Tracking Connections

We have a special episode today, sharing two excerpts from Tracking Our Roots In Nature, the 40th anniversary edition of Jon's seminal audio series on connecting to nature, each other, and ourselves. Free Event Dec 10th We are hosting a free event next on December 10th, 2024 at 11am Pacific Time The event is called The Ultimate Wilderness Skill: Awareness as the Key To Empowering your Ancestral Skills, Deepening Your Personal Relationship with the Outdoors, and to Passing Forward This Legacy to Future Generations. Register Here [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/courses/the-ultimate-wilderness-skill] Even if you can't attend live, we will send you a copy of the recording afterwards so you can listen at your convenience. In the meantime, stay tuned for more information about the release of Tracking Our Roots in Nature in the next week or so. Our next episode will release on December 18, 2024.

"The stories we were hearing were of animals coming out onto the trail in front of people and knowing they were there, but not minding that they were there." What if you could calm your nerves, notice more of the world around you, and improve your joint health at the same time? In this episode, we're exploring Foxwalking and Owl Eyes, two techniques that help you to do exactly that. Jon, Sarah, and Aidan share stories of how these techniques effect their daily lives, how to learn and teach them, and how much fun we can have when we practice them. Enjoy! "Expanding our awareness out into our senses quiets our cognitive mind, and we have this experience of almost invisibility that can emerge where there’s a deep silence in our being." -- Visit Living Connection 1st [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/] for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection. -- Our next episode will release on December 4, 2024. The transcript for this episode is available here [https://rss.com/podcasts/trackingconnections/1762326/#transcript].

“Mimicry has been my life. It was the easiest channel to my best teacher. For me, it wasn’t people; it was the animals themselves, and the most accessible route to that was through their language.” What effect does imitation have on our body, our memory, our sense of connection? What if we could understand just what the Raven is saying? How do the coyotes behave differently around wolves than they do around mountain lions? In this episode, George Bumann joins us to explore these questions, and shares stories from his lifelong journey of learning just what the animals are saying to each other. Enjoy! About George Bumann George Bumann (rhymes with ‘human’) is the author of Eavesdropping on Animals [https://www.georgebumann.com/gb/eavesdropping-on-animals/], and a professional sculptor living with his wife, young son, and black Labrador Hobbes, at Yellowstone Park’s northern entrance in Gardiner, Montana. George has been a life-long observer of nature and was raised in his mother’s New York sculpture studio. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in wildlife ecology and has worked in the fields of wildlife research, taxidermy, back-country guiding, environmental consulting and has taught art and natural history programs for youth, adult, and university audiences since 1990. Learn more about George here [https://www.georgebumann.com/gb/] Order Eavesdropping on Animals [https://www.georgebumann.com/gb/eavesdropping-on-animals/] -- Visit Living Connection 1st [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/] for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection. -- Our next episode will release on November 20, 2024. The transcript for this episode is available here [https://rss.com/podcasts/trackingconnections/1739068/#transcript].

“I define tracking as paying attention to the movement of energy.” What are the birds telling us and how can we learn to notice more of what they have to say? In this episode, Dan Gardoqui joins us to share stories from his 35+ years of teaching bird language, tracking, and nature connection. We explore mentoring someone in bird language, what gets people to pay attention, and how the process of learning bird language has evolved over the years. Plus, Dan shares some of his incredible animal imitation skills with us. Enjoy! About Dan Gardoqui Dan is a nature-based consultant & coach, award-winning educator, seasoned guide, naturalist & bird language expert, and the founder of Lead With Nature [https://www.leadwithnature.com/]. As a suburban New Jersey teen, Dan met his first mentor, Jon Young, who set him on a journey as a naturalist, a mentor and a leader. That journey led him to many other mentors, students and landscapes that have taught him priceless lessons. For the past 25 years, he has lived and worked in both human and wild communities in New England. He has served as a resource for many leaders in the field of Nature-Connection, consulting and training many teams and executives in finding excellence through role modeling, mentoring and training programs. Learn more about Dan here [https://www.leadwithnature.com/] -- Visit Living Connection 1st [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/] for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection. -- Our next episode will release on November 6, 2024. The transcript for this episode is available here [https://rss.com/podcasts/trackingconnections/1699235/#transcript].

“These are the core routines of people connection.” What happens when we slow down, get present, and put connection first? In this episode, Jon and Sarah give an overview of the 10 Foundation Stones of Connective Culture: what they are, how they help facilitate connection between people, and the kind of outcomes that can result from practicing them together with a group. -- Free Download - 10 Foundation Stones [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/courses/10-foundation-stones-of-connective-culture] -- Embodying Unity With Nature If you're interested in doing a deep on people connection practices, like the 10 Foundation Stones, our upcoming fall program explores how to develop them in your own life... Starting October 17th — 7 week Journey: Embodying Unity with Nature [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/courses/embodying-unity-with-nature] -- Visit Living Connection 1st [https://www.livingconnection1st.net/] for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection.