Hiking Zen

Train Your Mind in Nature

By: Phap Xa, Phap Luu

Narrated by: Phap Xa, Phap Luu

#1 New Release in Hiking and Camping Excursion Guides

Discover the joy of mindful walking and hiking, cultivate deep connection with the world around you, and ultimately embrace the path of happiness as a way of life

A mobile monastery to stick in your pack whenever you go out on the trail, this book by veteran hikers and Buddhist monks Phap Luu and Phap Xa offers mindfulness practices to explore as you walk to generate inner and outer peace.

Grounded in the rich traditions of Zen practice, this book invites you to experience the fundamental connection between humans and the natural world.

Hiking Zen offers:

• concrete mindfulness practices to explore outside for peace, joy, and belonging
• actionable steps to weave mindful walking into the fabric of daily life
• nuggets of wisdom gleaned from leading multi-week mindful hiking retreats
• personal narratives of the monastic path
• insight into how connection with nature supports resiliency and collective and personal health and well-being

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Wonderful

I really enjoyed this book and am grateful to the authors for writing it. The stories and mindfulness practices shared will definitely be with me on my hikes going forward, helping me to cultivate peace. I will be returning to listen to parts of this book again.