An Earth Day Invitation: Take Your Practice Outside With Heidi Schuttenberg

About this episode

Heidi Schuttenberg discusses the intersection of mindfulness and nature, emphasizing how to engage with the world's pain without burnout.

The best meditation hall has no walls. This talk explores how nature cultivates focus, non-judgment, and belonging, and how mindfulness can help us stay engaged with the world's pain without burning out. Bio: With 25 years of Vipassana practice and a day job in international marine conservation, Heidi Schuttenberg, PhD brings both deep personal inquiry and real-world urgency to her teaching. She mentors in Jonathan Foust's Year of Living Mindfully and is dedicated to making applied mindfulness available to those on the front lines environmental conservation and social change. Learn more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-schuttenberg-1114a658/ .

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Foust

Guest: Heidi Schuttenberg

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• nature
• meditation
• environmental conservation
• social change

Keywords

• meditation
• mindfulness
• nature
• environment
• focus
• belonging
• Vipassana
• conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Year of Living Mindfully, international marine conservation, LinkedIn

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