Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Cycling
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:01 am
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.