<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Creative Mindset Collective]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meditation Teacher Training Provider]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:32:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Slow Day in The Wildflower Field:]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine a slow day at The Wildflower Field with coffee, flowers, creativity, country air and horses. Come as you are, wander awhile and follow your curiosity.]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/a-slow-day-in-the-wildflower-field</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8d4e2ad573a92051ba3920</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soul & Energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gather & Graze]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_25c4e534cde04f89a5bbc397184c90e7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handwriting &#38; Journaling Ideas | Wildflower Lesson #13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your handwriting doesn't need to be beautiful — it only needs to be yours. Wildflower Lesson #13 explores handwriting and journaling as a simple way to bring more of your own voice, thoughts and story onto the page.]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/handwriting-journaling-ideas-wildflower-lesson-13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab0aa457c72e845809f788d</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:24:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_fc12b745d8f44e75a1e4aa4a5d3da6ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 Minutes Is Enough to Begin Creating Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don’t need an art room, a free afternoon or a cupboard full of supplies to start creating. The Wildflower Lessons are small, approachable creative techniques designed to give you somewhere simple to begin — one little idea and fifteen minutes at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/15-minutes-is-enough-to-begin-creating-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8d4d8fd573a92051ba37c8</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gather & Graze]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_3784776fb8014a2095d1f8164915369d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft Watercolour Washes for Art Journaling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover how to create soft watercolour washes in Wildflower Lesson #12. Add water, let the colour wander and explore a gentle art journaling practice that invites you to slow down, play and leave a little room for the unexpected.]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/soft-watercolour-washes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa6fdb9f688f98da0f077b5</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gather & Graze]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_69327d48ecb5424fa38e7b3dcc46e933~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karuah Horses Wildflower Connection — Where Connection Begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something about standing beside a horse that asks you to come back to yourself. They don’t care what you achieved today. They don’t care whether the washing is folded, whether you answered every message, whether your business is growing fast enough or whether you have everything figured out. They simply meet you where you are. And sometimes, that is exactly what we need. Welcome to Karuah Horses Wildflower Connection, a beautiful part of The Wildflower Method where women are invited...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/karuah-horses-wildflower-connection-where-connection-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa35c775462f0629b9ab3b7</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:02:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_e27ff897a8414c2fa13c74b1c7e3d0da~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don’t Need More Time — You Need 15 Minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many times have you told yourself: I’d love to do that… I just don’t have time. Time to journal. Time to create. Time to sit outside with a cup of tea. Time to pick some flowers. Time to breathe. Time to simply be. We keep waiting for the magical quiet morning when the washing is done, everyone else is sorted, the inbox is empty and there is finally a whole afternoon waiting just for us. But that day rarely comes. And perhaps we don't actually need it to. Maybe we don't need more time....]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/15-minute-creative-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa1b98f94b5dddd74905396</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soul & Energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gather & Graze]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:26:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_e98a30f8eb5c4ca5abd08f6bd3ec8c60~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Grown-Ups Need Creative Play Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped doing things simply because they were fun. Maybe it’s time we started again. When was the last time you played? Not exercised. Not worked on a hobby you’re trying to improve. Not created something for your business. Not baked because everyone needed dinner. Not gardened because the weeds were taking over. Actually played. Did something with absolutely no useful outcome required. Something you could be terrible at. Something you didn't need...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/why-grown-ups-need-creative-play-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8df2d41d0590986fff9216</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:21:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_48eeb026cb9e40dab6e0a07dc300f4c7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildflower Lesson #11: Gesso Backgrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something quietly hopeful about a fresh page. Not because everything that came before needs to be covered up or forgotten, but because sometimes we simply need a little space. A softer surface. Somewhere to begin without already knowing what the finished page will become. That’s what I love about gesso. At first glance, it’s simply a creative medium — something we brush onto paper before adding paint, collage, ink or other layers. But the more I use it, the more I notice there’s...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/wildflower-lesson-11-gesso-backgrounds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e21b4456d471f0df8d198</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:36:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_68ec603d4b8d431c8e01e37f4c6bfaf2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls’ Day &#38; Mother Daughter Day Ideas | The Wildflower Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you don’t need another lunch date. Maybe you need somewhere you can drink coffee, wander through flowers, make something, laugh together and actually have time to catch up. There’s a message that seems to live permanently in our phones: “We really need to catch up!” Followed by: “Yes!!! Let’s organise something.” And then... nothing. Three weeks later: “We STILL need to catch up.” Because life is busy. There are children. Work. Businesses. Appointments. Families. Horses. Sport. Things...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/what-should-we-do-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8df34428d0cf71ca036c3a</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gather & Graze]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:52:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_03e9885982c74869b6e76eb74a235848~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple Stitching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildflower Lesson #10: There is something quietly beautiful about making a stitch by hand. You push the needle through the paper, pull the thread gently behind it, then bring it back through again. One stitch. Then another. You can’t really rush it. And perhaps that is part of its charm. So much of our lives encourage us to move quickly. Finish the thing. Get to the next thing. Work out where we’re going before we’ve even had a chance to notice where we are. Stitching asks something different...