Intention & Attention: Nature-based Meditation for Heartfulness

Welcome back to Our Mindful Nature! This week, we’re continuing our heartfulness series by stepping off the meditation cushion and into the great outdoors.

Last episode, we explored the softer, heart-led practice of meditation — a way of being curious, embodied, and a co-participant in the experience rather than its manager. But heartfulness isn’t just for meditation; it’s a lens for living. And one of the most powerful ways to nurture heartfulness is by connecting with nature.

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• Did heartfulness shift your meditation practice this past week?
• How spending intentional time in nature can open your heart and deepen your awareness.
• Overcoming “green blindness” — seeing the familiar world around us with fresh curiosity and care.
• Bringing committed intention and attention to every moment, whether it’s in nature, your relationships, or your work.

What You’ll Experience:

• A grounding invitation to spend 10 minutes outdoors, truly seeing what’s around you.
• Practical tips for practicing heartfulness in your daily life, even beyond nature.

Meditation Music

• Today’s meditation is set to a beautiful new soundscape combining earth and elemental sounds and singing bowls, designed to help you connect to the present moment with intimacy and curiosity.

All nature sounds are recorded and edited by nature field recordist Nick McMahan.

Put on your headphones, step outside, and join us as we explore heartfulness in nature. Let’s see what this moment has to offer.

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Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:

https://www.nickcmcmahan.com

https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/

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This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.