5 mindfulness trainings

14 mindfulness trainings

Beginning anew

Bells of mindfulness

Body as practice

Breathing

Dharma discussion

Eating together

Gathas

Going home

Happiness meeting

Hugging meditation

Kitchen

Lazy day

Listening to Dharma talk

Living together

Noble silence

Resting

Sangha body

Sangha building

Second body practice

Shinning light

Sitting meditation

Solitude

Taking care of anger

Taking refuge

Tea meditation

To bow or not to bow

Touching the Earth

Traveling

Waking up in the morning

Walking meditation

Working meditation

Walking Meditation

Wherever we walk, we can practice meditation. This means that we know that we are walking. We walk just for walking. We walk with freedom and solidity, no longer in a hurry. We are present with each step. And when we wish to talk we stop our movement and give our full attention to the other person, to our words and to listening.

Walking in this way should not be a privilege. We should be able to do it in every moment. Look around and see how vast life is, the trees, the white clouds, the limitless sky. Listen to the birds. Feel the fresh breeze. Life is all around and we are alive and healthy and capable of walking in peace.

Let us walk as a free person and feel our steps get lighter. Let us enjoy every step we make. Each step is nourishing and healing. As we walk, imprint our gratitude and our love on the earth.

We may like to use a gatha as we walk. Taking two or three steps for each in-breath and each out-breath,

Breathing in "I have arrived"; Breathing out "I am home"
Breathing in "In the here"; Breathing out "In the now"
Breathing in "I am solid"; Breathing out "I am free"
Breathing in "In the ultimate"; Breathing out "I dwell"