Walking Meditation for Beginners – What, Why and How E105

August 8, 2023

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Ever heard of a walking meditation? And if you have, ever tried it out? I get asked to explain what a walking meditation is all the time by interested people. I thought I probably have a few of those in my audience. So here is the what, why and how of walking meditations for you.

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If you are interested in meditation, you might have heard about walking meditation. And if you haven’t, it’s great that you find out about it now. It stepped into your life today for a reason.

I got introduced to walking meditations by Dr Joe Dispenza. My first one was on the beach in Cancun, Mexico, while on a retreat with him. And it was monumental. I will always remember my first walking meditation. Obviously, it was a special experience as I was with 1700 other people doing it simultaneously. It was incredible.

That was now 1.5 years ago and to be honest for the first months I never tried it out at home for myself. I would always just do it when on the Dr Joe Dispenza retreats. And during those walking meditations, I had the most amazing experiences.

Finally trying out walking meditations by myself

So last September I then finally got myself to do them at home. I did a 30-day challenge where I did a walking meditation every day. I shared my experience back then in E63 if you are interested.

Since then I go through phases of using walking meditations as one of my meditation modalities. So it’s an on-and-off kind of relationship. But I had the great idea to make an episode for people who never tried it out. Because people keep asking me how to do it. So I have shared it many times before.

And then for you to actually go and try it out, I created as well my first walking meditation. It’s especially for you if you have never done it before. But even if you tried it before, this is a great walking meditation to get back into it.

As the title of the episode states, I am going to share with you the what, why and how of walking meditations.

What is a walking meditation?

You are meditating while walking. I know, it sounds a bit weird, but I will share with you in the next part why you would want to do it. But let’s talk some more about what walking meditations are.

You can use guided meditations which you can either buy or use free options from YouTube or meditations apps. When you are new to walking meditations it makes sense for you to use a guided one as you are not used to them yet.

I personally still always use guided walking meditations as it is easier and it’s really nice to be guided through the process.

Stay safe when meditating while walking

You want to do a walking meditation where you are safe. As it’s a meditation you are in a meditative state while walking and you won’t be as attentive as usual. So please find a space where there are no cars or bikes that you could bump into it.

I like to use walking areas near my home or I sometimes drive to specific places where it’s very quiet and where I don’t come across a lot of people. If that is not possible for you, you can use a park nearby.

People might be looking at you when you are in the standing part of the meditation. But hey, you have your eyes closed so you won’t see them.

What you need is headphones or earplugs and your phone to play the meditation that you can carry in a pocket. And it’s nice if you can have your hands free.

I would suggest you do this alone so not when you have other people with you, so you are not distracted. Obviously, if the other people want to do a walking meditation with you, that’s great but everyone needs their own phone and headphones as you will be walking in different directions or at different speeds. So you cannot really share the sound with another person.

Why would I want to do a walking meditation?

The benefit of a walking meditation in comparison to a normal seated meditation, is that it gets the body more involved. When it comes to visualization, manifestation and changing something during your meditation, it’s necessary to create feelings alongside the pictures and thoughts. Because the feelings are part of the body’s change.

When you are in walking meditation, you can bring the body into the change and manifestation process. You can walk as the new version of yourself that you would like to create.

That way you train the body to be that future person more than you would in a seated meditation.

I always feel so much more connected to the future that I want to create when I walk as that new version of me. And I shared in previous episodes that I get messages and insights from my higher self mostly during walking meditations. So I am not even better connected to my body in this meditation practice but as well more connected to my higher self.

How does a walking meditation work?

First of all, there are for sure all kinds of different versions out there for you to try out. I will speak from my own experience with Dr Joe Dispenza’s walking meditations which inspired the walking meditation that I created for you.

Obviously, during the meditation, I guide you so you know what to do and when to do it, but it’s quite useful to know beforehand what is going to happen.

You start with standing instead of walking. During that time you are guided into a meditative state with your eyes closed. After a few minutes, you open your eyes and then, you are asked to start walking.

During the walking, it’s best to stay in a meditative state as much as you can while being mindful of where you walk. You can do that by not focusing on one particular thing in front of you but by opening your focus and trying to take in as much as you can through your vision. That automatically lowers your brain waves and moves you into alpha brain wave patterns which are the brain waves for a meditative state.

Come back to the meditative state as much as you can while walking

Because you need to check where you are walking, so look down or to your side every now and then, and keep coming back to this wide-focused state whenever you can.

Then you are guided to stand again and close your eyes to move back into a deeper meditative state. This might be the end of the meditation or you have another walking part to do depending on the length of the meditation.

Some guided walking meditations ask you to lie down at the end of the meditation. If you can do that and your surroundings allow it, do it. It helps your nervous system to integrate what you created during the walking meditation.

Now you are ready to go ahead with your first walking meditation. Click the link to the walking meditation (20-Minute Meditation AND 30-Minute Meditation) I created for you and make sure to save it.

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30 Days of Dr Joe Dispenza’s Walking Meditations Episode 63

Free Meditation to Give Walking Meditation a Try

If you’ve never tried a walking meditation then this is perfect for you. And if you tried it before and want to give it another go, even more perfect.

I guide you through the different stages of this meditation so you know exactly what to do.

You will walk with freedom, ease, love & joy during the guided meditation. I hope you enjoy the experience to the fullest.