Hey runners, what's running YOU?
You love to run. Maybe you even live for it. But chances are, you’re neglecting the one muscle that really matters: Your mind. It is only once you learn to engage your brain that you can maximize your potential both on the road and off.
Meditation on the Run uses a simple but powerful focusing technique to tune your mind while you train
your body.
A Program That Optimizes Your Mind While You Run
Meditation On The Run is a guided MP3 audio program you listen to while you run, whether you jog around the neighborhood or are training for a marathon. Step-by-step instructions guide you to develop your attention span, body sensitivity, and self-awareness1 so that coming into the present moment is as natural as catching a ball or playing a musical instrument.
How is a more developed attention span vital to every aspect of your well-being? Keep reading:
Specific Benefits For Runners
Anecdotal research strongly suggests that most runners who use MOTR will also develop:
How is it possible MOTR can provide all of these wide-ranging benefits? The secret lies in utilizing the power of Evidence-Based Mindfulness Trainingtm. Mindfulness meditation has such a broad effect potential because it changes your mind’s relationship to your life’s experiences. It not only recharges your stressed out, scattered mind, but it refines your sensitivity to whatever you put in front of it. It’s like building a powerful inner microscope so that the discreet details of how your mind, body and emotions function can be seen with clarity. Body awareness and biomechanics improve, there is less resistance to your experience of fatigue and discomfort, and unhelpful reactive patterns – maladaptive thoughts and feelings – can be released and dissolved.
Meditation On The Run is a guided MP3 audio program you listen to while you run, whether you jog around the neighborhood or are training for a marathon. Step-by-step instructions guide you to develop your attention span, body sensitivity, and self-awareness1 so that coming into the present moment is as natural as catching a ball or playing a musical instrument.
How is a more developed attention span vital to every aspect of your well-being? Keep reading:
Specific Benefits For Runners
Anecdotal research strongly suggests that most runners who use MOTR will also develop:
- Increased ability to regulate form while running
- Increased muscular efficiency
- More effortlessness in the running experience
- Reduced accident potential
- Reduced rates of chronic injury
- Increased pain tolerance2
- For runners who like to listen to music, a more vivid immersion in the music of your choice
How is it possible MOTR can provide all of these wide-ranging benefits? The secret lies in utilizing the power of Evidence-Based Mindfulness Trainingtm. Mindfulness meditation has such a broad effect potential because it changes your mind’s relationship to your life’s experiences. It not only recharges your stressed out, scattered mind, but it refines your sensitivity to whatever you put in front of it. It’s like building a powerful inner microscope so that the discreet details of how your mind, body and emotions function can be seen with clarity. Body awareness and biomechanics improve, there is less resistance to your experience of fatigue and discomfort, and unhelpful reactive patterns – maladaptive thoughts and feelings – can be released and dissolved.
This unique program includes:
- 30 minute guided running meditation
- BONUS: Guided sitting meditation
-Risk free 60 day money back guarantee
$7.99
- 30 minute guided running meditation
- BONUS: Guided sitting meditation
-Risk free 60 day money back guarantee
$7.99
This technique will allow you to:
How much better do you think a more calm, balanced,
self-aware mind will function when running on the road,
or for that matter, running your life?
- Greatly reduce stress levels4
- Literally change your DNA to delay aging4,6.
- Rewire your brain for optimal integration and functioning3
- Access boundless mental energy
How much better do you think a more calm, balanced,
self-aware mind will function when running on the road,
or for that matter, running your life?
Why Do You Run?
For me, it started with a secret. I began running to get away from a sad situation and to burn off my negativity and disappointment. Through the run, I got super fit, let go of a lot of anxious energy, and discovered that it was possible to reach a state where my mind was clearer and calmer. But it wasn’t until I began studying with a meditation teacher that I discovered I was only half way there.
I found that if I learned how to build my attention span, focus, and global body awareness while I ran, my running experience was transformed. And after that, it spilled over into every aspect of my life.
