Do Walking Meditation

Walking meditation is a form of meditation in action. In walking meditation, we use the experience of walking as our focus. We become mindful of our experience while walking, and try to keep our awareness involved with the experience of walking.

Steps

 * 1)  Set time aside for this particular kind of walking. Later, you'll learn how to meditate during the walking you normally do throughout the day, but at first it's good to dedicate some time to practice walking meditation.
 * 2)  Choose a place to walk. It can be inside or outside, as long as it's relatively quiet and peaceful. Avoid steep hills, or places where you'll have to stop a lot. Consider walking barefoot or wearing thin shoes. (See How to Make Cool Weather Minimalist Running Shoes.)
 * 3)  Pace your breathing with your steps. Take one step as you inhale, take the next step as you exhale. Don't focus your eyes on anything in particular. Keep the pace (and breathing) slow and relaxed.
 * 4)  Live in the Moment. Focus on the journey, not on the destination. Focus on the moment, not the past or the future. If your mind wanders, let it. Watch those thoughts pass, and let your mind come back to the present, to your breath.
 * 5)  Little by little, incorporate this practice into your daily life - taking three or four slow, mindful steps whenever you remember to. Notice how this changes the quality of your day.

Tips

 * This might be difficult at first, but you'll get better at it with practice.

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Take a Walk
 * How to Live in the Moment
 * How to Ground and Center
 * How to Begin Zen Meditation (Zazen)