I really enjoyed this meditation. I was able to slow myself done. I let myself become present to this moment and I sensed my foot making connect with the earth. Also, become present to my breath, tears started flowing and I just allowed that to happen. Thank you for this meditation.
I love walking meditation. It is helpful to do at times when I am particularly sleepy so I don’t fall asleep.
I also sometimes experience a profound sense of being held by the earth, by gravity and really grateful to be sustained by all of the conditions that make life possible in the universe.
I find that my appreciation for everything intensifies with walking mindfulness meditation. My love of all creation including self, my breath, my movement and everything I am going through goes up substantially. Looking forward, mindfully. Every shade of colour becomes beautiful, a wonderful gift.
I have been doing my work (ac installation) with mindfulness when the going gets tough but doing more mindfulness movement when the going is good is quite a treat.
Walking meditation is one of my favorite mindfulness practices. I especially love walking in a group. Expanding awareness to include each of the six senses can bring me more deeply into the present moment. In this way, the overall feeling of being alive is enhanced for me.
It's been a while since I've done a walking meditation. Since before the pandemic, for sure. It was a pleasure to get back to it.
When I first joined our sangha ,in 2014, I didn't care much for the 15-20 minutes we spent doing the walking after our "sit'. Judgement, competition, comparing, you name it, I did it all in the walking meditations. But now I can tell you that I've had both subtle shifts and huge epiphanies while walking. It changed my thinking and feelings about this type of practice. And I certainly feel that this is a "bridge" to taking meditation off the cushion and bringing it to my everyday life.
10. Return. Occasionally your attention has left the space. Thank you for noticing. No one can stop your attention from wandering. But over time you will condition your attention to stay for longer. There is no forcing. We only nurture. Each time your attention wanders, simply notice that this is happening, then gently and kindly breathe as you return your attention back to exploring sensations in the body. Rinse and repeat until you’ve finished. By returning your attention over and over, you are actually building neural pathways in your brain. A song is just not the notes. A song is also the space in between the notes. Meditation is just note focus. Meditation is also the gently guidance of your attention back the present moment.
The more I practice focused mindful walking, the more I am noticing the shift into upright balance and that I can slow it right down at times. Noticing how wobbly I get if my mind is in thinking mode.
doing this walking meditation enjoy my patio, notice new flowers, the wind moving the branches of the trees, my body touching the grass felt cold, but I liked it.
This is a wonderful reminder that meditation doesn't only have to take place in a quiet room in a seated posture. Moving meditation can become a part of daily life, turning the simple or frustrating parts of the day into something profound and expansive.
I noticed that this kind of meditation also help us to be aware of all senses. I love walking in nature and I never put attention to a mindful walking and when I tried I felt amazing and thankful for my body functioning perfectly.
I notice a slowing down, and a letting go of seeing of "ambulation" as simply a means to an end. This practice is a beautiful way to appreciate the body as part of the whole being, engaged in the meditative process, rather than outside of it.
This was not new to me since I studied Buddhism walking meditations but it still was very good to refresh and use "other Terms" and vocabulary that for me actually was easier to focus on while performing the exercises. Grateful 🙂
I remember being introduced to slow walking in Qi Gong and I didn't see a great deal in it at first. I wanted to be doing the Archer, or the lunges or the Horse Push. Teaching the movement forced me to pay more attention to it and I came to realise that there are so many different aspects to focus on. I enjoy it.
I enjoyed this because I have access to Astroturf as well as golf course green and my backyard and I can perform mindful walking meditation and each of these areas with my shoes off and feel every part of my foot as well as the textures underneath my feet. This is powerful.
Hello, what is meant by the question found in the workbook under this section: "As a guide to others, what are your questions about managing the pacing of a movement meditation?"
I actually had a beautiful walking meditation the other day and it truly was amazing to be present with every step and moving around to all the things I felt in my body, will definitely continue to do this more often.
Walking meditation is new to me. I go on daily walks and look forward to the next few weeks of implementing this into the beginning or ending of that time. I plan on playing around with it to see what feels best.
I love walking meditation, it really helps to slow down. But need to admit that sitting meditation is still more preferred by me, because I feel that limiting visual input helps to concentrate my attention better.
I find this practice very grounding and great for present moment awareness. I like that it shows that mindfulness doesn't just happen on a meditation cushion without distractions, and I think this is a great training ground for bringing mindfulness into my everyday life.