Chances are if you run, too, it’s not just to stay in shape. On a good day, after one mile or five, your mind settles down to create, problem-solve, and meander. And the fact is that running in and of itself can be a terrific stress reliever. But if all you’re doing is hitting the road while your ordinary mind is running the show, you’re not even coming close to your potential.
That’s where Meditation on the Run comes in. This guided mindfulness meditation in motion is the only authentic Evidenced-Based Mindfulness Meditation program for runners that teaches you to consciously tune your mind while training your body.
It’s the ultimate solution that combines rhythmic physical exercise with specific mind training that dramatically magnifies beneficial physical and mental states5. In as little as 30 minutes a couple times a week – using your own running regimen - you’ll develop
a deeper awareness that will lead to greatly improved responses to all of life’s stresses7, and a deepened perspective that
remains long after you’ve finished pounding the pavement. And don't worry: Meditation On The Run isn't meant to replace
running with your favorite music! Use the meditation to train your awareness, and then watch how much more energy you get from the music you enjoy.
My name is Laurie Shiers. I’m a writer and mom with eight marathons under my belt (PR: 3:21:45), including Boston. Together with my husband of 12 years, Brian Shiers - an exercise scientist with a degree in Kinesiology and an 18-year meditation practice led by some of the most prestigious teachers on the West coast - I have created
Meditation On The Run to help our running and fitness clients reach their peak physical, mental, and emotional potential. And nothing gets you there faster or
more powerfully than Evidenced-Based Mindfulness Meditation.
The fact is, mindfulness meditation is one of the biggest behavioral revolutions in modern times, dramatically changing the way integrative medicine, cognitive therapy, and behavioral therapy are practiced. To date there are more than 1,000 powerful research studies that demonstrate this method’s effectiveness, and thousands more are currently underway. These methods, which can be practiced by people of any ability, and of any faith or disposition, have now been successfully integrated into hospitals, universities, youth groups, corporations, and prisons. In fact, the visionaries on the forefront of mindfulness research and dissemination see a future where the techniques of bringing our brains, bodies, and emotions into harmony will be taught as part of a foundational education in schools all over the world. When you consider all the clinically proven benefits, you’ll see why.
Authentic Mindfulness Meditation techniques promote
-Enhanced immune function
-Substantially increased attention span1,11
-Greatly enhanced body awareness12
-Ability to tap into intuitive states of mind7
-Ability to manage difficult emotional states4,5
-Greater sense of well-being4,6.
Meditation On The Run to help our running and fitness clients reach their peak physical, mental, and emotional potential. And nothing gets you there faster or
more powerfully than Evidenced-Based Mindfulness Meditation.
The fact is, mindfulness meditation is one of the biggest behavioral revolutions in modern times, dramatically changing the way integrative medicine, cognitive therapy, and behavioral therapy are practiced. To date there are more than 1,000 powerful research studies that demonstrate this method’s effectiveness, and thousands more are currently underway. These methods, which can be practiced by people of any ability, and of any faith or disposition, have now been successfully integrated into hospitals, universities, youth groups, corporations, and prisons. In fact, the visionaries on the forefront of mindfulness research and dissemination see a future where the techniques of bringing our brains, bodies, and emotions into harmony will be taught as part of a foundational education in schools all over the world. When you consider all the clinically proven benefits, you’ll see why.
Authentic Mindfulness Meditation techniques promote
- -Dramatic reduction in stress5
-Enhanced immune function
-Substantially increased attention span1,11
-Greatly enhanced body awareness12
-Ability to tap into intuitive states of mind7
-Ability to manage difficult emotional states4,5
-Greater sense of well-being4,6.
How Can Mindfulness Meditation Reduce Stress?
