Today Doug opens the container with author and outdoor journalist Katie Arnold.

This episode of Open Container looks at the connection between Zen philosophy and heading outside. Doug opens the show recounting the lessons he learned while backpacking 30 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the oldest Japanese monastery in the US. The lessons he learned along the way helped to remind him of some basic tenants in times of stress: Go outside. See things. And see the world that sees you.

Doug is then joined by author and Zen teacher, Katie Arnold. Katie's new book Brief Flashings In The Phenomenal World is a Zen study but also a memoir of a time of pain and struggle in Katie's life.

Katie and Doug talk about the the essence of flow—a state of being where individuals become one with their activity. Katie also articulates her transformative journey following a life-altering injury, explaining how Zen principles aided her in continuing her passion for running and her relationship with nature.

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