The Mindful Birding Podcast
The Mindful Birding Podcast – Cultivating the health benefits and joy of Mindful Birding
Join co-hosts Holly Merker and Holly Thomas, along with other voices of the Mindful Birding Network and beyond, as we explore topics surrounding the practice of Mindful Birding.
Episodes will delve into this style of observation, which pairs together elements of mindfulness and birding, amplifying the personal wellness benefits of both. Here, you’ll find episodes featuring insights into Mindful Birding from people around the globe, science segments, author interviews, tips for enhancing your Mindful Birding practice, plus a spotlight on the joy of birdsong.
The Mindful Birding Podcast
Episode 15: Hope, Healing, and Mindful Birding with Therapist Pamela Lowell
In this episode, Holly and Holly spend time talking with trauma therapist, artist, and author Pamela Lowell, and how Mindful Birding and time spent connecting with birds and nature can be an effective therapeutic vehicle not only for human wellbeing, but also for the wellbeing of our planet.
Find Pamela's book My Summer with Ospreys here
Holly Merker offers a quote by the Tao te Ching
Holly Thomas shares how a pause can bring us into the present moment, and how this can help guide us in Mindful Birding and in life. In this segment, Holly quotes Tara Brach's - The Sacred Pause, and reads the poem called "The Clearing" by by Martha Postlethwaite, from her book Addiction and Recovery: A spiritual pilgrimage
In our Joy of Birdsong segment, Holly Thomas shares the song of the Black-chinned Sparrow she encounters in New Mexico.
Intro music: “Inspired by Nature” by PlayAgain
Intro Birdsong & Clips throughout : Western Meadowlark
Outro music: “Inspired by Nature” by PlayAgain
Outro Birdsong: Eastern Meadowlark
Mindful Birding Network Website
Instagram: @mindfulbirdingnetwork
Produced by Co-hosts Holly Merker and Holly Thomas
