Something that I have only been able to experience for few seconds while swimming, but that has happened a lot more often during my running sessions. Your mind enters a stage of rest, and you let your body take control, as it was working on its own. Your mind is still there, as clear as never before, but it is not consciously occupied with the whole physical work going on. It feels like your body is doing the most natural thing it could do, and your mind is in complete peace with that. It is an encounter with your soul, as spiritual/mystical as it can be. It is an encounter with your body, as human/carnal as it can be. It usually comes unexpectedly; you never plan it. And when it comes, it feels great.
9 November 2012
Eduardo
PS: Apparently, they call it "flow" in psychology. I did not know the term myself when I wrote the description above. But a friend pointed me to the more scientific definition of "the thing".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
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