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Claire Petersky
September 5th 03, 04:11 PM
Please join me on this ride:
http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
Warm Regards,
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Chuck Anderson
September 5th 03, 09:01 PM
Claire Petersky wrote:
>Please join me on this ride:
>
>http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
>
>Warm Regards,
>
>Claire Petersky )
>Home of the meditative cyclist:
>http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm
>
Hi Claire. Is this a typo? (from the site - Ride Detail):
"Distance: +/- 10 mi."
Sounds like a *very* ethereal ride.
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Claire Petersky
September 6th 03, 05:55 PM
Chuck Anderson > wrote in message news:<6Y56b.369246$uu5.71028@sccrnsc04>...
> Claire Petersky wrote:
>
> >Please join me on this ride:
> >
> >http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
>
> Hi Claire. Is this a typo? (from the site - Ride Detail):
>
> "Distance: +/- 10 mi."
>
> Sounds like a *very* ethereal ride.
I put down really low miles so that people get the idea, if you come,
this is more of a class than a ride. The point is to learn how to
coordinate your mind and body while riding in perhaps an unfamiliar
way. At the same time, this is not a class in the sense that I lecture
and everyone else listens. I personally am an experiential learner,
and that's how this is going to be taught, too. My feeling is that you
need to have your bike with you, and you need to be working out the
techniques as soon as they were talked about and demonstrated.
There have been times when I am particularly focused on
mind/breathing/pedaling in such a way that I am going literally at
half the pace that is my usual. The point in these cases, obviously,
is not to cover ground, build up a sweat, or get to some place in a
particularly speedy fashion. Sometimes you just have to go slow and
build a skill before you can pick it up.
It's really like doing a walking meditation. I have done walking
meditations where the idea is to get the chi flowing and you are
really hauling butt. But more typically, especially for beginners, the
point is to slow everything down so that you really feel your body
balancing as you shift your weight from one leg to the other, really
feel the pressure on your foot as it presses against the ground, and
so on.
I hope this makes sense. This the first time I'm trying to teach this
stuff IRL, so I do really appreciate suggestions and comments before I
trot it out to the masses.
Warm Regards,
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Luigi de Guzman
September 7th 03, 01:31 AM
(Claire Petersky) wrote in message >...
> Please join me on this ride:
>
> http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
I usually ride to ride starts--and a ride start on the west coast is a
bit beyond my abilities at the moment!
by the way, I'm curious--If I'm supposed to be concentrating on the
breathing, how do I prevent from crashing into the guy in front?
-Luigi
unenlightened.
September 9th 03, 11:30 PM
In rec.bicycles.misc Luigi de Guzman > wrote:
: by the way, I'm curious--If I'm supposed to be concentrating on the
: breathing, how do I prevent from crashing into the guy in front?
Hmm the normal way perhaps? :-) Also don't hug the wheel too closely.
Yup I'd definitely join if I lived anywhere near Redmond. Too
little have I devoted time to cycling meditation... maybes I'll
some day go on a nice night ride, when I get new lights going...
Is meditation different on a recumbent? I'd think a trike can give
a different feeling to a ride, you can go very slowly or just stop
and sit there. At least for sunbathing it would be great!
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blech
September 10th 03, 02:02 AM
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> > On 5 Sep 2003 08:11:48 -0700, (Claire Petersky) from
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> > >Please join me on this ride:
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> > >http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
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> > I'll conduct a simultaneous ride here to send good vibes.
>
> Do the Buddhist thing. Call Richard Gere and everyone can ride and project
> positive vibes.
Do you have to bring your own gerbil?
bgaudet0801
September 10th 03, 02:47 AM
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> > > >Please join me on this ride:
> > > >
> > >
>http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
> > >
> > > I'll conduct a simultaneous ride here to send good vibes.
> >
> > Do the Buddhist thing. Call Richard Gere and everyone can ride and
project
> > positive vibes.
>
> Do you have to bring your own gerbil?
Gerbils are stricly optional.
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Donny Harder Jr.
September 10th 03, 02:51 AM
In article >,
(Claire Petersky) wrote:
> Please join me on this ride:
>
> http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=1544
*packs his bike and moves to Redmond*
Alas, that's not realistic. Congratulations on doing this IRL!!! That's
so awesome! I'm interested, but if we can somehow do it in Chicago. I
would imagine a fair number of people would be interested. Are you
planning to roll out, maybe a "training program" so others can
participate? Maybe something to think about as you develop this first
ride.
Cheers and good luck!
Claire Petersky
September 12th 03, 12:53 AM
"Donny Harder Jr." > wrote in message >...
> I would imagine a fair number of people would be interested.
We'll see. I have no sense of it. Cascade was at least willing to put
it up on their daily rides sheet, but I haven't heard anyone say
they're coming.
> Are you
> planning to roll out, maybe a "training program" so others can
> participate? Maybe something to think about as you develop this first
> ride.
If I have sufficient interest, I'd do this as a monthly ride. I'm
already beginning to regret the location, although the trail has the
advantage of being easy to ride and everyone knows it.
Here's the plan:
Get a sense of people's bicycling and meditation experience. Do some
coordinated stretching/breathing exercises, maybe as structured as sun
salutations, maybe not. Talk about intentions and how to set them.
Introduce the idea of using pedalling or breathing as a focus for the
mind. Ride a little. Get everyone's feedback, and ride a little more.
If people have this down, then the next step is to talk a little about
the music in your brain when you ride. We'd then do a little very
basic chanting. I realize using your voice in this culture is scary as
all hell, so I'll have to do some to establish trust among the group
and also do this sufficiently off of the trail such that people are
willing to do it with sufficient kavanah. After that, we all get on
our bikes and ride a little. Get feedback, answer questions, ride a
little more.
Final segment, if we have time, talk about making blessings, only on
the very basic level. Ride a little, talk a little about the
experience, answer questions, and get on the bike, and ride a little
more.
Anyone who is speedy can do breathing/stretching/meditation work while
waiting for the others to catch up to each rendezvous point.
We may not get through all of this -- I'm not planning to spend more
than two hours on it. If all we do is part one, and the other sections
happen another day, that's fine with me.
The next question is -- hot lunch afterwards where? It's pouring rain
right now, so the idea of Pho sounds appealing.
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky )
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September 12th 03, 09:11 PM
In rec.bicycles.misc Claire Petersky > wrote:
: "Donny Harder Jr." > wrote in message >...
:> I would imagine a fair number of people would be interested.
: We'll see. I have no sense of it. Cascade was at least willing to put
: it up on their daily rides sheet, but I haven't heard anyone say
: they're coming.
Maybe it could be a limited interest, people doing meditation and
people doing cycling both are small minorities. You'd need to come
from at least one of the angles and explain what's the point (or
the benefit) of combining them both. Are you trying to draw
cyclists to meditation or meditating people to cycling?
Cycling is a sort of moving meditation. Maybe it would fit people
who can't just sit. Then again your movement is somewhat
restricted on a bike, and cycling is more directed towards
exploring the environment than towards self-expression.
How does meditation fit into cycling? Can it be a form of
training? (Interesting question as I haven't actively meditated
for years but I have a strong training programme for cycling.)
I've seen some discussion of breathing technique or keeping mental
focus, but that's about all... it seems these arts never got
advanced so far here as in the orient.
Maybes I should study your site more carefully :-)
Cascade is probably a better marketing channel for reaching
cyclists...
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