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Pieter Geldenhuys talks about Shoshin Walks, Exploring and Nature Episode 396

Pieter Geldenhuys talks about Shoshin Walks, Exploring and Nature

Pieter Geldenhuys – also known as PG Geldenhuys – facilitates hikes and retreats in South Africa and abroad to help you turn your focus inward, through his business Shoshin Walks. He’s also learnt that big shifts come from having a beginner’s mindset.  PG’s adventurous spirit is infectious. He shares his travel tales and his philosophy with hiking and being in nature. In this productive conversation, we also discuss meditative walks, writing novels, cliches – and observing ducks.  Talking Points What is Shoshin? The power of meditative walks Navigating uncertainty  How writing badly helped PG write a novel Lessons learnt from completing the Camino de Santiago PG’s group tours that include the Inca trail and Kilimanjaro Quote "Structure will set you free." Helpful Links ‘Offsides’ by PG Geldenhuys The Way (2010) ‘Four Thousand Weeks’ by Oliver Burkeman Multiplicity (1996) About Time (2013) PG’s LinkedIn Shoshin Walks Facebook Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice.  If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. Also don't forget to check out all of our podcast sponsors found on our podcast sponsors page. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. And if you want to have easy access to the archives of the show and ensure you don't miss the new episodes to come then subscribe to the podcast in the app you're using. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Pieter Geldenhuys – also known as PG Geldenhuys – facilitates hikes and retreats in South Africa and abroad to help you turn your focus inward, through his business Shoshin Walks. He’s also learnt that big shifts come from having a beginner’s mindset. 

PG’s adventurous spirit is infectious. He shares his travel tales and his philosophy with hiking and being in nature. In this productive conversation, we also discuss meditative walks, writing novels, cliches – and observing ducks. 

Talking Points

  • What is Shoshin?
  • The power of meditative walks
  • Navigating uncertainty 
  • How writing badly helped PG write a novel
  • Lessons learnt from completing the Camino de Santiago
  • PG’s group tours that include the Inca trail and Kilimanjaro


Quote

"Structure will set you free."


Helpful Links


Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice. 

If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. Also don't forget to check out all of our podcast sponsors found on our podcast sponsors page.

If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. And if you want to have easy access to the archives of the show and ensure you don't miss the new episodes to come then subscribe to the podcast in the app you're using.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


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