Free Live Online Gathering 

with Jon Young, Sarah Fontaine, and Looby Macnamara



July 24th 2025

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We can make a powerful impact simply by being present, listening with curiosity, and holding the intention of wellness for all.

In this gathering, we will share accessible yet ever-deepening practices to create a container that encourages connection — between individuals and within communities.

We will be emphasizing the importance of lifting up the gifts of others, in every moment, for the long term when possible, and especially in these times.

Join us for some inspiration...

All who register will have access to the recording!

Meet the Facilitators

Jon Young

Jon 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.

Looby Macnamara

Looby Macnamara is an author, designer, gardener, song leader, mother, and artist. Looby is author of five books: Design Adventures, People & Permaculture, 7 Ways to Think Differently, Cultural Emergence, Strands of Infinity. While writing "People & Permaculture," Looby created the Design Web - an organic dynamic design framework which has been used to create thousands of designs around the world on many scales. Her latest book Design Adventures shares the Design Web in depth, inviting people to activate their inner designer and unlock their creativity. Looby has been teaching permaculture for over 20 years and runs courses online and from her home Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire, UK. Looby has been collaborating with Jon Young since 2016 to co-create the Cultural Emergence toolkit.

Sarah Fontaine

Sarah is a Wildlife Tracker, Interspecies Communicator, and Nature Connection Facilitator. For over 25 years, Sarah has been practicing ways of deepening connection with self and nature through psychoeducation, neuroscience, somatics and energy awareness. Greatly informed by over 20 years as a professional Massage Therapist and Bodyworker, her studies and practice include Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Trauma Integration, Emotional Clearing, Craniosacral Therapy, Chakra-work, Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians and Five Elements theory. She has studied wildlife tracking through Shikari Tracker Mentoring with Jon Young and Josh Lane, Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School, and Cybertracker Conservation. She is a graduate of the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, and studied Interspecies Communication with Anna Breytenbach and Wynter Worsthorne. She currently offers Wildlife Tracking courses, pathways for applying neuroscience and energy awareness to nature connection practices, and co-facilitates online programs for deep nature connection at Living Connection 1st.