A Walking Meditation

Choose a quiet time of day, ideally when you can be by yourself and in nature.

Plan a short route, maybe a path in a park, or a walk near your home.

Even a quiet city street will do.

Begin by taking a breath and feeling your body.

Listen and take in all the sounds around you.

Move one foot and feel it contact and then press into the ground.

Feel the other foot as it moves and presses into the earth.

Walk slowly, feeling your breath, your body, open to the sights and sounds around you. Imagine that each time you put a foot down, you are thanking the earth for supporting your life.

Try not to label and think about what you are experiencing.

If that happens, come back to your breath and feel each foot as it gratefully comes in contact with the ground.

Feel the air on your skin.

Be in the present moment.