Join a mindful nature photography walk with Toni from Touch Grass. Created for and hosted by QTIBAPoC people. Free events, sign up below.
Spend some time in nature and queer PoC community on a mindful walk with Rainbow Mind and special guest, Toni Murphy from Touch Grass!
Our QTIBAPoC* mindful walks offer a safe, welcoming space for you to connect with others, engage all of your senses and learn about mindfulness. It's a great opportunity for us to take a moment away from the stresses of day to day life, be in nature, and practice being mindful and aware in support of our mental and physical wellbeing.
*Queer, Trans, Intersex, Black, Asian, People of Colour
This QTIBAPoC walk will be a space to explore nature photography as a way to practice bringing our awareness to the present moment.
Toni will introduce us to film photography, showing us how to use film cameras and take the best shots. We'll then be invited to put these skills into practice on the walk using one of the shared film cameras available. What you choose to photograph will be led by your own creativity and curiosity, but Toni will stop us along our route to suggest photo moments and subjects!
After the walk, Toni will get the films developed and share the works online, so that we can admire and celebrate our shared creation! We may not know who took which photo, but the photos will serve as a great reminder of our time in nature, together.
Toni is a community organiser, outdoor educator, and founder of Touch Grass. As a queer Black woman, she is committed to creating inclusive, healing spaces beyond nightlife culture. Her work blends lived experience with a values-driven approach to environmental justice, mental health, and community care.
Touch Grass CIC is a community-led outdoor collective creating gentle, welcoming nature spaces for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour. We run gatherings that fuse nature and creativity always at a pace that centres rest, safety and belonging. Touch Grass centres joy and healing while claiming space in nature together.
Key information
📍 We will meet at Tottenham Hale station at 11am and walk to the wetlands together. Frankie, Nebula and Toni will be there to meet you!
🕰️ We plan to be together from 11am–1pm.
👋 We will finish the walk at the same place we started – Tottenham Hale station.
🌱 During the walk, you'll be introduced to mindfulness and invited to join Frankie from Rainbow Mind in a mindfulness exercise, focused on tuning into our present experience.
🍁 The rest of the walk will be led by Toni, with an introduction to film photography. Toni will guide us through the wetlands and encourage us to take photographs using shared film cameras along the route.
👣 Our route will be easy, non-strenuous, and wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if there might be any support you need or if you have any advice from your GP about not participating in gentle walking/movement.
💧 Please remember to wear comfortable shoes and bring anything you might need for the walk, such as a bottle of water!
This session is not a mental health crisis support service. If you need more immediate crisis support, please see below for further information.
LGBT Switchboard: 0800 0119 100
LGBT Foundation (advice, support and information): 0345 3 30 30 330
Galop National LGBTQ+ National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 999 5428
Galop London LGBTQ+ Helpline: 020 7697 4081 (Hate Crime & Sexual Violence)
Mindline Trans+: 0300 330 5468
The Samaritans: 116 123 or 0800 073006 (24/7)
More about Move with Pride
Move with Pride is a series of movement and wellbeing sessions in East London from Rainbow Mind. These free sessions are designed to help you improve your physical and mental health, and are specifically created for and led by LGBTQIA+ folks.
Activities range from Mindful Walks and Open Water Swimming, to Yoga and Dance, Guided runs and more. Follow our Instagram @rainbowminduk to find out when and where the next session will be, or sign up to receive emails from us!
