Walking Meditation

There are several benefits with walking meditation. One of the main ones is the break it offers from sitting meditation. Many meditators struggle with physical pain especially while meditating on the floor and for them walking meditation becomes a relief from pain in the knees, hips, back and neck.

Another obvious plus is the change walking meditation provides. After 45 minutes or so of sitting meditation it can start to get monotonous and the mind may loose interest in the practice, changing to walking meditation is likely to lift the mind out of boredom.

Among those of you who have practiced buddhist insight meditation, also called vipassana, are familiar with the principle that sitting meditation deepens concentration while walking meditation generates mental energy and without balance between concentration and mental energy - the mind becomes sluggish.

So, after 45 minutes or so of sitting meditation it's advisable to do walking meditation for a boost in mental energy, likewise, after a session of walking meditation, it's beneficial to switch to sitting meditation for a boost in concentration.

By alternating between sitting and walking meditation, there will be balance between concentration and mental energy - which is essential for successful practice.

Start With Walking Meditation