So, a blog about the Camino and The Camino Documentary… Iʼm sitting here at home, late at night. Thereʼs a thunder and lightning storm outside, shaking the house and the trees, and rain is pouring down. In the midst of all this Iʼm thinking about the effect of the Camino on my life. And then, …
Saint Jean Pied de Port represents for many walkers the beginning of their pilgrimage to Santiago. Its position at the foot of the Pyrenees makes it the gathering place for excited and fresh pilgrims. The city is an eddy, a confluence of humanity aspiring to walk the Camino. Everyone is raring to hike over the …
Deepak Chopra defines spirituality as the experience of that domain of awareness where we experience our universality. This domain of awareness is a core consciousness that is beyond our mind, intellect, and ego. When we have even a partial glimpse of this level of awareness we experience joy, insight, intuition, creativity, and freedom of choice. …
In watching the documentary trailer, I couldn’t help but admire the courage of each and every one of those pilgrims. I imagine that each of us defines courage in our own way, but to me, it reveals itself in the many small decisions that it took to get to that Camino. To even hear the …
In May 2009 I packed my bag and flew to Madrid to join the crew of The Camino Documentary. Nothing could have seemed less plausible to me. Just a few months earlier, I had turned sixty-four, I was not in great physical shape, I did not like to fly long distances, I rarely went on …
Preparation seems pretty simple, doesn’t it? You buy yourself a bunch of guide books and maps, maybe a Spanish dictionary if you don’t speak the language, and save up a lot of money so you can eat along the way. What does it take, after all, to walk? We do that all the time without …
Even before the moment I stepped off the train in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port last April, The Camino Documentary was a part of my journey. In the months leading up to my trip, I stumbled across the documentary’s trailer. While I had seen many pictures of the Camino, nothing compared to seeing this living, breathing portrait of the …
If there is one thing that I never thought I’d voluntarily admit to, it’s to being a “wannabe.” Or so I thought. It seems that since the moment I decided to walk the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain, I’ve had to let go of a number of things. Admitting and owning up to my own shortcomings, fears, and …
For much of my life I’ve felt that everything happens for a reason. I don’t attribute this belief to any one religious or spiritual affiliation, but if I had to venture a guess, I suspect it stems from the hope that there’s more to life than death and taxes. Whether in class working towards a …
A year ago, almost to the day, I took my first steps into the mystical world of the Camino and I must be honest and share with you that not a day goes by without thinking of that amazing experience. Although it’s been almost a year since my return, each day spent on the Camino …
