Ultrarunner meets Monk

Damian is one of the world’s best ultra-runners. Aside from food, training and all the physical stuff, we wanted to dig a little deeper and ask him more about the mental side of ultrarunning and all it entails.

Winner of the 2023 Spine Race, completer in his first attempt of 4 rounds of the infamous Barkley Marathons, UK ultra running “national treasure”, founder of the Green Runners and environmental activist, tea lover and all round top bloke talks with us about:

— Dealing with pressure, negative thinking and self-doubt,

— Balancing life with training and racing,

— The deceitful relationship between the mind and body,

— Does trail running make you a nice person?

— Can the mental abilities be taught or only gained through experience?

— Suffering vs having fun on the trail, which one?

— How he gets through low patches in racing,

— Favourite failures,

— The enemy that is perfection,

— Who inspires him,

— The Green Runners, and the importance of being a hypocrite - but still doing something

And so much more..

Enjoy!

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Arjuna – Monk, Meditation Teacher & teacher of how to live a 200% life.

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Mia – Transformation Coach, Personal Trainer & Running Coach

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Be Where Your Feet Are - 50 mile ultramarathon documentary:

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Welcome to episode 5 of the Ultrarunner meets Monk podcast.

We talked about:

— How to prioritise peace even when life is chaotically busy

— How to actually slow down, to go faster

— How to find peace without giving up life, goals and ambition

— What to do when experiencing overwhelm 

— What are you really truly rushing for?

— How your mind affect everything we do

— How to truly change the relationship with your mind

And more. Enjoy!

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Arjuna - Ishaya Monk, Meditation Teacher & teacher of how to live a 200% life.

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Arjuna's books:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arjuna-Ishaya/e/B07K5L2FQQ

Mia - Transformation Coach, Personal Trainer & Running Coach

https://www.instagram.com/miaoldroydpt/

Be Where Your Feet Are - 50 mile ultramarathon documentary:

https://youtu.be/rqvWSW5K2RU

Contact Mia:

https://www.instagram.com/miaoldroydpt/

Enjoy!

For further info, contact us:

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Enjoy!

For further info, contact us: 

https://www.instagram.com/miaoldroydpt/

https://www.instagram.com/arjunaishaya/

We talk about – 

What is a monk?

Being the best version of you,

Life happening through you,

Authencity versus following everyone else,

Humility versus having something to prove,

The beauty of stripping life back to basics,

Getting rid of the noise so a clear signal can come,

Waiting for permission,

Transcendent moments, flow, running and life.

Enjoy!

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We talk about –

Mia's biggest lesson from ultra running,        

Overwhelm and how to deal with it,        

Differentiating between what’s urgent and what’s important,        

Steven Pressfield and “The War of Art”,        

Everyone has a calling in life, honouring and prioritising that, and resistance,        

What is it like to be present, filled with presence?,        

Why presence is enough,        

What being present is not,        

Forever looking forward to exciting stuff in the future,        

Elevating ordinary moments,        

The voice of excitement and the voice of worry is the same,        

The problem with expectation,        

Mindfulness and focus, mindfulness and satisfaction,        

Does achieving more truly make you happy?,        

Does discipline = freedom?,        

Routines versus force,        

Listening to your head versus listening to your body and its intuition,        

Feelings and training, cold water swims, running, doing it because it will feel good after,        

Resistance and sitting with it versus waiting for it to go,        

Consistency,        

Trusting the process versus the expectation of immediate results,        

A problem free life?,        

Byron Katie and the Work,        

Accepting reality, finding freedom with whatever you’re experiencing,        

Enjoy!         

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www.arjunaishaya.com