After so much sitting while
studying, I hardly needed any inspiration to get walking. Also, I have a dog, who is not shy about
insisting that I get up and go. I drank
the Kool-Aid long ago about the benefits of walking for mind and body. That said, The Spirited Walker by Carolyn Scott Kortge has a lot to offer for
those of us who would like to walk more or better. It also has a lot to bring to the mindbody
conversation.
Kortge brings her
journalist’s training to mindful walking.
She certainly has plenty of
faith in the process, but she also has research to ground her assertions. She suggests that we all walk for our own
reasons, but that all of us are seeking both bodily and spiritual fitness,
whatever spiritual means to us.
There are practical
exercises, inspiring stories (and not the kind that make me want to vomit in
that women’s-magazine kind of way), references, and a good list of further
reading.
It’s on my studio shelf
if anyone wants to borrow it!
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