Earthwalks For Body And Spirit – James Endredy

2. After you have taken in this world, tell yourself that you are not alone. Everything, including you, is connected in the web of life energy that surrounds us every moment of our lives. Walk with this understanding inside your heart. Comments on the Practice It’s no small wonder that intentionally placing ourselves in the world of Nature can be a cure for loneliness. For thousands of years our human species has been in intimate contact with all the living beings of our natural environment.

As hunter-gatherers for much of our time here, we were just as much a part of Nature’s workings and cycles as everything living around us. In acknowl- edging this, prominent psychologists and biologists refer to a hid- den awareness deep within us that they term the ecological se/f or the world self: Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning science professor Edward Wilson uses the term diophi/ia to refer to our innate emo- tional affiliation to other life-forms on a genetic level.

Whatever you choose to call it, both our physical and sacred connections to Nature are undeniable, and through them the natural world is al- ways there for us when we need her most. Walks for Groups Although most of the Earthwalks included in this book can be performed by more than one person at the same time, the three walks in this section are specifically designed for the purpose of creating companionship and cooperation among those in a group— including children—while at the same time fostering a healthy and enjoyable interaction with the natural world.

These walks, like those I introduced in the last section, pro- mote the active engagement of our attention through a medium wholly separate from our language-based learning process that leads to knowledge of ourselves and the world around us. But along with promoting connection to ourselves and the world, these walks also encourage both a physical and an energetic connection to other human beings that is refreshingly devoid of the games of domina- tion that we so often play and free from the masks we so often wear to hide our vulnerabilities and insecurities.

| These practices allow you to share an energy and spirit with those who walk with you and create an opportunity for discovery and personal interaction that is rarely present during the hustle and bustle of our daily lives.

for Body and Spirit Exercises to Restore Our Sacred Bond with the Earth JAMES ENDREDY Foreword by VICTOR SANCHEZ a Bear & Company Rochester, Vermont Bear & Company One Park Street Rochester, Vermont 05767 www.InnerTraditions.com Copyright © 2002 by James Endredy All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, re- cording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permis- sion in writing from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Endredy, James. Earthwalks for body and spirit : exercises to restore our sacred bond with the earth / James Endredy ; foreword by Victor Sanchez. ps cm. ISBN 1-879181-78-9 (pbk.) 1. Walking. 2. Meditation. 3. Nature—Religious aspects. 4. Human ecol- ogy—Religious aspects. I. Title. GV199.5 .E53 2002 796.5 1-—de21 20022000065 Printed and bound in Canada 10-28 769.4 Sg Text design and layout by Priscilla Baker This book was typeset in Caslon, with Caslon Antique and Gill Sans used as display typefaces Dedicated to my father, Jené Endrédy, and my mother, Irma Endrédy Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Preface | Earthwalks: What, Why, and How EARTHWALKS The Endless School Walking to Better Health Walking in Nature Connecting or Conquering?

What Are Earthwalks? How to Use This Book Key Words Learning How To Walk Creating a Sacred Space Walking Safely 2 Walks of Attention ATTENTION The Fox Stance Walk of Attention Walk of Balance Walk of Equilibrium Barefoot Walk A Child’s Eyes . Count Three Count Three Variation Walk of Silence . Night Vision 10. Walking Backward OP MNDAMW AWN Hat with Mirrors Five Steps Shadow World Into the Unknown The Beacon Embracing the Darkness Predator and Prey . Core for Loneliness Walks for Groups A GROUP 19. 20.

21. Walking as One One Body Together Walks of Connection to the Powers of Earth NIERIKAS WIND 22. 23. aA. SUN 2D. 26. a: WATER 28. 29. 30. Communication Cleansing Changing Direction Sunrise Sunset I{lumination Fluidity Still Motion Rain MOTHER EARTH JL oe oo 34. Love Healing Cycles Developing Reciprocity Heartbeat 50 54 56 58 62 64 66 69 73 74 75 80 82 85 86 88 89 9| 93 97 98 101 102 106 107 109 riz 116 117 119 123 128 FIRE 35.

Connect to the Universe 36. Source 5 Walks of Connection to Animals, Trees, and Places of Power ANIMALS 37. Breakthrough 38. Journey TREES 39. Below and Above PLACES OF POWER 40. Encounter 41. Sphere 42. Split 6 Walks of Offering and Vision OFFERING AND VISION 43. Seasons of Change 44. Giving Back 45.

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