Walking Meditation, Yoga, & Walking Tips

Yoga can help you improve your balance, flexibility, and your posture when you are walking. Walking can be difficult at times because of back pain, injuries, or wearing the wrong shoes. Also, walking can be affected by medical conditions. Yet, practicing Yoga can help you strengthen your leg and arm muscles. Practicing Yoga for fifteen or thirty minutes a day can help you walk and feel comfortable with your body movements. 

Some Yoga poses such as the Tree Pose can help with your balance. Other Yoga poses such as the Dancer Pose, Half Moon Pose, Balancing Table Pose, and Extended Side Angle Pose can help with your balance. However, if you want to do Yoga poses for strengthening your arm muscles, you can do the Dolphin Pose, Plank Pose, Peacock Pose, and the Firefly Pose. Also, some Yoga poses can be modified such as the Peacock Pose and the Firefly Pose. Nonetheless, combining Yoga, walking, and meditation can be practiced together for reducing stress. 

When you begin Yoga walking, focus on your breathing as you begin walking quickly. Additionally, be aware of your emotions and your mood. You might want to walk with one knee higher as you step forward. Alternate each knee by raising your knee higher as you walk. Another way is by walking with high kicks and moving your shoulders. 

As you continue walking in your garden, patio, or in your home; Think about each emotion and how you feel. Begin walking slowly and think about assorted colors, red, blue, green, purple, yellow, orange, and other colors as you walk. Inhale as you think about the color, Yellow, and exhale as you think about the color, purple. After that, you continue walking quickly and slowly at the same time. Pace yourself as you continue walking and lifting your arms up. 

Sometimes, your arms might feel stiff when you are walking. Raise your arms in front of you. Then swing your arms up as you walk. After that bend, your arms towards your chest as you walk. Continue walking and raise your arms up in the air. Find a comfortable pace as you raise your arms up in the air. 

Do not walk too fast. Make sure you can still talk and breathe through your nose. Listen to the sounds that you hear outside. Use your senses and find an area where you can walk back and forth. Use the alphabet, numbers, or words from a song to help you concentrate as you do a brisk walk or a power walk. 

Carry items to help you walk slowly. Wear comfortable shoes. Make sure you have nothing inside your shoes and that your shoes do not pinch your toes. Be aware of your back posture, your knee pain, or other discomfort you might feel.  Last carry a water bottle with a handle as you walk. 

Before you begin Yoga walking, consult with your primary doctor. Yoga might help with your depression, anxiety, and other medical conditions. After you are done walking, you can sit or lay down in a Yoga pose that you are comfortable in doing and for meditation. Slow down your pace and breathe slowly. Here are resources for doing yoga walking.

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