This workshop will be led by Nature & Forest Therapy Guides Michelle Morton and Donna Riner in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Mindful Birding is a nature-based wellness practice that combines the practice of mindfulness with the joy of bird observation. This experience is best described as a slow, sensory, and immersive walk. During our time together, we will engage our senses—eyes, ears, hands, nose, body, and heart—to connect with the natural world and the birds that inhabit it.

Michelle and Donna will co-lead the walk with gentle invitations, or prompts, designed to deepen your sensory awareness. These invitations will help you experience birds and their habitats in a mindful, intentional way. Many of these invitations will be grounded in literary quotes, poetry, and visual art, to honor perspectives & stories that have come before our own. 

This is not a traditional, guided interpretive walk. The aim is to slow down and observe birds without any pressure to identify them. Instead we will use our sensory awareness to observe birds, their behaviors, and their habitats with the intent to share what we notice, feel, and wonder within the community.

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