Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Cycling

[Rolf]

Beautifully written account of a cyclist’s experience with mental health and mindfulness through pedalling:

Key to the therapeutic qualities of cycling is its inherent mindfulness. Focusing on the physical and engaging mind and body purely on riding takes us away from negative, swirling thoughts, which take on such greater and troubling significance when we obsess over them. This unhealthy rumination makes life unnecessarily convoluted, while cycling, at its heart, is a simple activity.

[AJ Neale]

+1

[JTyre]

Thank you for the post Rolf. On the road, mindfulness is often true in my experience. On the trail, the proximity to nature makes it’s unavoidable.