{"id":14924,"date":"2011-07-27T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T14:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/?p=14924"},"modified":"2020-02-27T16:42:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T21:42:06","slug":"how-to-meditate-while-you-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/how-to-meditate-while-you-run\/","title":{"rendered":"The Simple Art of Meditating While You Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mentioned last week that I had been dealing with a little bit of runner’s block<\/a>.  And when you’re fighting runner’s block, you try new things to make running fun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That’s what led me to the idea of meditating while you run.<\/p>\n

While I’m not a Buddhist (or any religion, for that matter), I’ve been intrigued by the teachings of Buddhism and even its Western bastardizations for several years now. The ability to detach from your emotions, the silencing of the chatter in your mind and access to your creative subconscious, and the compassion for living beings — these are all things I find appealing, even with no overt religious meaning attached.<\/p>\n

The connection with veganism is pretty clear.  But it took a conversation with a reader of this site for me to realize how just well meditation jives with running.  And since I’ve started, I’ve really enjoyed it — not just for the new fulfillment I get from running, but also for the sense of presence and calm I feel during the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

Meditation without the weirdness<\/h3>\n

For the longest time, I thought meditation was a New Age or religious thing. But it doesn’t have to be that. I find it helpful just to think of it as a way to relax and play around in your head for a while.<\/p>\n

You don’t need special flute music. You don’t need candles. You don’t need to sit with your legs folded and palms up, and you certainly don’t need to make circles with your thumbs and forefingers.<\/p>\n

The only thing you need is something to focus on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That focus might be:<\/p>\n