Mindful walking is one of the interventions used as part of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction(MBSR), developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn (2017). The mindful walking activity encourages students to bring awareness to the sensations involved in walking. For this activity, walking is done very slowly, with attention focused on the feeling of the feet touching the ground with each step, the rolling forward of the foot from heel to toe, the shifting of one’s body weight and the feeling of the arms swinging at one’s sides (Kabat-Zinn, 2017; Sutton, 2020). Mindful walking not only encourages students to be mindful, but also to engage in physical activity, another key component of wellbeing. An example of this meditation is shown in the Headspace video below.
Grade Level: | All |
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Duration: | 10 minutes daily or as needed. |
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Greater Good in Action. (n.d.) Walking meditation. Greater Good Science Center: University of California-Berkeley. https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/walking_meditation
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2017). Walking meditations. Mindfulness, 8, 249–250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0638-1
Sutton, J. (2020, July 15). What is mindful walking meditation and how can it impact your life?. PositivePsychology.com. https://positivepsychology.com/mindful-walking/
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