For his talk at TCU, Michael Smith will share some of the benefits of engaging mindfully with Texas nature and animals and discuss several different nature-focused mindfulness practices. He will then share some in-depth examples from his recently published book about the wonders one can discover during a mindful encounter with Texas nature and animals.

Michael Smith is a retired Psychological Associate, writer, and naturalist. He has written three books, two of them on the subject of herpetology and natural history and the third on the practice of mindfulness in various natural places in the state of Texas.