“Sports and athletics can be a path in Zen, in concordance with daily practice of zazen meditation. You need to move with your spirit, not just with your body.” NeedsBodyMovingSpiritSportsPracticePathMeditationHealthBuddhismYour BodyAthletics Author:Frederick Lenz
“If your intent is that athletics and sports are tools or devices to reach higher levels of mind, then your workout sessions become meditation.” IfsMindSportsLevelsMeditationHealthBuddhismHigherMindfulnessToolsDevicesWorkoutSessionAthleticsHigher Level Author:Frederick Lenz
“I take it so seriously as far as meditation, notes, visualization, preparation, everything. I take it a lot more serious than a lot of people that play this sport. I'm obsessed with the game that I play.” PeoplePlayGamesSportsMeditationSeriousNotesPreparationObsessedMmaVisualization Author:Jon Jones
“Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports. It's ironic because millions of people who swim as their regular exercise love the meditation aspect of it; you don't wind up with any orthopedic injuries. But when you swim at a world class level for hours and hours - the loneness of the long distance runner.” PeopleWorldLongSportsHoursLevelsClassMillionsMeditationWindExerciseAspectUltimateDistanceInjurySwimSwimmingIronicRunnersLong DistanceBurnoutWorld ClassDistance RunnerRegular ExerciseOrthopedics Author:Diana Nyad
“Several things can throw me into that space where I feel energetic and peaceful at the same moment - often things that force me to utilize all my senses. Sunshine does it for me. Music for sure, singing, and dancing. Conscious breathing. Nature. Silence. Meditation. Sport is a great one.” FeelsDoeMomentsForceSportsSpaceSilenceMeditationSingingConsciousDancingSensesPeacefulBreathingSunshineEnergeticGreat OnesSinging And Dancing Author:Richard Brancatisano
“My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.” SportsMeditationYogaPerformancesAthlete Author:Amanda Beard