The Peaceful Body and The Walking Way^BF

Letting The Ground Fly Through You

There are three unique attributes to humans – we can walk, we can talk, and we are good at using our hands. Evolutionally, our uprightness, our brain functionality, and our manual dexterity are intricately woven together.

Walking helps to clear our minds. It calms us down and wakes us up. Easy uprightness frees our arms and hands, allowing us to touch and interact directly with the world around us.

Often we walk to get from here to there. The Walking Way is about walking to get from here to really here.

No special training in required. You don't have to be in good shape. You just need a good pair of shoes, and a willingness to go for a walk.


Sauntering
What It Takes To Walk Besides A Good Pair Of Shoes

an essay by Bruce Fertman

"Do you know the origin of the word 'saunter?' It's a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, 'A la sainte terre,' 'To the Holy Land.'"
John Muir


Here is what it takes to walk well besides a good pair of shoes - the shoes being quite helpful if you are walking on the earth rather than on a perfect wooden dance floor.
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