The Mindful Birding Podcast
Episodes
Episode 36 : 100% Attention & Mindful Birding with Faraaz Abdool
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode we spend time with long-time Mindful Birding Network member Faraaz Abdool, and we a style of birding t...
Episode 35: Merlin & Mindful Birding
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we discuss the Merlin Bird ID app, an AI tool for bird identification that can help us identify bird ...
Episode 34: Being With: Mindful Birding & the Blurring of Self with Dr. Inbal Ravreby
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly and Holly spend time chatting with Dr. Inbal Ravreby, a post-doctoral researcher at the Cornell...
Episode 33: Gratitude for Birds III
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] We’re excited to share our third annual “Gratitude for Birds” special—an episode shaped by the voices and hear...
Episode 32: Bringing Bird Soundscapes Indoors with Terra
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] There are times when we cannot get outdoors but our wellbeing can surely benefit from the sounds of a natural landscap...
Episode 31 Mindful Birding & Sensory Engagement: Stories of deepening our connections
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we spend time chatting about deepening our connections to birds through Mindful Birding experiences a...
Episode 30: Mindful Birding & Nature Journaling Part II with Cheryl Fallstead
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this 30th episode of the Mindful Birdng Podcast, we bring you Part II of Mindful Birding and Nature Journaling. We ...
Episode 29 : Mindful Birding & Nature Journaling Part I with Rebekah Lowell
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In the next two episodes of the Mindful Birding podcast, we’ll be highlighting Nature Journaling as a Mindful Birdin...
Episode 28 : Mindful Birding with Guided Imagery & Yoga Nidra
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode we’re offering something a bit different from our typical podcasts. And this may change when or how ...
Episode 27: Inspire, Learn, & Activate: Takeaways from a Nature & Health Conference
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we recap the Nature and Health Conference held in Houston, Texas by the Nature and Health Alliance, a...
Episode 26 : The Healing Power of Birdsong with Diane Arkenstone
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we explore the question: if we combine both music created by people with the music of birds, can this...
Episode 25: Mindful Birding Through the Lens with Photographer Susan Preston
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] Can Mindful Birding pair with bird photography? In this episode of the Mindful Birding Podcast, we interview photograp...
Episode 24 : Leaning into Joy through Mindful Birding
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we dive into the idea that by leaning into joy through wild birds, we can help offset a negativity bi...
Episode 23: Accessible Mindful Birding with Freya McGregor
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode we talk with Freya McGregor, owner of Access Birding LLC , about what it means to create accessible an...
Episode 22 : Why Finches are Good for Us with Lillian Stokes and Matthew Young
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we have a conversation with Lillian Stokes and Matthew Young, authors of the interactive and engaging...
Episode 21: Gratitude for Birds II
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we honor gratitude for wild birds, by playing voices of gratitude from around the world, which some o...
Episode 20: Mindful Birding for Mental Health & Self-compassion: Good birds, good birders and FOMO
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] Do you often hear the question: “See anything good?” while birding? In this episode we discuss this question ...
Episode 19: Bird Language & Mindful Birding with Dan Gardoqui
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] Have you ever wondered how you can become even more attuned to the birds around you? In this episode of the Mindful...
Episode 18: The Mindful Birding Project with Dr. Barbara Patterson
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode we welcome Dr. Barbara Patterson from Fort Collins Colorado. Barb’s work of creating and contributin...
Episode 17 Mindful Birding: Sit Spots, Festivals, & Retreats
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly and Holly discuss locations and sites we consider optimal for Mindful Birding group outings, an...
Episode 16: Mindful Birding - Your Questions Answered Part II
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode Holly & Holly continue to answer questions we’ve received about Mindful Birding in part II of Mi...
Episode 15: Hope, Healing, and Mindful Birding with Therapist Pamela Lowell
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly and Holly spend time talking with trauma therapist, artist, and author Pamela Lowell, and how M...
Episode 14: Mindful Birding - Your Questions Answered Part I
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode of the Mindful Birding Podcast, Holly & Holly answer some of the questions received surrounding Mi...
Episode 13: Benefits of Bringing Birds in Closer with Brian & John from Nature Centered Podcast
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly & Holly gather with their friends Brian Cunningham and John Shaust of the Nature Centered...
Episode 12: Matching Heartbeats: Mindful Birding, Heart Health, & Hummingbirds
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode of the Mindful Birding Podcast, Holly & Holly share why birds are truly heart healthy, both in the...
Episode 11: Mindful Birding as an Antidote to Loneliness
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode of the Mindful Birding Podcast, Holly & Holly invite you into a conversation surrounding the ide...
Episode 10: Gratitude for Birds
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode of the mindful birding podcast, we are exploring gratitude and how practicing gratitude for birds can ...
Episode 9: Prescriptive Nature
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we explore the concept of Prescriptive Nature, and gain a better understanding of how and where these...
Episode 8 : Self-sustainability & Nature with Sophie Crossley
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly & Holly discuss ideas surrounding self-sustainability,through birds and nature with author ...
Episode 7: Birding Through Grief and Loss
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] This episode of the Mindful Birding Podcast is dedicated in loving memory of our friend Tom Johnson. In this episode...
Episode 6: Birds and Childhood Well-being with Dr. Geraldine Oades-Sese
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly & Holly chat with child psychologist and author Dr. Geraldine Oades-Sese about her forthcom...
Episode 5: Mindful Birding is for Everyone
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, we share why Mindful Birding is truly for everyone, and how Mindful Birding is gaining a wider awaren...
Episode 4: The Power of Birdwatching with Dr. Angelika Nelson
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Holly & Holly wing their way across the Atlantic to visit with Dr. Angelika Nelson an acoustic or...
Episode 3: Mindful Birding - Perspectives and Practices
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this episode, Mindful Birding Network members Aaric Eisenstein, Roniq Bartanen and Matthew Young, along with co-hos...
Episode 2: Mindful Birding & Birdsong
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] Familiar voices from within the Mindful Birding Network share what Mindful Birding means to them. We hear these questi...
Episode 1: Welcome to the Mindful Birding Podcast
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[email protected] In this intro episode, co-hosts Holly Merker and Holly Thomas introduce the Mindful Birding Podcast, provide insight i...