Dogged persistence lies behind the young Leinster locks remarkable ascent to the international ranks

The last time we saw Joe McCarthy in an Ireland jersey, he was the one walking around in the background of the nightmarish drama that was the World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand in Paris.

Front of stage, of course, was Johnny Sexton. The fly-half went out on his shield that night. The cameras turned instinctively to the older stagers in Andy Farrells team, men who will not be seen in that arena again. As a kid of 22, McCarthy had a bit-part in the melancholy.

The dressing room was awful, says the Leinster and Ireland lock. It feels like a bit of a nightmare when you get back in the dressing room and you cant actually believe thats just happened. You have so much belief in the team to go the whole way and you didnt envision it going any other way so, yeah, it was tough.

There was silence for a few minutes and nobody really knows what to say. You feel especially bad for some of the lads, especially Johnny. You were meant to send him off on a high, end his career the way he would have wanted to, and we fell short.

Joe McCarthy was in a weird place that night.

Broken on one level but knowing that there will be many, many big days to come. Some World Cups, many Six Nations tournaments, Champions Cups and United Rugby Championships. Hes already played in one European final a loss to La Rochelle in 2002 and hes using the memory of it for fuel.

I meditate a bit, he says. Before I go to bed I like to lie on a spike mat and just lose myself for a few minutes. I think about a good carry, even just getting a good breakdown clear-out, things like that. Always positive thoughts. Sometimes I might think about being in a game. How are you reacting if you go behind by a few scores? If I think about it beforehand, Im not going to be shocked if it happens for real.

Can we back up a little here? A spike mat?

Ive just started doing that recently. I try new things. Its like a mat with a load of spikes. Its a little painful but then you relax into it. Its a good pain, though. You know when you like floss your teeth and its kinda sore but its kinda nice as well? Usually. Ill do ten minutes and by the end you dont want to get off it.

Celebrating a try (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile/Getty Images)

When you hear people talking about big Joe McCarthy, when you hear the eulogies about his size and power and game intelligence, and all those predictions of the decade and more that folk believe he will spend in the Leinster and Ireland second row, you automatically assume that this is a 22-year-old who was destined for greatness.

But he wasnt. Joe McCarthy has played in a Champions Cup final and at a World Cup but this was not a natural progression. Nobody tipped this. Nobody saw him coming through the ranks at Blackrock College, despite the fact that his hulking presence is hard to miss.

Not at all, he laughs. I meet people from school now and theyre kinda shocked that Im playing professional rugby. I mean, I wasnt even near the Junior Cup team. I always loved rugby and had a drive to get better. I really wanted to be on the first team the whole time but I was on the thirds. I was always trying to push but it never happened. I remember the summ

er before the Junior Cup, I was eating loads, trying to bulk up, gymming like crazy and I didnt even make the squad. I was absolutely gutted.

McCarthy represents a twist in the tale of the Leinster production line, a kid who might well have been missed but wasnt. Its a tribute to his own passion and ability on the one hand, but its also a sign of how sophisticated the talent identification process is in the province. Not many players of genuine talent get left behind.

In McCarthys case, it came pretty close to petering out, though.

I ended up finishing that year coming off the bench for the junior fourths. I was subbing for the junior fourths team. He laughs at the memory of it. Back then, the notion that he would soon be playing for Leinster and Ireland on the biggest stages the sport can offer would have seemed idiotic.

If you told him then what would be happening to him now he says hed have walked away from you, presuming you were a madman.

We won our cup competition with the fourths. It wasnt the highest level but it was still a trophy. I came off the bench in the final, but then the following year I was nearly giving up rugby altogether. That lasted a few weeks, I was saying to myself, Jeez, am I getting screwed over by coaches here? Is there any point in playing rugby? Id put in the effort and I wasnt anywhere near it and I was kinda considering giving up.

