Walking Meditation: Instructions and Benefits Explained

Walking meditation is a great practice for those of us who experience pain or discomfort when doing sitting meditation. At full day retreats, it is common to interchange sitting and walking meditation so that one hour sitting meditation is followed by half an hour walking meditation. Walking meditation can increase our concentration and mindfulness especially when our mind is extremely distracted or agitated. In this video I give some simple instructions on my favorite walking meditation technique and I explain the benefits of practicing walking meditation in general.
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  • @jacobjorelchadwick
    @jacobjorelchadwick9 жыл бұрын

    I've actually been doing this spring my lunch break at work. I do walking meditation a few blocks away to a tree, then I sit under this tree and do sitting meditation for 10 minutes. Following this I do what I like to call 50 mindful push-ups followed by 50 mindful sit-ups. I then do walking meditation back to work. I've been doing this for 2 weeks and I've noticed better concentration at work, greater love for my co workers, and myself:)

  • @indognito8448

    @indognito8448

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the routine 🙏🏼

  • @BadgerBotherer1
    @BadgerBotherer13 жыл бұрын

    I like to do standing-up meditation!

  • @judymcdonald9536
    @judymcdonald95369 жыл бұрын

    thank you for posting. I recently had a stroke and drs. have suggested physical therapy for regaining balance. Instead, I have decided to return to a walking meditation practice. I am grateful you modeled this one. In the past I have used the words rising, moving, falling. Changing to lifting, moving, dropping is what my body needs to remember and the connection of words to actions will be helpful for recovery. I am going to start this using my walker. Again, thank you.

  • @geniaallen2792
    @geniaallen27922 жыл бұрын

    Thank you ☺ I have meditated properly by staying focused on the breath but when I do mindful walking, I use the power of visualization to see my body beneath the skin, in motion, working. I isolate muscle groups, see them in my minds eye, working, increasing the positive flow of energy, that activates and stimulates our whole body system. It works great when walking faster, but at a slower pace.

  • @james414
    @james4143 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Simple, easy, and explained very well.

  • @armaofgod1
    @armaofgod13 жыл бұрын

    Aloha 🌴 Appreciate Joy for your teachings as a Blessed Compliment to my Meditation Teacher's style and our supportive Sangha. Yesterday I was very Grateful to enjoy Walking Meditation barefoot and then Sitting Meditation in a grassy business park while waiting for my vehicle to be seviced. 🌈🦋🧘‍♂️ Mahalo Nui Loa for your Love and Light, Sangha Sister 🌺

  • @santiesposito8730
    @santiesposito87302 жыл бұрын

    Love this video, I find sitting meditation makes me more agitated. Walking meditation has really helped me, thanks!

  • @MarquezRosalba
    @MarquezRosalba8 жыл бұрын

    Love ur video. Love the details. Thank you for make sure I don't have any confusing in what I do.

  • @BlueVJones
    @BlueVJones5 жыл бұрын

    I love your enthusiasm

  • @jimsimon1140
    @jimsimon114010 жыл бұрын

    LOVE THIS. Always wanted to learn this... thank you.

  • @chriskane732
    @chriskane7323 жыл бұрын

    I'm so grateful for you and your instruction. Hop you are safe and well; and may be able to return to sharing your thoughts with us one day. 🙏

  • @johnallan9385
    @johnallan938510 жыл бұрын

    Excellent work on your site- good on you. Walking meditation is called the 'engine' of ones practice in some strands of the Thai Forest tradition...builds mental 'agility' and flexibility in ones practice, and is also good for people who get too 'precious' about everything having to be quiet and still around them (and inside)when meditating. This video with hyper slow movements with all the naming is only one Burmese style. Its based on Abhidhamma theories and commentarial approaches, very unlikely the Buddha or anyone before the early 20th cent did this method, though many people seem to find it useful. Just remember that 'meditation' is not any technique, rather it is states of mind. You can also just walk at an ordinary pace up and down on a 'formal' walking meditation track. The pace will slow down or even turning into standing meditation depending on the needs of the level of contemplation. You can also have a seat set up next to your walking track in case you find you need to move into a sitting posture. Also just go for a walk and contemplate what your attention is interested in. John

  • @amisa160
    @amisa1602 жыл бұрын

    I haven't tried this before, but I really want to check it out. I feel that I sometimes reminisce to much about the past or have a lot of hopes about the future. I need to learn to be better at being here and now instead. When I paddle my canoe or walk in the forest it also helps me to be more in the present moment. I notice the wind, the waves, birds, insects, fishes, the sky, beautiful formations in the nature, flowers, trees, finding nice stones, rocks, the way the forest smell, the smell of the water being so different in different places and so on.

  • @davec1106
    @davec11069 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Mindah-Lee!! Before watching this video I always had a hard time slowing down when attempting walking meditation, but thanks to your fantastic tips it's much easier and now part of my regular meditation routine!

  • @mandyconway9482
    @mandyconway94829 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks. Easy and simple to understand. Couldn't ask for anything more. Blessings

  • @stevenkok1926
    @stevenkok19267 жыл бұрын

    Useful Walk Of Goodness And Awareness.

  • @mutteringfiend1307
    @mutteringfiend13077 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you.

  • @0loveI0music
    @0loveI0music9 жыл бұрын

    I find this very useful ! what a great way to get rid of daily stress !

