Project Calm is a brand new quarterly magazine filled with quality writing, beautiful photography and new ideas to try, all with the aim of helping you achieve mindfulness through making. Every issue is packed with gorgeous projects, ideas, people and great stories and interviews to read. You will discover how to enjoy mindful moments every day, learn about new crafts, trends and relaxation therapies, as well as inspiring travel and adventure ideas. Plus, we’ve created an original collection of templates, posters, stickers and bookmarks for you to enjoy making your own.

Welcome…

EXTRAS IN THIS ISSUE • Enjoy all this paper goodness! Our exclusive pull-outs and projects celebrate the edition’s themes.

TIMELESS PORTRAITS • Turkis hartist Hülya Özdemir created our stunning cover artwork this issue. She talks about her portrayal of beautiful, strong women.

Wilderness is not a luxury but necessity of the human spirit.

NATURE NOTES • Stars, soy wax candles, sapplings and a sip of the world’s most decadent coffee (made in a very interesting way…!)

Naturally gifted • For centuries, flowers and gemstones have been associated with particular months. Julia Wills investigates Mother Nature’s perfect presents and discovers some surprises.

BIRTHDAY CALENDAR

Try 3 issues for just £3

FRAME IT IN FLORALS • Artist Harriet de Winton shares her love of capturing flowers in water colour, and her favourite decorative techniques.

INSPIRED BY WILDERNESS

Back to nature • Rewilding is a hot topic in modern conservation, but can it help save the planet? Tiffany Francis-Baker explores why the world needs more wilderness.

Into the wild woods • Use your crafting skills to bring nature into your home. This verdant vignette of a forest glade, designed by Esther Curt is, will rewild your room

Intuition is seeing with the soul.

MIND & BODY NOTES • Make self-care a priority with our beautiful and nourishing finds.

THE LIGHT OF THE MOON • Tiffany Francis-Baker explore show we can use the power of the moon to fuel our creativity and ground us in modern life.

ARTISTS INSPIRED BY THE MOON

I belive in intuitions and inspirations I sometimes feel that I am right I do not know that I am Albert Einstein • What does intuition mean, where does it come from and how can we listen to it in our lives? Helen Martin investigates our intuitive process.

Your own oracle cards

HAVE YOU HEARD OF HO’OPONOPONO? • Say it out loud and Ho’oponopono’s rhythmic repetitions are an unusual tongue-twister to the non-Hawaiian. An ancient tradition, it offers a modern-day approach to forgiving and letting go, as Carole Berger explains…

PRACTICE THE ‘BOWL OF LIGHT’ • Try this ancient Hawaiian gratitude ritual to welcome in a sense of flow…

But first, tend to your boundaries • Alexander Pope said ‘To err is human; to forgive, divine ’. Self-doubt coach Sas Petherick believes setting healthy boundaries is the more enlightened path.

SIX REFLECTIONS ON THE PATH TO FORGIVENESS

A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE • Born with cystic fibrosis, Pippa Kent underwent a double lung transplant in 2017. This is her inspiring story of how she embraced a new start…

Take lots of pictures. You’ll only regret the ones you didn’t take.

HOME NOTES • Make your home a haven with natural finds, wooden tableware and soy candles, plus ideas on how to lead a more sustainable life.

Home Is Where The Art Is • Lottie Storey finds new ways to capture families on film, and argues why you should get photos off the memory card and onto the wall.

CANDID CAPTURES • Family photographer Alice Hendy (facebook.com/alicehendyphotography) shares her practical tips to get good shots of the whole gang in a...