But without rugby I didnt know what to do with myself, so I went back. I was gymming loads, every day after school. Ive always loved the gym to be fair. I loved the physical side of the game and being able to dominate in contact, and in sixth year it started to happen for me. I made the first team. I stuck at it and, eventually, it came good.

McCarthy scores against Leicester (Sportsfile/Getty Images)

McCarthy talks about family, most notably his two brothers, Paddy and Andrew. Paddy is a Leinsterman too, a fine loosehead prop a couple of years his junior. Some operator, Paddy. He was in the Ireland team that won the U20 Grand Slam in 2023 and was a key part of the side that went all the way to the World Cup final last summer.

Paddy is one of my best mates. Weve been on different rugby journeys but were extremely close. He studied the same degree in Trinity as me, global business, and we do everything together. Its handy having a brother who knows what youre going through in rugby. I think Im more social than him, more outgoing; he keeps to his own more than I do but he loves the craic as well.

And then theres Andrew, my older brother. Andrew has Downs syndrome but no way is he letting the condition get in his way. He plays with a tag rugby team called Seapoint Dragons, loves his basketball, is big into Manchester United and adores Leinster and Ireland rugby.

He plays table tennis as well. Hes a massive sports fan. Ive gone down to coach Seapoint. Its good craic being around the lads. They bring such good energy and dont worry about the small things in life, they just enjoy where they are. Andrew would be on to me, Jeez, you need to win the Champions Cup this year, dont you? Ye left it behind you the last time. Ive learned loads from him. He doesnt worry about social media or what people think about him, he doesnt care about any of that, he just wants to enjoy life. Hes an unbelievable older brother.

Some people underestimate somebody with disabilities. I know that if you put time and effort into any kid who has Downs syndrome its crazy how fast they excel. Ive also realised, through Andrew mostly, that sport can play a massive role in peoples lives. Its an incredible force for good.

The speed of Joe McCarthys rise has been phenomenal. He only made his Leinster debut in January 2022. His sixth and seventh games were the Champions Cup quarter-final against Leicester and the Champions Cup semi-final against Toulouse. His ninth appearance was the final against La Rochelle. He made his Ireland debut, against Australia, that autumn.

Scoring against Romania, in France (Sportsfile/Getty Images)

He recalls the mix of disappointment and shock he felt when he lost on his Leinster debut against Cardiff. I was really down about it. His next game, mercifully, was a win over the Lions. I felt I was pretty dominant, so that was a huge relief. I can play at this level, Im up to this. I can kick on from here. Thats what I was thinking afterwards.

Like, you need to take your chances, dont you? The Leinster squad is crazy competitive. Theres a couple of players coming through in my position and theyre excellent, so you have to be ready in every training session. Perform or you wont be in the team next week. Its pressurised and tough but it does bring the best out in you.

At Leinster you refer back to the legacy of the club and the legends that have come before, but the younger lads talk about what we want to add. A lot of us have never won anything. We want to put our stamp on it, to write our own bit of history. Everyones so hungry at Leinster and Ireland level. The World Cup was hard to take but we have to move on. Theres a Six Nations down the road and Id love to be involved. Thats a dream of mine. Get in the mix. Hopefully get a chance. Itll be brutally hard but nothing is easy.

Unquestionably Joe McCarthy is a future stalwart of Irelands second row but hes also a contender in the present. Big and powerful, mobile and skilful, and only 22 years old hes setting pulses racing in his province and beyond.

Check out the Ireland squad page to see if Joe McCarthy has been selected.

Download the digital editionof Rugby World straight to your tablet orsubscribe to the print editionto get the magazine delivered to your door.

Follow Rugby World onFacebook,InstagramandTwitter/X.

Continued here:

Joe McCarthy: Spike mats and meditation aid in "brutally hard" Six Nations - Rugby World

Mikel Arteta has numerous techniques to help him turn his brain off from football with the Arsenal boss turning his hand to meditation as well as a bit of reading

Arteta reaffirms commitment to Arsenal amid Barcelona links

Mikel Arteta has revealed he uses mediation to get himself ready for games.

