Description
| Product ID: | 9781782404286 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Mindfulness series |
| Title: | The Art of Mindful Birdwatching |
| Subtitle: | Reflections on Freedom & Being |
| Authors: | Author: Claire Thompson |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Art of Mindful Birdwatching explores how cultivating a deeper awareness of nature’s songsters is a natural focus for practicing mindfulness meditation every day. ? "In The Art of Mindful Birdwatching, Claire Thompson elegantly weaves a narrative full of her own delightfully documented encounters with birds in amongst sage guidance on using mindfulness to help readers become deeply aware of the present moment. Following Claire's clearly described exercises has the potential to lead one from mere identification to making deeply insightful observations into the life of birds." – British Trust of Ornithology 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 nature’s 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. Enjoy the magnificent diversity of colours, songs, flight patterns and behaviours displayed by birds while reaping the benefits of mindfulness:
Find even more ways to practice mindfulness with the Mindfulness series: Mindfulness in Sound, Mindfulness & the Art of Drawing, Mindfulness in Knitting, Mindfulness & the Journey of Bereavement, Mindfulness of Work, Art of Mindful Singing, Art of Mindful Crafting, Mindfulness and Compassion, Mindfulness for Black Dogs & Blue Days, Mindfulness for Unraveling Anxiety, Practice of Mindful Yoga, The Mindful Man, Mindfulness and the Natural World and more. |
| Imprint Name: | Leaping Hare Press |
| Publisher Name: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-06-22 |
