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Marion Miller
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Blogger, Artist and Mindfulness Teacher
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Join date: Sep 27, 2025
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Marion Miller is a holistic counsellor, coach, artist, and the founder of The Eco Retreat.
After 25 years of practicing as a counsellor and mindfulness teacher in clinical and corporate settings, she's shifted focus to a 70-acre farm in Boonah, Victoria, to ground her work and art in the land. Soul Notes is Marion's digital journal of this transition. It’s a space where she shares the 'behind-the-scenes' of establishing the retreat and organic garden, the evolution of the art barn, and reflections on living a life of deep nature connection and reciprocity.
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Oct 9, 2026 ∙ 3 min
At the Gate of the Otherworld: On Nature, Naming, and the Art of True Enchantment
As I stepped closer to the tiny pink bulbs, another sense was awoken by the constant vibration of hundreds of busily buzzing bees, legs laden with pollen pouches so heavy they struggled to balance. Soon I realised this magnificent tree was teeming with life. Butterfly wings fluttered, landing ever so lightly, sometimes right on top of the bees as they navigated the gathering colony. From afar, it would be easy to miss this scene entirely; a passerby might notice the bright petals, think what...
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Aug 24, 2026 ∙ 3 min
The Restorative Power of Nature Therapy for Groups
In an increasingly hyper-connected world, so many of us feel profoundly isolated. We carry a persistent exhaustion—tethered to screens, navigating personal transitions, feeling burnout even, or simply feeling disconnected from our bodies and the natural world. After leaving a long corporate career behind for this very reason, I forged a path aligned with what deeply matters: tending to the land, being in nature, and holding space for community. I recognise the immense privilege of this work,...
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Aug 15, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Feral Beauty and Learning to See the Whole Landscape
This morning, seven deer grazing peacefully across our middle paddocks. Among them were a few young fawns, their spotted coats still visible as they bounded and gamboled through the lush winter grass while their parents kept a watchful eye. They stayed for hours, bathed in the soft morning light. It was impossible not to feel a quiet sense of wonder. Deer carry a timeless, almost mystical aura, steeped in folklore and myth across the European cultures as symbols of grace, gentle strength, and...
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