In your new residence at The Wine & Country Club, your wine estate is your bulwark, your refuge from which you now see the world in a whole new light. Your only hope is to continue discovering more of this new lifestyle that you are creating thanks to the Club.
When you first set foot in The Wine & Country Club, a new window of opportunity opened up for you as you realised that you could take on a new lifestyle that would incorporate the simplicity and serenity of slow living into the four walls of your home. That was when you discovered a number of books, guides and live streaming programmes to ease you gracefully into the slow lane.
The Joys Of Relaxing And Watching Nature In All Its Glory
You are fortunate enough to be already communing with your natural surroundings. Nestled in nature’s bounty and with the Serrania de Ronda as your backdrop, morning breakfast on the terrace takes on a whole new meaning. Yet on those days when you need an extra shot of greenery and wildlife, you know you can turn to some excellent fly-on-the-wall and wildlife documentary series.
Earth Moods
Earth Moods takes viewers on the ultimate retreat—transporting them to a vast array of colourful and calming corners of the world. Viewers travel to blue glaciers, arid deserts, lush rainforests and pulsating metropolises to escape from the cacophony of everyday life. Each ‘mood’ gives the audience an opportunity to relax and reset as the sound of music and the natural world washes over them.
Night on Earth
Another documentary series along the lines of Earth Moods. This nature series’ new technology lifts night’s veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world’s creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on the wing and graceful squids. Following animals that are active during the night, this series uses state of the art, low-light camera technology.
Tiny World
Narrated by Paul Rudd, this docuseries showcases nature’s lesser-known tiny heroes. A look at the world through the eyes of the tiniest creatures to witness the extraordinary things they do to survive.
Three More Programmes For A Slow Life
But not only will you be able to dive into slow living with the aid of nature documentaries. You can also take advantage of the great available offer to learn more about other relaxing activities such as painting, the art of weaving or meditation.
Painting With John
Part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, this unscripted comedy series is directed by and stars cult favourite musician, actor, director, painter, and The Lounge Lizards co-founder John Lurie. In each episode, Lurie hones his intricate watercolour techniques and shares his reflections on what he has learned about life.
National Knitting Evening
The ultimate real-time knitting adventure, National Knitting Evening is twelve hours of Norway’s participation in an international sheep-to-jumper competition. It starts with shearing the sheep, then spinning yarn directly from the fleece (carding is forbidden). All this happens at the pace at which these tasks actually are accomplished. It is pretty riveting stuff. Spinning, knitting and cheery chat galore. Enjoy!
Headspace Guide to Meditation
Headspace takes a friendly, animated look at the benefits of meditation while offering techniques and guided meditations to jump-start your practice.
Now that you are armed with the right documentaries, series and programmes, you can allow your mind to be at rest and slip into a Zen-like state to fully enjoy that hot cup of coffee, that tearjerker of a book, that stolen moment of peace during a busy day … Don’t stop at feeling happy – try to feel yourself feeling happy. This is your new life at The Wine & Country Club, this is the right time to embrace the slow living movement.