
đ Nature is this yearâs theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, so we asked St Lukers for their favourite outdoor activities to lift their mood; hereâs what theyâve shared:

âI love to paint out in the sun, when itâs not too windy and my paper goes everywhere! Channelling my energy into paint and paper helps me to recentre and feel more groundedâ
Maisie La Costa - Account Manager

âFor me itâs all about getting outside for a long walk and chat with someone. The more remote the walk the better to feel like youâve escaped from it all. Iâve recently discovered the ViewRanger app which is really good at helping you plot hiking routes so you donât get lost!â
Lara Poole - Head of Account Management

âFor me, thereâs nothing more mentally freeing than being out on a lake or river in a kayak. Being able to discover little places that canât be reached by car, stopping off for a buttie on a little uninhabited island itâs great being so far removed from ânormalityâ.
The picture on the left is from a trip to Norway where we kayaked around the fjords and hiked up mountains that could only be reached by water. Particularly loved being able to refill our water bottles from fresh streams and eating wild berries whilst exploring. Will stop now before I turn into Ben Fogle!â
Jo Boyle - Creative

âOpen air swimming. Nothing like it, especially on a good day. You donât have to be a masochist about it. Choose a nice open air pool, or put on a wetsuit if you donât like getting cold. And because you canât wear headphones, youâre completely alone with your thoughts.â
Ed Palmer - Managing Director
