What we’re about
We walking and watching birds, while also learning to foster deeper, healthier connections to ourselves, others, wildlife, and the earth. Watching birds can lead to greater human satisfaction, happiness, and health. By being aware of birds, we can also grow our ability to focus and to rest in the current moment, as well as grow our compassion and justice centered behaviors to help care for ourselves, others, and the planet. Birds, humans, and the earth are in trouble and with strong connections to the living community around us, we can save ourselves and all life.
These walks aim to grow our ability to transform ourselves and our world by watching birds as an intentional mindfulness practice. This is enhanced by an emphasis on our relationships and connections to the humans who join us for the walk and the other species with whom we will interact.
Though led by renown avian conservationist, Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner, the hope is that we build a just and compassionate community together made up of those who respond to this form of mindfulness practice. She is the author of many books, including "Birding for Life: How to save ourselves, birds, and the planet."
Our walks will be open to spontaneous conversation, identifying birds, and enjoying their behavior while also following LoraKim's facilitation with questions, readings, and gentle nature practices.
Upcoming events
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•OnlineSunrise Birding for Life - Celebrating National Bird Day
OnlineThis is a regular online event whose time changes based on sunrise times in Winnsboro, South Carolina. For this week we will begin at 7:30 a.m., and you are welcome to come early and stay later. Today we celebrate National Bird Day, which occurs on January 5th every year.
If you can, move your device outdoors or to a place with a view of outside through a window or open door. But you can be anywhere on any device, becaue nature is everywhere and we are nature.
Our 15 minutes bird mindfulness practices include birds (duh), the rising sun, readings, reflections, silence, science, and multispecies nature pratices. You can attend live or watch the recording. Our hope is to build a restorative and transformative community. Welcome!
This practice is led by renown wild parrot veterinarian, conservationist, author, Unitarian Universalist Minister, and Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication: Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner.
Her most recent book is "Birding for Life: How to Save Ourselves, Birds, and the Planet," and our morning practice will highlight practices contained within this book.
This is a colaborative effort with One Earth Conservation, One Earth Zen, and One Earth Retreat Center. We are One Earth!3 attendees- •Online
Sunrise Birding for Life
OnlineThis is a regular online event whose time changes based on sunrise times in Winnsboro, South Carolina. For this week we will begin at 7:30 a.m., and you are welcome to come early and stay later. Today we celebrate National Bird Day, which occurs on January 5th every year.
If you can, move your device outdoors or to a place with a view of outside through a window or open door. But you can be anywhere on any device, becaue nature is everywhere and we are nature.
Our 15 minutes bird mindfulness practices include birds (duh), the rising sun, readings, reflections, silence, science, and multispecies nature pratices. You can attend live or watch the recording. Our hope is to build a restorative and transformative community. Welcome!
This practice is led by renown wild parrot veterinarian, conservationist, author, Unitarian Universalist Minister, and Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication: Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner.
Her most recent book is "Birding for Life: How to Save Ourselves, Birds, and the Planet," and our morning practice will highlight practices contained within this book.
This is a colaborative effort with One Earth Conservation, One Earth Zen, and One Earth Retreat Center. We are One Earth!2 attendees 
•OnlineOne Earth Unitarian Universalist Service - Why Spiritual Practice?
OnlineThe Rev. Drs. Meredith Garmon and LoraKim Joyner invite you to an online Unitarian Universalist service as they broadcast from One Earth Retreat Center Sunday, January 25 at 11 a.m. EST. With intentional practice, embedded in community, we can connect to, cherish, and care for this earth. To join by zoom: https://tinyurl.com/necs3xsx.
This will look like a typical Unitarian Univeralist service with a chalice lighting, readings, singing, and a sermon. We will end with a chance for conversation and community building.2 attendees
Past events
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