Meditations on the Trail

A Guidebook for Self-Discovery

Christopher Ives

• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• eBook ISBN:
  9781614297680
• Year: 2021

Discover how to explore and deepen your connection to nature with a rich array of do-anywhere meditations. Meditations on the Trail offers a rich array of do-anywhere meditations that will help you explore and deepen your connection to nature, and yourself, in new ways, making the most of your time on the trail. This small book—perfect for throwing in a daypack or a back pocket as you head out for the trail—is filled with practices to take you into the heart of the natural world and uncover your most vibrant self. You'll return home grateful, more aware of interconnection, and maybe just a little wiser. "For walkers of all paces and geographies, this lovely book is a helpful guide for savoring moments on the trail, and feeling how deeply related we are to all existence."—Stephanie Kaza, author of Conversations with Trees: An Intimate Ecology

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Mindful Packing
• 2. Pausing at the Gate
• 3. Connecting through Your Senses
• 4. Moving at 80 Percent
• 5. Pouring Yourself into Walking
• 6. Doing Tasks as Meditation
• 7. Feeling Embodied
• 8. Being an Animal in the Woods
• 9. Exchanging Air with Trees
• 10. Realizing Interbeing and Expressing Gratitude
• 11. Settling into the Rhythm of Walking and Letting Go
• 12. Walking as Flow
• 13. Monitoring Thoughts
• 14. Intuiting the Unborn
• 15. Extending Outward
• 16. Opening Up Sky Mind
• 17. Getting Filled
• 18. Extending and Enveloping
• 19. Presencing
• 20. Sitting Still and Taking In What’s Happening
• 21. Extending Loving-Kindness
• 22. Leaving No Trace
• 23. Slowing Down on the Way Out
• 24. Concluding the Hike
• Appendix: Seated Meditation
• Notes by Page Number
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• About the Author
• Copyright