Why I Started To Walk Everyday – And What Happened When I Stopped

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So started my daily walking which became an adventure in itself. Whatever the weather I was out there, sloshing through rainstorms, getting up to watch the sun rise or just ambling around my local park. For a whole year, I got out every day. I began to experience the seasons in a whole new way with winter shooting up the list to become my favorite time of year: the calm gray tones, the long morning shadows, the frost-encrusted grasses–so much more interesting than the flat, bright light of summer!    The more I walked the better I felt. Not just physically but emotionally too. Peaceful, joyful, happy, and uber-fit: that’s what walking every day brought me.

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Find Peace In Nature At Chichester Canal

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Come to Chichester and you’ll likely visit Chichester Cathedral, Bishops Palace Gardens and Pallant Gallery. You’ll browse the shops, cafes and restaurants that line the town centre’s traffic-free, cobbled streets. But did you know about the peaceful canal that starts a stone’s throw from Chichester station? Follow my guide to Chichester Canal and enjoy anything …

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Walk and Meditate? How To Make A Walking Meditation Part Of Your Daily Walk

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In this week’s blog I’m sharing some incredible nuggets of gold that I learned about the benefits of walking during my podcast interview with my friend and Kundalini yoga teacher/trainer Martha Chester. Martha gave me so many fascinating insights into why walking is such a powerful exercise for our mind, body and spirit, so take …

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Get Mindful With Walking

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That’s when I realised what I had been missing in my cycle trip: the pace that allows you to stop at any sight or sound that grabs your attention. The possibility to give that sight or sound your full attention. The opportunity to notice, focus on and wonder at the smallest sound and the grandest sight. The mindfulness of walking.