num_pages: 144
description: Through personal anecdote and expert insight Claire Thompson of BirdLife International invites us on a mindful journey through gardens cities open country forests coasts and mountains to enjoy and learn from the magnificent beauty and diversity of the avian world.Who has never gazed enviously at a bird soaring through the sky? Or delighted in the uplifting tunes of natures songsters? Birds can do wonders for our hearts and minds - if we simply pay them attention. With The Art of Mindful Birdwatching Claire Thompson reveals how the practice of mindfulness enriches our birdwatching experiences - and explores how birds are in turn the ideal inspiration for the practice of mindfulness. To Claire bird flight is a symbol of freedom to soar through life without constraint and mindfulness similarly enables us to invite freedom and happiness into our own lives.
language: English
title: The Art of Mindful Birdwatching: Reflections on Freedom & Being
publisher: Leaping Hare Press