Running the Spiritual Path: A Runner's Guide to Breathing, Meditating, and Exploring the Prayerful Dimension of the Sport

Joslin, Roger

ISBN 10: 031230885X / ISBN 13: 9780312308858

Published by St. Martin's Press, 2003

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1st printing, first edition hardcover in mylar protected dust jacket. very nice copy; no marks, not remaindered, not exlib, dj price intact, number line down to 1, first edition stated. non-fiction hardcover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Running the Spiritual Path: A Runner's Guide to Breathing, Meditating, and Exploring the Prayerful Dimension of the Sport
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031230885X
• ISBN 13: 9780312308858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 5.7W x 8.62H x 0.99D inches 5.7 inches width by 8.62 inches height by 0.99 inches depth
• Weight: 0.95 pounds

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Synopsis

A compelling and inspiring guide to making running a spiritual sport

Imagine achieving physical fitness and spiritual growth simultaneously. Roger Joslin's step by step program is an engaging exploration of his conviction that spiritual well being is as likely to happen while running along the trails of a favorite park as it is within the more traditional settings of neighborhood churches, synagogues, or mosques. Through awareness, chants and visualization, and through attention to the most evident aspects of the present moment--the weather, pain, or breathing--the simple run can become the basis for a profound spiritual practice.

In Running the Spiritual Path Roger Joslin combines the insights gathered from thirty years of running, with a personal spiritual journey that is guiding him to the priesthood. While drawing from and exhibiting an abiding respect for the traditions and sacred practices of the world's great religions, the author describes a heretofore-unexplored method of sacred running, of bringing meditation and a prayerful communion to the running trail.

About the Author

Roger D. Joslin is currently preparing for the priesthood at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. His days are filled studying, working, writing, and running in the Texas Hill Country.