Cultivating the
health benefits
and joy of Mindful Birding

What is the Mindful Birding Network?

The Mindful Birding Network is an action-oriented group of like-minded people who meet several times a year to share ideas, collaborate and inspire each other in our work incorporating the practice of Mindful Birding into our professional or personal endeavors.

This network aims to reach a wider audience by connecting others to events promoting Mindful Birding, through media outlets such as our blog and podcast, and by providing Mindful Birding events which invite people to explore Mindful Birding guided by experts in this practice.

Four women looking out over a waterway using binoculars to look for birds.

Why network?

The Mindful Birding Network promotes the idea that a community of people networked together builds a stronger force in elevating the practice of Mindful Birding versus a single person working alone.

Our goal is to provide support, inspiration, and share resources among a group of people who practice Mindful Birding.

<-Image of Ornitherapy Outing by a pond, by Barbara Norris

 
Brightly colored blue, green, yellow, and black bird hangs upside down feeding on a piece of fruit from a tree. Bird is a Golden-browed Chlorophonia.

Why Mindful Birding?

Mounting scientific research shows that deepening our experiences with nature by intentionally slowing down, engaging our senses, and being aware of the present moment, holds a myriad of benefits to overall human wellness.

Image of Golden-browed Chlorophonia feeding on fruit, Holly Merker

 
Three women sit on a grassy lawn with picnic tables, a field, and a tree line in the background. They are listening to bird song during a mindful birding outing.

Find Mindful Birding Events

Acting as a “hub” for all things Mindful Birding, you can find programs, classes, events, and people in your region who are Sharing Mindful Birding with others.

<-Image: “Mindful Birding at Dusk” taken by Blake Goll