  • @MeganAK94
    @MeganAK9410 жыл бұрын

    This is great, thanks! :) I love walking and thats is what first made me start to meditate and really consider to get into meditating daily, it is great to know that you can still meditate whenever without being bound to sitting still on the cushion.

  • @hlaz001
    @hlaz0019 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video

  • @shanikagamage3287
    @shanikagamage3287 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you !!!

  • @kslbl2776
    @kslbl27764 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mindah.

  • @Samratt23
    @Samratt237 жыл бұрын

    very helpful

  • @XxYngwiexX
    @XxYngwiexX3 жыл бұрын

    alright, time to practice walking meditation Thank you for the video, its very useful!

  • @pritammitra3716
    @pritammitra37163 жыл бұрын

    Benifitial❤🙏

  • @community1854
    @community18548 жыл бұрын

    Lovely, very genuine, and gracious. Thank you!

  • @grahambrown3593
    @grahambrown35936 жыл бұрын

    Thanks really great, would love it if I could develop a faster paced one for daily walking, really enjoying walking meditation.

  • @alpspitz1
    @alpspitz18 жыл бұрын

    G'day Sheliah !..............right on

  • @omaviraomavira7187
    @omaviraomavira7187 Жыл бұрын

    Blessings you

  • @larmobile1221
    @larmobile12215 жыл бұрын

    I like it a lots

  • @maddy1548
    @maddy15489 жыл бұрын

    Hey Mindah, please do some more guided meditation videos, they're all really good ^^

  • @andrewchung4529
    @andrewchung45298 жыл бұрын

    Thank You Mindah, Metta Sadhu Sadhu

  • @lionelbon8414
    @lionelbon84149 жыл бұрын

    Than you. :)

  • @bdcccl
    @bdcccl8 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Mindah. Great video! Can sports somehow be compared to meditation practices? What I mean is, when practicing physical activities, ideally I would like to keep focus on the movements my body has to perform to complete something, like throwing a ball into a basket, or stroke my arms and legs in the most efficient way to swim faster. So to reach full performance my mind has to be completely focused in the present. Does this state of mind compare to meditation? Much love from Brazil :)

  • @rickyfulbrook1026
    @rickyfulbrook10265 жыл бұрын

    I'm starting to do this as apposed to sitting before bed because I can't stop falling asleep.

  • @daredevilpwn
    @daredevilpwn9 жыл бұрын

    Could I do this within a lucid dream so that I can maintain my lucidity within the dream?

  • @Stephen0560
    @Stephen05609 жыл бұрын

    This was a bit of a challenge for me. I spent most of the time struggling to keep my balance, than actually meditating. I think I'll stick to sitting.

  • @aungye9068
    @aungye90684 жыл бұрын

    Walking meditation rearly found in another countries but only Myanmar. Have u been to Myanmar?

  • @navinbobby6203
    @navinbobby620310 жыл бұрын

    I the dance when two is born from one, When the body is dropped And the breath no longer inhales. There is a sense that I still exist, In completed silence, Perceiving space No form, Identity or face, No emotion, no state The dance of breath is felt, Eyes open It seems I am back, Although this completed silence I had never left Never meeting another to forget, miss or remember I could not be alone as I had never been together

  • @madhurampuria6185
    @madhurampuria61853 жыл бұрын

    I have just started in my room walking meditation. Problem I hv chemical imbalance were I get anxiety fear

  • @Traderhood
    @Traderhood3 жыл бұрын

    OK, looking at your shoes now you officially won me over.

  • @kickDustPedestrian
    @kickDustPedestrian10 жыл бұрын

    "Keep awareness on the feeling at the soles of the feet..." www.dhammaloka.org.au/articles/item/1204-walking-meditation-in-the-thai-forest-tradition.html That's the basic - beginner should go this way. Mahasi Training Rare video of Mahasi Sayadaw (Mahasi Vipassana Tradition) ... just sharing

  • @alpspitz1
    @alpspitz18 жыл бұрын

    Isnt this a bit like Ti-chi ?

  • @NatureandSpirit111
    @NatureandSpirit1113 жыл бұрын

    I’ve noticed that anything that requires extreme stillness and focus can do this. For example I’m always much more calm after shaving myself with a straight razor for that reason. As long as you can stay detached from the results and can focus long enough to finish. Takes me on average 2 hours to do but the benefits of the concentration are huge.

  • @martkoppel3504
    @martkoppel350410 жыл бұрын

    kaunis jutt teil

  • @ramamsandhu3143
    @ramamsandhu31433 жыл бұрын

    What is this...

  • @amanmoun3473
    @amanmoun3473 Жыл бұрын

    Why you meditate

  • @princekarma7329
    @princekarma73296 жыл бұрын

    Her accent 😂 Was expecting American

  • @jeffreyd508
    @jeffreyd5088 жыл бұрын

    I use running meditation simply because I burn more calories. But running is one of the worst exercises for the body, so Im changing over to walking.

  • @Kendah1978
    @Kendah19788 жыл бұрын

    You do not look pure chinese, plus your last name is Indian, where do you originally come from? Accent is definitely Australian but the looks is so mixed, you cld even pass as an arab by the way.

  • @Kendah1978

    @Kendah1978

    8 жыл бұрын

    kool 😊😊😊😊 what a kool mix..love your videos Mindah...keep it up💪💪

  • @deepak6586in

    @deepak6586in

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mindah-Lee Kumar (The Enthusiastic Buddhist) Nice inputs from three great nationalities....