Arteta has gained a reputation for being one of the most intense and temperamental managers on the touchline during the heat of battle. But Arteta likes to calm himself down as part of his pre-match preparation as he admitted the rollercoaster of emotions can have a big impact on managers.

You can be certain that he will be pumped for Arsenal s visit to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night with the pressure on the Gunners to win and send out a statement in the title race.

Gunners boss Arteta is not the only manager to use meditation to get himself in the right mindset for games as Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said during his time in charge at Chelsea that he also uses the technique.

Arteta said: I think it is very necessary. Every day you need to have moments. I have moments during my day when I do certain things to bring everything down. Your brain goes 100mph and you cannot see the picture with clarity you need to bring it down sometimes.

"There are ways to do it your family, sometimes meditation, sometimes sport is a great way to put those things away, talking to people. There are a lot of things that you need. You need holidays, days off, stay away from your phone at times. A lot of things that are needed and very very healthy. But the temptation is always to do more.

I would do meditation in the afternoon, yes. Reading. I love reading, sitting there and reading about a topic that can inspire you to prepare for a game or develop a thought that you have on the day. It is something very good.

Arteta has got himself into trouble on the touchline for being too excitable with officials and has already served a one game ban this season. The Spaniard used to watch Arsene Wenger work when he played under him at Arsenal and the job has arguably got more demanding.

Arteta is driven by detail, obsessed by stats and preparation which means he finds it difficult to switch off. Reading and meditation are his way of making sure he is in a good place mentally.

Arteta added: I used to speak with Arsene and he took his job like we all do, we put so many hours and ours lives to it and all the energy. It is extremely demanding, I love it and I am young and have a lot of energy.

But it is a daily challenge. Every day there is a rollercoaster of things you have to go through. Emotions. You have to try to inspire people, to impact people, sometimes to calm down people, to motivate people, you have to deal with a lot of things you cannot control.

On top of that, there are opponents, results and a lot of things that are difficult to manage on a daily basis. But I think overall there is something: how much we love the game, the passion we have for what we do and actually when you have an emotional relationship with a club, that is where the energy source comes from.

You wake up every day and you want to face that challenge, be better and be more competitive. It is a lot every single day. It is a lot. That is why you need a lot of good people around you to support you.

Join our new WhatsApp community! Click this link to receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you dont like our community, you can check out any time you like. If youre curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.

TNT Sports gives you access to games across the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Serie A and many more. You can also watch the biggest clashes in boxing, UFC, WWE and the get exclusive action from MLB all for one payment every month. You can watch TNT Sports through BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.

29.99 a month and get access to discovery+ Premium at no extra cost

TNT Sports

See the rest here:

Mikel Arteta admits meditation helps slow down 100mph brain as he eyes Arsenal success - The Mirror

All great cinema is a journey of sorts, but there comes a point when it feels as though film-makers are treading the same well-worn paths. Not so with Spanish director Lois Patios remarkable immersive voyage Samsara (the title refers to the Buddhist cycle of deaths and rebirths): part film, part guided meditation, its unlike anything else you can experience in the cinema.

The film starts in Laos, where a Buddhist boy is reading to an elderly woman, Mon (Simone Milavanh), from the Bardo Thdol, a guide to the journey between death and reincarnation. When Mon dies, a message on screen invites us to close our eyes in order to accompany her on her journey to her next life, as a young goat born on the coast of the island of Zanzibar. This 15-minute segment plays out to a textured tapestry of sound woven from the natural world; flickering, rippling colours and strobing light pulses on the screen viewed through closed eyelids create a kind of lightshow in the minds eye. Theres a distant kinship perhaps, in the theme of cycles of life, with Michelangelo Frammartinos documentary Le Quattro Volte. But Samsara is a strikingly original and profound artwork. See it (and hear it) in a cinema, if at all possible.

