DFCI Zakim Center
Tai Chi Moving Meditation: Tai Chi Walking (Nov 16, 2020)
2 Sep, 2021
The Tai Chi Walking Meditation is an authentic Tai Chi moving meditation.
When walking, walk slowly. Start with small steps.
Hold the wall for support and lift your knee low.
Over time and with practice, try to lift your leg higher, walk without support and with your eyes closed.
This moving meditation is practiced to:
Perform the walk slower and slower and your breath will get longer and deeper. Inhale when you lift your knee up, exhale when straightening your leg away.
Focus on your deep breathing and your weight as it shifts from leg to leg. Think of your legs as an hourglass, your weight is the sand. Move slowly when shifting your weight from one leg to the other: Sand grain by sand grain, from one leg to the other.
If possible, practice 25—50 steps 3 to 5 times a week.
Tags: Chi Kung, Complementary, Energy, Healing, Health, Massage, Meditation, Pain, Strength
This moving meditation is practiced to:
- Develop strength, flexibility & balance
- Lengthen your spine & elongate your breathing
- Nourish your internal organs, increase circulation & reduce stagnation
- Stimulate & massage the souls of your feet and activate your energetic system
- Experience substantial & insubstantial (Yin & Yang) in the legs
- Calm & Empty your mind while walking
- Balance your Body, Breathing, Mind, Energy & Spirit
- Harmonize the 3 Forces: Heaven, Human and Earth
Perform the walk slower and slower and your breath will get longer and deeper. Inhale when you lift your knee up, exhale when straightening your leg away.
Focus on your deep breathing and your weight as it shifts from leg to leg. Think of your legs as an hourglass, your weight is the sand. Move slowly when shifting your weight from one leg to the other: Sand grain by sand grain, from one leg to the other.
If possible, practice 25—50 steps 3 to 5 times a week.
Tags: Chi Kung, Complementary, Energy, Healing, Health, Massage, Meditation, Pain, Strength