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Walking As Medicine: Craig Mod’s 300-Miles On Foot, Japan's Philosophy Of Enough, & The Profound Power Of Undistracted Presence
Category: Education
Duration: 02:52:21
Publish Date: 2025-06-02 09:00:00
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Craig Mod is an artist, author, and photographer who has lived in Japan for 25 years, chronicling the country through thousands of miles of recent solo walks.

We explore walking as inner cartography—a practice that transforms attention into meaning. We discuss Craig's journey from his best friend's murder in Connecticut to finding home in Tokyo, the ineffable Japanese concept of "yōyū," reconciling adoption trauma through movement, and how 300-mile walks without digital distraction became his path to healing.

His story takes a stunning turn when these walks ultimately lead him back to meet his birth mother at 42.

Craig transforms heavy into light. And this conversation reveals how. Enjoy!


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