PAST EVENTS
A-Way in Nature: a Mindful Outdoor Experience with Birds
MINDFUL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE (MOE) | IN-PERSON
April 27, 2024 - 9am - 11am PT
Location: Anstine-Audubon Nature Preserve,
2437 Hutchison Street, Vista, CA 92084
Deepen your connection with our feathered friends! Learn to:
● sit/lie quietly and practice mindfulness in nature (Bird Perch)
● use your senses to observe the birds while leaving your equipment behind
● connect with birds in a meaningful and personal way to enhance your well-being
This workshop is suitable for all interest levels and capacities and all are welcome to participate in the manner most suited for them. We will meet for a brief overview of connecting with birds followed by time to actually practice mindful birding and experience the many benefits for your wellbeing-including having fun! Birding equipment is not required nor encouraged for this workshop.
San Diego Audubon BIRDATHON 2024
Birding for a Cause!
Birdathon: Birding for a cause!
Each year we celebrate the arrival of spring and come together for Birdathon to get outside, count birds, and build community. Birdathon is like a walkathon, except instead of counting miles, you count birds! Teams and individuals pick a day to get outside in San Diego County and try to identify as many species as possible within 24 hours, while raising funds along the way.
The funds that we raise help to support San Diego Audubon's conservation, education, and advocacy efforts to defend birds and their habitats in San Diego county. In 2024, we hope to bring in $30,000 during Birdathon and inspire people to love and protect the natural world!
Information and registration for event here.
TEAM HEALTH - Enjoy nature and identify as many bird species as possible as part of Team Health's Birdathon, while raising funds for a local conservation. It’s like a walkathon but more fun! Tammah will be there to say a few words and Team Health will be doing a raffle at the end for a few copies of “Keep Looking Up”
San Diego Bird Festival 2024 - Feb 21-25, 2024
Host | Co-Moderator | IN-PERSON
CHAMPIONS OF THE BIRDVERSE
Birds in Comics Panel -Tammah Watts, Lisa Chaddock, Christian Cooper, and others
It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s BIRDS IN COMICS!
Calling all nerds, bird nerds, and comic enthusiasts -along with all the rest of us who are simply interested. Hawks, Owls, Falcons, Songbirds, and even ducks, are some of the characters that come to mind.
Come marvel with the panel of birding speakers as they discuss the festival’s theme, “Birds Make Us Better” within the realm of the super hero to the comic strip -and beyond.
We will explore the intersection of some of the heroes (and villains turned heroes) named after birds, ways birds are featured in comics, and the wonder of self-discovery. Birds in comics have become a way to speak to the deeper character of the hero, and in some ways show us our best selves. There will be time to hear from attendees and Q&A. Capes and wings are optional.
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM pacific
Location: Marina Village Conference Center- Terrace Room
A-Way in Nature: a Mindful Outdoor Experience with Birds
MINDFUL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE (MOE) | IN-PERSON
January 20, 2024 - 9am - 11am PT
Location: Anstine-Audubon Nature Preserve,
2437 Hutchison Street, Vista, CA 92084
Deepen your connection with our feathered friends! Learn to:
● sit/lie quietly and practice mindfulness in nature (Bird Perch)
● use your senses to observe the birds while leaving your equipment behind
● connect with birds in a meaningful and personal way to enhance your well-being
This workshop is suitable for all interest levels and capacities and all are welcome to participate in the manner most suited for them. We will meet for a brief overview of connecting with birds followed by time to actually practice mindful birding and experience the many benefits for your wellbeing-including having fun! Birding equipment is not required nor encouraged for this workshop.
Audubon After Dark: Bird Story Hour
GUEST STORYTELLER| VIRTUAL
December 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm mountain time
Have you received a gift from a bird? We warmly invite you to tell us during Audubon After Dark: Bird Story Hour, a virtual community space for bird story sharing! Join us to share your favorite bird tales and hear authentic, engaging, often humorous, and touching stories from fellow bird lovers.
