Taking a Mindful Run with Murakami: A (hermeneutic) phenomenological approach
Long-distance running is an intra-subjective activity that orients the individual towards his/her own experiences and struggle for achievement within both the narrow context of training and competition and the broader context of life itself. This article takes a hermeneutic phenomenological approach...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 351-368 |
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Summary: | Long-distance running is an intra-subjective activity that orients the individual towards his/her own experiences and struggle for achievement within both the narrow context of training and competition and the broader context of life itself. This article takes a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to the obstacles and opportunities entailed in running; within this framework, mindfulness training will be prominently featured. These practices have been shown to strengthen the mind-body connection, increase situational awareness and enhance psychophysical well-being. The aim here is to examine the experiential aspect of long-distance running, aided by various understandings gleaned from mindfulness, phenomenology, Buddhism and sports, with a special emphasis on the memoir What I Talk about When I Talk about Running, by Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. |
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ISSN: | 1476-7953 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Contemporary buddhism
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2022.2043038 |