If you want to experience serenity and happiness, Buddhist walking meditation is one path. It is achieved by bringing a moment to moment awareness (power of now) into your daily life. The walking meditation provides many benefits, takes only 15 to 20 minutes per day and is an easy 5-step process.

Benefits of walking meditation:

* Feeling sense of serenity and happiness
* Achieving a deeply relaxed state
* Naturally “letting go of thoughts” (of the past or future)
* Experiencing Law of Impermanence (all things rise and pass away – nothing permanent – (Anicca or Anitya in Sanskrit)
* Feeling compassion and loving-kindness for all sentient beings

Walking meditation instruction:

General note: Wear comfortable clothing and choose a location (a seashore, a park, a quite neighborhood, your backyard, etc. Allow about 15 – 20 minutes for walking meditation.)

1. Keep your eyes open and start ‘conscious breathing’ by breathing in through your nose and breathing out through you mouth. Be sure to make the breathing audible.

2. Start walking at your normal pace (you can walk in a circle – no beginning and ending or you can walk forward and come back). After a while you might naturally walk slowly. NOTE: There is no destination only the journey.

3. Observe your breathing and allow all thoughts to come about. You might notice how your mind takes you to the past (by remembering something from the past or by trying to re-write ‘history’) or takes to the future (planning something in the future, imagining, day dreaming, etc). It is important that you do not try to get rid of all your thoughts. Letting go is a natural process that occurs by simply bringing awareness to your breathing, and thus into the present moment. You might experience both thoughts and your breathing, and so you are in the present and observing your mind at work.

4. After you finish you walking meditation you can stay still or even sit down on a bench and close your eyes.

5. As you feel deeply relaxed, conclude your meditation with the loving-kindness mantra – Metta in Sanskrit. This should be done from the depths of your heart.

Loving-kindness Mantra (Metta as shared by Lama Surya Das)

May all beings be happy, content and fulfilled,
May all beings be healed and whole,
May all beings have whatever they want and need
May all beings be protected from harm and free from fear,
May all beings be awakened, liberated and free,
May there be peace on earth and the entire universe.

As you continue doing walking meditation daily, you will achieve serenity and happiness by bringing yourself to the present moment (power of now). By using loving-kindness mantra (Metta), you will start cultivating compassion towards all sentient beings. The 5 step processes will make a profound difference in your life.

May you be happy!

Spencer Isaac – is a 4th generation Shamanic Healer, Massage Therapist and author. Spencer was initiated by Spiritual Elders in Kazakhstan and receives guidance through his Spirit Guides. He uses 41 Kumalak (Ancient Kazakhstan Shamanic Divination oracle) to provide accurate insights and guidance for your questions including relationships, health, career, and business affairs. Spencer is a clairvoyant and clairsentient and has practiced Buddhist meditation for over 8 years. He is also a massage therapist – and offers Massage Therapy (including many styles to suit your needs such as Swedish Relaxation and Hot Stone Massage), Energy Healing, and Shamanic Healing in Vancouver, Canada

For more information check out Spencer’s websites:
http://omanamassage.com.
http://41kumalak.ca

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Hello all,

As you might remember, I have been on a journey of shamanic healing and learning.  I visited Peruvian Shamans (Ayahuska Journeys and Healing) and recently visited Kazakhstan (last 2 years) to embark on Shamanic Initiation and blessings.   I am now ready to add Shamanic Healing sessions at Omana Massage.

30 minute healing – $ 40

About Shamanic Healing:
As I initiated into Shamanic Healing Tradition, my path is based on Energy Healing (this is among many various types of healing, like herbology, etc).   The healing starts with a consultation followed by a healing session.   During the consultation, I do an energy sweep and would also consult my Spirit Guides.  The healing would be done on a massage table and focused on the areas that need healing.   Some techniques might remind massage techniques and Reiki (energy healing).

If you have any further questions, please contact me and I would be happy to answer all your questions.

With loving-kindness,
Spencer Isaac
Massage Practitioner, Shamanic Healer
http://OmanaMassage.com

Shamanic Initiation information at http://41kumalak.ca/shaman.html

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To my valued clients and friends,

It is time again to visit my parents in Kazakhstan.  I am so excited to go back to my homeland and have a visit with my parents and siblings and friends.

I am also planning to visit some Kazakhstan Shamanic Healers and get some healing and learn more about new healing techniques.   Also, I am going to do a spiritual pilgrimage to the holy places in Kazakhstan to embark on the next level in my spiritual path.   One of such places is a mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (Kazakh: Қожа Ахмет Яссауи, Qoja Axmet Yassawï), a distinguished Sufi master of the 12th century for the Turkic Nomads (Turkic Sufism – from Wikipedia).   Spiritual pilgrimages are one of the ways for a shamanic healer to be blessed by spirit guides…

Source:  Wikipedia

I am expecting this to be a great trip for me, one full of new experiences and personal growth.

Please check my website for any updates.

With loving-kindness,

Spencer Isaac
Massage Therapist
Omana Massage
West End, Vancouver, BC
604-512-5074
Omanamassage.com

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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

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