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Issue No: 322, May 2016

Barefoot Running in Auroville

On Sunday April 17th, fifty-five runners took part in the “Auroville Barefoot Run 2016” Barefoot running has been gaining popularity slowly but surely in Auroville. In the early days, almost every runner was a barefoot runner because sports shoes were simply not available. Things changed in the 1990’s and barefoot runners became rare. Indeed, for competitive sports, shoes offer a protection against small wounds, allowing you to run faster and further. Nowadays a small group of barefoot runners is active in Auroville. Some like François Gautier have been running barefoot for decades, since their days at the Ashram Sports Ground, while others like me have recently taken to it. When Barefoot Ted (Ted McDonald) visited Auroville in 2012 to run the Auroville Marathon, he gave a talk and I (like many others) was inspired by his charisma and his message (you can find it on Auroville Radio: http://goo.gl/OXemJP). He is one of the real life characters depicted in the book ‘Bo...
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Issue No. 322, May 2016

  • Residents’ Assembly Approves a New Entry Policy and FAMC Mandate
  • Reversing the Gaze
  • Evergreen Horses: The Natural Horsemanship School
  • Barefoot Running in Auroville
  • "Yes we can!"
  • “There is much greater awareness around alcoholism now”
  • Circle Gardens in Auroville and Beyond
  • Auroville’s Ultimate Ladies Join Team India
  • Francoise Arati (Passing)
  • Rauf Ali (Passing)
  • Through a Newcomer's Lens

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