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The Magic of the Natural World and Caring Kindness Guided Meditation with Dr. Joe Parent

February 25, 2022 • Erin Haley • Season 3 • Episode 2

In the first interview of season 3, we’ll be hearing from Dr. Joe Parent, a meditation and mindfulness teacher who wrote A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh with his sister Nancy Parent.

This book features the beloved Winnie the Pooh character, and was inspired by the practice of forest bathing. Joe and I discuss a few of the book’s key offerings on how to be present in our lives through the practice of mindfulness, and how the natural world supports us in this endeavor.

Then, for the second half of this episode, we will experience a guided meditation practice for ourselves to help connect with the Earth. Joe will guide us through a profound meditation called tonglen, an accessible practice to connect to our own hearts and facilitate an Earth connection.

Episode links:

A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh

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