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Mindfulness in the everyday...
Mindfulness Living
Choosing to live in the slow life way is the start of a beautiful thing. It's a conscious decision, a mindset and can be a beautiful approach to life. Living each day more fully, present, more simply than the one before.
Focus & Flow Course
Soon to be released – the Focus & Flow Photography online course is where you can switch on your creative self & capture the environment around you – getting lost in the moment. Using Photography Meditations as the basis for reconnection and a way to practicing mindfulness without the woo woo!
Home & Space
Creating a home that is beautiful, relaxing and allows me to simply be me in important. Our garden helps me stay present, unwind, and connect to nature, even in a suburban setting. We are striving to establish an edible garden that will sustain our fruit & vegetable needs as a family in this upside down world – giving me peace of mind & comfort of knowing we are being sustainable, nourishing & seasonal in our approach to life.
Welcome to Growing Curious Minds where simple living, gardening and photography have become a journey of mindfulness and creativity. Join us on this beautiful journey, slow down, embrace each moment, and find peace in the everyday. Hi, I’m Carly and welcome to this little part of my world.
Welcome, I'm Carly
Photographer, website designer, wifey and mum of 3 crazy kids! When I'm not photographing, on my computer, editing photos, walking Archie (our Westie), you'll find me either in the garden, op shopping or enjoying a pot of tea!
Now let's get down to enjoying life!
Carly
Soon I will be releasing the Focus and Flow online photography course, where photography becomes a journey of mindfulness and creativity. In this course, you’ll discover how to see the world with a fresh perspective, using your camera (or phone camera) as a tool for presence and calm – with the aim of supporting your mental health. Guided through meditative practices and creative exercises, you’ll learn to capture moments with intention, allowing yourself to enter a state of flow and connect deeply with your surroundings. Whether you’re new to photography or a seasoned shooter, Focus and Flow will help you slow down, embrace each shot, and find peace through the lens.
Slower living and all the warm fuzzies...
How it all came about...
10 years ago I began photographing coastal locations with my new partner. It became a project where we would pick a location, wait for a beautiful day and then upon arriving we'd go off in different directions. The idea was to photograph what each of us saw as interesting - be it a texture, the way the light danced on something, an object, an angle- anything! It was a chance to play. No one judging, correcting, changing my thinking. We would spend anything from an hour to 2 simply being in a beautiful environment and afterwards I realised how meditative it was. The day felt light, my creative bucket was filled and I had a full appreciation for the surroundings I had been in for the time. Not to mention the fresh air, connecting with nature and all that! And so now I want to share the same opportunity with you.
Photography for the fun of it.
Living the slow life. Grateful for the unexpected. Every day is a blessing.
Let's capture it