This month, we will be joined by best-selling author Tammah Watts. Tammah is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Certified Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide, birder, and an advocate for the equitable accessibility of nature, health, and mental health for all. Tammah was also the co-host of Audubon California's Bird Story Hour events.
For the December event, the prompt is "What gift have you received from a bird?" and "What gift have birds given you?" However, stories of all themes are welcome!
Nature Night | KEEP LOOKING UP with Tammah Watts
PRESENTATION | VIRTUAL
December 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm pacific
Join Tammah Watts as she weaves together personal story and avian life to reveal the marvelous phenomenon shared among us. This interactive presentation invites the audience to become acquainted, or perhaps re-acquainted, with the many benefits one experiences connecting with our feathered friends at home, in the community, and beyond.
A-Way in Nature: a Mindful Outdoor Experience with Birds
MINDFUL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE (MOE) | IN-PERSON
December 2, 2023 - 9am - 11am PT
Location: Anstine-Audubon Nature Preserve,
2437 Hutchison Street, Vista, CA 92084
Deepen your connection with our feathered friends! Learn to:
● sit/lie quietly and practice mindfulness in nature (Bird Perch)
● use your senses to observe the birds while leaving your equipment behind
● connect with birds in a meaningful and personal way to enhance your well-being
This workshop is suitable for all interest levels and capacities and all are welcome to participate in the manner most suited for them. We will meet for a brief overview of connecting with birds followed by time to actually practice mindful birding and experience the many benefits for your wellbeing-including having fun! Birding equipment is not required nor encouraged for this workshop.
WBFI 2023 Annual Meeting*- San Diego, CA
PRESENTATION | MINDFUL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE (MOE) | IN-PERSON
*This event is for WBFI Members and their guests.
November 9, 2023
2:15 – 3:00 PM Presentation: Keep Looking Up: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching
3:00 – 4:30 PM Mindful Outdoor Experience
Paradise Point 1404 Vacation Road, San Diego, CA 92109.
Darien Library Author Visit
BOOK TALK | PRESENTATION | VIRTUAL
September 7, 2023 at 7pm EST
Migratory Bird Day Bird Book Club
BOOK DISCUSSION | VIRTUAL
Thursday, August 31st, 2023: 5pm PT, 6pm MT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET
Oceanside Library Author Visit
MINDFUL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE | BOOK TALK | BOOK SIGNING | IN-PERSON
Join Tammah Watts for a MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WITH BIRDS - a mindfulness outdoor experience (MOE).
August 26, 2023 at 10am
Location: Civic Center Library - 330 North Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA 92054
The San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books at the University of San Diego
GUIDED MINDFULNESS MEDITATION | BOOK TALK | BOOK SIGNING | IN-PERSON
Join Tammah Watts at the 7th Annual San Diego Festival of Books for a Book Talk and MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WITH BIRDS - a mindfulness outdoor experience (MOE) at 11 am - 11:45am and 2pm to 2:45pm Pacific.
Location for Meditation with Tammah: Garden of the Sea at the Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
2023 Authors: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/festivalofbooks/authors
Simply…Woman! The 7-Day Online Retreat: Mind. Body. Soul.
BOOK TALK | MINDFULNESS MEDITATION | VIRTUAL EVENT
This event kicks off on July 18th and is hosted by bestselling author and Emotional Age expert Crystal Andrus Morissette along with 21 incredible female speakers including Tammah. In this interview, Tammah shares about how birds can empower us to heal and continue to grow in mind, body and spirit - that is to say, as a way to amplify our self-care practices.
For seven days, you'll get daily access to morning guided meditations, healthy recipes, Chrystal’s SWAY yoga class, three 30-minute interviews each day - PLUS - get bonus gifts from each speaker - including Tammah’s Be the Bird: mindfulness meditation with birds!
