Register here: https://wp.natlands.org/event/mindfulbird-stoneleigh-2025-1014/

Led by Holly Merker for Natural Lands near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Mindful birding combines bird watching with mindfulness techniques to develop heighted awareness and a deeper experience. During this session, we’ll use birds as our guide to help us slow and more deeply notice the world around us. 

Instructor Holly Merker will offer prompts and techniques during this guided walk or “sit spot” experience. Participants will also be provided “ornitherapy journals” to have a take-away from the experience to continue their mindfulness birding practice. 

No prior experience with birds or mindfulness practice is necessary to attend.

Benefits of Mindful Birding: 

• Enjoy a reprieve from life stressors and pressures.  

• Stimulate and promote a more positive overall wellbeing, mind and body.  

• Gain enhanced sensory awareness (sight, sound, smell, touch).  

• Better understand birdlife through intentional observation.  

• Enhance your observation skills, in turn building a stronger foundation for overall bird identification.  

• Increase self-reflection through birds and the natural world.