In his graphic novel, Dream in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football Team to help the Tibetan people showcase their national pride.
A Surfer’s Guide to Buddhism
Jaimal Yogis, the author and surfer behind “Saltwater Buddha” and his forthcoming memoir, “All Our Waves Are Water,” on riding Buddhism’s three big waves.
Dropping In Again
Michael Stone on picking up skateboarding again at age 42—this time as a spiritual practice.
Sport as Practice
Four sports enthusiasts put their practice into play: Jaimal Yogis surfs, Liz Martin golfs, Laura Munson rides horses, and Melvin McLeod hits the slopes.
Boxing champion Keith Thurman calls himself “Christian-Buddhist”
For those of you who thought Buddhism was only for pacifists, here’s some news: reigning welterweight boxing champion Keith Thurman studies Buddhism.
Kuan Yin’s 1000-armed baseball pitch
Last Week, Genki Sudo and his famous Japanese dance troupe, used a thousand arms to throw the first pitch at the opening of the Japanese baseball season.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on Bhutan’s chances for the 2018 World Cup
Bhutan has the worst-ranked football team in the world, but yesterday they beat Sri Lanka in the first qualifying match for Russia 2018.
Dharma meets sports: U.S.-born Mongolian lama carries Olympic flame
American-born Mongolian Buddhist lama Erdni Ombadykov to carry the Olympic torch through Elista, in majority-Buddhist state of Kalmykia.
The Joy of Falling: Skiing as Meditation
Melvin McLeod shares a little piece he wrote for the July 2013 “Body” issue on skiing as a practice of fearlessness and trust.
The ball just stops: remembering the Zen master of Japanese baseball
Meet Japanese baseball legend Tetsuharu Kawakami, who genuinely applied the spiritual discipline of Zen to the game of baseball.