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Feb 1

Breathe and Blossom-What I Learned at a Biathlon Clinic

In the spirit of “welcome”, my word of the year, I’m trying to open myself to the flow of life. So, when I happened to walk through the Tahoe Donner cross-country ski center and saw a notice that a biathlon clinic (that’s skiing and shooting a target) was happening the…

Biathlon

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Breathe and Blossom-What I Learned at a Biathlon Clinic
Breathe and Blossom-What I Learned at a Biathlon Clinic
Biathlon

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Dec 7, 2022

The Intense Challenge of No Workouts for a Week

Over the American Thanksgiving week, I was in Costa Rica on an 8-day retreat; an opportunity to radically slow down and look inward. As part of the retreat experience, I decided to challenge myself to not workout for the week either. 2022 has been an extremely challenging year for me…

Dancing

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The Intense Challenge of No Workouts for a Week
The Intense Challenge of No Workouts for a Week
Dancing

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Oct 5, 2022

Head Games with Peloton Bike Statistics: the challenge of calibrating my nervous system

I have a love-hate relationship with my Peloton bike. Love: Easy access, anytime, any length, intense workouts with great music-not just on the bike. I also do their Pilates and light weights strength classes. Hate: I am always so discouraged on the Peloton. It’s the statistics. The Peloton bike offers…

Peloton

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Head Games with Peloton Bike Statistics: the challenge of calibrating my nervous system
Head Games with Peloton Bike Statistics: the challenge of calibrating my nervous system
Peloton

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Sep 7, 2022

Acoustic Bikes: New Language Changes How I Think About E-Bikes

I am an avid user of social bike systems wherever I go. These are bikes available for shared public use for a small fee. In New York, it’s Citibike; in Montreal, Bixi; in Paris, Velib. And I’ve used systems in Helsinki, Boise, Berlin, Toronto, London (in the UK) and I’m…

E Bike

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Acoustic Bikes: New Language Changes How I Think About E-Bikes
Acoustic Bikes: New Language Changes How I Think About E-Bikes
E Bike

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Aug 3, 2022

Do I Belong On My Mountain Bike?

I love mountain biking. I feel strong, capable and even graceful. I often have the sensation that I’m dancing with my bike and the terrain. Alert. Fluid. Light. Mountain biking, more than any other sport I do, is metaphor made real. This is where all that talk about having the…

Mountain Biking

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Do I Belong On My Mountain Bike?
Do I Belong On My Mountain Bike?
Mountain Biking

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Jul 14, 2022

Running with Books as a Spiritual Practice

I arrived out here in the California mountains last week and the very next morning I went for a trail run. As I was getting ready, I was debating whether I should listen to the book I was in the middle of reading with my ears. After all, said a…

Running

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Running

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Feb 2, 2022

Sex and Breath Can Fuel Our Sports

Some mornings I wake up with a buzz of desire fluttering around my nerve endings. When our enthusiasm matches up and time allows, my partner and I indulge our pleasure. Inevitably though, there are mornings when that is just not possible. …

Tantric Breathing

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Sex and Breath Can Fuel Our Sports
Sex and Breath Can Fuel Our Sports
Tantric Breathing

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Jan 5, 2022

Does Meditation Even Work?

I considered different titles for this piece: If I Didn’t Meditate, Would I Be a Monster? Why Even Meditate If I Still Stress Out? I Give Up on Meditation. But I don’t give up, even as I wonder, why not? As many of you know, I’ve been on a meditation…

Meditation

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Does Meditation Even Work?
Does Meditation Even Work?
Meditation

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·Oct 20, 2021

Self-Empathy Is Not Self-Indulgent, It’s Playful

I am on a learning spree — engaged in advanced trainings in Non-Violent Communication and Internal Family Systems. At every step of the way, I’m integrating what I learn into my work, building connections across disciplines. …

Wellness

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Self-Empathy Is Not Self-Indulgent, It’s Playful
Self-Empathy Is Not Self-Indulgent, It’s Playful
Wellness

8 min read


Sep 1, 2021

Day 999 of My Meditation Streak: When the Mind Chatter Surrenders to What Is

I sit down on my meditation cushion for day 999 of my current meditation streak. This particular cushion is a stack of two stained decorative pillows on a day bed in an Airbnb in Montreal, where I’m staying with my mother, the first time I’ve seen her since the beginning…

Mindfulness

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Day 999 of My Meditation Streak: When the Mind Chatter Surrenders to What Is
Day 999 of My Meditation Streak: When the Mind Chatter Surrenders to What Is
Mindfulness

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Mina Samuels

Mina Samuels

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Writer. Performer. Citizen. Traveler. Enthusiast. Author of Run Like a Girl 365 Days A Year and other books. www.minasamuels.com

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