Mindfulness Walking Meditation 🚶🏻‍♀️

You can do this indoors or outdoors. As long as you have a place where you can walk 5-6 steps in one direction this you can try out this mindfulness meditation walking practice and see what you discover inside yourself! 💕

This is one of three guided meditations in a series on mindfulness practices.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

This meditation is specifically a walking meditation, but you don't have to go for a long walk outside. You really just need a space where you can take maybe six to eight steps in one direction, and then you can turn around and walk back the other way. That said, you can also do this on a longer walk.

Intro 0:19

This is the Meditation Minutes podcast with your host, Hypnotist Shell Hamilton.

SPEAKER_01 0:25

So just begin by walking slowly. And when you reach the end of your path, just turn and continue walking, maintaining awareness of that feeling of walking. A lot of people love walking meditation. I am not one of those people. I find it very challenging. I either walk too slow and start to lose balance, or I walk normally and forget to really just focus on the feeling of walking. So if it feels a little weird and awkward the first time, maybe give it a couple more goes and see if you can find your flow. Just because I personally find this style challenging doesn't mean that you won't find it to be a perfect fit for you. So just begin by walking slowly and focus on the experience of walking. Be aware of the feeling of it, the sensations, the standing, the spaces in between the movement. And when you reach the end of your path, just turn and continue walking, maintaining awareness of that feeling of walking. And you may find that you walk slowly for a bit and notice like I do that it makes it more difficult for me to keep my balance. Or maybe it's perfect for you to walk slow. Just play with it and see. Maintaining awareness of the sensations that are involved in your body walking. I know that that happens for me a lot, especially if I'm walking a handful of steps and turning and walking back, and then turning and walking back. Or notice if your mind starts to drift to thoughts of your day, thoughts of the future. Notice if your mind starts chattering about the things around you or within you. And these are normal and natural, and they're going to happen over and over again. And that's why this is mindfulness. To be mindful of what's occurring. And without judgment about it being right or wrong, or good or bad, just return your attention to paying attention without interpretation, without judgment. As you walk and walk and walk. And I'm going to be quiet for the next three minutes while you continue this mindfulness exercise. And when you find yourself getting distracted with anything, just smile to yourself and return your focus to mindfully paying attention, maintaining awareness of your sensations as you continue to walk and walk away.