I really enjoyed this meditation. I was able to slow myself done. I let myself become present to this moment and I sensed my foot making connect with the earth. Also, become present to my breath, tears started flowing and I just allowed that to happen. Thank you for this meditation.
I love walking meditation. It is helpful to do at times when I am particularly sleepy so I don’t fall asleep.
I also sometimes experience a profound sense of being held by the earth, by gravity and really grateful to be sustained by all of the conditions that make life possible in the universe.
I find that my appreciation for everything intensifies with walking mindfulness meditation. My love of all creation including self, my breath, my movement and everything I am going through goes up substantially. Looking forward, mindfully. Every shade of colour becomes beautiful, a wonderful gift.
I have been doing my work (ac installation) with mindfulness when the going gets tough but doing more mindfulness movement when the going is good is quite a treat.
Walking meditation is one of my favorite mindfulness practices. I especially love walking in a group. Expanding awareness to include each of the six senses can bring me more deeply into the present moment. In this way, the overall feeling of being alive is enhanced for me.
It's been a while since I've done a walking meditation. Since before the pandemic, for sure. It was a pleasure to get back to it.
When I first joined our sangha ,in 2014, I didn't care much for the 15-20 minutes we spent doing the walking after our "sit'. Judgement, competition, comparing, you name it, I did it all in the walking meditations. But now I can tell you that I've had both subtle shifts and huge epiphanies while walking. It changed my thinking and feelings about this type of practice. And I certainly feel that this is a "bridge" to taking meditation off the cushion and bringing it to my everyday life.
10. Return. Occasionally your attention has left the space. Thank you for noticing. No one can stop your attention from wandering. But over time you will condition your attention to stay for longer. There is no forcing. We only nurture. Each time your attention wanders, simply notice that this is happening, then gently and kindly breathe as you return your attention back to exploring sensations in the body. Rinse and repeat until you’ve finished. By returning your attention over and over, you are actually building neural pathways in your brain. A song is just not the notes. A song is also the space in between the notes. Meditation is just note focus. Meditation is also the gently guidance of your attention back the present moment.
The more I practice focused mindful walking, the more I am noticing the shift into upright balance and that I can slow it right down at times. Noticing how wobbly I get if my mind is in thinking mode.
doing this walking meditation enjoy my patio, notice new flowers, the wind moving the branches of the trees, my body touching the grass felt cold, but I liked it.
This is a wonderful reminder that meditation doesn't only have to take place in a quiet room in a seated posture. Moving meditation can become a part of daily life, turning the simple or frustrating parts of the day into something profound and expansive.
I noticed that this kind of meditation also help us to be aware of all senses. I love walking in nature and I never put attention to a mindful walking and when I tried I felt amazing and thankful for my body functioning perfectly.
I notice a slowing down, and a letting go of seeing of "ambulation" as simply a means to an end. This practice is a beautiful way to appreciate the body as part of the whole being, engaged in the meditative process, rather than outside of it.
I love movement meditations – this one felt great. It was a challenge to SLOW right down.
This was not new to me since I studied Buddhism walking meditations but it still was very good to refresh and use "other Terms" and vocabulary that for me actually was easier to focus on while performing the exercises. Grateful 🙂
I remember being introduced to slow walking in Qi Gong and I didn't see a great deal in it at first. I wanted to be doing the Archer, or the lunges or the Horse Push. Teaching the movement forced me to pay more attention to it and I came to realise that there are so many different aspects to focus on. I enjoy it.
I enjoyed this because I have access to Astroturf as well as golf course green and my backyard and I can perform mindful walking meditation and each of these areas with my shoes off and feel every part of my foot as well as the textures underneath my feet. This is powerful.
Hello, what is meant by the question found in the workbook under this section: "As a guide to others, what are your questions about managing the pacing of a movement meditation?"
Thank you enjoyed this.
I have started practicing some of this on my morning walks. I am loving it.
I actually had a beautiful walking meditation the other day and it truly was amazing to be present with every step and moving around to all the things I felt in my body, will definitely continue to do this more often.
Walking meditation is new to me. I go on daily walks and look forward to the next few weeks of implementing this into the beginning or ending of that time. I plan on playing around with it to see what feels best.
I love walking meditation, it really helps to slow down. But need to admit that sitting meditation is still more preferred by me, because I feel that limiting visual input helps to concentrate my attention better.
I find this practice very grounding and great for present moment awareness. I like that it shows that mindfulness doesn't just happen on a meditation cushion without distractions, and I think this is a great training ground for bringing mindfulness into my everyday life.