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Can You Give Some Instructions On Walking Meditation?

As I've already mentioned in other posts, walking meditation can come across as difficult and somewhat awkward at first but given some practice it's not much different from sitting meditation. Most meditators do sitting meditation with their eyes closed while walking meditation is done with the eyes open.

Walking Meditation

Let's take a look at a one of the most basic forms of walking meditation. Either go out in nature or why not try in the privacy of your own living-room. If possible, do the walking meditation barefoot or in shoes with soft soles. This way you'll be able to feel more of what's going on under your feet.

So, stand normally and either look straight ahead or on the ground in front of you. Don't worry about doing walking meditation with your eyes open, with practice it'll become second nature. One pointer though about the eyes. You're not supposed to look around while doing walking meditation, just look straight ahead without focusing on anything in particular - simply let your eyes rest...

Walking Meditation And Pace

Now, as you slowly start to pace forward pay close attention to what each steps feels like by bringing your attention to the soles of your feet. There are no hard rules when it comes to walking meditation as to how fast you should walk. As a general rule, it's easier to walk slowly. This way you got ample time to feel what's going on under your feet.

With practice, you'll naturally find a pace that will suit your mood and disposition. The speed itself is of no importance. What matters in this form of walking meditation is that you pay attention to the sensations in the soles of your feet.

Walking Meditation And Distractions

I recommend that you walk back and forth along a 10-yard stretch, as opposed to walking for 20 minutes along a track in the forest. The reason for this, is that you would be subject to more distractions along the track which makes it harder to concentrate on the meditation. The length of the stretch is not that important. I would say that anything between 5-25 yards would be fine.

With experience, you can really do walking meditation anywhere. But in the beginning, the stillness of nature would be most supportive.

Give it a try and let me know how your practice is coming along...

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