I would like to share a simple Buddhist meditation with you today and I hope that this would be beneficial for you on your path towards peace and happiness.

I learned this from a couple of American Buddhist meditators (Tibetan tradition) when I was doing my graduate studies at St. Michael’s College, Vermont, USA.   The impact was very powerful and life transforming.

Later as I meditated using Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka (Theravada tradition from Burma), I further modified the meditation. 

The goal of Buddhist Walking meditation is to be in the present moment (the power of now).   It is not visualization mediation nor is it a focus on one object meditation (anapana).  Rather it is a meditation that allows observing all natural phenomena as it raises and passes away (anicca – impermanence).   An example could be thoughts from the past (taking your mind back into the past) or thoughts and/or plans about the future (taking your mind into the future) or simple sensations of happiness or sadness.  At any case, this meditation allows to truly let go of all thoughts and achieve serenity and peace.

Without further ado, here is the walking meditation as adapted by Spencer Isaac, a Buddhist monk at heart.

1. Choose a place to walk, i.e. English Bay seawall (if you are in beautiful Vancouver) or a quite neighbourhood.

2. Allow yourself about 15 – 20 minutes for walking meditation

3. Take ‘conscious breathing’ – deep breathing (breathing in through your noise and breathing out through your mouth).  Ensure that you are making a noise.

4. Walk at a normal pace (eyes open) and observe the path, the nature, the sounds, the thoughts.  Eventually you might find yourself walking slowly – that is fine.

5. Important:  Listen to the sound of your breathing.  Breathing is the only natural indication of you being in the ‘present moment’ (“power of now”).

NOTE:  It important that you do not force yourself to ‘let go of your thoughts’ or focus on ‘resolving an emotional or personal or professional issue’.  Rather, allow whatever comes up in your mind, to ‘simply’ surface and ‘evaporate’. 

 At times you might forget to ‘hear’ the sound of your breathing.  It is fine; there is no need to force it.  Simply bring your awareness to the present moment (NOW) by simply ‘listening’ to the sound of breathing.   Remember, the thoughts about the past events in your mind – immediately takes you out of the present moment and brings to the PAST.  The plans or ideas about future bring you to the future.   The only thing is important is to be in the ‘present’ moment.   As you meditate, you will learn to be ‘more and more’ in the present and naturally let go of the thoughts and simply observe natural phenomena of things – ALL THINGS RISE AND EVENTUALLY PASS AWAY (“Anicca – Impermanence”).

 The result of the Buddhist walking mediation is a peace, serenity and equanimity and one step towards liberation and enlightenment.  As a by product, you might feel clarity in your mind, the solution to your problems/issues, etc.  The latter is not a goal of the Buddhist walking meditation.

May you bring yourself to the present moment and experience a moment to moment awareness and achieve deeply realized state of awakening and happiness.

If you have any questions, you can post a comment or email me directly and I will be happy to answer all your questions (spencer@omanamassage.com)

About Spencer:  Spencer is a long term Buddhist meditator (Over 8 years  - Vipassana meditation) and massage therapist who brings his Buddhist teaching and experiences of being in the present moment to his massage and healing practice in West End, Vancouver, BC, Canada.   Spencer simply focuses on bringing a moment to moment awareness and facilitates deep healing and awakening.   Read about massage services at omanamassage.com/services

With loving-kindness,

Spencer Isaac, a Buddhist monk at heart
Massage Therapist
West End, Vancouver, BC, Canada
604-512-5074
omanamassage.com

...

Tweet This Post

Transformational Coaching Philosophy: Living your authentic life, simplifying your life, discovering your true purpose, and discovering a deeper connection and happiness in the ‘now’ are cornerstones of Spencer’s transformational coaching philosophy. As you take the journey of self-discovery Spencer’s role is to be your trusted journey companion. Spencer has devised a unique coaching methodology using transformational massage (mind/body moment to moment awareness), meditation (Buddhist inspired meditation (Vipassana) – walking and sitting and meditation in movement – to tame your mind and bring about a neutral observer) and 1×1 coaching sessions focused on deeper realizations. Spencer is a fully participant with you whether doing a transformational massage (2 way dance of the being in the “now”) or sitting or walking meditation together or 1×1 coaching sessions.

Benefits of Transformational coaching:

• Experiencing an authentic life
• Simplifying life
• Finding your true purpose
• Experiencing deeper realizations and connections
• Getting inner sense of flow, sensation,equanimity and happiness

What’s next?

Spencer will meet with you at his studio or a coffee shop or outdoors to give you and him an opportunity to meet and truly connect for 30 min FREE session. At the end of the session, you will have an opportunity to assess if this type of coaching is for you. Spencer will advise if a different life coach might be better for your goals and he would be happy to give you the contact information. Spencer believes in the saying “when the student is ready, the teacher appears.” Contact Spencer at 604-512-5074 for 30 min FREE consultation.

Spencer’s motivation:

As a ‘Buddhist monk at heart’, Spencer believes in being in the moment and share deeper connection and a profound transformation. Each interaction is infused with loving-kindness and compassion.

Spencer’s motto:
I will only speak if the answer is Yes to all 3 questions below:

“Are these words true?”
“Are these words necessary?”
“Are these words kind?”
(From “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” by Robin Sharma)

Location: West End, Vancouver, BC, Canada

With loving-kindness,

Spencer Isaac
604-512-5074

...

Tweet This Post