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Juggling and running go together like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Juggling and running in VFF's go together like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made by your mom.

Joggling in VFF's increases the full body experience and sensations you get from joggling. I really enjoy the lightness of my steps in VFF's, which complements the soft tosses and catches of the juggling beanbags. It's a smooth combination; one that puts you in a synchronized balancing act. One step and toss at a time.

People often wonder why we wear VFF's. If you're interested in learning why people joggle, check out my article on the "Psychology of Joggling."

Regards,
Joe Salter
Florida

Joggling becomes second nature, so it can be very absorbing, yet I am able to focus on a lot of other things if I want to because it's automatic. When you're first starting out, I think it's more absorbing because it demands your full concentration. But, once you get experienced with it, it's up to you how meditative and absorbed you want to get. I allow myself to to be absorbed and get into a wonderful rhythm and flow.

So, to answer your question I do think that joggling is more meditative than running, or at least it can be. I think it adds more repetition and full body synchronized movement, which brings about calmness.

Check out the book called "Flow" if you have not. Or read about it, by Dr. C (he has a very long last name, he's hungarian I think).

On a different note, most people think that jogglers would be less aware than runners. But, for me, joggling heightens my senses and makes more more sensitive to my environment because I have to. Kind of like VFF's, barefoot running, or riding a motorcycle. For example, I hear a lot better because I listen closer to my environment when a car is coming behind me because it's a little harder to turn around while joggling than running, even though I can do it easily but it just wastes time (you just turn at the waist and look behind you).

I am also more aware of my environment because it releases an adrenaline rush because you're doing something that people think is really neat and it's unique especially in a urban area. So, in that sense, I am more aware because I am scanning my environment and always looking around for potential cars, curbs, holes, or people to interact with while joggling (smile at them, show a trick, say hello to them).

It really is a great mind body exercise. Juggling in itself is very meditative, or flow-like, because it's challenging, absorbing, and repetitive. Same with running. Put them together, and you get more opportunities for flow experiences.