March 17

    Movement Meditation

Movement meditation is simple meditating as you move. It is a focus or concentration on the movement of the body. It is gently done with slow deliberate movements.

Movement meditation that you are probably familiar with are yoga and qigong. But movement meditation can also look like, walking, running, dancing, shaking your body, and even gardening and cleaning. 

In early childhood education, I did a shaking meditation with the children. They thought they were just having fun, but I was teaching them focusing attention and body awareness. It was called ‘Shake Your Silly’s Out’.

So Shake Your Silly’s Out

Walking Meditation is probably the most common even when it isn’t actually done as a meditation it is often meditative.

Mindful Walking

• Find a place to walk
• Find a pace that is normal and natural for you.
• Bring your attention to your feet and lower legs.
• Be aware of your movements of lifting your leg. Feel your feet contact with the ground. Be aware of your arm movements.
• If a strong sensation, emotion or thought compels your attention, it can be helpful to stop, notice it until it passes, and then return to walking.
• Walk about 5 minutes then change your pace, walk fast for 5 minutes, return to normal pace for 5 minutes, then slow for 5 minutes, then return once again to normal pace for 5 minutes.

Try a Movement Meditation

Shake Your Silly’s Out