Coast, Cook and Slow Down
Designed by BearmoreDoes the daily grind keep you stuck inside?
Come back relaxed and well fed. Get in the water or just get outdoors, cook a meal from what’s local and in season, eat it outside, then stop to think about where it came from.
The runsheet
Sea, surf or swim
Being in natureHead to the coast before you cook. It might be a surf, a swim, a walk along the sand, or just sitting where the water meets the land. The point is to be outside and in it.
45 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing being in nature before cooking (mindful)
There's a useful connection here because mindful cooking can carry forward any calm presence found from being outside, though the link is gentle.
Cook one local dish
Cooking (mindful)Cook one simple dish from what's local and in season. Treat cooking as presence, so keep it unfussy and let the place and the ingredients show you the way.
30 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing cooking (mindful) before eating (mindful)
This is an excellent pairing because eating what you've just cooked mindfully completes the full cycle from preparation to nourishment with intention.
Eat it in the open air
Eating (mindful)Eat it slowly, in the open, without your phone. This is the part most days skip. The meal is eaten where it's cooked, so stay put and taste it properly, letting the meal be the whole event.
20 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing eating (mindful) before gratitude
This is an excellent pairing because reflecting on gratitude after eating mindfully can deepen appreciation for the nourishment and all that made it possible.
Gratitude for where the food came from
GratitudeSit a moment with where the food came from. Shewry (who this Burst was inspired by) writes with humility about ingredients like the bunya nut, cared for by First Nations peoples here for tens of thousands of years. A way to give thanks to the land and the people who came before you.
10 min activityTime well spent.
2h 9m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
Burst evaluation
Wellbeing focus
About this Burst
This is a thematically composed day rooted in the coast, the seasons and a deep sense of place. It follows a coast-then-cook rhythm: get in the water (a surf, a swim or a walk all work), cook one simple meal from what is local and in season, eat it outside, then sit for a moment in gratitude for where the food came from. Good for a slow weekend day when you want to feel grounded and back in your own place. The foraging is kept easy here, noticing what grows around you rather than gathering native ingredients, which carry cultural significance and are not ours to pick.