Health & Personal Development
July 2021
Step by Step
Why Walking Helps Us Think and Live Better
by Walter Orioli
Walking is an activity we often undervalue and underestimate, thinking of it just as a way of getting from one place to another. It’s time to reconsider it. How do you consciously walk? What’s the difference between walking from home to the office and hiking surrounded by trees? How do you process a trip after you’re back home, to be left with new feelings and creative ideas? All these questions can find an answer in Step by Step, the new guide to walking therapy by Walter Orioli. Because walking is not just physical: it involves feelings, thoughts and senses, and it’s time we bring back its spiritual dimension to have a better relationship with our body and the environment. The book features 4 different itineraries as told through the eyes and heart of the author: the Camino de Santiago, the Francigena Way, the St. Francis Way and the Wayfarer Path. Walking starts two different processes in our bodies: the organism is in motion and the muscles are toned, at the same time meditating comes easy and natural. This handbook helps you re-think walking as a simultaneous process for mind and body. The book suggests a three-steps approach to the experience of walking: how to prepare the trip before you take it; how to enjoy it to the fullest; and how to process the feelings that spring from a walk and turn them into art.
