If you seek out mindfulness in more active ways than sitting and meditating, try knot tying. Yes, really.
As it’s been for so many people, lockdown has been a trigger for my anxiety and stretches of physical and mental restlessness. I’ve sashayed from distracting hobbies to coping mechanisms, from reading every book I own to seeking one-on-one therapy. No single mechanism worked best, it was just a matter of trying them all—sometimes all at once—like a human everlasting gobstopper machine, clanking through mechanism after mechanism to produce a tasty result.
Perhaps you’re like me and you seek out mindfulness in more active ways, like hiking, long country drives, or a long and intense side plank. Considering notI was 16 when I first experienced the fulfillment that came with learning how to tie knots starting with tying a simple bowline. Like some kind of time-traveling child pirate, I spent two weeks sailing down Australia’s east coast on a vintage-style tall ship.
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