Qualitative Insights into Leisure as a Spiritual Experience

Donna E. Little

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This study explored lived, leisure experiences for 24 self-selected individuals who identified having experienced leisure that was spiritual. Using a phenomenological approach, the study revealed complex descriptions of these experiences where individuals simultaneously felt, acted, thought and were aware. Analysis of the data indicated that spiritual experiences could occur in a range of leisure contexts, could be triggered by catalysts such as nature or newness, evoked responses including awe and appreciation, and led to outcomes of connection, awareness, growth and freedom. Results of the present study support previous conceptual propositions of the spiritual dimension of leisure and suggest further avenues of inquiry to explore the experiential and emotional dispositions people bring to their leisure.

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