Yesterday I heard a discussion of Mindfulness and Mental Health on the radio and was prompted to send an email to the guest speaker, Dr. Baime, who is the Director of the Univ. of Penn. Mindfulness Center. Here's what I sent him:
I heard Dr. Baime on the radio yesterday and wanted to suggest a question for him explore or perhaps pass on to someone he thinks might find it of interest.
I am a barefoot runner. One of the common themes of discusion among my community is that to run truly barefoot changes one's focus dramatically. Instead of spacing out or reaching for the iPod, many BF runners have noticed that as a group we eschew such things. We take pleasure in noticing each step and each variation in texture under our feet. We tend to be attuned to our breathing and form as well as to our surroundings. Some have theorized that we are somehow connecting to our hunter ancestry when we run. I think that in the context of running, Mindfulness might be an advantage for survival.
So, FWIW, I pass it to you.
Thanks,
Joseph
...any thoughts?
I heard Dr. Baime on the radio yesterday and wanted to suggest a question for him explore or perhaps pass on to someone he thinks might find it of interest.
I am a barefoot runner. One of the common themes of discusion among my community is that to run truly barefoot changes one's focus dramatically. Instead of spacing out or reaching for the iPod, many BF runners have noticed that as a group we eschew such things. We take pleasure in noticing each step and each variation in texture under our feet. We tend to be attuned to our breathing and form as well as to our surroundings. Some have theorized that we are somehow connecting to our hunter ancestry when we run. I think that in the context of running, Mindfulness might be an advantage for survival.
So, FWIW, I pass it to you.
Thanks,
Joseph
...any thoughts?