Please join me on this ride:

http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544

Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky (cpetersky@yahoo.com) Home of the meditative cyclist:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm

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Claire Petersky wrote:

>Please join me on this ride:
>
>http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544
>
>Warm Regards,
>
>Claire Petersky (cpetersky@yahoo.com) Home of the meditative cyclist:
>http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm
>

Hi Claire. Is this a typo? (from the site - Ride Detail):

"Distance: +/- 10 mi."

Sounds like a *very* ethereal ride.

Ø¡Ø

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Wow that is some club!

take care Liz

Hey! Look what cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire Petersky) wrote :

>Please join me on this ride:
>
>http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544
>
>Warm Regards,
>
>Claire Petersky (cpetersky@yahoo.com)

On 5 Sep 2003 08:11:48 -0700, cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire Petersky) from
http://groups.google.com/ wrote:

>Please join me on this ride:
>
>http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544

I'll conduct a simultaneous ride here to send good vibes.

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1:06:16 AM 6 September 2003

"Kevan Smith" <kevansmith23@yahoo.c0/\/\> wrote in message
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> On 5 Sep 2003 08:11:48 -0700, cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire Petersky) from
> http://groups.google.com/ wrote:
>
> >Please join me on this ride:
> >
> >http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544
>
> I'll conduct a simultaneous ride here to send good vibes.

Do the Buddhist thing. Call Richard Gere and everyone can ride and project positive vibes.

cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire Petersky) wrote in message
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> Please join me on this ride:
>
> http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544

I usually ride to ride starts--and a ride start on the west coast is a bit beyond my abilities at
the moment!

by the way, I'm curious--If I'm supposed to be concentrating on the breathing, how do I prevent from
crashing into the guy in front?

-Luigi unenlightened.

In rec.bicycles.misc Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:

: by the way, I'm curious--If I'm supposed to be concentrating on the breathing, how do I prevent
: from crashing into the guy in front?

Hmm the normal way perhaps? :-) Also don't hug the wheel too closely.

Yup I'd definitely join if I lived anywhere near Redmond. Too little have I devoted time to cycling
meditation... maybes I'll some day go on a nice night ride, when I get new lights going...

Is meditation different on a recumbent? I'd think a trike can give a different feeling to a ride,
you can go very slowly or just stop and sit there. At least for sunbathing it would be great!

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"bgaudet0801" <bgaudet0801@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> "Kevan Smith" <kevansmith23@yahoo.c0/\/\> wrote in message
> news:9auilvckaditsp0ajp1qd7dnvav78phrlm@4ax.com...
> > On 5 Sep 2003 08:11:48 -0700, cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire Petersky) from
> > http://groups.google.com/ wrote:
> >
> > >Please join me on this ride:
> > >
> > >http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544
> >
> > I'll conduct a simultaneous ride here to send good vibes.
>
> Do the Buddhist thing. Call Richard Gere and everyone can ride and project positive vibes.

Do you have to bring your own gerbil?

In article <1a88718b.0309050711.5c355ade@posting.google.com>, cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire
Petersky) wrote:

> Please join me on this ride:
>
> http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544

*packs his bike and moves to Redmond*

Alas, that's not realistic. Congratulations on doing this IRL!!! That's so awesome! I'm interested,
but if we can somehow do it in Chicago. I would imagine a fair number of people would be interested.
Are you planning to roll out, maybe a "training program" so others can participate? Maybe something
to think about as you develop this first ride.

Cheers and good luck!

"blech" <blechwalensa32@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "bgaudet0801" <bgaudet0801@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:<ZNn6b.400788$4UE.154935@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...
> > "Kevan Smith" <kevansmith23@yahoo.c0/\/\> wrote in message
> > news:9auilvckaditsp0ajp1qd7dnvav78phrlm@4ax.com...
> > > On 5 Sep 2003 08:11:48 -0700, cpetersky@yahoo.com (Claire Petersky)
from
> > > http://groups.google.com/ wrote:
> > >
> > > >Please join me on this ride:
> > > >
> > >
>http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Activit...m?eventID=1544
> > >
> > > I'll conduct a simultaneous ride here to send good vibes.
> >
> > Do the Buddhist thing. Call Richard Gere and everyone can ride and
project
> > positive vibes.
>
> Do you have to bring your own gerbil?

Gerbils are stricly optional.

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"Donny Harder Jr." <dharder@pipeline.com> wrote in message
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> I would imagine a fair number of people would be interested.

We'll see. I have no sense of it. Cascade was at least willing to put it up on their daily rides
sheet, but I haven't heard anyone say they're coming.

> Are you planning to roll out, maybe a "training program" so others can participate? Maybe
> something to think about as you develop this first ride.

If I have sufficient interest, I'd do this as a monthly ride. I'm already beginning to regret the
location, although the trail has the advantage of being easy to ride and everyone knows it.

Here's the plan:

Get a sense of people's bicycling and meditation experience. Do some coordinated
stretching/breathing exercises, maybe as structured as sun salutations, maybe not. Talk about
intentions and how to set them. Introduce the idea of using pedalling or breathing as a focus for
the mind. Ride a little. Get everyone's feedback, and ride a little more.

If people have this down, then the next step is to talk a little about the music in your brain when
you ride. We'd then do a little very basic chanting. I realize using your voice in this culture is
scary as all hell, so I'll have to do some to establish trust among the group and also do this
sufficiently off of the trail such that people are willing to do it with sufficient kavanah. After
that, we all get on our bikes and ride a little. Get feedback, answer questions, ride a little more.

Final segment, if we have time, talk about making blessings, only on the very basic level. Ride a
little, talk a little about the experience, answer questions, and get on the bike, and ride a
little more.

Anyone who is speedy can do breathing/stretching/meditation work while waiting for the others to
catch up to each rendezvous point.

We may not get through all of this -- I'm not planning to spend more than two hours on it. If all we
do is part one, and the other sections happen another day, that's fine with me.

The next question is -- hot lunch afterwards where? It's pouring rain right now, so the idea of Pho
sounds appealing.

Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky (cpetersky@yahoo.com) Home of the meditative cyclist:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm

Books just wanna be FREE! See what I mean at: http://bookcrossing.com/friend/Cpetersky

In rec.bicycles.misc Claire Petersky <cpetersky@yahoo.com> wrote:
: "Donny Harder Jr." <dharder@pipeline.com> wrote in message
: news:<dharder-2A3F67.20511009092003@news05.east.earthlink.net>...
:> I would imagine a fair number of people would be interested.

: We'll see. I have no sense of it. Cascade was at least willing to put it up on their daily rides
: sheet, but I haven't heard anyone say they're coming.

Maybe it could be a limited interest, people doing meditation and people doing cycling both are
small minorities. You'd need to come from at least one of the angles and explain what's the point
(or the benefit) of combining them both. Are you trying to draw cyclists to meditation or meditating
people to cycling?

Cycling is a sort of moving meditation. Maybe it would fit people who can't just sit. Then again
your movement is somewhat restricted on a bike, and cycling is more directed towards exploring the
environment than towards self-expression.

How does meditation fit into cycling? Can it be a form of training? (Interesting question as I
haven't actively meditated for years but I have a strong training programme for cycling.) I've seen
some discussion of breathing technique or keeping mental focus, but that's about all... it seems
these arts never got advanced so far here as in the orient.

Maybes I should study your site more carefully :-)

Cascade is probably a better marketing channel for reaching cyclists...

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