Monday, February 8, 2016

Episode #24 ipilgrim podcast -- Post Camino Blues

Hey Pilgrims,

It's been about a month since I have returned from Spain. Most pilgrims would say "the Camino really begins in Santiago."  So according to their logic, I'm on the Camino. That's very nice, but I wish they would tell that to my body which is squarely in the USA. And my body is still telling me "You stopped walking a while back."
Post Camino Blues is hard to define in a sense. From a physical stand point, it's a lack of neurotransmitters to the pleasure center of the brain. Thirty days of "runners high" and the brain got used to it.
The second piece of the blues is actual more mental. In my last post, I mentioned that walking the Camino may provide some clarity (while walking) about what one should do in life. And, many pilgrims make promises to themselves... "when I get home, I'm going to......eat organic, exercise more, quit that job, end that relationship, start that relationship (whatever the case may be.)  It may  become a challenge of logistics of executing the plans made on the Camino and their real life consequences.
During the podcast, Steve reads off a list of "remedies" that I can use to make me feel like I'm on the Camino at home.  He's so helpful. Until the next podcast...
Buen Camino.
Deborah

Dec 2, 2011 @ 04:39
http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/1772275 

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