Applied Connection Practices within the Evolved Nest: With Jon Young and Sarah Fontaine
A Nesting Ambassador Presentation
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Jon Young and Sarah Fontaine, Certified Nesting Ambassadors, share their lifelong work and insight into Nature Connection. In this presentation to the Nesting Ambassador Cohorts, Jon says, “Connection is regenerative, but so it disconnection. And right now we are watching both happen in real time and disconnection is winning.”
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About Jon Young
on Young is a deep nature-people-self connection researcher, mentor, naturalist, wildlife tracker, author, workshop leader, consultant and storyteller. Jon has been mentored in deep nature connection by his own grandmothers, Tom Brown, Jr. and a host of elders and experts.
As a leader in the field of nature-based community building over 40 years, Jon’s research into the impact and significance of nature on mentoring, human intelligence, spirituality, well-being and development has influenced tens of thousands of people worldwide.
Jon has authored and co-authored several seminal works on nature connection and connection mentoring, including What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World(2013), and Coyote’s Guide to Connecting to Nature (2007).
Jon has appeared in numerous documentaries including The Animal Communicator (2012). In 2016, he received the Champion of Environmental Education Award for his innovative work, which has inspired positive developments in the field, and fostered the growth of the nature connection movement on a global level.
About Sarah Fontaine
For over 25 years, Sarah has been practicing ways of deepening connection with self and nature through psychoeducation, neuroscience, somatics and energy awareness. Her work is informed by over 20 years as a professional Massage Therapist and Bodyworker, with studies and practice include Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Trauma Integration, Emotional Clearing, Craniosacral Therapy, Chakra-work, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Five Elements theory.
She has studied wildlife tracking through Shikari Tracker Mentoring with Jon Young and Josh Lane, and Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School. She is a graduate of the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, and studied Interspecies Communication with Anna Breytenbach and Wynter Worsthorne.
Sarah currently offers Wildlife Tracking courses and pathways for applying neuroscience and energy awareness to nature connection practices.
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About the Music
The Native Flute introduction, to this video was created and performed by Patricia Herr. “Trust” is the name of her instrumental work. Patricia says: “Trust” comes from the depth of my heart and soul, rooted in a state of being that resonates with “Deep Nestedness” in the Creation and with the foundations of “Indigenous Worldview”.
This is a state of being that I experienced for the first time within the mutually connected field, that was and still is opened by Lindsay Mikolitch, who has Indigenous, American and European roots and who teaches ‘Spirit Energy Medicine’ and Kinship from this background.
This is what I tried to experience and express by creating this song and why it is called “Trust” (Honor Song for a “Medicine Man”). The sacred Native American Flute and playing/creating intuitive music that carries comforting energies has become one of my dearest Nesting and Nesting Ambassador Tools.
Patricia is a Certified Nesting Ambassador and the first ambassador in Germany. You can learn more about her and her work at Kindred World here: https://nestedworld.