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table of contents
  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Note from the Authors
  3. Part I. Grounding
    1. Baseline
    2. Seeing the Unseen
    3. Perspective
    4. The Essential Question
    5. Blind Spots
    6. Listening to the Birds
    7. Fox Walking
  4. Part II. Deep Listening
    1. Matches in the Dark
    2. Uncertainty
    3. Pause and Presence
    4. Snow in Spring
    5. On Birch Bark Peeling
    6. Tracking Self
    7. The Earth Is Happy to Remind You to Be Mindful
  5. Part III. Leaning In
    1. Lost in Thought
    2. Concentric Rings
    3. Natural Navigation
    4. Is It True?
    5. Footprints of the Sun
    6. Go a Different Way
  6. Part IV. Wise Action
    1. Intention
    2. Walking with Coyotes
    3. Connection, Intention, and Attention
    4. Being Sensible
    5. I Looked
    6. The Curse and Blessing of the Tracker
    7. Going the Right Speed
  7. Part V. Coming Home
    1. Remembering the Sacred
    2. Tracking and Stories
    3. Exploring the Edges
    4. Harvesting Stories
    5. Mourning
  8. Afterword
  9. Notes
  10. Further Reading

Illustrations by Zoe W. Miller

Copyright © 2025 Cornell University Press

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. Visit our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu.

First published 2025 by Cornell University Press

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Drake, Timothy L., 1978– author | Hamilton, Jason G., 1963– author

Title: Mindful by nature : the inner work of being outdoors / Tim Drake and Jason Hamilton.

Description: Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2025003326 (print) | LCCN 2025003327 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501783807 paperback | ISBN 9781501783814 pdf | ISBN 9781501783821 epub

Subjects: LCSH: Nature—Psychological aspects | Mindfulness (Psychology)

Classification: LCC BF353.5.N37 D73 2025 (print) | LCC BF353.5.N37 (ebook) | DDC 155.9/1—dc23/eng/20250602

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025003326

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025003327

Cover art: Zoe W. Miller, Flickerings. Courtesy of the artist.

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