Relax and get some fresh air into your lungs by going for a mindful walk.
Mindfulness is our ability to be aware of what is going on both inside and around us.
Here are some tips to practice mindful walking:
1. Walk a natural pace. Pay attention to how your legs and arms feel with each step you take.
2. Feel the contact of your foot as it touches the ground and how your body feels as you take the next step.
3. If you become lost in thought as you continue to walk, bring your attention back to focus on your steps and the movement of your body.
4. Once you feel more relaxed, now using your sense of sight, look around and try to notice every detail.
6. Expand your attention to sounds. Whether you’re in the countryside or the town center, pay attention to what sounds you can hear without labeling or naming, or getting caught up in whether you find them pleasant or unpleasant.
7.Shift your awareness to your sense of smell. Again, simply notice. Don’t push or force yourself to feel anything at all, just bring attention to the sense of smell, whatever you discover.
8. In the last moments, come back to awareness of the physical sensations of walking, wherever else your mind found itself throughout the practice. Notice your feet again touching the ground. Notice again the movements in your body with each step.
When you’re ready to end your walking meditation, stand still for a moment again. Pausing, choose a moment to end the practice. As you finish, consider how you might bring this kind of awareness into the rest of your day.
References:
https://www.mindful.org/daily-mindful-walking-practice/
https://www.stopbreathethink.com/mindful-walking/