Walking Meditation is a meditation method you can practice while walking. In other words, you establish and maintain mindfulness while walking. Some people believe walking meditation is not a serious meditation practice. However, it has been practiced among Buddhists since the Buddha himself practiced and taught it to his disciples upon his own enlightenment. Christianity has also used walking meditation in the form of a labyrinth.

Unlike sitting meditation, which is static and sedate, walking meditation is meditation in motion. Since walking meditation is easier and more natural than the sitting meditation, many people are naturally drawn to practicing walking meditation in order to enjoy the benefits of meditation without physical discomforts.

There are three forms of walking meditation you can practice: Individual Walking Meditation, Pair Walking Meditation, and Group Walking Meditation.

For Individual Walking Meditation, you walk alone, just as you walk on the street. As in the sitting meditation, when you walk, you must keep the spine straight and still, chin tucked in, top of head pointed towards the ceiling, diaphragm pushed down towards lower abdomen as you breath deeply, not within the chest but deep into the lungs, relaxing the whole body at the same time. While walking, you should be mindful of each movement you make, moment by moment, with total concentration. Whatever feelings and thoughts arise while walking, just let them pass with no attachment to anything.

The key idea of Pair Walking Meditation is to walk with your partner in unison. You and your partner can walk together either side by side or embraced with each other. You guide (or lead) and your partner responds (or follows) to your movements or vice versa. Again it is important to remember that you and your partner move in unison. If you and your partner would like to walk in embrace, there are a number of ways to embrace each other.


Group MeditationGroup Walking Meditation is a social meditation technique. In other words you walk in sync with others. The benefit of Group Walking Meditation is that each participant has an opportunity to experience mindfulness through the group’s presence, which is stronger than an individual presence. Eventually the whole group establishes common ground over the diversity among the group. This type meditation is suitable for team building events.

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