OK – I thought I was the ONLY runner on the planet who listened to meditation music while running. Turns out, I’ve got quite a bit of company, and now you can download tracks specifically designed to help you enter a space of serenity and mindfulness by the time you hit mile 5.
I found this cool company called MP3 Running, which was founded by avid runners Andy Treichler and LA based Christian Neeser, (also a professional musician, experienced Yoga practitioner and mediator) to help implement the vision of specialized meditative music programs for runners.
MP3 Running has created a series of musical tracks that accompany the running experience to improve well being on all levels - Body, Mind and Spirit.
Tracks are available in sessions of 30, 45 or 60 minutes that can be downloaded directly to an iPod or other MP3 player from the company's website, www.MP3running.com.
What’s next? Motivational, stretching and interval workouts. Check it out!
Also check out Running Meditation; Connect With Power and Energy.
From the liner notes:
Just slip on your headphones and start your workout. Within minutes you will experience an exhilarating upsurge of energy that will boost you into the "Zone." You'll feel the limitless energy of the universe flow through your body, igniting personal power and strengthening endurance. The cumulative training benefits are astonishing and positively life-changing.
Running Meditation provides 60 minutes of energizing music and frequencies that produce extraordinary peak experience body-mind states. Brain wave frequencies associated with higher cognitive processes and expanded perception focus your mind. These, combined with guided spoken imagery, transform your run into a powerful meditation. The cumulative training benefits include the following: improved physical and emotional health, greater endurance and energy, enhanced creativity, and deep self-confidence.
Whoo hoo! I’ve been looking for a boost and change-up to my workouts after a long, hot summer. These tracks just might be the ticket!
