num_pages: 176
description: Learn how to bring the power of stillness into your running practice with meditations guidance and inspiration from a long-time runner and Zen practitioner.When we see running solely as exercise and focus on improving our times covering a certain number of miles or losing weight we miss the deeper implications of this art. We miss the opportunity to take up running as a practice that bridges the apparent gap between stillness and movement meditation and activity.Moving away from the limited definition of running as fitness training Vanessa Zuisei Goddard combines her decade of experience leading running retreats with her two-decade practice of Zen to offer insight humor and practical suggestions for grounding your running or any physical practice in meditation. Whether you are a new or experienced runner you will learn how to be more embodied through thirteen running practices to help improve your focus and running form. Using mantras and visualizations as well as a range of other exercises Goddard offers ways to practice running as a moving meditation with an eye toward bringing the power of stillness to all the activities in your life. Ultimately Still Running is a book about freedom ease and the joy of movement; it's about the power of stillness and learning how to use that power to live wholeheartedly.
language: English
title: Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion
publisher: Shambhala Publications