Walking Meditations

Walking meditations focus on the sense of touch, where your mindfullness is directed to the soles of your feet and the sensation of contact with the ground.

Doing this with bare feet allows you to properly feel the textures underneath your feet, but if you prefer to wear sox on the carpet or other flooring that's fine.

Hold your head straight with your eyes looking slightly down, keep your hands together at your waistline, one hand on your abdomen, the other hand placed on top, to allow you to remain focused on your feet.

Concentrate on the feeling as your foot touches the ground - the contact, then the pressure caused by your shifting body weight and finally the relaxation as the pressure eases.

Also focus on the texture and the warmth or coldness under your feet, Maintain a very slow pace.

You can also match your breathing with your steps; for example, inhale for two steps then exhale for two steps. Or you could take more steps when you inhale and less when you exhale or the other way round.

You could choose to walk up and down the same area or walk in a circle ( clockwise to follow the cycle of the universe ) or wander slowly along a path.

This type of meditation can be easily brought into everyday life - for instance, while walking to the car, between appointments or while at home.

It is aso a very good way to break up your sitting practice sessions to re-energize and refocus your mind, body and soul, it only needs to be for a short time.

Walking meditations are all about being mindfull of the sensations under your feet and is enhanced when you create an atmosphere for yourself. return from walking meditations to ways to meditate

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Disclaimer: If you have a serious illness and are taking medication for that illness, DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDICATION unless you are told it is safe for you to do so by your health care professional. The author of this web site in no way recommends the stopping of medication if you need to take it, use your medication together with meditation.