Introduction to Mindful Birding

Mindful birding combines mindfulness practice and observing birds. We will learn about and practice together how to be present and accepting with both birds and our own experience. This style of birding involves an intentional focus on our own self-care or on a deeper connection with nature through birds. Slowing down and paying close attention to their colors, their shapes, their flight, their sounds, and their behaviors, while also being aware of how we are affected, can both create closer encounters with them and produce the myriad of wellness benefits for which both mindfulness and nature immersion have become known. This is an enjoyable and easeful way into mindfulness practice and all its benefits.