Read more:

Samsara review unlike anything else you will experience in the cinema - The Guardian

Throughout my 20 years of life, I have constantly heard how important it is to meditate and journal. Doctors, therapists, friends and family have always informed me how beneficial both actions are for ones mental health, including being able to mitigate stress and provide a sense of calmness. I dabbled in meditation and journaling, but I never devoted a ton of time to it. Instagram reels, emails, schoolwork, and my social life always seemed more important to me.

Recently, however, I have begun a routine that the author Julia Cameron calls morning pages. I wake up about 20 minutes earlier than my normal start time each day, and journal three pages. What I am writing isnt life-changing by any means. Rather, it's my stream of consciousness laid out on the page as soon as I open my eyes.

At the beginning of this journaling process, my pages consisted of me complaining about how I had other things to do, or how I was too tired to think. One day, I just wrote ugh over and over.

Whether you are celebrating a birthday or finishing an exam, check out these food spots.

Now that I am farther along in the process, I have seen a difference in the journals contents. I know, I sound like every other person in my life, but its true. I have become calmer, more laid back, and I am more aware of myself and the things I want to achieve. I no longer say yes to everything that comes my way, but rather consider whether the event will make me happy, or if staying home and doing something else will spark my interest more.

I have also become more creative. I am overcoming the inner voice inside of me I always listened to the one telling me my ideas werent good enough or that I wouldnt be able to articulate them well. Instead, I go for it. I paint the idea I had, or I write the article I thought about. These morning journal entries have let me think more freely and express myself.

Although it takes time and effort to wake up and hand write three pages of my inner thoughts every morning, it has helped a lot. From various Google searches and talking to family and friends, I have found it beneficial for other individuals as well.

Others simply do it for the aesthetic. It doesnt matter if Olivia Rodrigo does the morning journals every day - or if Kylie Jenner does them either. If their influence is what is inspiring you to sit down and write, you arent doing it for yourself, and you're losing the purpose of the whole exercise. Everything starts to unfold when you want to do it yourself. So, I will not tell you to sit and journal, but I will recommend it.

IU students founded Raas Royalty 15 years ago.

Meditation, on the other hand, is still a challenge for me. I have not sat down and meditated in probably five years, and at this moment, I don't see myself doing it. Meditation has been said to be important for a healthy life, but sitting for an hour with just myself honestly sounds exhausting. I dont think my brain can fully handle just my thoughts for that long. I need to be able to write out my thoughts rather than sit with them and let them pass. Journaling has helped me so much, and I do believe meditation would too, however, I would like to master one skill at a time.

At some point, I hope that by continuing the morning pages I will be able to sit with myself in meditation for an hour or so and not think of anything to allow mental clarity. For now, though, writing my morning pages has helped. With every morning page, I learn more about myself, and I plan to stick with them to grow even more in the future.

Read the original here:

Column: A journal entry a day keeps the doctor away - Indiana Daily Student

Meditation key to dealing with stress of being a manager, reveals Arsenal boss Arteta  Evening Standard

Here is the original post:

Meditation key to dealing with stress of being a manager, reveals Arsenal boss Arteta - Evening Standard

Madame Web star Dakota Johnson looked undeniably hot while hosting Saturday Night Live. Styled by Kate Young in Tom Ford (her accessories included a Verdura bracelet and ring and Kate Young X Monica Vinader hoops), the look was finished off with a classic blowout by Mark Townsend, and a sexy smoky eye by make-up artist Georgie Eisdell.

Eisdell was on set with Johnson (who she calls DJ) all week, prepping her for the promo photos and through to the after party. DJ grew up in this industry and shes cool, calm, and collected, she tells Vogue. We really went for it with the look. SNL is the place to have fun, and she already had a sexy style by Kate Young and all that sexy hair the beauty obviously had to keep up.

