F e a t u r e d A r t i c l e s
Running as meditation (or how to meditate while running:
The Zone: we all know it. We’ve all been there before. It’s the holy grail of running experience, and the reason that some people hit the road in the first place. But how much time do you actually spend there, in that elusive place of weightlessness, timelessness, pure effortlessness and Flow? Whatever figure comes to mind, the answer is surely “not enough”. By learning how to meditate while running, we can begin to access the Zone almost at will… read more:
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Running, spiritual experience and the origins of man:
Long distance running and spirituality have always shared a deep connection. The Buddhist marathon monks of Mount Hiei and the Lung Gompa runners of Tibet are perhaps the most famous examples of formalised schools of spiritual training in which running forms a central element. This article examines how endurance running can and, historically, has always led to spiritual experience, including hallucinations, visions and OBE’s. Ends with a beautiful video by David Attenborough… read more:
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Dream running, lucid dreams and the nature of reality:
How many times do I dream about running: running without shoes, barefoot? Many, if not most nights… A sense of total freedom, effortlessly gliding with and like the wind.
Even during the decades I ran in shoes, my dreams of running were still the same: with a dream-body flowing like water over the terrain, no sign of shoe-shod impact with each step. It was only after throwing away my shoes that I recognised that I’ve always run barefoot in my dreams… read more:
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Dream running and dreams of clarity:
Well, it happened again today – I was stopped by the cops for running barefoot. The weather gets cold, they see me and think: ‘this guy’s crazy…’ So today, I was just walking the last few metres home, and three of them jumped out of a police van to investigate. After taking my name and D.O.B., we had a nice little conversation about the health benefits of barefoot running. Then we bade each other farewell, and I came inside the house, had a shower and began to write in my dream journal as usual. It was then that I realised that actually, in essence, I’d already dreamed this incident the previous night… read more:
Dream journal:
A selection of posts which involve dreams of barefoot running… read more:
Joy of Barefoot Running 