August 6, 2018
Walking Meditation Summer time and the living is easy! Well, not always, as the days seem to slip by so quickly. We start to worry about summer ending too soon. We wonder how will it be when the children are back at school? In being in the past and future, we miss the moments of being here now. This practice will bring you to the present moment. It helps unite the mind and body through the breath and feet. You can do it alone or invite your children and loved ones to participate. Hopefully there are a few minutes when you can get out and go for a walk. Children can learn to walk mindfully and in my experience, love the peace that it brings. Often I will take my students on a silent walk through the woods. In the beginning they resist and want to chat and run around. Some of them have never taken a silent walk. I Invite Them To Do It Anyway After walking silently and observing the feeling of their bodies, the air on their skin and the pressure of their feet on the ground, they report they feel deeply happy that they did the practice. […]