"In summary, the walking process involves four stages: lifting, raising,
shifting, and dropping. Your inhalation is coordinated with the lifting
movement of the heel of your foot and your exhalation with keeping your
foot lifted, while your toes are still touching the ground. Your
inhalation is coordinated with the raising and shifting movements and
your exhalation with the dropping of your foot. While you
are
coordinating your breath with your physical movements, remember to pay
bare attention to what is taking place; avoid making judgments,
decisions, or comments.
Observe the impermanent nature of your
walking experience: the intention that precedes each movement, the
movement itself, and every breath which rises and falls from
moment-to-moment. When your mind shifts to another object of awareness,
focus on seeing that it is also impermanent. Then, gently but firmly,
place your attention back on your walking movements, coordinating them
with your breath."
- Matthew Flickstein, Journey to the Center: A Meditation Workbook. Boston, Wisdom Publications, 1998. pp.127-132.
"I have two doctors, my left leg and my right."
- G. M. Trevelyan
Walking Meditation
The Ways of Walking: Quotations, Sayings, Poems
I walk 3.6 miles (5.7K) in the early morning on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. It is a wonderful way of exercising, getting outdoors, thinking, and meditating.
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