Psychological stress can be defined as the cognitive and physiological results of negative interpretations of life events. We’ve all heard it before: it’s not what happens to you but how you deal with it that counts. And while most of us are familiar with this common folk wisdom, very few of us have a systematic method of training our minds to adopt this attitude naturally. Every one of us has areas of our lives where stress responses can build up as a result of misfortune, lack of foresight, bad habits, or poor relationships. And when that happens, good advice isn’t worth much. We need a practice that can call us back to our senses5. to see things more clearly, manage our emotions, and avoid acting out of fear, anger, or resentment.
Authentic mindfulness meditation techniques, even when only practiced for a short time, have been shown to reduce negative, ruminative thinking5. and are thought to be far more powerful at breaking the habits of negativity than mere relaxation methods. In fact, clinical mindfulness programs have even been created to successfully decrease the impact and occurrence of negative emotionally charged diseases like depression8. and binge eating 9, 10.
Reduced Stress = Reduced DNA Damage
One of the key elements to your DNA’s chromosomes is the telomere. Imagine this: if a chromosome were like a shoelace, the telomere would be the plastic caps on each end. The telomere is a structure that allows for healthy chromosomal communication and therefore ongoing cellular reproduction. Stress reduces the quantity of telomerase - an enzyme that maintains the integrity of the telomere - resulting in gradual degradation and the cessation of cell reproduction, i.e. cell death. And cell death is the definition of aging.
Mindfulness Meditation Has Been Clinically Proven To Increase Telomerase Levels.
In fact, researchers T.L. Jacobs and E.S. Epel at the UC Davis Center for Mind And Brain found that meditators increased telomerase activity after only three months of rigorous practice4.
SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES
Psychological stress can be defined as the cognitive and physiological results of negative interpretations of life events. We’ve all heard it before: it’s not what happens to you but how you deal with it that counts. And while most of us are familiar with this common folk wisdom, very few of us have a systematic method of training our minds to adopt this attitude naturally. Every one of us has areas of our lives where stress responses can build up as a result of misfortune, lack of foresight, bad habits, or poor relationships. And when that happens, good advice isn’t worth much. We need a practice that can call us back to our senses5. to see things more clearly, manage our emotions, and avoid acting out of fear, anger, or resentment.
Authentic mindfulness meditation techniques, even when only practiced for a short time, have been shown to reduce negative, ruminative thinking5. and are thought to be far more powerful at breaking the habits of negativity than mere relaxation methods. In fact, clinical mindfulness programs have even been created to successfully decrease the impact and occurrence of negative emotionally charged diseases like depression8. and binge eating 9, 10.
Reduced Stress = Reduced DNA Damage
One of the key elements to your DNA’s chromosomes is the telomere. Imagine this: if a chromosome were like a shoelace, the telomere would be the plastic caps on each end. The telomere is a structure that allows for healthy chromosomal communication and therefore ongoing cellular reproduction. Stress reduces the quantity of telomerase - an enzyme that maintains the integrity of the telomere - resulting in gradual degradation and the cessation of cell reproduction, i.e. cell death. And cell death is the definition of aging.
Mindfulness Meditation Has Been Clinically Proven To Increase Telomerase Levels.
In fact, researchers T.L. Jacobs and E.S. Epel at the UC Davis Center for Mind And Brain found that meditators increased telomerase activity after only three months of rigorous practice4.
SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES
What does it all mean?
The telomere study is one of the most exciting new pieces of research to hint at an anti-aging mechanism, and what’s so fascinating about this research study is that it wasn’t just stress reduction that was likely responsible for the great results, it was the participant’s increased sense of purpose in life that had the largest measurable influence on outcomes. It’s amazing but true: increased telomerase was largest in those who felt the greatest increase in meaning. But this is no surprise to us! Mindfulness meditation has been shown to be the most effective non-faith-based method for tapping into and increasing the sense of wellbeing that comes from discovering the source of meaning in one’s life. Talk about runner’s high!
We hope you’ll join us in shaping the future of the balanced human!
We hope you’ll join us in shaping the future of the balanced human!
