As a thirty-something, I've noticed a certain topic keeps coming up in conversations with friends lately. No, not marathons, but birds. Watching them, specifically (or 'twitching' as it's officially called). Why, you ask? It's a very good question — and one I had myself. But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. It's an excuse to get outside, off screens, and connect to nature. And couldn't we all do with a bit more of that?
With home wellness trends increasingly turning towards all things analog, it feels fitting that twitching should become trendy — even with a younger crowd. "Bird-watching is a way to practice being present," Dr. Laurie Bruce, LLC, a clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach with over 25 years of experience, tells me. "You’re scanning, listening, noticing subtle movement and sound. That kind of focused attention naturally regulates the nervous system and pulls people out of rumination and back into the present moment."
