Holly Thomas

Holly loves sharing two of her greatest passions – birding and mindfulness!! She began a love affair with birds as a child and discovered mindfulness through her father’s meditation practice.

Her career path took her to UC Berkeley, where she got a PhD in Physiology and researched stress and the inflammatory response in an effort to understand how our bodies recover from injury and how we can optimize well being.

Over many years, Holly noticed that often the way she felt when she was birding, exploring nature, was the way she felt when deep in meditation. That brings us to mindful birding – the weaving together of birding with mindfulness practice.

Holly is a registered yoga and Mindfulness Meditation teacher, also trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and Brain Longevity®. She leads birding outings and workshops, is a founding member of the Mindful Birding Network, and co-hosts The Mindful Birding Podcast.