Michael Sandler > Quotes

“There’s nothing in the mechanical world that matches the sophistication, complexity, and multi-tasking ability of the foot”
― Michael Sandler, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth

“According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, in 2006, one out of six people or 43.1 million Americans suffered foot ailments. Among cultures that don’t wear shoes, approximately 2 percent of the population has foot-related injuries, compared to 70 percent among shoe-wearing societies.”
― Michael Sandler, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth

“You need to be willing to wipe the slate clean and admit that you may not know everything about running. This is the best advice I can give for staying injury-free”
― Michael Sandler, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth

“The truth is that running in shoes is high impact, heel-centric, promotes bad form, is relatively unstable and inflexible, tends to weaken rather than strengthen your feet, and dampens your connection to the world around you. In contrast, barefoot running is low-impact, toe-centric, promotes good form, enhances stability and adaptability, strengthens your feet in miraculous ways, and provides delightful sensory and spiritual connections to the earth.”
― Michael Sandler, Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth

“MINUTES: In the last column, record the number of minutes you spent writing. This may also motivate you and give you guidance as to the best time to”
― Michael Sandler, The Automatic Writing Experience (AWE): How to Turn Your Journaling into Channeling to Get Unstuck, Find Direction, and Live Your Greatest Life!

“Make these Ego Dumps into a ritual. You could write, Archangel Michael, Archangel Rafael, Archangel Gabriel, higher self, higher team, and all angels, guides and light workers, here for my highest good and the highest good of all, (or simply Dear Inner Wisdom) please help me to heal these wounds once and for all. Then shred and shred and shred.”
― Michael Sandler, The Automatic Writing Experience (AWE): How to Turn Your Journaling into Channeling to Get Unstuck, Find Direction, and Live Your Greatest Life!