This week we have the opportunity to explore the act of walking, the simple act of placing a step on the Earth. The Earth that supports us when we are sitting, standing, lying down or walking.
To be rooted in our steps, to discover the joy of accompanying our breath with our steps and to be surprised that we can take this stability out into the street, among people, is a great gift.

Emerging from worries, from the rapids of projects, from the whirlpools of anxiety and anticipation, celebrating newfound freedom with three simple breaths is an act of great courage, a gesture that – if repeated and integrated – creates a precious habit, a ‘positive automatism’.
Let us treat ourselves to three breaths every time we emerge from the anxiety and tension of worry, letting the breath release the accumulated tension in the body and return us to freedom and the joy of living.

It takes courage and a good amount of creativity, a genuine openness to experimentation. But the return is great!

1 – Exercises (duration: 7m)

2 – Deep relaxation (duration: 29m)

3 – Practice of the week (duration: 15m)

In-depth information

We are the earth (Thich Nhat Hanh) (duration:27m)

Slow mindful walking (duration: 4.5m)

Walking meditation

di Thich Nhat Hanh

Walking meditation, both indoors and outdoors, is a truly valuable practice. Walking meditation means that we know that we are walking. We walk only to walk, no longer in any hurry. The practice consists of walking slowly, in a relaxed manner and with the head straight. You just need to be in touch with your breath and steps. When practicing indoors, take one step as you inhale and the next step as you exhale. Outdoors you can walk faster, giving your lungs the time and amount of air they need, just noticing how many steps you take as your lungs fill up and how many as they empty. To help you you can count, use a word or a phrase. If along the way you see something you wish to make contact with in mindfulness (the blue sky, hills, a tree, or a bird), stop while maintaining your awareness of your breath.
For in-house walking meditation, choose a path of a few meters to walk back and forth. The moment you turn to change direction, stop and perform complete breathing.

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