Here is a listing, in title order, of what we have found to be the most essential books for understanding contemplative walking.
- Archetype of Pilgrimage, The: Outer Action with Inner Meaning; Jean Clift and Wallace Clift
- Art of Wandering, The: The Writer as Walker; Merlin Coverly
- Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery, Coleman, Mark ; Inner Ocean Publishing; 1 edition, Nov. 1, 2006
- Born to Walk: The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act, 2015, Dan Rubinstein
- Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss and Fitness, The: Mark Fenton
- Complete Walker, The, 4th Revised edition, Fletcher, Colin; 2002
- Crossing and Dwelling : A Theory of Religions,Tweed, Thomas; Harvard University Press, Mar. 15, 2008
- Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture,Turner and Turner; Columbia University Press; Reprint edition, May 18, 1995
- Japanese Pilgrimage,Statler, Oliver; William Morrow and Company, New York, 1983
- Jizo Bodhisattva, Bays, Charlotte Joko; Tuttle; 2002
- Long Road Turns to Joy, The Hahn, Thich Nhat;Parallax Press; 2005
- Making Pilgrimages: Meaning and Practice in Shikoku; Ian Reader
- Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches, The: Matsuo Basho
- Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life ,Hahn, Thich Nhat; 1992
- Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America’s Favorite Spectator Sport; Matthew Algeo
- Philosophy of Walking, A; Frederic Gros
- Random Walk, Block, Lawence; Open Road Integrated Media, 2008
- Random Walk; Lawrence Block
- Sacred Path Companion, The Artress, Lauren;, Riverhead Trade; 2006
- Spirited Walker, The, Kortge,Carolyn; Harperone; 1998
- Tai Chi Walking, Chuckrow, Robert ; Ymaa Publication Center, 2002
- The Complete Guide to Prayer-Walking: A Simple Path to Body-and-Soul Fitness,Mundy, Linus; Crossroad Publishing Company, Oct. 1, 1996
- The Five Benefits of Walking Meditation, Pandita, Sayadaw; in This Very Life , Saddhamma Foundation , 2000;
- The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei, Stevens, John; Shambhala; 1988
- The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform; Lauren Artress
- Walk Like A Mountain: The Handbook to Buddhist Walking Practice; Innen Ray Parchelo, 2012
- Walking,Thoreau, Henry David; Filiquarian Publishing, LLC. , Jan. 1, 2008
- Wanderlust; A History of Walking; Rebecca Solnit
- Warrior Walking, Halzer, Josh ; Unique Publications; 2000
This our list as of November 01, 2016. If you have a title to recommend, let us know
Very energetic blog, I liked that bit. Will there be a part 2?
Padakun will try to add new book titles, along with our WalkOn padakasts and video Walk-u-mentaries, in coming months. If you have books to recommend, with or without reviews, we’d love to hear from you.
ps. – The Walking Dead is not about walking 🙂