You can consciously practice meditation during just about any
activity. Even something as simple as walking can form the focus for a
meditation. In walking meditations, the mind is focused inward -
something you will grow increasingly adept at - while letting your
movements come naturally without attachment. You become intensely
aware of each movement within every step - the motion of your steps,
the rhythm of your breath, the swing of your arms. If this is done
correctly, your movements become like prayers, quieting the mind and
filling it with a sense of stillness and balance.
The overall aim of any moving meditation is transferring this sort of
expansive experience to otherwise ordinary moments. When we bring our
meditative mindset to daily life, peace extends to our every step and
breath, to our meals and our work, filling our days from morning till
night.
Folding the laundry can be a meditation; washing the dishes can be a
meditation. In fact, all of our daily activities can be transformed
into communion, opening us to the beauty of each step and every
passing instant. Clarity is reflected in our eyes, actions, words, and
thoughts, as a single devotion steps in to unite every separate aspect
of our lives. In this way we can tap into the great internal flow and
let our lives become a continuous meditation in motion.
Tobin Blake
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