Category Archives: formation

Essay – A need to walk

Walking intrigues the deskbound. We romanticize it, but do we do it justice? Do we walk properly? Can one walk improperly and, if so, what happens when the walk is corrected? Craig mod Craig Mod writes of the need to walk. It’s a 2014 work but it’s timeless just like the act of walking. AContinue reading “Essay – A need to walk”

Walking is a Miracle

Thich Nhat Hanh. Excerpt from the book “How to Walk“ published by Parallax Press Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. When I breathe in andbecome fully alive, I see myself as a miracle. When I look at an orange mindfully, I see the orange isContinue reading “Walking is a Miracle”

The Complete Walker

This essay by club member, Sam Larsen in 1961, is a lesson in aspiration. It’s a blueprint to the olde ways of bushwalking before our society was dumbed down by labour saving devices. He is gifting us the tried and tested techniques to thrive in the outdoors, gifting us some preparation dot points.

The Walkers High – Entering Flow

The runner’s high is well documented with testimonials and scientific reasoning. It is the state of euphoria that overcomes the runner after a period of exertion.  Athletes report a lapse in anxiety and a higher pain threshold. Strangely, it does not manifest in all runners. As a walker I am interested in the translation ofContinue reading “The Walkers High – Entering Flow”

Time to think philosophically about time

Sometimes when planning a walk with others, I have to gently remind and reinforce the rewards of investing a complete day in the endeavour. Invest time, Invest in yourself. Time is the only true commodity we have, and we have so little. Gift yourself 10 minutes 20 seconds and watch “To Scale:Time” . Be humbled.Continue reading “Time to think philosophically about time”

Personal Transformation through Long Distance walking

The Order is an enthusiastic proponent of distance walking. In the modern world it’s a hard sell to convince people to invest a day or days in a simple but long walking journey of which the fruits are mostly realised after the event and over time. This is a 2013 Australian study of long distanceContinue reading “Personal Transformation through Long Distance walking”