To start, Johnson took a moment to meditate. Dakota really looks after her skin, which makes my job so much easier, Eisdell says. But this isnt a week with a lot of sleep. So we took the time to put on the CurrentBody LED Light Therapy Mask in the dressing room it gives them a few minutes of time to themselves but also doubles as a quick depuffing and firming skin treatment. I left her in her dressing room with the mask and blanket on to meditate, then it was full steam ahead!

Eisdell cites Victoria Beckham Beauty as a major brand in her kit to help create the look. Johnson wore shades of plum and taupe to give her eyes smoulder, plus The Lip Definer in #2 for an effortlessly neutral pout. You dont need a quad to create a smoky eye, the make-up artist says. Its actually all about the application process. I prefer cream shadows because they are so much easier to work with. From there, you need a dry, clean, fluffy brush thats important put the shadow on the outer corner of the eye then move the brush like a windshield wiper across the lid until its blended. Then blend a little more. Ive learned you always need to blend a little more than you think you do.

And when it comes to the lashes, Eisdell has a bit of a hot take: she does carry around a lash curler, but shes literally never used it on a client. Im a massive mascara fan, and if youre using two coats of mascara, its doing the exact same thing, she says. The secret is to push the mascara wand into the bash of the lashes, so it doubles as a liner, then use the wand to guide the lashes into the shape that you want them, fanning them out and up.

She adds that Johnson has quite fluffy lashes naturally, so we guess some people do have it all.

See the original post here:

Meditation, An LED Mask And VB Lip Liner: The Secrets Of Dakota Johnson's 'SNL' Beauty Prep - British Vogue

This

Its a crisp, sunny fall morning on a rooftop in New York City, and it immediately hits me that although Gisele is an iconic international supermodel and author, shes human, too.

While the Gaia Herbs wellness ambassador, 43, is known for being a total meditation and yoga queen now, she used to live a very different life. In fact, it took a big health scare in her early twenties to curate her current self-care practice, which begins promptly at 5 a.m., BTW.

My life changed completelyit was like a rebirth of sorts, Gisele said. What could have really killed me gave me a whole new life.

These days, her routine looks *very* different, and it might have just saved her life all those years ago. Ahead, learn everything to know about Giseles exact meditation and morning routine, which helps power her through her day.

The practice helps center Gisele each day.

I used to wake up in the morning with two cigarettes [and] a Mocha Frappuccino with whipped cream, she said of her teenage years at the events panel. At night, Gisele couldnt sleep (because of the coffee and nicotine), so she drank red wine to fall asleep. She also struggled with severe depression and anxiety.

In her twenties, Gisele's body couldn't handle all the ups and downs of her lifestyleand her adrenal glands started shutting down. Thankfully, she got things back on track by changing her diet, quitting smoking, exercising, and taking herbal supplements.

So these days, instead of waking up with coffee and a smoke, she fills up on all the good stuff: jogging, meditating, yoga and breathwork.

Gisele also feels a major difference in her brain on the days when she makes time to meditate, versus when she hits snooze, sleeps in, and then rushes out the door.

It's dark, everyone is sleeping, and it's really the time that I feel is putting [on] the oxygen mask, Gisele said at the meditation ahead of our interview. This is charging your body for the day.

Deep breaths and alternate nostril breathinga practice of covering one nostril, then inhaling into the other nostril, exhaling out of the otherhelp her in stressful moments, she adds. It can help activate your parasympathetic nervous system, allowing you to feel calmer, per the Cleveland Clinic.

My whole entire day's, like, a different energy, she continues.

After Gisele fills her own metaphorical cup, shes able to tackle the rest of her daily activities with a calmer mind.

I'm very intense and I go hard, [so] the rest is extremely important, she shared at the panel. If we just keep putting our energy out, we're not going to have any more.

Usually, Gisele will find a patch of grass or sand where she can stand and feel connected to the earth.

