Walking Preparation

Begin your walking meditation with gentle presence and intention. In this short guided preparation, you'll connect with your breath, body, and the earth beneath you. Release tension, quiet the mind, and set a clear intention for mindful awareness. This practice helps you shift from doing to being, so each step becomes an invitation into stillness and clarity.

Perfect before a walking meditation session, whether indoors or out, this grounding preparation invites you to walk not to arrive, but to awaken—one breath, one step, one moment at a time. Suitable for all levels of experience.

Transcript

Where are you as you walk?

Does this place have a name and identity?

Who are you at this moment?

Begin with those questions as you gather momentum.

People walk an average of about three miles an hour.

You may want to do this walk in meditation slower.

Feel the rhythm of your feet,

Generally unconscious,

Just guided by your vision and your sense of motion.

Notice the steady pulse of your movement,

The forward progress,

The press of feet to ground,

Strain of muscles like calves and thighs,

Restlessness of knees and other joints.

Steady movements,

Just noticing your body.

Does the vibration rebound into your chest,

Your arms swinging?

Don't take this too far and become self-conscious.

Just notice the rhythm,

The dance,

The experience of walking.

Where is it comfortable?

What is perhaps uncomfortable about it?

You're not judging or even evaluating,

Just observing.

Isn't your biomechanics fascinating and curious?

Is the space around you perhaps filled with other life,

Sights and sounds,

Smells?

Move from one sense to the other,

From listening to noticing with your eyes,

Tasting the air and smelling what's around.

And again,

The sensations of body and presence,

Physical mobility and rhythm.

Cycle and circle among your senses,

Drawing your awareness to this moment-to-moment experience of walking.

Blessings.

Reviews

I loved this track . I envisioned myself walking on my favorite trail in Georges Island park in Montrose NY

Always a pleasure to practice under your guidance. Many thanks.🙏