Walking Meditation

<p>Walking Meditation is awareness of mental and physical states; walking meditation—like mindfulness in general—can help us gain a greater sense of control over our thoughts, feelings, and actions, allowing us to respond in more constructive ways when we experience negative thoughts or emotions. Find a lane that will enable you to walk back and forth for 10-15 paces—a relatively peaceful place where you won’t be disturbed or even observed (since a slow, formal walking meditation can look strange to people unfamiliar with it). You can practice walking meditation either indoors or outside in nature. The lane doesn’t have to be long since the goal is not to reach a specific destination but to practice a very intentional form of walking where you’re mostly retracing your steps.</p> <p>Walking meditation involves carefully thinking about and doing a series of actions you usually do automatically. Breaking these steps down in your mind may feel awkward, even ridiculous. But it would help if you tried to notice at least these four essential components of each step:</p> <p>#1, the lifting of one foot;<br> #2, the moving of the foot a bit forward of where you’re standing;<br> #3, the placing of the foot on the floor, heel first;<br> #4, the shifting of the body's weight onto the forward leg as the back heel lifts while the toes of that foot remain touching the floor or the ground.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/easyeffortlessmeditation">Please post your feedback </a>and let me know if this episode is helpful to you. Thank you for your support and participation in the mindfulness process. Thanks.&nbsp;</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/effortlessmeditation/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/effortlessmeditation/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/effortlessmeditation/support</a>