This time, as she sits down for our group meditation session, she encourages us to take off our shoes and put our feet in the grass to feel grounded, too. Clearly, her love of nature and Mother Earth shows up in her meditation practice as well.

Spend a minute taking a few deep breaths, it would change your day and it would change your life, she said before the meditation.

When it came to the actual meditation, we sat criss-crossed with our palms facing up. It began with a full inhale through the nose, and a long exhale. Then, we did a body scan to determine where we were holding tension (we started with our face, then moved down to the jaw and chest, and finished at our toes).

This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

During the meditation, which she guided us through, she told us to focus on our breathing, and asked us to notice the thoughts that came up in ours mind and then let them go, instead of pushing them away.

She also guided us through some alternate nostril breathing. And later in the meditation, we did breathwork: Inhaling deeply for a few seconds before sighing it out.

Sometimes, Gisele sets an intention for the grounding practice, which is a short-term goal that you have during your meditation, such as focusing on your breathing. She did this with us, too.

I ask for the earth to take away all the different energies that no longer serve me and fill me with her love and her generosity, she says.

Gisele hasnt had alcohol in over two years, and has been taking Gaia Herbs supplements for two decades. Specifically, she takes ashwagandha (an adaptogen that is said to help with stress) and turmeric (which can help reduce swelling) every morning.

"Gaia is the supplements that I've been taking for over 20 years, so I take them every morning," she says.

After her meditation, Gisele jogs with her dog for about three miles. Then, she does another workout. Gisele has been a fan of jiu-jitsu and yoga for a long time, but she recently started weightlifting as well.

It just helps you feel stronger, she tells Womens Health.

Of course, if she can sweat outside, she'll take the opportunity to do so. Gisele will exercise outdoors a few times a week, usually paddleboarding or kayaking. I always want to make sure that every day, I'm doing something in nature, she adds.

Well, I dont think Im alone when I say everyone can take a page out of Giseles playbook and learn something from her life transformation. I cant wait to see what comes next, Gisele!

Addison Aloian (she/her) is an editorial assistant at Womens Health. When shes not writing about all things pop culture, health, beauty, and fashion, she loves hitting leg day at the gym, shopping at Trader Joes, and watching whichever hockey game is on TV. Her work has also appeared in Allure, StyleCaster, LOfficiel USA, V Magazine, and Modern Luxury Media.

See the article here:

Gisele Bndchen's Exact Meditation And Morning Routine - Women's Health

Stage

Queens Hall arts centre, Hexham An 83-year-old resident rails against the lack of liberty, settling herself on a bench outside and refusing to return despite legal threats and offers of hot-water bottles and fresh knickers

Sun 15 Oct 2023 07.56 EDT

As protests go, it is no Tahrir Square but perhaps no less resolute. At the age of 83, Queenie Blair has had her fill of being nannied. She objects, in particular, to the care-home stipulation against unaccompanied smoking. The staff do not want her setting fire to herself. She prefers her liberty. So she claims what little control she has, sits on a bench and refuses to come indoors.

She spends much of Christina Castlings play sitting there, out in the cold, fending off the various attempts to force, cajole and sweet-talk her back to her room. If it is not legal disclaimers and form-filling, it is hot-water bottles and fresh knickers.

Not a major act of civil disobedience, then, but characteristic of the plays matter-of-fact portrait of life in a care home. Beyond Caring shows what should be the exceptional and the politically outrageous as it is seen from the ground up: the everyday business of a care workers life.

Drawing on interviews with relatives, residents and staff, Castling sets the play pointedly, but subtly, in February 2020, as the residents are coming down with a debilitating virus. At this stage, it is just another stress to add to a litany of shortcomings faced by an overstretched workforce who lack the time to take residents to the toilet, let alone sit down for a healthy chat.

Hanging in the air is the line from Amazing Grace about grace leading us home. After a lifetime of domestic familiarity, the residents find themselves permanently displaced. The heaven of the hymn sounds more promising. Are we too willing, the play asks, to farm out our elderly relatives to a place that is home in name only?

