A practice especially for counting butterflies
One of our retreat leaders with a big link to butterflies is keen to encourage you to practice mindfulness AND help conserve these beautiful creatures.
The nation's Big Butterfly Count runs until August 10 2025, where you are invited to spend 15 minutes sitting in a sunny spot and noting all the butterflies spotted.
So Steve Banks has created this short nature connection practice that is ideal for encouraging you to notice (and count) butterflies.
Be part of a citizen-science project
Says Steve: "This is a chance for people to be part of a citizen science project to count and conserve butterflies, which are beautiful and precious in their own right, and are also vital indicators of the health of ecosystems".
Steve's mindfulness practice is less than seven minutes long and it settles you into a space where your nature-awareness can widen.
During the recording - as you'll hear - Steve witnesses and identifies butterflies!
Says Steve: "My dad was big into butterflies - he loved their fragile beauty. He filmed them in different countries around the world...so for me, butterflies are always a strong connection to my dad".
John Banks has passed away but anyone can see his films for free at https://cinebutterflies.
