In a walking meditation you are not walking to get anywhere. You are also not just letting the mind wander, although it might just the way it does in seated meditation. You are walking to still the mind.
If you have ever meditated, you may have noticed that during meditation your mind slips off of the object of meditation and you have to bring your awareness back.
This June, Shelley and I will be offering a yoga retreat in Bangor, Pa. We will be staying at the Kirkridge retreat Center which is located on the Kitattinny Mountians.
Are you more of a beginner or an Intermediate student? B.K.S. Iyengar said that we are all beginners for at least 10 years of consistent, dedicated practice. (Maybe more if your practice is on-again/off-again.)
A student recently made a comment about the picture of me in Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana. They said that they would love to be able to do the pose but they didn’t think their low back could take that much bending. But, Back Bending is so much more than bending at the waist.
…But when you are sick your body is using all of its resources to fight the virus (in this case). If you start exerting yourself, you are taking energy away from the healing process.
