Tracking Connections

Summer Break 2025

We're going to take a little break this summer and we plan to resume episodes in September. We've got exciting stuff planned and we look forward to coming back and sharin

46. Backyard Bird Language & Expanding Awareness with Jon, Sarah, and Aidan

What if the birds outside your window were telling a story—and you could understand it? In this rich and deeply practical episode, we explore the timeless practice of bi

45. Brush Your Teeth with a Plant: Alexis Burnett on Core Routines, Mentoring, and Nature Connection

"Nature doesn’t judge. It just invites you to show up and be yourself." In this wide-ranging conversation, we’re joined by Alexis Burnett—naturalist, tracker, herbalist,

44. Slow Living, Reciprocity, and Wild Homesteading with Julie Stonefelt

In this heartfelt and inspiring conversation, we reconnect with Julie Stonefelt of Wild Homestead Living—park ranger, nature mentor, cancer survivor, and long-time member

43. Motivation in Mentoring with Jack Durtnall

This episode is all about motivation. How do we motivate our students, and ourselves, to practice our skills, be more consistent in our routines, and deepen our connectio

42. Leaving a Conscious Legacy with Peter W Johnson

Today’s episode is all about relationships, and how putting people first and valuing connection helps us build a conscious legacy in our families and in our work. Our gue

41. Nature Immersion for Deep Connection with Richie Rivera Booth

Since he was a child, Richie Rivera Booth has dreamed of being a protector of the natural world. In 2007, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to becoming just th

40. Survival Skills & Mentoring with Jason Knight

"I love that survival mentality; the will to solve problems…It gives you the confidence to tackle so many things…You believe in your resourcefulness and those around you.

39. Ecological Homecoming with Maria Buitenhuis

"It doesn’t matter how long it's been since I've had an experience with nature. As soon as I show up, nature is there for me." Maria Buitenhuis is a host and facilitator

38. Design Adventures with Looby Macnamara

"Someone said to me, ‘We have all the tools and techniques we need for widespread earth repair at the moment.’ Ok, so why is that not happening then? And the answer is al

37. The Paradox of Healing Our Culture Together with Dr. Bill Sutherland

"The message of healing you bring to attend to individual and cultural wounding is paradoxically undermined or attacked by the very same wounding you would seek to heal.”

36. Renewal Routines for Connection

"The vision is the journey, and the journey is now.” -Tom Brown Jr. In today's episode, we take a look at the power of renewal routines as a tool for deepening connectio

35. What is the 512 Project? Includes Bonus Audio

"My life’s work is connecting people deeply to nature, each other and themselves. Through over 50 years of mentoring, I’ve seen that deep nature connection changes us on

34. Tracking Our Roots in Nature Preview

We have a special episode today, sharing two excerpts from Tracking Our Roots In Nature, the 40th anniversary edition of Jon's seminal audio series on connecting to natur

33. Foxwalking & Owl Eyes —Core Routines

"The stories we were hearing were of animals coming out onto the trail in front of people and knowing they were there, but not minding that they were there." What if you

32. Eavesdropping on Animals —George Bumann

“Mimicry has been my life. It was the easiest channel to my best teacher. For me, it wasn’t people; it was the animals themselves, and the most accessible route to that w

31 - Bird Language & Mentoring —Dan Gardoqui

“I define tracking as paying attention to the movement of energy.” What are the birds telling us and how can we learn to notice more of what they have to say? In this e

30 - The 10 Foundation Stones of Connective Culture

“These are the core routines of people connection.” What happens when we slow down, get present, and put connection first? In this episode, Jon and Sarah give an overvi

29. Fast-Tracking Connection to Place & People

“When we talk about tracking, it's a very holistic definition. It means paying attention, not just with your eyes, but with all your senses.” In this episode we explore

28. The Magic of Emergence & Allowance —Susu Marley, Martha Meacham & Patrick Monroney

“There’s an intelligence that emerges out of being together in a connective way, that we can call The Keeper, or we can call it The Emergent Mind in interpersonal neurobi