Discovering the Voices of Nature
Online Workshop
Eco Life Design Series
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”
We invite you to listen to the voice of nature.
Discovering the Voices of Nature:
A Non-Human Persona & Nature-based Mindfulness Workshop
This workshop invites participants to cultivate mindful connections with nature by exploring the resonant voice of the natural world. Through guided practices, you will shift perspectives beyond the human lens, immersing yourself in the creativity and wisdom that lie at the heart of nature. Together, we’ll uncover the diverse voices of the non-human world, deepening our awareness and fostering a greater sense of interconnection.
This experiential workshop is guided by three practices:
Life-Centered Design
Nature-Based Mindfulness
Sound Healing
Non-Human Personas involve the practice of shifting perspectives from ourselves to that of more than human animals as a way to create an emotional connection with the living world in Life-Centered Design through scientific research, creativity, and imagination.
The creative process of creating non-human personas helps you understand the needs and perspectives of the more-than-human world.
You can include non-human personas in your personal & professional practices and speak up on behalf of Earth.
Who is this workshop for:
Open to anyone interested in mindfulness, environmental awareness, eco-spirituality and/or creative thinking and life-centered design.
No prior experience is necessary.
All you need to bring is your imagination!
Date
Coming soon 2025
Date TBD
Details
Duration: 2 hours
Workshop fee: $25
Workshop will take place via Zoom link sent via registration email.
All proceeds go to support the work we do at the Mind Body Ecology Institute.
Program Guides
Yağmur Güngör
Life-Centered Design School & Inner Development Goals Switzerland
The Workshop Flow
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During this active, meditative, imaginative, and immersive activity, we will start with a nature-based mindfulness practice.
We will guide you into a meditative state with the help of sound healing instruments and invite you to slow down and savor simple, sensory moments—like listening to birdsong, feeling the earth beneath you, and noticing the beauty of natural patterns all around.
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Next, you will discover the voice of nature by creating a Non-Human Persona. We will create vulnerable stories from the point of view of the trees, birds, insects, plants, or other species that live near our homes.
Finally, we present nature's voices and we share what we have learned during the workshop.
All you need to bring is your imagination!
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Would you like to meet a Non-Human Persona?
Click here to meet and listen to Ibón de Plan Lake
The non-human persona of Ibón de Plan is one example of many different types of non-human personas you could create such as:
villages
buildings
factories
legal entities
plants & animals
products & artefacts
Check out this video to listen to Mother Nature. Conservation International’s Nature is Speaking series gives nature a voice by personifying the different aspects of nature to remind humanity the importance of nature conservation.
