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    Juric (left), with a friend, in Stanley Park; he often holds his sessions during walks there (Photograph by Jimmy Jeong)

    The pathway to better mental health is getting more literal

    Walk-and-talk counselling has gone from quirky offering to timely solution for the pandemic era

    A couple walks on Toronto's Bloor Street on April 10, 2020 (CP/Colin Perkel)

    When a walk in the park is no walk in the park

    Tabatha Southey: Sometimes there’s no way to keep a safe distance. How about converting road space into walking space and keeping the parks open and the lights on.

    Walking has become a welcome relief for people feeling cooped up in these days of social distancing. A man walks a dog in Toronto on Mar. 8, 2020. (Graeme Roy/CP)

    Coronavirus: Walking is our only respite

    Erling Kagge: Time slows down and the world changes when we walk. Because the world expects us to be available at all times, grounding yourself in nature can be hard.

    A man walks through an empty shopping plaza in Toronto on March 25, 2020 (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    Walking and reading alone through pandemic days

    John Geddes: Reading lists for outlasting COVID-19 have leaned on plague stories. But what about the personal, interior aspects of this coronavirus year?