Greetings and welcome to this walking meditation.
I am out on a walk so you will hear sounds from the neighborhood,
Sounds probably from my feet walking,
All of those things.
But we're going to do a walking meditation and even if you can't walk,
You can listen while we're here because part of the practice of meditation is learning to be with what is.
So you will likely hear my feet walking on the concrete,
You may hear people talking,
You may hear me say hello to someone.
But this practice is designed for you to be with what comes up.
So if you're walking with me,
I want you to just take a look around and notice what you see in front of you.
As I'm walking,
There are beautiful green trees in my neighborhood and I see crape myrtles and grass,
I see flowers and some weeds.
So we're just breathing and next we're going to move in and focus on our sense of smell.
So just take a deep breath in and notice any smells where you are.
So breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Just notice the smells.
We're going to move over now to our sense of hearing.
So notice what sound you hear.
I can hear the cicadas,
Crickets,
Some of the birds.
Further away I can hear cars.
Tuning into your sense of sound,
Sense of hearing.
It's almost like the cicadas wanted to let us know they're here.
So we're going to move over to our sense of taste.
So check in with your sense of taste.
Notice if you've had something to eat in your mouth and there's something lingering.
I did have a couple bites of watermelon so I can still feel a little bit of that in my mouth.
You may hear me breathing a little hard.
I'm going up a little hill.
Continue breathing.
And next we're going to move over to our sense of touch.
So you can place your hands on your body somewhere.
I happen to have a walking stick so I have my hand on the walking stick and it has grooves.
And the walking stick was a gift from my father in love,
My husband's father.
So notice whatever you're touching,
How that feels.
I can feel the breeze,
Which is much welcomed at 80 degrees.
And now check in with any sensations in your body.
Notice if you have any feelings,
Emotions,
Perhaps any aches or pains,
Anything that's giving you some attention.
I have a little arthritis in my hip so I can feel it,
But it's not terribly painful.
So in this practice,
We have done my signature practice,
Which is called Schutz.
It's a mindfulness practice to bring you to the present moment by tuning into your senses.
We touched on our sight,
Smell,
Hearing,
Taste,
Touch,
And our bodily sensations.
So we can use this practice anytime during the day when we want to come back to the present moment.
And I do believe that that is where that term come back to your senses means to come back to the present moment.
Thank you so much for walking with me or listening to this walking meditation.
I'm Barbara Fason,
Your meditation ambassador.
I would love to know your thoughts.
Wherever you're listening to this,
Just leave me a message and let me know.
Thanks so much.
Be well and namaste.