Yet its politics are not strident. Rather, this is a gentle meditation on love and loss, low-key but touching and humane. Fluidly segueing from scene to scene, it is more conversational than dramatic and sometimes loses focus as a result, but in Jonluke McKies production for Gala Durham and the Queens Hall, it is beautifully performed by Judi Earl, Jacqueline Phillips and Rosie Stancliffe, each of them precise, unsentimental and true.

{{topLeft}}

{{bottomLeft}}

{{topRight}}

{{bottomRight}}

{{.}}

SingleMonthlyAnnual

Other

View original post here:

Beyond Caring review a low-key meditation on love, loss and care homes - The Guardian

SALISBURY A half-day class on mindfulness meditation will be offered Saturday at Internal Arts New England, 102 Bridge Road.

The program, taught by Matthew Daniell of North Shore Insight Meditation Center, will introduce participants to an open style of meditation, rather than focus on just one subject such as the breath.

The class will include instruction in sitting and walking meditation, and there will be time for questions and discussion.

Daniell, who has been practicing Buddhist meditation in various traditions since the 1980s, emphasized the value of mindfulness practice.

If applied in a light and steady way, mindfulness can disentangle us from our tendency to habitually believe and cling to the stories we tell ourselves about experience, he said in a news release. It can help open your mind and heart to living more deeply in the present moment in a way that is simple, inclusive and nourishing.

Before leading North Shore Insight Meditation Center, Daniell was the guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport.

The program Saturday runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $45. To register, visit northshoreimc.org.

Internal Arts New England is the home of Great Bay Tai Chi and is a venue for programs offered by other organizations, including North Shore Insight Meditation Center.

See the original post:

Meditation class slated Saturday | News | newburyportnews.com - The Daily News of Newburyport

Peloton has released their first-ever walking meditation classes, which are meditations designed to be taken while walking instead of in a traditional meditation pose. Peloton shared the news via the @PelotonStudios Instagram Stories.

11 new classes are available, housed within a dedicated collection. The instructors include Mariana Fernndez, Anna Greenberg, Denis Morton, Kirra Michel, Chelsea Jackson Roberts, and Ross Rayburn; and classes range from 10-20 minutes in length. You can view the complete class list below:

Note that the classes are designated as a walking modality rather than a meditation modality. However, even though they are walks, at this time they do not seem to track your mileage as other outdoor walks / classes would. It is not clear if this will be changed in a future update or not.

As of publishing time the classes can only be viewed within the collection itself, not within the larger on-demand library. The collection is aptly called Walking Meditations, and the description reads:

Walking meditation is the practice of creating equilibrium in body and mind. Step-by-step, learn to focus on your surroundings and stay present as you mindfully move.

Peloton first teased that this new content was on the way in their weekly This Week at Peloton Instagram post. Peloton also published a blog post with additional information about the new classes. In the article, instructor Kirra Michel shares how walking meditations can be beneficial:

Walking meditations are great ways to become present and grounded whilst in motion, says Peloton instructor Kirra Michel. It might be easier to purposefully pay attention to your breath and sensations while seated in a quiet room, but walking while meditating involves a variety of challengesor rather, opportunitiesto be mindful. (Conversely, some people may find it harder to commit to a seated or reclined meditation position, whether on account of discomfort or restlessness.

Though not confirmed, we anticipate Peloton will add to the collection over time with future walking meditation classes. They also may eventually become available within the broader on-demand library, and not solely within the collection.

For more information about walking meditation, check out Pelotons blog post. Will you be taking any of these new classes?

Want to be sure to never miss any Peloton news? Sign up for our newsletter and get all the latest Peloton updates & Peloton rumors sent directly to your inbox.

See the original post here:

New Peloton Walking Meditation Classes & Collection Released ... - Pelo Buddy