The Nat Talk at the San Diego Natural History Museum
BOOK TALK | BOOK SIGNING | IN-PERSON
June 13th at 7pm Pacific
Wisconsin Society of Ornithology 81st Annual Convention
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | BOOK SIGNING | IN-PERSON
May 19–21, 2023
The Ingleside Hotel, 2810 Golf Rd., Pewaukee
Barnes & Noble KEEP LOOKING UP Book Event
San Diego City College Environmental Justice Conference
GUEST SPEAKER | IN-PERSON
April 20th @ 2pm Pacific
Meditation & Book Signing
As CAT+FD has promoted contemplative pedagogy and work/life balance for years, we are very pleased to join our student groups in welcoming author and facilitator Tammah Watts, LMFT, to Xavier University of Louisiana this Friday.
Come join Tammah and connect with nature right here on campus.
Turning your focus to nature and wildlife can help allay stress and anxiety. During meditation, Tammah will help participants identify cues in nature to increase mindfulness.
This event is open to Xavier students, faculty, and staff. Attendees will receive a copy of Tammah’s new book, Keep Looking Up.
Friday, April 14th, 2023, 2pm in the UC Yard
Hay House’s Women’s History Month celebration continues!
Tammah Watts, author of the newly released Keep Looking Up, Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Bird Watching is going to take you on a story-telling journey of how you can help ease symptoms of stress, pain, depression, and anxiety through bird watching.
Tuesday, March 14th at 11:00 AM PT | 2:00 PM ET
Webinar Series: Mindful Birding and Bird Language
Join us for an experiential webinar series presented in collaboration with Audubon California & Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education
Webinars are on Mondays: 12:30 - 2:00 pm PST and Thursdays: 9:00 - 10:00 am PST throughout March. Note: All webinars and guided bird sits will be recorded so you can join live or watch/listen on demand.
Full Details: https://ca.audubon.org/news/webinar-series-mindful-birding-and-bird-language
The Powerful Healing of Birding
Our February 15, 2023 BVAS Monthly Program was on The Powerful Healing of Birding with Tammah Watts. Learn about the many benefits of connecting with birds at home, in your community, and beyond.
Tammah Watts is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Certified Kripalu Mindfulness Outdoor Guide; and an advocate for the equitable accessibility of nature, health, and mental health for all. Tammah serves on the Audubon California and Buena Vista Audubon Boards of Directors. Her first book, Keep Looking Up: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching, chronicles her journey toward healing by meaningfully connecting with birds. Buena Vista Audubon bvaudubon.org
San Diego Bird Festival 2023 - Book Talk
Sunday, February 26th at 11am
Author Tammah Watts will be be talking with Nora Ives about her book Keep Looking Up at San Diego Audubon Bird Festival 2023!
Special advanced book release and signing!
Photo Naturalist Camera Club Presentation
NATURE PERFECT: Your Powerful Connection to the Perfect Photo
Now, more than ever, the increasing accessibility of cameras has created the opportunity for folks to capture an image of what is seen and experienced, literally, close at hand.
Whether you are venturing into the world of nature photography for the first time or a seasoned veteran, one’s appreciation for the delicate balance between photographic art and science is fun, challenging, exhilarating, and inspiring. Join Tammah Watts for this interactive presentation and explore your passion for capturing the perfect picture and meaningful connection with nature.
Monday, June 27, 2022 at 7:00pm
Environmental Justice Conference 2022
Author Tammah Watts is the keynote speaker sharing her presentation, Nature Here We Are.
San Diego Bird Festival 2022
Keep Looking Up: The Healing Power of Birding
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | IN-PERSON
Join Tammah Watts for a discussion about her book, KEEP LOOKING UP: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching and the benefits of connecting with birds, including:
A greater understanding of our connection to nature
Deepening one’s appreciation for our feathered friends
Our collective story which honors what we have in common and celebrates our differences.
San Diego Bird Festival 2022
Be the Bird: Mindfulness Meditation with Tammah Watts
WORKSHOP | IN-PERSON
Join Tammah Watts for a guided in-person meditation as she explores the healing power of birds and a way to connect with nature and ourselves.