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/simple-stitching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a972fbc9c8db6195f81f038</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_b3bb7570a9004e8593e1e5adbac1f0c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lace &#38; Fabric Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildflower Lesson #9: There is something about an old piece of lace or a frayed scrap of fabric that asks you to slow down. Perhaps it’s the softness beneath your fingers. The uneven edge. The tiny stitches. Or the wondering that comes when you hold a piece of cloth that has already had a life before it reached your journal. Who held this? What was it once part of? What stories might be woven into its threads? I love using lace and fabric in my journals because they bring something that paper...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/lace-fabric-details</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8e452b76a0a4a55f35e1da</guid><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:10:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_c1cb1437dd914223b2b287818c1f5bd2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Was the Last Time You Did Something Just Because It Felt Good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time you did something simply because you wanted to? Not because it was productive or useful, but because it felt good. Find Your 15 is a gentle invitation to make a little space for the things that bring you joy.]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/when-was-the-last-time-you-did-something-just-because-it-felt-good</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8e25c2b23c95114c71d41b</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_5510e2f04746424f93dc8a5aa03a4cec~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don’t Have to Be Creative to Make Something Beautiful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think you're not creative? Discover simple ways to let go of perfection, enjoy creative play and start making something beautiful — no artistic talent required.]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/you-don-t-have-to-be-creative-to-make-something-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a780bd32dc76a37da42f495</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_00882ef983f74d25b816535dc0f9d962~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vintage Layered Papers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildflower Lesson #8: Your story was never meant to fit on a single page. There is something about old paper that makes me want to stop and look a little closer. A faded book page. Someone's beautiful old handwriting. A piece of music. A torn edge. A stain from who-knows-how-many years ago. A scrap of paper that most people might throw away, yet somehow, when it's placed beside another little piece, it becomes beautiful again. That is exactly what we're exploring in this week's Wildflower...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/vintage-layered-papers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8254e475072872acae787e</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_8504d5b257224737b1359e82bbbb552b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Staining &#38; Rings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildflower Lesson #7: Not every mark needs to be erased. There is something wonderfully freeing about deliberately putting a coffee stain on a perfectly clean piece of paper. Normally we'd rush for the cloth. "Quick! Wipe it up!" But in our journals? We do the opposite. We make the coffee a little stronger. Dip our brush into it. Drip it. Dab it. Press the bottom of our cup onto the page. And then we wait as those beautiful, imperfect brown rings begin soaking into the paper. Suddenly the...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/coffee-staining-rings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a82551d0184b89c47fc9645</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:04:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_259b47c6fe2043f69dd90ab995308e01~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressed Flower Embellishments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildflower Lesson #6: Some beautiful seasons aren't meant to last forever. There is something almost magical about finding a flower pressed between the pages of an old book. It might have been there for months. Sometimes years. Its colour may have faded. Its petals may be a little fragile. You might not even remember exactly where you picked it. And yet there it is. A tiny piece of a season that has already passed. Still beautiful. Just different. This week's Wildflower Lesson #6 — Pressed...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/pressed-flower-embellishments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8254af0d24f7afd0f411e0</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:46:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_32f4d268422a4de3962b2c75ca10f6a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is a Wildflower Art Café?]]></title><description><![CDATA[And what happens when you visit Gather &#38; Graze in the Wildflower Field? Coffee? Cake? Art? A Creative Bar? Yes to all of it. But Gather &#38; Graze is probably a little different from what you're imagining. If you've heard the words Gather &#38; Graze Art Café and wondered... “What exactly is an art café?” You're not alone. Maybe you're imagining an art class where everyone sits in front of an easel painting the same picture. Perhaps you're wondering whether you need to book. Or whether you have to...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/what-is-an-art-caf%C3%A9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a780c97421979b2d976197d</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gather & Graze]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:17:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_ccc0bba9933a49fa88918333bf195ee7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When My Heart Began to Heal]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Horses, Reiki and Slowing Down Taught Me There are moments in life that quietly change everything. This week, I sat in a cardiologist's office waiting for the results of my yearly echocardiogram. For two years, that appointment had filled me with uncertainty. Following COVID, combined with years of stress and burnout, my heart simply wasn't functioning the way it should. I remember hearing words I never expected to hear about my own heart. It felt frightening, and if I'm honest, I...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/when-my-heart-began-to-heal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a741b647e238b0b8ad91b07</guid><category><![CDATA[Soul & Energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:30:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_c0f7570b56614393a1bc6e2e4850668b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Botanical Stamping - Wildflower Lesson #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nature Always Leaves a Beautiful Impression "Every leaf carries a story. Every flower leaves an imprint. Every season quietly reminds us that beauty isn't created... it's discovered." There is something magical about watching a child stop. Not because they've been told to... But because curiosity has gently taken over. A tiny fern becomes fascinating. The veins in a eucalyptus leaf suddenly look like tiny rivers. A flower picked from the garden becomes something precious instead of ordinary....]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/botanical-stamping-wildflower-lesson-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66bd00388acffd1e393b33</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:12:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_f59d28beac84440b83225e1c646563aa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splattered Tea Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildflower Method – Technique #4 Sometimes the most beautiful parts of life aren't planned. There is something magical about splattering tea across a blank page. At first it feels completely wrong. We've spent years trying to keep everything neat, perfect and inside the lines. Then we pick up a paintbrush, load it with cooled tea and gently flick it across the paper. Tiny drops land wherever they choose. Some are large. Some are barely visible. Some join together. Others stand completely on...]]></description><link>https://www.thewildflowermethod.com/post/splattered-tea-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5d2fe0aa66ec7ba9cda051</guid><category><![CDATA[The Wildflower Method]]></category><category><![CDATA[Create]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/47aeae_f317e0d86b164986b263bee6fa47e1c8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jodie Chandler</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>