Comments on: How to Meditate while Being Active http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/ Sharing Insights along the Path Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: uberVU - social comments http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-472 uberVU - social comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:03 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-472 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by Soulhiker: RT @soulhiker How to Meditate while Being Active http://tinyurl.com/yajwb5x... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Gilbert Ross http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Gilbert Ross Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:43:22 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-403 Wilma thanks for your fantastic comment. I totally share your feelings. Doing a handicraft for example is a very fine way to be mindful of the texture and material you are working with as you said. Thanks for sharing this. Wilma thanks for your fantastic comment. I totally share your feelings. Doing a handicraft for example is a very fine way to be mindful of the texture and material you are working with as you said. Thanks for sharing this.

]]> By: Wilma Ham http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Wilma Ham Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:09:37 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-392 I love the fact that mediation is not sitting still. I love meditating while doing things and really being present to your senses. I love it when I am swimming in the sea and totally give over to the experience. That invigorates me and does leave me clear headed and peaceful. I love doing things with my hands and feel the texture of the material I am working with. I do not want to sit down, I want to experience fully what I am doing as a meditation practice and thanks for confirming this for me. .-= Wilma Ham´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WilmasBlog/~3/oCu-rUTGQfk/" rel="nofollow">Learning to observe my Little Voice, my ego.</a> =-. I love the fact that mediation is not sitting still. I love meditating while doing things and really being present to your senses.
I love it when I am swimming in the sea and totally give over to the experience.
That invigorates me and does leave me clear headed and peaceful.
I love doing things with my hands and feel the texture of the material I am working with.
I do not want to sit down, I want to experience fully what I am doing as a meditation practice and thanks for confirming this for me.
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]]> By: Gilbert Ross http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Gilbert Ross Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:46:03 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-387 thanks Paul! A truly helpful comment. Yes I totally agree - focusing the awareness on the feet while running is a very good start to practicing mindfulness in general while also practicing mindful running at the same time. Highly recommendable. thanks Paul! A truly helpful comment. Yes I totally agree – focusing the awareness on the feet while running is a very good start to practicing mindfulness in general while also practicing mindful running at the same time. Highly recommendable.

]]> By: Paul MacKenzie http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Paul MacKenzie Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:17:46 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-385 Hi Gilbert, I very much enjoyed your post on mindfulness during running. I thought it was very helpful to sum up some of the key elements allowing someone to get into the moment. Thanks for sharing that! I find that practicing active meditation can not only make the activity easier, but it can also make a long run a lot of FUN. It is truly a great way to connect with the world. One point of awareness for people new to this practice is to focus on their feet. I find that focusing on how the foot strikes the earth can be a very useful way to start to train. Much like following the breath in Zazen, I have found this can be a very good way to practice mindfulness while at the same time it may help runners improve their efficiency. This can be a narrow focus on the specifics of the foot to begin with and then broadened out to the entire body. So as to focus on the entire process involved in getting the foot to the ground to continue momentum. All the best, Paul .-= Paul MacKenzie´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FrogsSnailsPuppyDogTales/~3/OTPYEpKeub0/maryland-zoo-partners-with-b-railroad.html" rel="nofollow">Maryland Zoo partners with the B&O Railroad, Maryland Science Center, and Port Discovery for the Months of January and February.</a> =-. Hi Gilbert,

I very much enjoyed your post on mindfulness during running. I thought it was very helpful to sum up some of the key elements allowing someone to get into the moment. Thanks for sharing that! I find that practicing active meditation can not only make the activity easier, but it can also make a long run a lot of FUN. It is truly a great way to connect with the world.

One point of awareness for people new to this practice is to focus on their feet. I find that focusing on how the foot strikes the earth can be a very useful way to start to train. Much like following the breath in Zazen, I have found this can be a very good way to practice mindfulness while at the same time it may help runners improve their efficiency. This can be a narrow focus on the specifics of the foot to begin with and then broadened out to the entire body. So as to focus on the entire process involved in getting the foot to the ground to continue momentum.

All the best,

Paul
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]]> By: Ralph http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Ralph Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:20:41 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-366 Thanks for your post, very helpful and easy to read Thanks for your post, very helpful and easy to read

]]> By: Gilbert Ross http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Gilbert Ross Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:27:13 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-365 Hi Roseanna, Thanks for stopping by. It's true the easiness of meditation totally evades us sometimes that is why some people are scared off. One of my dreams is to one day see meditation becoming a very common practice in the western world at least within my lifetime. Hi Roseanna,

Thanks for stopping by. It’s true the easiness of meditation totally evades us sometimes that is why some people are scared off. One of my dreams is to one day see meditation becoming a very common practice in the western world at least within my lifetime.

]]> By: Kaushik http://soulhiker.com/2010/01/how-to-meditate-while-being-active/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Kaushik Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:19:09 +0000 http://soulhiker.com/?p=601#comment-364 Excellent post; very helpful. Many people are afraid of meditation, many think it is the sitting that is important, many chase special states, and many are quite attached to it. I don't sit-down-meditate any more, I've found it more useful to be in a state of awareness all day long. As you point out, we can expand awareness by simple observing thought, observing the voice of thinking, observing the inner body, observing our inner experience. k .-= Kaushik´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BeyondKarma/~3/pYZHxIyqZgM/" rel="nofollow">Allowing the Disturbing States</a> =-. Excellent post; very helpful. Many people are afraid of meditation, many think it is the sitting that is important, many chase special states, and many are quite attached to it.

I don’t sit-down-meditate any more, I’ve found it more useful to be in a state of awareness all day long. As you point out, we can expand awareness by simple observing thought, observing the voice of thinking, observing the inner body, observing our inner experience.

k
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