https://youtu.be/gq-aAm82IFQ Download Episode MP3 In every place I’ve lived over the last 13 years, I’ve made a priority to have a daily Sit Spot practice. That means I’ve spent literally thousands of hours just sitting quietly, watching, listening, and observing carefully. This was all done very intentionally and with a conscious purpose because I was told by a mentor that if I simply … [Read more...] about Inspiration & Guidelines For Sit Spot
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Effective Communication In Humans And Nature
https://youtu.be/Vyp3DQn4nXo Download Episode mp3 Going Wild With Communication There are two important qualities I look for in people who are really successfully mentoring & guiding others to connect deeply with nature. #1 - They consistently focus on going deeper with their own observations & awareness skills with plants, trees, bird language, forest ecology, tracking, etc… #2 - … [Read more...] about Effective Communication In Humans And Nature
Creative Nature Play In Buffalo NY
https://youtu.be/Js_98l0I6jc Download Episode mp3 ReWilding Conversations Episode 15: I remember when I was a kid in elementary school having classes where we would learn about global warming and the effects of pollution. I was a child of the 90's (remember neon clothing?) ...I remember the teacher standing at the front of the classroom, reading from a text book, and sometimes showing slides on … [Read more...] about Creative Nature Play In Buffalo NY
The Lost Art Of Bird Language
Download Episode mp3 ReWilding Conversations Episode 14: People are sometimes surprised when I say that bird language is a survival skill. Just imagine what it would be like to live on planet earth 25,000 years ago, surrounded by large predators like Smilodon (Sabre toothed cats) and instant danger hiding behind every bush. Your community would be a small troop of human survivors with incredible … [Read more...] about The Lost Art Of Bird Language
What Dave & Brian Learned About ReWilding In 2017
https://youtu.be/EYaxO4g4Rbs Download Episode mp3 ReWilding Conversations Episode 13: The Solstice was yesterday. Can you believe it? Our year is almost done! It’s traditional in nature-based cultures to slow down at this time of year to celebrate and harvest lessons from the past 12 months. I’ve been doing this intentionally for a few years now and it always brings enlightening … [Read more...] about What Dave & Brian Learned About ReWilding In 2017
Mirror Neurons & Modeling Deep Nature Connection
https://youtu.be/m9m2PXun7Y0 Download Episode mp3 ReWilding Conversations Episode 12: Did you know there’s a part of the human brain that’s designed to mimic and internalize the behaviors, attitudes and emotions of other people around us? It’s these special type of neurons called “Mirror Neurons”. And you can activate these neurons in yourself and your students to learn faster, teach … [Read more...] about Mirror Neurons & Modeling Deep Nature Connection
Intergenerational Mentoring In Nature Schools
ReWilding Conversations Episode 11: https://youtu.be/6vpZ_yTz3Do Download Episode mp3 I’ve been on the nature connection journey since my teen years, and in that time, I’ve had the opportunity to observe some of the world’s best nature schools in action. I have to say, it’s pretty amazing to witness the transformation that happens for kids & adults who get the opportunity to grow in … [Read more...] about Intergenerational Mentoring In Nature Schools
How To Plan A Day of Nature Activities
ReWilding Conversations Episode 10: https://youtu.be/eNnWRNgLgbk Download Episode mp3 In this episode we'll talk about what happens behind the scenes of a successful nature school, whether for young kids, teens or adults. One of my goals with starting nature-mentor.com is to foster a worldwide commitment to backyard mentoring and nature connection. Imagine if every neighbourhood had … [Read more...] about How To Plan A Day of Nature Activities
The Courtyard Cat With Stefanie Dimitrovas
Nature Wisdom Podcast: Episode 06 Download Episode mp3 Cats are excellent teachers of bird language… Did you know that? If you live in a place where there are cats or people who own cats (Which is pretty much everywhere…) One thing I can guarantee is that during at least three seasons of the year there are going to be songbirds alarming at those cats! And it’s going to be a fairly … [Read more...] about The Courtyard Cat With Stefanie Dimitrovas
The Benefits of Connecting Kids With Nature
Download Episode mp3 Welcome to the brand new Nature Mentoring Podcast! I recently got involved in an exciting series of conversations with Dave Bauer, author of the book, What's Under That Rock, Papa? Our conversations have been so stimulating and insightful that we thought it would be really cool to start sharing with the larger community of parents, grandparents, educators and … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Connecting Kids With Nature