Many know that in the midst of their hectic lives, they would need to take a break, but it is very difficult to put “one foot on the brake.” For them, the “moving meditation” can be the solution. Many know the great benefits of meditation, which inter alia may reduce stress, tension, increase inner peace and well-being, improved concentration, providing moments of calm during the busiest days. “However. how to achieve this same meditation when one finds it almost impossible “unplugged” from the daily grind?
Most likely, your case is the same as any urban dweller, who, trapped by modern life, experiencing great difficulty in putting a stop to their daily movements. Therefore, if you can not get to sit or lie down long enough to relax, or conceived formal meditation as a form of spiritual practice that simply finds it impossible to achieve, it would be time to try do it. in movement, ie walking.
A walk outdoors can become a kind of moving meditation, if you consider the following five points: the attentive and aware of your breath, very into account the space in which it develops, is attentive to the movement of your body, properly planned and meets certain times, and it takes some time to reflect on his experience when he returns home. A mobile or walking meditation is simply an exercise of insight, so we will refer to this practice as a “knowledge by walking.”
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