Slow Down London has helped the Earl’s Court festival to create an event exploring the Slow Movement in our city. Hayley Cull, Ed Gillepsie and the Youth Food Movement will present talks and workshops to calm the city slicker. (more…)

How can we teach ourselves to appreciate our life instead of rushing through it? ‘Mindfulness’ training has been gaining wide approval for reducing stress and anxiety and learning how to be present. The course teaches simple techniques like meditation and gentle movement to help us become more focused, relaxed and aware. (more…)

Take a whole day to step back from traffic, deadlines and stress to explore the pleasures of slowing down. Join us for Slow Down London Day at Foyles, Charing Cross on 26 June.
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Vote for Slow Down London in the Barclays Business Take One Small Step Competition. We’ve entered our Slow Club in this contest to win £50,000. Please take a moment to visit the competition site and show your support. (more…)

Meditation is a great way to slow down. If you like to meditate, come to megatation in Battersea Park on 6th June. (more…)

Are you in pursuit of a slower pace that allows you to enjoy and appreciate your life and this great city? We at Slow Down London have been trying out an experiment called the Slow Club. Our aim is to give practical tips that can be incorporated into your everyday life and playful experiences that can help you slow down and enjoy London. (more…)

Rental Chair Kensington Park by moonjazz

As the keen-eyed among you might have noticed, I’ve not been blogging about Slow Club as much as I’d hoped to. But my reasons for this are very fitting: I’ve been going too fast to stop. So over the past week, I’ve taken this fact and used it as my starting point. (more…)

Cold? by foshydog on Flickr

Annalie wonders if she’s the only person who enjoys having a cold: I discovered something rather curious. Upon contracting some form of manflu I realised that I actually became more productive, despite being deliberately economical with my limited energy, and resolving to take it easy; I did less, worried less and achieved more. (more…)

Carl Honoré

Slow down with Carl Honoré, author of the global bestseller In Praise of Slow, on his first-ever weekend Slow Retreat in Devon, England – March 19th-21st 2010. Always in a hurry? Is every moment a race against the clock? Do you yearn to slow down? Well, then, you’ve come to the right place. (more…)