When you think of mindfulness, what do you envision in your head? Do you think of a person sitting absolutely still with their legs-crossed and their eyes closed? This is how most people typically think of mindfulness, but this isn’t the only way to do it. For those who find sitting still excruciating rather than relaxing, practicing mindfulness while taking a walk is an excellent way of obtaining the same peaceful benefits. If you want to learn how to walk more mindfully—without looking like a weirdo—check out what this zen master has to say about mindfulness in motion.
Learn the art of walking mindfully from this zen master
More of Today's Solutions
Dinner scraps are rebuilding California’s lost oyster reefs
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM What if scraps from a dinner could become a habitat? That's the basic premise of the Shells for ...
Read More5 habits that separate growing teams from stagnant ones
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The strategy is fine. The team is capable. But at the end of the quarter, the needle hasn’t ...
Read MoreHow a rickshaw driver’s son beat the odds to join a famed UK ballet school
Kamal Singh was 17-years-old when he first became transfixed by ballet dancers in a Bollywood film. At that moment, the son of a rickshaw ...
Read MoreFood sequencing: how eating in the right order can boost your health
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When we think about balanced eating, most of us focus on what’s on our plate—fiber, protein, vitamins, and ...
Read More
