Day Program

Mindful Birding: Sounds of Spring

Dr. Barb Patterson

April 5, 2025

Program Date & Time: April 5th  |  9:30 am – 12:00 pm Discover the beauty of spring and the melody of birdsong at Drala Mountain Center through the practice of mindful birding. This approach blends birdwatching with mindfulness techniques, fostering a practice centered on heightened awareness. The focus is not on identifying or labeling birds, […]

Wild Tending: Nature and Forest Therapy

Laurie Fonken, Ph.D.

April 5, 2025

Program Date & Time: April 5th  |  1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Connect with the natural world in a respectful and reciprocal way while using your senses to engage with and experience the richness, magic and complex beauty that lies within. Wild Tending is a fundamental principle of forest therapy and is an act of […]

Mindful Birding: Sounds of Spring

Dr. Barb Patterson

May 3, 2025

Program Date & Time: May 3rd  |  9:30 am – 12:00 pm Discover the beauty of spring and the melody of birdsong at Drala Mountain Center through the practice of mindful birding. This approach blends birdwatching with mindfulness techniques, fostering a practice centered on heightened awareness. The focus is not on identifying or labeling birds, […]

Wild Tending: Nature and Forest Therapy

Laurie Fonken, Ph.D.

May 3, 2025

Program Date & Time: May 3rd  |  1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Connect with the natural world in a respectful and reciprocal way while using your senses to engage with and experience the richness, magic and complex beauty that lies within. Wild Tending is a fundamental principle of forest therapy and is an act of […]