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Wanders

Micro-pilgrimages through everyday space. Poetry, prompts, and mindful audio — discover a new way to be here and now.

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How it works

Choose your preferred walk length in the app.

A pin drops in a randomly selected, accessible location within your radius.

Self-navigate toward it — when you arrive, the audio begins.

For Inspiration

In a fast-paced world, finding the headspace for creative exploration can be challenging. Wanders serve as a key to unlock your creative potential, providing an uninterrupted space to explore, connect, and create. The poetry and prompts within each Wander act as a catalyst, igniting your imagination and enhancing your innovative thinking.

For the Love of Poetry

If you appreciate the poetic, you will fall in love with Wanders. This is not just about hearing a poem; it's about experiencing it, feeling it, and letting it move within you.

For the Curious & the Mindful

The carefully designed introduction and concluding prompts in each Wander are your keys to a mindful existence. They gently guide you into a state of awareness, helping you attune to your surroundings and ground yourself in the present. Wanders are more than an audio experience; they're a tool for mindfulness and a guide towards a richer, more present life.

Photo: Moorland path, Pendle Hill — Chris Heaton / geograph.org.uk (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Micro-pilgrimages through everyday space

Wanders are location-agnostic audio reflections designed as micro-pilgrimages through everyday space. Choose your preferred walk length, and the app drops a pin in a randomly selected, accessible location within your radius. Self-navigate toward it; upon arrival, the audio begins.

Each Wander has three parts

Phase 1 Prompt

This will be the first part of the Wander feature to be released but actually the last thing heard in your walk. It's a moment to be curious. Where are you now? Who are you now? What has become most salient to you? This audio will attempt to draw something out for you, that you can record and leave where ever it is you end up.

Phase 2 Poetry

We plan to fill your walk to the pin with poetry based on your set walk length. This will be a carefully selected piece of poetry for you to be present with. Take it in. Sit with it, attune to it and notice its effect on you.

Phase 3 Presencing

We want to prime your walk with a guide to opening up your attention to where you are while simultaneously grounding you in that space. This is designed to open the awareness for the following poems and the final prompt when you arrive at your destination.

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