From Ramadan to the Way of the Bodhisattva, restraint from intake, particularly food, has been an integral part of many spiritual traditions. There's an inherent recognition that an emptier stomach empties the mind and aids spiritual awareness. Here in the midst of Holy Week for Western Christians, Stephanie and I thought we'd offer some helpful tips on how to fast well for your body and spirit. Tip #1: Intention - There are a myriad of reasons for fasts: spiritual clarity, s

I'll be forever indebted to my Tibetan Buddhist friends for teaching me to meditate with my eyes open.

Almost all experiences in our lives are like this. The more present we are, the more meaningful the experience.

Is pizza one of your go-to pre/post-run meals? It can be perfect after a hard day out on the trails and can certainly be fun to make together with friends. We always try to find a great pizza option whenever we travel. Last year in Texas, at NOLS wilderness First aid certification course, Stephanie Howe treated the Threshold team to some homemade pizza. A refreshing beverage and warm slice of pie in a beautiful place… the best. Liza and Eliot Howard love making pizza with the

Travel, although not happening presently, will be a possibility again. Now is a great time to think, dream, brainstorm

New Mexico has been calling me to visit year after year since I was a child. We would travel out with my family for summer hiking or horseback riding adventures or for snow skiing in the winter. That was long before Taos Ski Valley and Ski Santa Fe were discovered as off the beaten path destinations and long before I gained an appreciation for the wonderful trail running in these places. New Mexico has a spiritual and cultural essence that must be experienced to understand. I

I’ve spent the days since April, when the pandemic shut things down here in San Antonio, running loops around my neighborhood … 75 miles a week in two-mile loops. It’s not a particularly pretty neighborhood. One week there were a lot of dead frogs squashed along the distance, but other than that, running the same two-mile loop day after day is about as exciting as you’d expect. One by one, all of the races I’d signed up for in 2020 were canceled. In June, I found out I’d gott

Is it just me or is 2020 the year that keeps getting worse?! After February, in the peak of shelter in place, I reminded myself that it has to get better from here. I mean, what else could happen? How wrong I was. As spring turned into summer, not only did the cases and restrictions increase, but we were also faced with the harsh reality of changes in the climate, specifically in the form of wildfires out west. The smoke settled in and took up residence in most of the west, f