I find it somewhat ironic that most of the people I’ve read who are talking about right-brained activity, that is stopping the inner dialogue for a while or meditating or simply being Present in your activities are doing it with reams of language and dialogue and instruction in books.

Of course, they are not mainly talking about surfing or rock-climbing or hiking in nature or even over-eating, which are mainly activities you can enjoy without some analytical preparation. But most of the time,...