The WILD is changing.

Small Shifts for a Gentler Autumn

The changing season doesn’t have to mean a complete reset. Here are five simple ways to bring a little more balance into autumn, without taking away the things you enjoy.

The light is softer. The mornings feel different. And here in Cornwall, autumn has most definitely arrived.

The autumn equinox marks that moment when day and night sit almost in balance. It feels like a rather good way to think about the season ahead too.

Because September and October can come with a lot of pressure to reset. New routines. Better habits. Things to stop doing and things we should start doing.

But perhaps we don't need to overhaul everything.

Instead, we're embracing a few small shifts that make the darker, cooler days feel a little better.

Find the light


As the days get shorter, make the daylight you do have count.

Take your morning cuppa outside. Walk around the block at lunchtime. Spend ten minutes in the garden before starting dinner.

It doesn't have to be an expedition. Sometimes simply stepping outside is enough to break up the day.

A little Wild idea: Leave your phone behind and notice what's changed outside since summer.

Add something good

We're often encouraged to approach healthier habits by thinking about what we should cut out.

What if we started with what we could add in instead?

An extra handful of berries at breakfast. More colour on your plate. A few nuts or seeds. Another glass of water during the afternoon.

It's a philosophy that's rather close to our hearts at Wild Life Botanicals.

Our non-alcoholic sparkling wines are 0.5% ABV and enriched with five botanicals alongside eight active vitamins and minerals. Every 125ml glass provides at least 15% of the reference intake of our added vitamins and minerals.

It's not only about what we take away. It's what we add in.

A little Wild idea: Choose one thing you'd like more of this autumn rather than something you think you should give up.

A quiet ten

Ten minutes.

No scrolling. No podcast. No television. Nothing you need to achieve.

Make a drink, find somewhere comfortable and just give yourself ten quiet minutes.

It sounds incredibly simple, which is probably why it's so easy not to do.

A little Wild idea: Put your ten minutes in the diary. Treat that little bit of time as you would any other appointment.

Keep the ritual. Change the pour.


For many of us, pouring a glass of something at the end of the day isn't really about what's in the glass.

It's the pause.

The ritual.

That little signal that says: the day is done.

And choosing to drink differently doesn't mean losing that moment.

Wild Life Botanicals was created to give you all the ceremony of a beautifully crafted sparkling wine, with just 0.5% ABV.

Dry, sophisticated bubbles enriched with five carefully selected botanicals and eight active vitamins and minerals.

A little more added in, without taking the moment away.

Whether you're a Nude or Blush drinker, or still deciding between the two, it's a small autumn swap that doesn't feel like going without.

Bring something with you

A new season doesn't mean everything from the last one has to disappear.

Think about what felt good this summer.

Perhaps you spent more time outdoors. Saw friends more often. Read before bed. Took proper lunch breaks. Cooked something new. Or simply gave yourself permission to slow down occasionally.

Choose one thing worth bringing with you.

Because autumn doesn't have to be about becoming a new version of yourself.

No big reset. Just a little more balance.

The Wild is changing.

The leaves are turning, the evenings are drawing in and life naturally starts moving at a slightly different pace.

Perhaps this season isn't about starting again.

Just noticing what we need a little more of, what we could do with a little less of, and what was pretty good already.

Here's to a gentler autumn, from Cornwall.

Wild Life Botanicals
Non-alcoholic sparkling wine, 0.5% ABV
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