Christian Walking Meditation

A walking meditation provide unique benefts that can

complement a prayer or sitting meditation practice. Walking
naturally activates the energy of the spine, helps ones energy
rise and calms the mind. It can be easier to generate a feel-
ing of devotional upliftment during a walking meditation.
While in a sitting meditation it is easier to go deeper into
stillness.
Here is a devotional walking meditation that helps raise
and expand ones love for God.
* Stand straight with chest pufed out a little.
* Head is level, and eyes look up at 30 degrees.
* Smile a littleforce one if necessary.
* Walk in a straight line back and forth at least 200 yards
long. Smooth, level ground is best, where you dont
need to look down to secure your footing.
* On each in breath, inhale deeper than normal, but dont
strain, and feel Gods love enter your heart from all the
world.
* On the out breath, feel your love for God go out from
your forehead to God and silently chant God or
Christ.
* Each time you practice, think Ill try to love God a
little more, a little deeper than last time.
Usually in the frst 10-15 minutes of walking the mind can
be very distracted. During this warm-up phase it might be
useful to just let your eyes look around at the sights. Tis can
help calm the mind. Ten after 10-15 minutes, if you focus
on looking up straight ahead, it will help increase your love
for God. 30 minutes is a good total duration.
It can take a few weeks to overcome egoic resistance
to this practice. If you decide to try this, do it daily for 2-4
weeks before deciding whether or not to make it a regular
part of your own devotional and spiritual life.
Loving God
Walking Meditation
Breathe out love to God from the spiritual eye (mind) and the
heart, while silently chanting God or Christ once. Then, while
breatnng n jeel nm llng and exandng your neart wtn love
(not you pulling it in). This practice can help one set up a habitual
rhythm of loving God with every breath.
God!
Feel God in
front of
you and all
around.
Eyes gaze up
about 30 degrees,
head stays level.
Silently chant God or
cnrst on tne exnale
Smile
Chest
ued
out.
Stand and
walk straight.
Lxnale love
to God.
Inhale love
from God.