How to Walk (Mindful Essentials) by Thich Nhat Hanh

Author:Thich Nhat Hanh [Hanh, Thich Nhat]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781937006938
Publisher: Parallax Press
Published: 2015-04-19T22:00:00+00:00

LISTEN TO YOUR LUNGS

Let your own lungs determine your breathing. Never force your breath. When walking, match your steps to your breath, not the other way around. You might begin by taking two steps for your in-breath and three steps for your out-breath. If, as you continue to walk, your lungs say they’d be happier making three steps while breathing in and five steps while breathing out, then you make three steps and five steps. Of course when you’re climbing a hill, the number of steps you can take with each breath will naturally be reduced. In walking meditation, I notice I usually breathe in for four steps and breathe out for six. But when I climb, I do two steps for each in-breath and three for each out-breath. When it’s very steep, I sometimes do one step for every breath in and three, two, or even one for every breath out. We have to adapt. Listening to your body as you walk will help make every step pleasant.

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