The Mindful Walking meditation is a practical way to cultivate Attention and improve the state of being in the “Present Moment” without actually getting lost in the thought.
This practice helps you to stay connected in the present, leaving all the worries behind, and you can feel better.
Purpose and Its Benefits :
The state of being in the present moment helps you to enhance the nature of well being and increase awareness.
The simple act of walking can be turned into a way to increase the deep presence by giving attention to the moment of walking, feeling the weight, and is one of the ways to tap into the mindfulness.
The concentration that arises from the walk is set to begin while maintaining the meditative posture involving sensory input and the concentration itself helps to build strength of the mind and have clear mind, less anxiety.
How to practice Mindful Walking
Preparation:
Find a quiet area where the place is clear of things that can easily be having a space for to have around 30 – 35 steps. Stand in a balanced posture of having your back straight and keep your composure relaxed. Keep your eyes forward to avoid any distractions.
Centering your focus:
Before you start to walk, close your eyes for a brief moment to remove your thoughts, emotions & Worries. It can be achieved by just focusing on your breath of exhaling and inhaling of oxygen through your nose.
Slow Movement of walking:
Start gently and slowly to walk in the area, before thinking about anything, try to bring your attention to the movement that you are doing while doing the action.
Focus on the Sensation:
During the whole process, the vital moment is the “Focus on the Sense”. Try to feel each and every moment that you are making and the sense you are getting in it.
The sense of moving your body, Lifting your leg, the weight you get in the leg, the moment you feet touch the floor these are multiple senses you get along while focusing on your sensation.
Refocusing:
The common thing you’ll experience is getting distracted by the surroundings, sounds and thoughts. These often occur if you do it for first time. Bringing back the center of attention to your sense is the key moment that you should develop regardless of distractions. The Mindful Exercises tend to be hard at first but getting easier and relaxed while doing often.
Try to increase the number of steps or time that you spent on walking gradually as you get better, till that No need to rush the things.