Mindful Thoughts for Runners Freedom on the trail

by Wardley, Tessa

• ISBN13: 9781782407645
• ISBN10: 1782407642
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2019-12-31
• Publisher: Leaping Hare Press

Summary

“Designed to coach us to see running as a spiritually enriching activity that connects us to our breath, body and the natural world.” - Healthy - Holland & Barrett magazine

“In this beautifully illustrated book, author Tessa Wardley meditates on the holistic nature of running through 25 focused reflections offering meaningful insights that every runner will value and remember”  - Your Healthy Living

“An inspiring guide to cheer you on through the ups and downs of running.” - Fit & Well


Mindful Thoughts for Runners explores the ways in which running offers us an opportunity to deepen our levels of awareness, lifting our souls as well as our endorphin levels!

Part of the Mindful Thoughts series, this beautifully illustrated little book meditates on all aspects of running, including:

• Running rituals
• The running community
• Running for charity
• Dealing with injury
• The power of breath
• Listening to the body
• . . . and much more

Running can be a spiritually enriching activity, as well as a physical one—reconnecting us to our breath, our bodies, and the natural world around us with every steady step. Author and environmentalist Tessa Wardley meditates on the holistic nature of running, through 25 focused reflections offering meaningful insights that every runner from barefoot to track will value and remember.

If you like this, you might also be interested in Mindful Thoughts for Walkers . . .

Author Biography

Tessa Wardley is a river-lover and mini-adventurer who has worked and played in waters worldwide from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. She is also a renowned global environmental policy consultant, and before that, the policy advisor to the UK’s Environment Agency. She has written The River Book, The Woodland Book, and The Countryside Book, inspirational titles encouraging readers to have adventures outdoors.

She is also author of The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming and Mindful Thoughts for Runners.

Table of Contents

Introduction Running Reimagined
Finding Clarity
The Running Bug
Connecting with the Earth
The Call of the Wild
The Ups & Downs of Running 
The Power of Breath
Enjoying the Elements
A Meditation on Freedom
Creative Running
The Road Less Travelled
Pace Yourself
The Long Run
Listen to Your Body
Dealing with Injury
Run Free 
A Changing Sense of the World 
Embrace the Pain 
The Running Community 
The Ageing Runner 
Change Your Mind
The Charitable Runner 
Running Rituals 
Short & Sweet 
Making Good Choices
Switch Off & Recharge 
Acknowledgements