiet magic all around us, and even learned how to navigate in the dark using nothing but our natural night vision 🌌.

Truly magical. 💫

We’ll be back again in October, with new events on the horizon! Be sure to sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear what’s coming next:

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So this is where I’ve been the last 6 months. Working on this awesome pilot project for the North York Moors National Park Trust

Called The Natural Health Service for North Yorkshire, I’ve worked with the most amazing people and partners. Together we’ve turned the programme around super quickly - and seen incredible results.

It warms the cockles of my heart knowing that this work matters.

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So this is where I’ve been the last 6 months. Working on this awesome pilot project for the

Called The Natural Health Service for North Yorkshire, I’ve worked with the most amazing people and partners. Together we’ve turned the programme around super quickly - and seen incredible results.

It warms the cockles of my heart knowing that this work matters.

✨ What a night! 🌙 Clear skies gave us perfect views of constellations and planets — a wonderful chance to feel the vastness of the cosmos.

We wandered gently through ancient rock formations, paused beneath the stars 🌟, soaked up the magic of life up close, and learned how to walk in the dark using only our night vision. 🌌

Truly magical. 💫

Just one more event left this season — and we’re already full, sorry folks! 🚀

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✨ What a night! 🌙 Clear skies gave us perfect views of constellations and shining planets — a wonderful chance to feel the vastness of the cosmos.

We wandered gently through ancient rock formations, paused beneath the stars 🌟, soaked up the magic of life up close, and learned how to walk in the dark using only our night vision. 🌌

Truly magical. 💫

Just one more event left this season — and we’re already full, sorry folks! 🚀

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Come cloudy or clear, these gatherings are always soothing for the soul – and last night was no exception ✨

Through the clag we were treated to a fleeting glimpse of mighty Jupiter, alongside the twin stars Castor and Pollux. Brief, yes – but no less special.

We wandered gently amongst ancient rock formations, sampled the magic of life up close, learned how to walk confidently in the dark using only our night vision, and truly tuned into our senses. When we slow down and soften our focus, there’s so much more to experience.

Put simply… it was magical. 🌕

There are just two more events left this season and they’re filling quickly. If you’ve been meaning to join us, now’s the time.

You’ll find all the details here: www.adventuresforthesoul.co.uk ⭐️

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Crikey! Our Dark Skies events are selling like hotcakes now! Here is list of our events for the rest of season:

Sat 14 Feb - Magical New Moon Dark Skies - night walk experience - NOW FULL

Sat 28 Feb - Magical Moonlit Coastal Dark Skies - night walk experience in historic Robin Hood’s Bay - 10 spaces left

Sat 14 Mar - Magical New Moon Dark Skies - night walk experience - 2 SPACES LEFT

Sat 28 Mar - Magical Malham Moon Bathing - night walk experience - 4 SPACES LEFT

We’re running a much reduced schedule this year due to full time work commitments, so when these places are gone - they are gone!

You’ll find all the detail right here: www.adventuresforthesoul.co.uk

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Did you miss it too?? There is hope!!

MISSED THE NORTHERN LIGHTS DUE TO THE WEATHER? SO DID WE 😩

Don’t worry — another chance could be closer than you think.

The recent solar storm was triggered by a perfect storm of solar activity:
☀️ a powerful solar flare
☀️ a huge Earth-directed eruption from a large sunspot group
☀️ and a vast coronal hole — a gap in the Sun’s atmosphere where faster solar wind escapes (highlighted in orange in our graphic).

As long as features like these are present on the Sun and facing Earth, the chances of strong solar storms — and aurora visible much further south — remain high.

Right now, sunspots are common thanks to the Sun being near peak activity. Coronal holes are often long-lived too, sometimes lasting for months.

Because the Sun is made of gas, it doesn’t rotate evenly. It spins faster at the equator (about 25 Earth days) than at the poles (around 30 days). That means this same coronal hole is likely to rotate back into an Earth-facing position in roughly 30 days — potentially around early March. New sunspot groups could also develop by then.

So while nothing is guaranteed, the coming weeks — and especially about a month from now — are well worth watching 👀

We’ll be keeping a close eye on things, so follow our page for updates. You can also check the Sun’s live activity via NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory website and watch for this coronal hole reappearing on the Sun’s limb first week of March.

🤞 Fingers crossed — and here’s hoping for clear skies!

Want to beat the winter blues? Did you know embracing the dark can have a profound wellbeing effect? We’ve got lots of moonbathing, stargazing, dark skies and twilight experiences coming up which might just help. Take a look here:

www.adventuresforthesoul.co.uk

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